Message #15510

[midwif]

Have to ask:  were you hurt in yesterday's fall? All parts intact? Bruised ego, though, eh?

So glad you and Lynn are having so much fun on your bikes.  It really is a blast.  I can see why skiers gravitate (another bad pun...yikes  ) to this sport as their summertime adrenaline fix.  Tearing down a hard packed trail through the woods at Mach 2 on a crisp cold fall morning.....awesome!

Jim is ever the master of understatement.
"...my ribs are quite tender".

Quite a nasty fall. Hit a rock and tree on the way down.
Given the muscle spasming he felt between intercostals, I am guessing a minor crack of  one of his ribs. Nice hip bruise to go along with it and his shoulder quite sore.

We both fall at times. Getting better at reading the terrain. And we have taken on some ambitious rides for newbies. Looking forward to straight forward riding up steep hills this coming weekend as opposed to narrow, curlicue type terrain with rocks and roots to navigate.