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@Hunterlar
It's doing great or was doing great haha. It had it's first crash on Wednesday :((((
It was a lovely day and I was all set to smash out a few miles before doing the Stratford Tempest sportive this Saturday. I managed to stack it after hitting a drain cover, 2 minutes into the ride. Ended up sliding along the tarmac layering it with the skin off my backside. Luckily the only witness to my folly was an elderly gent who just asked if I was okay and said nothing more!
Damagewise to myself was my ego obviously :) but just some road rash on my knee and butt, some on my shoulder and elbow. Also my wrist hurts quite a bit, I'm hoping it's nothing serious. Been keeping it iced and rested so hopefully it's just a sprain. I didn't hit my head which was surprising though, helmet didn't have a scratch on it which was some good news!
Kit wise, well I was dressed in my 'sunday' best so RIP pro team bibshorts and jersey, merino baselayer and merino arm warmers. I've already filled out the appropriate repair forms for the bibs and jersey so hopefully Rapha can work their magic. I have heard good things about them, has anyone else had any experience with their service? They can't repair the baselayer or arm warmers but it's only minor holes which I can bodge up myself if needed. Slightly sad about the arm warmers though as they were soooo good :(
Bike damage wise, I got off pretty luckily I guess, nothing was damaged mechanically just some aesthetic scrapes. I scratched one of the levers a little, ripped the bar tape (that was an easy fix, I was due new tape anyway), the left pedal which I landed on is not in the best shape but still useable ( found some really cheap Look Keo 2 Max Carbons on the bay which are winging their way to replace these ones). Crashing gives a nice excuse to upgrade kit btw! And the saddle took a little rip and i punctured the front tyre. But that's about it :)
I haven't been very active lately, just been busy working and haven't really had the time for new projects or anything to update on!
Hopefully my wrist feels better for Saturday although I am dreading it because it's forecast for heavy showers and thunder. JOY! Any advice on the wrist is also much appreciated, like should I take some pain killers before the event if it still hurts? or find a brace of some sort?
*just realised I wrote a long post TL:DR crashed bike, hurt alot, hopefully getting well enough for sportive on saturday