Last summer, right before this picture was taken.
We'd stopped to take pictures of the Potomac on the C&O Canal trail and I was getting back on my bike to ride up onto the trail when I stalled, tipped and fell over. Same thing happened last summer on the LiveStrong Challenge ride—I was rounding a corner at the base of a hill and ended up sandwiched between another rider going more slowly than I and the curb. I slowed, stalled, tipped, and fell over.
I'm convinced I'll take a mighty tumble one of these days on the many shoes my partner leaves strewn about on our bedroom floor. Hopefully it won't happen near the staircase.
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If one million people replaced a two mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 50,000 tons per year. If one out of ten car commuters switched to a bike, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 25.4 million tons per year. [2milechallenge.com]
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Originally Posted by roachboy
it's better if you can ride without having to wonder if the guy in the car behind you is a sociopath, i find.
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