Maeve, you are not alone with the streetcar rail mishap. I did that once on a borrowed Peugeot in the middle of a busy plaza in Amsterdam. Went down hard. I was bruised but thankfully by some miracle I was able to return the bike to its owner unscathed. Heal quickly !!!
Steve On Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 9:25:37 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote: > Congratulations, but ouch! > > I hope you heal quickly > > On Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 9:20:30 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> Picked up my first Riv today, a Homer I bought from Facebook marketolace >> in Philly. First ride has some real highs and lows! >> After taking the train down from NYC and picking up my new bike, I rode >> down to the riverfront bike path to test it out. It was a beautiful cool >> spring day and I rode down to the river and along the paths with all of >> rowing My ride then took a dark turn-- on the way to a Cheesesteak sub >> lunch, I caught my wheel on the edge of a streetcar track and wiped out. >> After a painful journey back I got an x-ray and found out I have a broken >> scaphoid! >> >> So now I am back, in NYC with this beautiful bike I probably can't ride >> for at least 6 weeks! . Pscyched to join the community, even if I won't be >> riding for a little bit! >> >> On Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:45:52 PM UTC-4 ascpgh wrote: >> >>> I saw the opportunity to get out on one of my favorite light overnights, >>> a ride on the GAP to Ohiopyle, PA and back the next day. Started late, >>> pushed too hard to get to town while food was still available. It's one of >>> the attractions of the ride. Remaining on-bike snacks were dinner. I >>> enjoyed having a more relaxed cooked-to-order breakfast at the Market and >>> coffee before I headed out. Wednesday was clearer, sunnier and in the 80°s, >>> I was still cooked and unrecovered from my effort the day before and had to >>> let up or stop and rest more frequently than usual. I got home before nine >>> and about 40 minutes after my last rest where I consumed the last of my >>> on-bike snacks and electrolyte mix. Not textbook but pretty good two days >>> on my bike.Tuesday >>> [image: 1D17D7F0-8CF8-4A56-8196-5E471B84FEB8_1_105_c.jpeg][image: >>> 04C36DC4-2C87-48D6-B86C-F301AF844EFA_1_105_c.jpeg] [image: >>> D45C0868-7406-4158-9787-165B3B77AFAB_1_105_c.jpeg] [image: >>> 12DA911A-FB59-4D38-8131-C3FEED49B29B_1_105_c.jpeg] [image: >>> 49F83B8D-0B2E-48B3-B727-D56DF39E465C_1_105_c.jpeg] [image: >>> EC5F9DA4-28BF-4D33-A589-A5879D3579E0_1_105_c.jpeg] >>> >>> Next time I hope planning better will avoid having to try so hard. More >>> fun to look around while traveling. >>> >>> Andy Cheatham >>> Pittsburgh >>> >>> >>> On Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11:33:04 PM UTC-4 Bikie#4646 wrote: >>> >>>> I took my Homer out today on the Virginia Capital Trail with the >>>> bro-in-law (on his Sam). Though the weather was blustery and cool, lots of >>>> flowers on this trail are a sure sign that Old Man Winter is banished for >>>> a >>>> while. >>>> >>>> Paul Germain >>>> Midlothian, Va. >>>> .[image: IMG_0365.jpeg] >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4c554b0f-34ab-477e-89f6-f85e2709b051n%40googlegroups.com.
