"A pedestrian made me crash... but I must foot the bill"

[jefmcg]

High street friday lunchtime, going so fast that

"I hit the top tube hard enough on my way to the tarmac that the brake levers bent 45 degrees, while the breaks** themselves buckled and various other bits on my bike suffered damage. "

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/life...us-cycle-accident-nhs-faultless-police-inept/

Yup, too fast

**sic- copy&paste from link below

 

[raleighnut]

The bloke sounds like a right dick, and as for the helmet how would one have saved his gnashers, full face jobbie?

(and will someone tell him they are called brakes and you are supposed to use them rather than shout "watch out")

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 4585728, member: 9609"]You weren't listing to Vine today were you ? some idiot motormouth car journalist from Manchester (steve berry?) getting all worked up about helmets road tax reg plates - feck it was irratating[/QUOTE]

Certainly not ! I try and avoid Daily Mail type stuff, on whatever media. It is intended to annoy and hence get listeners / readers. I fall for it sometimes but useually stay away.

 

[srw]

It sounds as if he's lucky not to have been presented with a substantial bill for the injuries to the pedestrian.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Could we have some quotation marks round the title please? I thought GG had come to grief, not some knobhead.

Done.

 

[midlife]

Suspect the NHS would say "here is your new denture".

I've put tens of thousands of pounds worth of NHS implant crown and bridge work into cyclists who have been unfortunate enough to have lost teeth....

Shaun

 

[winjim]

High street friday lunchtime, going so fast that

"I hit the top tube hard enough on my way to the tarmac that the brake levers bent 45 degrees, while the breaks** themselves buckled and various other bits on my bike suffered damage. "

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/life...us-cycle-accident-nhs-faultless-police-inept/

Yup, too fast

**sic- copy&paste from link below

He has his brake levers mounted on the top tube? But yes, far too fast.

Sub-headline: Swervy swerve. Main text: Braky brake. Which was it Paul?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Sub-headline: Swervy swerve. Main text: Braky brake. Which was it Paul?

Simply going too fast for the conditions/environment that's without having to read his lies.

 

[mjr]

He has his brake levers mounted on the top tube? But yes, far too fast.

It's no good - the tortured mind of @winjim has defeated me! I just can't find a bike with such controls in an image search

Sub-headline: Swervy swerve. Main text: Braky brake. Which was it Paul?

Probably Braky brake but the sub-editor hates him.

 

[KneesUp]

[QUOTE 4585728, member: 9609"]You weren't listing to Vine today were you ? some idiot motormouth car journalist from Manchester (steve berry?) getting all worked up about helmets road tax reg plates - feck it was irratating[/QUOTE]
I'd like to point out that Steve Berry is from Bury, which although it is part of Greater Manchester, does not mean he is a Mancunian.

 

[winjim]

It's no good - the tortured mind of @winjim has defeated me! I just can't find a bike with such controls in an image search


Probably Braky brake but the sub-editor hates him.

You're not looking very hard.

 

[midlife]

You're not looking very hard.

Alf Engers would never have gotten away with that brake lever position

Shaun

 

[hatler]

You're not looking very hard.

Stunt pegs on the back wheel too. Brake on the crossbar means the steering can be spun. And a mudguard.
What an unusual/weird set-up.

 

[Drago]

I've put tens of thousands of pounds worth of NHS implant crown and bridge work into cyclists who have been unfortunate enough to have lost teeth....

Shaun

And you're a bricklayer by trade!

 

[winjim]

Stunt pegs on the back wheel too. Brake on the crossbar means the steering can be spun.
What an unusual/weird set-up.

I think it's just hipsters tbh. Here's a seat post mounted one.

And here's an awesome bottom bracket mounted crankset disc brake system for your fixie.