Another Crash

So, I won't show you pictures, because unlike last time, we didn't take any. Poor Rik, crashed his bicycle again. Due to no fault of his own. Three weeks ago, we went out with some friends to ride bikes early in the morning. A woman we were riding with failed to point out a rock. A very large, loaf of bread sized rock. The rest of us missed it, but Rik hit it square, never even knowing it was there.

So, he says the bike is up for sale. It has the few parts that are broken on their way to being fixed, and then, good bye bike. He says his body just won't sustain another injury like that again - esp if he still has to get up and to go work. His shoulder is messed up again. He is bruised and full of road rash. Some is pretty nasty looking. One ruined pair of church pants later because blood leaked out and now it won't come out of the pants. It also leaked all over sheets, the car - you name it.

I am kind of mourning his riding his bike. I loved watching him do it. I know how happy it made him. He was really careful doing it - so why 2 crashes in 7 months - I'm sure we'll never know. I wish that the woman who caused the wreck would acknowledge that she caused it and say "I'm sorry" to him. It really hurts that she hasn't. I suppose eventually we'll get over this and laugh about this "bump" in the road!

So, if you know anyone wanting to buy a pretty new bike with just a few scratches on it, let me know. :)