Maine ❤️ Biking Misadventures 😳

 

Maine ❤️ Biking Misadventures 😳

Did I mention yet my bike misadventure from the other day? 

I don't think I did. I rode my bike to downtown Eastport to on the hunt for a Jolly Roger Flag. I arrived at the store and I am sure when I parked the bike I turned her battery off. Well, I guess I didn't because she ‘took off’ with me trying to hold on to her. It must have been a spectacle since the store owner came running out asking if I needed help while I layed on the pavement with my 80 lb heavy bicycle spinning. Of course adrenaline is a magical thing so I turned the bike off again, jumped up saying ‘no I am fine’, brushed myself off and picked up the items that had fallen out of the bikes storage.

I went in the store and got our new Pirate 🏴 Flag and thought this would be the end of it. No no, not at all. I pushed my bike down Mainstreet and explored a few more stores as in Candy and Witchcraft.

Now up to this point I had pushed my bike since my fall. Once I got out of the Candy Store I tried to get onto the bike but nope, it took off on me again. I picked her up and turned her ‘off’, or so I thought. I saw that the chain fell off so I tried to put it back on. This must have triggered something because the motor jumped on AGAIN! This time with my little right-hand finger in the chain. It was jammed between the frame and the chain and I couldn't not get it out. I saw some blood and thought what the heck? Laying on the concrete with my bike, unable to get up due to my finger being stuck and the motor still running I started calling out for help. Well, I didn't call ‘help’ but instead kept calling ‘hello, is anybody here?’. After what seemed an eternity, a car parked, and a young very stylish woman got out asking if she could help. Darn was I happy to see her? I asked her if she could please reach the handle bar and turn off the battery. She did that and then had the wonderful foresight to push both breaks. Now I was able to pull on the chain and finally get my finger out once the tension was gone. Insane!

She was so kind and asked if she should get help for me and my finger to which I of course replied ‘Thank you so much for your help but I am absolutely fine’. I put the chain on and after thanking her again I jumped on my bike and took off. I did realize the right handlebar felt ‘off’ but I pushed on and raced home.

My finger throbbed but it wasn't to bad at all. Once I went to bed that night however my shins where hurting. I didn't look at them as I was to tired but asked Ron if he could get me an ice pack and towel. I put it on and went to sleep.

The next morning I felt stiff but not to bad. I had forgotten about my legs and when Ron asked what was on my schedule for today I said a little bike ride. He thought I was crazy (which is common) but I knew I have to get back to it and figure out why ‘she’ (the bike) is so darn temperamental right now.

I also planned my next hike for the day after.

Only that afternoon did I take stock of my body and realized that along with a squished finger I also a blue and black bruises on both my legs (shins).

Hence why my near future hikes will fall in the easy to moderate scale on the Alltrails App 😉