06-26-2008, 11:50 AM
Here's my childhood bike crash story:
When I was about 10 my family was out camping with my dad's brother's families. My cousins and I all had our bikes and would spend all day just going around the campsite. One day we all traded bikes. This was the first time I had ever gotten on a bike that had the hand brakes- up to that point I had only ridden bikes that would brake when you pressed back on the pedals.
Shortly after the trade, we rode up to the top of a big hill, and decided to race down. About a third of a way down the hill, there was a log in front of us. All my cousins immediately stopped before they hit it. I, however, in a moment of panic, tried to push back on my pedals- forgetting that wasn't how the brakes worked on that bike. I nailed the log, was thrown over the handlebars, and went tumbling down the hill, along with the bike.
Down I came crashing- right into the middle of a big group of people that were walking to the campground's pond. Everybody just sort of stood there stunned for a moment, as my cousins came racing down the hill to get me.
When I was about 10 my family was out camping with my dad's brother's families. My cousins and I all had our bikes and would spend all day just going around the campsite. One day we all traded bikes. This was the first time I had ever gotten on a bike that had the hand brakes- up to that point I had only ridden bikes that would brake when you pressed back on the pedals.
Shortly after the trade, we rode up to the top of a big hill, and decided to race down. About a third of a way down the hill, there was a log in front of us. All my cousins immediately stopped before they hit it. I, however, in a moment of panic, tried to push back on my pedals- forgetting that wasn't how the brakes worked on that bike. I nailed the log, was thrown over the handlebars, and went tumbling down the hill, along with the bike.
Down I came crashing- right into the middle of a big group of people that were walking to the campground's pond. Everybody just sort of stood there stunned for a moment, as my cousins came racing down the hill to get me.