RE: [CR]1973 Silly Bike Moment...ouch

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From: "Warren Young" <wyoung@stonehenge.ca>
To: "Classicrendezvous (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]1973 Silly Bike Moment...ouch
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:54:41 -0400


I'm 16 years old (in 72) and I'm on my hi zoot "Oci Orbea" Zeus equiped road bike. My buddies are all walking the streets, I'm riding and feel I must impress them with my new Spanish hardware. I zip up onto the sidewalk, scream Evel Kneivel (sp) and fly off the curb with a burst of acceleration. I'm mid-flight and things go ino slo-mo in the Crouching Tiger fashion. I see the front wheel fall out of the drops...I see the forks hit the pavement...I see the pavement rushing toward my face...I see stars.

I ground the top three front teeth down to the gum and I'm forever reminded of my idiocy everytime I brush my artificial teeth.

Sheepishly...Warren Young