I recently remembered this experience from when I was 12. One fine summer day, I was riding my bike down my street with some friends. Without a care in the world, what could my young self have to worry about? Certainly not the large beam that sat menacingly between my legs, as it goes with riding a bike. I came across some sort of bump in the road, and it didn't seem like anything that would be a problem. Not even thinking about it, I let my wheel run over it. Suddenly, everything was not…