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Just to put the record straight, it happened at 10am. Had it been after lunch, I'm sure the fall would have been more graceful!
Regards,
Peter Witting
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to emulate Hincapie. I take it this occurred after lunch? Get well Soon! -Neil On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 08:23 +0100, Peter Witting wrote: > Last Sunday I became a member of the “Over the Handlebars” club, > joining Nick “Fatnick” Rosenthal and Max Scott to name but two recent > additions. Like them, I ended up in hospital with no other vehicle > being involved as far as I can tell (Nick could blame the diagonal > temporary traffic lights cable in the road, while Max had a front lamp > lodge in the front wheel). > > > Best guess at present was that I was out of the saddle accelerating > downhill, when the gear jumped (possibly at the end of the > micro-adjuster limit). As the pedal dropped from under me, I would > have been pitched over the bars with hands behind me, so unable to > prevent the inevitable! But still subject to confirmation by the > Police whether any other vehicles involved. > > > > Luckily it was on the A6 at Kibworth, and a passing ambulance stopped. > I came to while they were dressing my wounds. After transfer to > another ambulance, I was taken to LRI where I spent the night under > observation – that means having a light shone in the eyes hourly – for > which I was very grateful! > > > > Despite an 8 cm gash down the left side of the forehead, I suffered no > headache; “Where there’s no sense, there’s no pain”. X-rays did > however reveal several hairline fractures of the pelvis, which is why > I am using crutches to hobble around; I can confirm that a groin > injury is painful! The bruise on the thigh is testimony to the > strength of my femur. > > > > I’m hoping to get going on the rollers when not too painful. But > expect it will be May before I’m out on the bike again. > > > > Thanks to those who have offered their comiserations. > > > > Regards, > > Peter Witting > mailto:peterkwitting@... > 0116 279 2867 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > 1. Visit your group "SouthLeicsCTC" on the web. > > 2. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > SouthLeicsCTC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > 3. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > | |||
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