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Yesterday afternoon whilst riding through Brighton with Rhowe.
I was a bit tired and was not concentrating. R stopped at some lights that I hadn't noticed. I was doing a fair pace and grabbed for my front brake as if I was on my fixed instead of my racer. Of course, I was clutching at air. I swung the bars wildly to avoid a full on collision next thing I know, I'm flying through the air.
Must have been quite a stack as I have dents in the front and back of my helmet (remember head bouncing off road) and lumps and bruises on both the front left and front right side of my right knee, my right hip, my right ribs and a nice round hole in the small of the back of my new long sleeved jersey.
This was total rider error, I was a bit tired and not concentrating as I should have been. The purest form of oh shit moment is when you are aware that you are flying through the air and your head is bouncing off the road! I am totally fine though, we spent the whole train journey home pissing ourselves about it.
Caerful when you're tired kids!