Welp it finally happened (NSFW for wound)

I’ve been riding for a couple years now and I finally had a nice tumble. A bug flew in my face and reacting to that distracted me enough for me to find the edge of the sidewalk and fall in the dirt.

I’m thankful for a couple things:

• I’m thankful I was wearing a helmet and gloves as I’m not sure if I hit my head but I’d rather be unaware due to lack of injury than be abundantly aware due to lack of helmet and presence of injury

• I’m thankful that my wounds seem only superficial

• I’m thankful my phone/watch detected it and had I needed an ambulance it would have called one for me

• I’m thankful for the several people who stopped and asked if I needed help

• Last and probably least, I’m thankful that the bike made it out unscathed. It would have sucked to replace it, but even worse to replace me

TL;DR: had my first accident in several years. I’m ok and I’m grateful that it could have been so much worse in so many ways.