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[teXan]

    My wife (the cutie in my profile pic) dropped her bike on Lime Creek Rd today.  She is OK, nothing broken but really banged up on her left side. Can't put weight on her left leg, but also can't use a crutch because her left arm is banged up. was going probably a little slower than 20 miles an hour around a left hand curve and drug her footboard a little, reflexed back up and lost control. 

   I looked in my mirror  just as she went off the road, probably the worst minute of my life, getting turned around and back to see if she was ok. She is home from the hospital now resting.

   She just got her own bike last week, (been riding my son's bike before that) she was very excited about coming out to our first BBT next weekend, not sure how this is going to affect that trip.

   Not that it really matters but the bike is actually not that bad,   crash bars did their job, scratches on the front fender, light bar and crash bars a toast, few scrapes on the leatherlyke bags, will need a new head light and maybe a new windshield,  but that seems to be about it at first glance.

   
   Had a lot of help first from a few bicyclist that stopped to help, former paramedic and her husband was a former volunteer fire fighter, they manged to slip away after the ambulance and firetruck showed up without me being able to properly thank them.  Then had a few bikers that stopped, and helped me get her bike up out of the ditch, Then the fire dept let me park her bike at the station so I could go to the hospital with her, just got back from loading it into my truck.

She is pretty bummed about scuffing up her nearly flawless bike, but I am just thankful she is OK, and hope she has a speedy recovery.

[eavd]

Glad to here that she is mostly ok.  Bike can be fixed. 

[guardrail]

she's lucky and so are you. we will be praying for you both. glad to hear that it's not that bad.

[POGOGOLF]

Glad to here that she is mostly ok.  Bike can be fixed. 

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[Dusty]

I'm sure there is a lesson to be learned from this. Lock on to it, heal fast and get right back on. Glad there wasn't any major damage. I just added floor boards and I got spooked at how much easier they drag than the pegs.

[bigdogsgal]

Sorry to hear the bad news and I'm glad she ok and doing well.  Limecreek does have some sharp turns and I have found there is always gravel on the road.   Hang in there and hope to see you all at BBT even if riding isn't in the picture.

[POGOGOLF]

I'm sure there is a lesson to be learned from this. Lock on to it, heal fast and get right back on. Glad there wasn't any major damage. I just added floor boards and I got spooked at how much easier they drag than the pegs.

Ride through the "scraping" (standing a scooter up in a curve ain't a grand idea) and ALWAYS turn your head toward where you are going to exit the turn...NEVER focus your eyes straight ahead of you in a curve, the bike tends to go where you are focused. 

[Tinman5507]

Make sure she gets back on as soon as possible to keep her from becoming scared of the bike. Other wise you'll have one sitting in your garage collecting dust. I'm speaking from experience on this one. My wife's bike is getting all kinds of dusty.

[jmdaniel]

Lime Creek Road on a new bike? 

Glad she is doing okay! 

[HeadGuess]

Hope all goes well.

[tejasx]

There are two types of riders, those who have gone down and those who haven't yet.  Hope she recovers soon and gets back on.

[xcaliber]

 Glad to hear she's gonna be alright, bet it did scare the bejeebers out of you , no doubt you would have rather it been yourself than her. Hope you all can still make BBT even if you drive.

[Demon]

hope she healls fast....

[larry_357]

  Glad she is doing ok and gets back to riding soon.If she is able just cage it to BBT getting away might do her good and if you make it have a ball.

[hooter]

Glad to see she didn't get it any worse than she did and hopefully has a speedy recovery. I'm sure she feels bad about the bike too but it's repairable. Heres to a speedy recovery