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Riding my 41 Super Deluxe Autocycle
After reading Steve's story of his broken crank and seeing Tyler's response as to a probable cause, i thought it would be great to share any accident stories we have had since we became collectors of these artifacts.
Several years back i owned a late 50's Huffy that i got at a local antique store. One day i decided to ride the bike to work and was coming down a hill behind my office, standing up on the pedals and doing about 18 mph when the right crank are broke off. This sent me and my 240 lb body into the handle bars (which bent) and over the front of the bike. When i picked myself up, i had cracked ribs and a nasty gash on my forearm and an abrasion on my face. I walked the bike the remaining 50 yards to my office and then tried to get my keys out of my pocket to get in the back door but was unable to do so because 3 of my fingers on my right hand were going in the wrong direction!
Lucky for me my secretary arrived soon and took me to the hospital emergency room. I remember when we came in the nurse was not too interested in my cuts and bruises. She was writing info down and asked me if anything else was wrong and i held up my right hand and said "just this". She let out an "oh my God" and then put me through to the Dr.
What did i learn from that experience? Never to ride a Huffy again AND never pedal standing up.
Several years back i owned a late 50's Huffy that i got at a local antique store. One day i decided to ride the bike to work and was coming down a hill behind my office, standing up on the pedals and doing about 18 mph when the right crank are broke off. This sent me and my 240 lb body into the handle bars (which bent) and over the front of the bike. When i picked myself up, i had cracked ribs and a nasty gash on my forearm and an abrasion on my face. I walked the bike the remaining 50 yards to my office and then tried to get my keys out of my pocket to get in the back door but was unable to do so because 3 of my fingers on my right hand were going in the wrong direction!
Lucky for me my secretary arrived soon and took me to the hospital emergency room. I remember when we came in the nurse was not too interested in my cuts and bruises. She was writing info down and asked me if anything else was wrong and i held up my right hand and said "just this". She let out an "oh my God" and then put me through to the Dr.
What did i learn from that experience? Never to ride a Huffy again AND never pedal standing up.