DIY

The tyre is the street pro 2 flatter profile than I am used to on the Enduro which is actually quite nice.
Soft compound as Northampton roads and pavements suck

tyre changed and thankfully did not draw blood like last time lol
changing tyres with bare hands and strength I don't recommend thankfully I am stronger than I used to be

Northampton roads nd pthways mke you keep your wits about you, I can attest to that

I managed to get back out and finish the loop while revisiting what caused me to fall.

Some kinda shoddy trench filling :/ hard to get a good pic as there were too many cars to take a pic of the actual spot but despite how poorly it came out on camera there was a section towards the edge on the left lane that sunk quite a bit.

My best guess is I got air in the while then bounced off the lip on the other side and bonked, sending me up off the pads. There’s a white streak after the trenching that must have been my board scraping. What remnants of my knee are long washed away in the rain.

Bandage off. It's proper mingin under there but healing fine. I'll spare y'all of the picture I took of it freshly peeled back 😅 At least that's one more bit of skin I won't have to shave anymore!

@Puzz360 I always mess up the left arm too. Just the nature of it being the leading arm lol. Just a ickle wickle graze though this time so no complaints here. Makes me feel like a real skater with all the scrapes 💅 Gotta work on my ragdolling though so I take more superficial damage and less... flesh woundy types.

@Lemur Yeah I'm pretty lucky it wasn't something like a break. That'd really mess up my ride vibes moving forward. Would tie me down to living vicariously through you all instead.

@s-leon I'll probably reconsider not having knee pads. Issue is a lot of them I find super uncomfy and really distracting >.>
I get to peel off the bandaging tomorrow to clean and replace them so get to see the carnage 😅

Oh! @lia -- Knee pads can be comfortable, easy to put on, and a regular part of life. I'd feel naked without mine!
Heal fully and well!

Yikes! Glad it was relatively minor. Heal fast and heal well!

@lia Badass,maybe some Ibuprofrofen might be the ticket for a day or 2 if not just for getting a good nights rest

@wheelwizard I bounced back pretty quick thankfully. Went for a little spin earlier but defo feel my body aching a loooooot 😅
Defo could have been much worse. Helmet once again came in clutch and stopped yet another whack.