Wrecked my bike (pedal, not motor) when I caught a groove between lanes coming out of a corner. Bike fine as it was riding me down the road after that ...downside of being clipped in, you can’t put a foot down when things get bad. Happened so fast, probably wouldn’t have mattered. I did not fair as well, I broke my freakin collar bone and one rib. Also, bruised lung and road burned the crap out of my forearm and leg.
Great PSA for helmets though. Cracked my helmet, but no head injury at all despite hitting head hard on pavement...collarbone gave instantly, so head was not slowed much before impact. WEAR YOUR HELMET. I now personally recommend Kask helmets highly! I will be replacing with identical model for sure.
On the bright side, it was a good experience with humans as many folks stopped to offer help. A few chatted long enough to ensure I wasn’t foggy even after I told them I was clear headed and my wife was only minutes away. When you are down it means a lot when strangers take a minute to help. I have no idea who the dude was who got my bike and water bottles out of the street, but he made a bad day a lot better. Another guy was from that neighborhood and insisted on staying until my wife arrived because sometimes a large dog escapes another yard, and it can be aggressive...”You don’t need to be fighting a dog one armed, I’m stayin.”
All in all, could have been a lot worse. I will need to defer my IM entry to next year, but all injuries will heal, I have good insurance and I got to experience a purely good side of people. I think it is has generally been a net positive in my life to get humbled from time to time, and this is definitely humbling.
Heal up and ride on!
. Recovering well now though. Be back on the bike in a couple of months I think 
