November 26, 2010
Tufanbeyli, Adana, Turkey
Kaan Gecidi
distance: 62.99km
duration: 6h 53min
Downhill, a slopy curve, a big patch of tar on top of the asphalt, wet from a short gush of rain, slippery like soap. A cyclist is approaching.
No cadir, but a heated room last night
Oh shit, shit, i won't
manage this
curve. Gotta break. Uhm, curb is getting closer.
More break. Shit, there goes the front wheel. Hu?
Why is the mirror flying by? I'm flying too now.
Damn, there's barbed wire behind the embankment.
Gotta reach my foot out to the fencepost, hope
that stops me.
*Black nothingness for a fraction of a second*
Yes, that worked, the
fence-post
saved me. No, no barbed wire in my face. Puh!
Ouch, barbed wire in my leg. Ok, try to loosen
your leg without ripping the pant. Yep, that
worked,
only a tiny hole. Nothing hurts. Hope the bike
is fine too, let's see...
crawls up the embankment
Another though ascend - Kaan Gecidi
I somehow managed to get into my first accident
today. My naked frontwheel, the
slopy
curve and the wet patch of tar where not exactly
compatible and i went flying down the embankment.
No serious damage, minimal cuts from the barbed
wire in my leg, slightly dirty clothes(Would have
landed in a puddle of muck if the fencepost hadn't
been there).
For some reason(i.e. I don't know where the force
came from) the mounting of the GPS-logger
broke(Irreparable, but the device still works) and
my mirror(The second one!) is gone. After all, a
useful reminder to take care, with minimal damage.
