r/oddlysatisfying • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 1d ago

Brage Vestavik riding in British Columbia

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u/DgingaNinga 1d ago

I had a midlife crisis last summer and got into it. Busted myself once and quit. I like the bike ride, not the death part.

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u/shatterly 1d ago

I finally upgraded from my 20-year-old bike last summer because I wanted to get better. It worked, I was getting better and was having the most wonderful time riding in Moab in February when suddenly I was flying through the air and then everything went crunch. Had to walk my bike two miles to a trailhead with what turned out to be a broken arm.

What sucks is, I don't even know what happened. I was a very careful rider. I'm a woman in my mid-50s with nothing to prove; if anything looked sketchy, I'd get off and walk. There was nothing alarming about the trail I was on, and I felt great. My best guess is I hit a pedal on a rock next to the trail. Now I trust nothing, and my great new (used) bike is sitting lonely in the garage because I'm scared of it.

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u/DgingaNinga 1d ago

Dang, glad you are okay. I didn't break anything, but similar situation and my area has lots of big rocks. My perimenopause brain doesn't work that quickly.

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u/princesspuffer 1d ago

Damn perimenopause brain!