absolutely c*****d myself!

[Crackle]

Steaming down a local 10% at a heady 36mph, I hit a bump, there was a sudden twang and a thump as something got caught between the spokes and the forks. There was a dramatic wobble as I veered towards the local wild goat population and being the vertiginous creatures that they are, I knew that just beyond said goat was a large plunge to a certain wet end via some interesting igneous rock formations.

Anyway via some judicous braking and staccatto swearing, the latter essential to enable the muscles to relax from their pre-rigormortis brace position, I remebered I hadn't brought a change of underwear before managing to slew sideways to a nice stop on the wrong side of the road whereupon the goat gave a plaintiff maaawr before leaping agilely down a 200ft cliff to pastures new.

Anyway turns out the front reflector had twisted on impact with a pothole and got caught between the spokes and the fork. Luckily it shattered instantly with bits hitting me in the face. I've now removed the rear one.

I advise you all to check yours if you have 'em on and maybe take them off or replace them with somehting else.

 

[Dayvo]

I understand why you nearly 'crackled' yourself!
Touching cloth is best avoided.
Now be a good boy and don't do it again.
For a while.

Glad you made it safely.

 

[Kirstie]

oops
I assumed he'd nearly creamed himself.
sorry

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Crackle you mad bastard. Be careful.

 

[Pete]

Ouch!!!
Usual comment, glad you're OK, never mind about the bike.

Usual motto, nothing on the forks please! I decided that a long time ago (didn't have anything as spectacular as yours though!). I used to have a touring frame with a brazed-on boss on the fork, can use that I suppose if it's really secure, but otherwise ... use the handlebar...

 

[Fnaar]

Years ago, when front lights were mounted on a bracket on the right fork, mine came loose, went into spokes, stopped the front wheel dead, and I followed over, landing on my back with bike on top of me...oooof!

 

[TheDoctor]

I'm impressed that the main topic on your mind as you wobbled towards a messy and goat-trampled demise was the igneous rock formations!
Glad it all came out OK (apart from the reflector. Condolences for it.).

 

[Dayvo]

Anyway turns out the front reflector had twisted on impact

I suppose you were lucky you had something to reflect on!
Sorry, but someone had to say it!

 

[Crackle]

Thanks folks. Kirstie you'll need to elaborate on what you thought I'd done for your imagined title

Anyway, I've just eaten the weekends fry-up, so I feel a lot better. Might have been complete co-incidence but by the time I got up the last climb I was feeling positively ill and a bit trembly: Much better now though

 

[Crackle]

I suppose you were lucky you had something to reflect on!
Sorry, but someone had to say it!

[Groan]

 

[Kirstie]

Thanks folks. Kirstie you'll need to elaborate on what you thought I'd done for your imagined title

Anyway, I've just eaten the weekends fry-up, so I feel a lot better. Might have been complete co-incidence but by the time I got up the last climb I was feeling positively ill and a bit trembly: Much better now though

I don't know - I just read the title and then clicked on the thread to find out exactly what you'd been doing. I suppose you might have seen your dream bike in the flesh or something like that... it was more a reflection of the twisted inner workings of my mind than anything else...

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Maybe it was reading Walker's cures for insomnia that did it.

 

[Crackle]

Yes I think I read one of his suggestions. It was the last one if all else should fail!

Sorry, just realized re-reading my post and the replies. It was a wheel reflector, one of those white ones that goes on the spokes. It was just on the bike from when I got it. Never really thought about or noticed the bloody things 'till today. Just off to check spoke tension and wheel alignment now.

 

[fossyant]

Wheel reflectors are evil...... those and any others must be removed at all costs, unless it's a commuting bike where front/rears can stay

 

[Elmer Fudd]

oops
I assumed he'd nearly creamed himself.
sorry

Kirstie , remember,

CLEAN THOUGHTS, clean thoughts, clean thoughts