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About a 2 months ago - taxi u turn (wanker) right in front of me.. I don't know how I managed it (pure survival instinct) but instead of hitting it head-on I skidded around and slammed into the side with my left arm out to break the impact - mistake. Impact went straight through my wrist. Ended up not being able to to ride for about 2 weeks after that as I couldn't grip the bars, or anything else for that matter.
Earlier this year when it was icy, going way too fast..just about to hit a corner on my way home, thought "going too fast, going to loose the back here...too late to break hard on the ice, maybe if I put some weight on my front wheel.." nano second later the front wheel disappeared from underneath me and me and the bike went down as one, hard...slid about 10metres on the ice— wheel bent, bars bent, jeans ruined, jacket torn, massive bruise on my hip, gash on arm and knee.. but luckily didn't hit head.. part of the reason I wear a helmet most of the time these days, ridden my luck too much