Ugh. That was me 33 years ago. Damned winter roads. At least I had padding in the form of winter clothing.
Ha ha - I did something similar - that big ol’ dowel I mentioned up a few posts ended up slipping out of my ten-speed curl handles into the spokes of my front tire somehow. Needless to say I was per the handle bar in an instant and still have a scar on my shoulder from skidding across the asphalt - luckily I ducked and rolled.