Man vs Bus..Bus wins.

 I have just learnt a very important lesson

about riding bikes..always look ahead!

On my way home from work about 4 Sundays ago,

I was feeling pretty good, you know that feeling, 2.30

in the afternoon, nice and sunny, but not too hot, all

that training and riding is starting to pay off.

I felt like I was cruising riding at about 35 kph, 

I look down as I pass a few big trees and notice the 

way the sun is making patterns through them on the 

asphalt in front of me, and I start wondering how I 

could get some nice film of this for a music video

I have been vaguely thinking about making..then

BANG!!!...

Straight into the back of a mid sized bus parked 

on the side of the road.

Seven broken and/or fractured ribs, punctured lung,

three vertebrae smashed out of place,

 (four hours of surgury..titanium rods/screws)

couple of broken teeth, missing a bit or hair.

six days in intensive care, two weeks in hospital..

 and here I am recovering.

 The old war horse Mitchell is of course a complete

write off, but incredibly the front Mavic Cosmic

rim seems to have survived in tact.

The saddest part of the whole thing is that I have

 and am going to miss so much work time

that I am forced to sell my Armstrong bike..damn.

Still i am not going to complain, I got off pretty

lightly..it could have been a lot worse..

at least I get to recover and ride again.

So I guess the moral of the story is that things can happen

fast even at 35 kph, and you can damage your self 

pretty good at that speed as well...lesson learnt!

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