Started off at a good pace down the A23 but suddenly, just past the Full Monty, my world narrowed down to the bike and rider in front of me going down in a kind of zigzag pattern and whole lot of shouting. With nowhere to go I found myself lying in the gutter with one leg stuck through the frame of my bike. Somehow landed on my side and then carried on over to my back. Felt my head go back against the road and my helmet die though I didn't realise quite what had happened to it till I tried fixing it back on: helmet itself was intact but the cage inside had disappeared, completely vanished.Managed to sit up and shout at those standing at the back who had managed to stop to make sure the traffic went round us. Mike, I think it was helped pick my bike up and I could look around to see what state everyone else was in - Robyn's bike seemed the worst off with the brake levers pointing inwards and the headset knocked sideways - until someone else (sorry, forgotten name
) realised their left-hand rear fork was sheared in one place and looking pretty ropey not far up from the break. Fortunately Dombo was in the group and lives up Netherne so got his car and took the guy back home. Robyn managed to ride off back up the road with Connor escorting her. Hope all involved are ok and are just feeling a bit achey - it really could've been a lot worse. Not really sure what happened but please remember guys, no sudden braking or freewheeling in the group 
Rest of the ride was fairly uneventful with the group keeping in steady down from Leigh up over Norwood Hill by the Fox Revived. I was starting to ache so cut off Lambs Green and beat the rest of the group up Rusper Hill to Tanhouse
Short ride back too - maybe work my way up to 17s followed by Box by mid May. Oh nearly forgot - do try to think about where you call rotate and try to do it somewhere sensible.
