Took a Fall on My Bike
It was 70 degrees today. The winds were lighter than they had been, so I decided to go out for a long bike ride. It had been rainy and a bit cool, so I had not been out since March 6.
I headed out on my usual long course. It is a bit over twenty miles and it takes me a around a significant portion of Frederick. I was about 3 miles into my ride following a bike path when I made a turn and hits some mud from the recent rains. My bike went out from under me and I fell on face. I had not fallen off my bike for 20 years. That time I was taking a turn and I hit some gravel. My bike went out from under me then too.
I had some scrapes and bruises. I had my cell phone with me and it got pretty scratched up. My kids have been telling me that I need a new one anyway. I got up and got back on the bike. Its only damage was that my bike computer fell off. It is in a snap on bracket. I snapped it back on and it worked fine.
I was on a little side loop of my route, so I had to go the same way whether I decided to go home or keep riding. After about 0.2 of a mile I came to my decision point. I felt a little sore, but I saw no reason to stop. I continued my ride and ended up doing 22 miles.
When I got home no one noticed at first that I was muddy and scraped up. Eventually, Sarah saw my bloody knuckles and asked me what happened. Margaret did not notice until after dinner when I changed into gym shorts, and she saw my skinned knee.
Twenty miles this early in the spring is good for me, and I made after a fall. I may do thirty mile ride yet this year,