Yohan
07-29-2003, 07:33 PM
Argh! My aunt just got back from Hawaii, so she had a gift for me she wanted me to pick up. Being the tool I was, I jumped on my bike and ran to get my... (Get this) hawaiian shorts. Yeah... So, I put that behind my bike and I went back to the house. Except there were a few cars in the garage since we had some visitors. So, I parked by the curb. But the thing I failed to notice, was that the street sinks towards the curb. Naturally, I dismounted, and felt the bike begin to fall. The curb broke the fall, along with my ego, especially since there was a big group gathered around the car. What are the lessons I learned?
1. THANK GOD IT WAS A USED BIKE! I can't stress this factor enough- I mean yeah, it still sucks that now my bike will have scratches all over the fairing, but what can I do? At least my ego will grow back, and no harm done. If this had been a new bike, I would have been hella-pissed. I had my ritualistic first bike fall already, and it took me my surprise- so what the hell did I do wrong?
- First of all, I encountered a new situation and assumed that everything would be normal. I could have looked at the curb and determined it to be dangerous, but instead, I assumed that the bike would hold- Had I turned around, everything would be fine, but I made the mistake of overlooking a factor, and I paid the price.
-Secondly, I allowed myself to get into a routine. Rather than adjusting to the way the situation called for, I just hopped off the bike as I normally did- big mistake. This rang true for me whenever I had an unfriendly encouter with my neighbor in the cul-de-sac. From now on, I will be even more cautious when in a familized area.
All in all, the damage done to the bike was minimal and I can't thank you guys enough for telling me to get a used bike. Yeah, I feel like an idiot for dropping the bike, but I have learned some brand new lessons and I will never make the same mistakes again. Experience is one hell of a teacher. Cheers!
1. THANK GOD IT WAS A USED BIKE! I can't stress this factor enough- I mean yeah, it still sucks that now my bike will have scratches all over the fairing, but what can I do? At least my ego will grow back, and no harm done. If this had been a new bike, I would have been hella-pissed. I had my ritualistic first bike fall already, and it took me my surprise- so what the hell did I do wrong?
- First of all, I encountered a new situation and assumed that everything would be normal. I could have looked at the curb and determined it to be dangerous, but instead, I assumed that the bike would hold- Had I turned around, everything would be fine, but I made the mistake of overlooking a factor, and I paid the price.
-Secondly, I allowed myself to get into a routine. Rather than adjusting to the way the situation called for, I just hopped off the bike as I normally did- big mistake. This rang true for me whenever I had an unfriendly encouter with my neighbor in the cul-de-sac. From now on, I will be even more cautious when in a familized area.
All in all, the damage done to the bike was minimal and I can't thank you guys enough for telling me to get a used bike. Yeah, I feel like an idiot for dropping the bike, but I have learned some brand new lessons and I will never make the same mistakes again. Experience is one hell of a teacher. Cheers!