At the intersection of Burrard and Melville, there exists a small bump of asphalt in the bike lane. As fate would have it, at precisely 14:12 on Sept 13th, the front tire of bicycle would meet this bump of asphalt while travelling downhill at high velocity and stop dead in its tracks.
Nimble as I am, the hand of physics proved unavoidable, and before I could even process my misfortune, momentum had picked me up and threw over the top of my handlebars.
I was scarcely airborne before I found myself hurtling towards an alarmingly abrupt meeting with the road. I think I managed to throw my hands in front of me, and although I was helmeted, I can still report with grateful certainty that my noggin escaped impact entirely.
There was little time to ruminate however. Conscious of both a sharp pain in my right hand and the fact that cars were soon to be rolling up behind me, I scrambled to my feet, went back to retrieve my bicycle, and hobbled to the sidewalk and the concerned pedestrians standing there in wait.
After assuring the good Samaritans that I had escaped life threatening injury, I took the time to review my injuries. I had scraped (to varying degrees) my left knee, my left elbow, the back of my left wrist, my right elbow and my right palm.
I was fortunate to have one of my nurse friends patch me up before my friends and I hit the town yesterday. I'm feeling alright about the whole thing. I have a volleyball game tonite, and I suspect that I'll have to bandage my right palm a little more securely for that. Otherwise, it's business as usual!
Nimble as I am, the hand of physics proved unavoidable, and before I could even process my misfortune, momentum had picked me up and threw over the top of my handlebars.
I was scarcely airborne before I found myself hurtling towards an alarmingly abrupt meeting with the road. I think I managed to throw my hands in front of me, and although I was helmeted, I can still report with grateful certainty that my noggin escaped impact entirely.
There was little time to ruminate however. Conscious of both a sharp pain in my right hand and the fact that cars were soon to be rolling up behind me, I scrambled to my feet, went back to retrieve my bicycle, and hobbled to the sidewalk and the concerned pedestrians standing there in wait.
After assuring the good Samaritans that I had escaped life threatening injury, I took the time to review my injuries. I had scraped (to varying degrees) my left knee, my left elbow, the back of my left wrist, my right elbow and my right palm.
I was fortunate to have one of my nurse friends patch me up before my friends and I hit the town yesterday. I'm feeling alright about the whole thing. I have a volleyball game tonite, and I suspect that I'll have to bandage my right palm a little more securely for that. Otherwise, it's business as usual!