Safety First!

I forgot to post for Sunday of last week; I went to the required Bike Safety Training for Team Shell last Sunday afternoon, meaning I got to pick up my jersey! I did once again fall off my bike during the training; it was still the fault of my new bike shoes and being unable to unclip! This time, though, I had to keep things even; I fell to my left (no...that was sarcasm...I didn't really purposely fall on my left instead of right ;) ). This fall actually screwed up my bike a bit temporarily! It was crazy! First, my bike tilted off centerline, quite dramatically actually. Then, I noticed the rear brake had shift so that the left side of it was continuously touching the rim (meaning the brakes were squealing until a nice guy helped me fix it...and the seat). Finally, the gear shifter on my left handlebar also got shifted, but that didn't really seem to have any major effect other than cosmetic. And then I come to find out the next day that I have a HUGE dark bruise on my hip where I fell. It was quite impressive, actually. ;)

But falling aside, I managed to get through my bike safety training, met Afif, our team captain, and got to pick up my Team Shell jersey. Exciting stuff!!!