Had a nice crash this past weekend 
Luckily more of a 'topple-off' than an actual crash, but first accident in 15 years none-the-less. Mostly my fault but I can lay some partial blame on poorly maintained surface (well actually had the surface been good there definately wouldn't have been a problem, but I still could have avoided it)
I was on a canal towpath that is mostly tarmac, generally seems ok but there are a few areas where tree-roots have pushed up the surface. I wasn't going excessively fast but had just passed some pedestrians so I had started to accellerate, I would guess 12-15mph. I'd looked down at my pedals temporarily, and on looking back up I tried to go around a raised section thanks to a tree-root, but hadn't looked on enough as just after is a partially collapsed part of the track which I went into. It's not a big drop (maybe 5-10cm) but it is also uneven so I had wheels sliding sideways at different times. Bike went down sideways and I rolled out of it.
As I was going fairly slow I got some minor damage to myself (stubbed my toe somehow, small elbow graze, bruise on hip & right palm & a graze on my back I didn't notice till the next day) Somehow avoided any damage to my knees/legs at all. My main concern is a pain in my left wrist, but after a couple of days it is definately feeling better. If I can still feel anything after a week though I may get it checked just in case.
As long as my wrist is ok though my next concern is the bike, gearing seems to work as before (hard to tell exactly as I had just put a new chain on, there is a scratch on the rear derailleur but if it bent the hanger it can't have been by much) I swear my bars seem to have tilted back slightly, but the brake levers forward at the same time.... but I can't see how. My position just felt different when I rode home and I haven't ridden again since the weekend just to make sure I don't do anything to my wrist, so maybe I was just sitting different. Also scratched my brake lever & broke my rearview mirror (which is at least cheap) Probably the worst thing is 2 gouges down my rear rim across the brake surface from the wheel dropping sideways over the tarmac. No doubt this will wear the pads down really fast so I may have to get a new wheel
Still, at least I am ok and the bike isn't too bad. Glad I was wearing gloves.
