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It finally happened. (lemmy.ca)

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I truck pulled out in front of me today, and I side swiped it. Luckily I know how to fall, and most of the impact went into the upper right portion of my back but the truck confused my roll a bit and I ended up with some cuts and bruises on my ankle and knee and a small crack on the back of my helmet. The one day I decide not to wear jeans...

My bike is still ridable but there's some weird vibrations when braking now. I hope the frames not bent... it probably is. The rear brake handle was bent too and I can't shift into the lowest gear. I might need a new bike and I definitely need a new helmet; not a big deal really, ICBC will cover it... I just feel lucky I grew out of the "I know how to fall so I don't need a helmet" phase.

My knee is starting to swell up... tomorrow's going to be a lot of fun. Good thing the paramedics gave some of their ambulance drugs.

I'm gunna miss that bike.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad you’re okay. The vibration while braking might be your wheel is out of true, or damaged brakes, or something else. And the shifting could be as simple as a bent derailleur hanger, pretty easy fix! Hard to tell without seeing it. Definitely have the bike looked over by a mechanic, you might just need a few minor repairs and can keep riding it. New helmet 100% though!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Good to hear, yeah it's probably the wheels. Wasn't that big of an impact, everything's still banged up though (including me).