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7/9/2013

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PictureNot a Pretty Sight.....Ever
It was just a couple weeks ago that I mentioned to Kelley that it was more dangerous cycling the Los Gatos Creek Trail than Highway 9 to Skyline Boulevard.  Between all the people, pets, and potholes, the Los Gatos Creek trail is an accident waiting to happen.  Today, while cycling home from work I hit a volcano in the asphalt.  It was a 8" wide mini-mountain created by root growth underneath the asphalt.  I didn't see it at all and probably had either too tight or too loose of a grip on the handlebars.  I hit it squarely, lost control and flew off the bike. 

Fortunately, I think I escaped with road rash and a bruise on my hip and that's about it.  I was probably doing 10-12 mph at the time.  I'm limping tonight, so we'll see if I stiffen up, but I think I'm OK.  I also came down on my helmet and it broke the adjustable mechanism, so I'm going to need to replace that.  My bike ended up on top of me so other than a small plastic piece breaking off the end of my brake lever, it seems fine.  I'd rather have heal-able road rash than a scratch in my Vilier paint job!

I'm riding back into the office tomorrow.  I expect to be stiff and in some pain, but better that it happened now than a month from now.  This is definitely another reminder that there is a lot that can go wrong before the big ride, let alone all that can go wrong DURING BikeTheCoast13.

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This is a few days later - I'm sure the blood thinners didn't help
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    Jeff Fredericks

    On August 14, 2013, I'm flying to Vancouver, British Columbia and beginning a 29-day, 1,880-mile bike ride from Canada to Mexico.

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