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@Van_Damage
did anyone ever see that episode of Burkes 999 - probably 1995 or something - where a young boy was cycling and went down a curb, the wheel wasn't properly secured in the front forks and came off, he flew over the handlebars landing in the middle of the road on his front, the frame somersaulted through the air and landed on him....
the front forks pierced his scull at the base near his neck. he was lying there for hours with the bike balancing precariously inside his scull, dropouts nesting next to his cerebellum. Missed all important bits and he was fine, no brain damage, but can you imagine??/
sometimes that flits through my mind when i go up curbs...