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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
I hate bikes (PS: Ouch!)
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 07:15 pmI'm having a bad bike day. My front mudguard has been coming into contact with the wheel recently, and the problem's been getting worse. (Can't figure out why; it's not as if the wheel's off true) Halfway home it got so bad I got off, turned the bike upside-down and attempted to bend the mudguard supports to get the mudguard away from the wheel, but all I could do is make it worse, so the wheel was rubbing against the mudguard all the time. Worse, in attempting to get the front light off so I could see what I was doing, I managed to snap the lug which keeps the light secured in place.
I continued cycling home like that, then suddenly, without warning, the front wheel seized altogether and I went flying head over handlebars. I've now a large bruise on my hip which, frozen vegetables notwithstanding, is probably going to keep me from cycling for at least the rest of the week once it swells up; and several square centimetres of skin missing from my elbow. My front light also went flying (remember that broken lug?), and got run over before I had a chance to retrieve it. (Astonishingly, despite most of the plastic casing being reduced to small fragments, it still works.)
The worst is that I can't figure out what sent me flying. I thought I must have hit a pothole, but I couldn't see one. I can't see how it could be related to the rubbing mudguard... but OTOH I can't see how it could not be related. (I think it must have been the front wheel, as if the rear wheel had seized, surely I wouldn't have gone over the handbars like that.) I cycled home the rest of the way very slowly, afraid it was going to happen again.
I hate bikes. (Love cycling, but hate bikes.)
Question: how important is it to keep a wound dry? One always hears that one needs to do this, but it's a nuisance. Does anybody know what, really, is the risk of sepsis from just taking a shower?
I continued cycling home like that, then suddenly, without warning, the front wheel seized altogether and I went flying head over handlebars. I've now a large bruise on my hip which, frozen vegetables notwithstanding, is probably going to keep me from cycling for at least the rest of the week once it swells up; and several square centimetres of skin missing from my elbow. My front light also went flying (remember that broken lug?), and got run over before I had a chance to retrieve it. (Astonishingly, despite most of the plastic casing being reduced to small fragments, it still works.)
The worst is that I can't figure out what sent me flying. I thought I must have hit a pothole, but I couldn't see one. I can't see how it could be related to the rubbing mudguard... but OTOH I can't see how it could not be related. (I think it must have been the front wheel, as if the rear wheel had seized, surely I wouldn't have gone over the handbars like that.) I cycled home the rest of the way very slowly, afraid it was going to happen again.
I hate bikes. (Love cycling, but hate bikes.)
Question: how important is it to keep a wound dry? One always hears that one needs to do this, but it's a nuisance. Does anybody know what, really, is the risk of sepsis from just taking a shower?