tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post8485681675977199118..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Bike AccidentCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-83008583516353239392011-08-09T19:31:29.263-04:002011-08-09T19:31:29.263-04:00Missed this post earlier; sorry to read about your...Missed this post earlier; sorry to read about your mishap! I too tend to injure myself in these ways off-bike. Hope it heals soon!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-14133368128174898312011-07-31T02:24:35.428-04:002011-07-31T02:24:35.428-04:00That is totally something I would do. Hubby and I ...That is totally something I would do. Hubby and I joke that I should wear my bike helmet at home because of how clumsy as I am. Get some ointment on that and heal up soon!jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243557852153575609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-72906331810063298572011-07-30T14:15:58.293-04:002011-07-30T14:15:58.293-04:00That doesn't count any more than the ankle owi...That doesn't count any more than the ankle owie I got while walking my bike through the living room in the predawn darkness and that has been taking its own sweet time to heal. Such things still hurt and you have my sympathy.<br /><br />You can count yourself lucky that some camera didn't catch your whole sequence and then post it on Youtube as they did that lady with the cellphone that fell into the fountain.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-15522287410959128492011-07-29T23:09:52.145-04:002011-07-29T23:09:52.145-04:00That doesn't look like fun at all! Hope it hea...That doesn't look like fun at all! Hope it heals fast :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-15243452394252417072011-07-29T15:50:02.493-04:002011-07-29T15:50:02.493-04:00Ouch; heal up fast!
Funny thing, both my sister a...Ouch; heal up fast! <br />Funny thing, both my sister and I tipped over last week while starting (her on Tuesday) or stopping (me on Wednesday) our bikes and both ended up with bloody right knees.<br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-26870700170839088432011-07-29T14:59:44.056-04:002011-07-29T14:59:44.056-04:00There are some that have trouble chewing gum and w...There are some that have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time : - )Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732058319160470677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-29462896750194054752011-07-29T14:36:51.780-04:002011-07-29T14:36:51.780-04:00Well they didn't look like those you linked to...Well they didn't look like those you linked to- they were wider and I think they had some kind of black plastic/ rubber tip, and the carbon pattern was finer grained.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-7099379995502733882011-07-29T13:59:51.249-04:002011-07-29T13:59:51.249-04:00assuming that they were Berthoud fenders then, yes...assuming that they were <a href="http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/berthoud.asp" rel="nofollow">Berthoud fenders</a> then, yes, it's likely that they were carbon fiber. Part of their specific appeal (aside from weight, of course, and carbon bling) is that the narrowness of the fender can make it easier to retrofit them onto bikes that don't have a lot of clearance. You won't get as much protection as with a full coverage plastic or stainless fender, but it's something.<br /><br />sorry to hear about the scrape! those downtown curbs are taller than one thinks.crishttp://cris.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com