..and some of them I keep making..but not this one.
Warming up pre TT I did as I regularly do on my track bike,,,I held my hand over the front tyre to brush off the gravel I'd just ridden over. Then I reached down and did the same with the back wheel.
UN-fortunately on this particular bike that is a no-can-do since there is virtually NO gap between frame and tyre.
What happened was that my fingers immediately became a very effective brake, the back wheel locked up, and skidded and for one moment I thought falling off was next on the menu. However I managed to stay upright and extract my fingers.
So what to do? the race was 10 minutes away..should I take my gloves off(TG I was wearing gloves!) and expose them to the cold or leave the gloves on to contain the swelling.
I kept them on. Raced and then made a dive for some ice. I now have 1 very bruised and blackened middle finger. I wont be testing anyone's grip for a while and shaking hands is just not an option!
This is one of those mistakes I will NOT be repeating!
Raced well despite having a bit of difficulty with brake and gear changing. Tail wind going out..since I'm also racing a TT tomorrow, I didn't quite go full gas.
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Ouch, that made we wince, I can almost feel the pain!
Since posting that blog entry I've been told of 3 other people who've done the same thing...3 Aussies and 1 American. I'm emphasising the nationality bit so as not to give the impression that only Aussies are THAT stupid!
Anyhow there goes my hand modelling contract!!..not!
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