Nervetree

So I was out for a ride with a good friend John. We did one of the Rails to Trails routes here in Minnesota. There was a 10 mile long paved bike path past ponds, woods and rolling hills. I rode my recumbent Bike-E -W- Air suspension( for that boulevard ride ) It was comfey.

Riding along a country road when the trail ended towards a Victorian rivertown, Stillwater, I was getting hungry. There’s this really good ice cream store Browns, single scoops as big as your head. So here I am a hungry biker on a fast recumbent with one valley between me and Ice Cream.

I went REALLY fast down the hill into the valley, I swear I heard the Ice cream truck bell somewhere in the back of my mind. John is tucked in right behind me. At 40 the tiny front wheel of the Bike-E became REALLY unstable, oscillating side to side very fast, until I wiped out.

Uber road rash.

I really don’t remember much. John says it was spectacular. He was standing on his brakes to avoid me. I was sliding on the inside side of my new walking shoes. The new shoes SAVED my ankles, all the leather on the insides were gone, but very little skin. I sprained my knee, got a bad case of road rash, my bike shorts and T-shirt were shredded. The bike was OK.

The ambulance came, the medics gawked at my butt. “Thats a big rasberry there”, “Yep” and so on. They were really helpful and super quick getting there. If you are in need of rapid care, I recommend Stillwater.

All in all the ride was fun. The ice cream was well deserved.