And I'm really glad you were wearing a helmet and gloves, even if all the gloves did was keep you from shredding your hands completely. If you'd like, I can get my dad to recommend good riding gloves and/or shoes.
Thank God you are ok. You are the second friend to have a two wheeled accident. On the plus side both my roommate and you walked away with minor injuries. (My roommate was hit by a deer - no, not the other way around). This does give me some relief that with proper equipment, I should make it out of an accident relatively ok
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What injuries I do have are more from the fall than the skid. I mean, imagine taking a spill while you're running; it's about like that. If you manage to land on your knee, you can expect to have similar bruises and scrapes to what I got. Throw in 200 extra pounds, and you can see where a toe might get stubbed and fractured.
What I get out of this is a strong reinforcement of things I already knew: your extremities (fingers and toes) are important to protect because they are easy to break, difficult to heal, and rather important for everyday tasks like walking or picking things up. Also, your chin is important because 30-40% of impacts to the head area are on the chin guard. Mine was, only I didn't have a chin guard. Fortunately, I came out okay anyway, but my next helmet will be a full helmet.
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Glad you're ok though :]
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(where'd it happen? was it wet out?)
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And I'm really glad you were wearing a helmet and gloves, even if all the gloves did was keep you from shredding your hands completely. If you'd like, I can get my dad to recommend good riding gloves and/or shoes.
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What I get out of this is a strong reinforcement of things I already knew: your extremities (fingers and toes) are important to protect because they are easy to break, difficult to heal, and rather important for everyday tasks like walking or picking things up. Also, your chin is important because 30-40% of impacts to the head area are on the chin guard. Mine was, only I didn't have a chin guard. Fortunately, I came out okay anyway, but my next helmet will be a full helmet.
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