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Randomly, in the spirit of Halloween, I figured I'd share my mostly minor mishap today. It happened on my spare junker BMX bike today while doing front end spin around sort of balance tricks.
Apparently I need to get some end caps for my handlebars, the sharp uncapped handlebars are what cut me. โน๏ธ๐คฆ
Edit: Don't mind the wristband, that's a 1.5 pound sandbag weight to help exercise my left arm.
It's a sign that you need road-rash-resistant gloves!
Yeah, I hear you there. ๐
But for real, more-so its a reminder that I need some protective end caps on the handlebars. This wasn't a pavement injury, it was literally the unprotected end of the handlebars that stabbed into my palm.
At least it was only a first layer skin injury, not down to the meat and not much blood, but of course its gonna need some healing time...
Is the handlebars edge sharp or something?
Yeah, apparently so. I've only been practicing on this junker/fixer-upper bike since the 10th, I'm still noting a number of fixes and upgrades it eventually needs..
https://lemmy.world/post/37361385