another one bites the dust

ok...so...ow!

i was riding my bike today (being as my car is a little out of commission...). i'm coming down state, by the construction, and need to get on the sidewalk.

no biggy, right?

do it all the time, right?

well, just as i'm about to pop my tire up onto the curb, i get this silly thought in my head: this is gonna hurt.

mosty i try to ignore it...

then i realize why...

as i mount the curb, my front tire decides to come off...with me still attached to said bike. the front end digs into the curb, and i proceed--with the back end of the bike--to go over the front end of the bike, onto the side walk. i manage to catch myself with my right knee and left wrist, and begin rolling across the sidewalk.

i figure, as i roll, that i'll just stop myself after one roll, right? no...there's another silly thought in my head that says this will cause more pain...and this time i listen a little faster. so, i roll myself a second time, and pop up onto my feet.

i quickly scan the surroundings. i hurriedly reach down, picking up the frame in my left hand and the front tire in my right, and walk on down the sidewalk as though nothing had happened...barely missing a beat!

i was so proud of my self...

sadly, i don't think anyone really saw it. there were a couple southbound cars passing...but i fear they may not have really caught the full beauty of the mishap. it's a shame that nobody was filming...it had to have been an amazing crash, just from the replays in my head... :)