How to crash going in a straight line

Ouch!! and Ewwwww!!  But I'm glad you will heal, and that your bike came out ok.

D'OH!! Wear it as a badge of honor and slather it in triple antibiotic ointment!!!

I almost always wear gloves but I have to admit that I never considered the sweaty hand issue. I always knew it helped with road vibration and gave me something to wipe my nose on . Lesson learned and I'm sorry you had to experience it for the rest of us.

My biggest crash taco'd my front rim and snapped my bars in half. I knew my road rash would heal eventually, but I totally resented the time and expense of fixing my bike. I'm glad yours came out ok!

At least you were moving (and at a good pace).  I tipped over this week at a red light.  Too much of a doofus to remember to unclip when I come to a stop.  Fell over so hard my feet actually popped right out of my shoes.  So then I had to pry my shoes off the pedals standing in the intersection in my sock feet. 

I got some minor war wounds but nowhere near as cool as yours. 

Ouch.  Glad you're OK.

I tooka fall in a 5K this morning.  No good rashes though.  As the pavement was coming up to face I somehow got my shoulder tucked and somersalted through it. 

Tip: Don't practice your flip turn on land.

Owie!!! Glad you made it out relatively okay, though.

Joann...man oh man, I did the SAME thing last week. Unclipped on one side, but all of a sudden I could feel the bike shift and it was like "Oh no, she's going down..." bam. Right in a line of traffic.