Beware of bungee cords

[newfhouse]

@matticus Remove existing mudguard from bike, ride to collect new one, fit to bike, ride home. Sorted.

 

[Drago]

Yesterday one end of a bungee cord on my pannier came loose and hooked itself into my rear wheel. Fortunately it was fairly old so it just snapped and wrapped itself around the axle. If it had jammed the wheel I'd have probably had a nasty accident. I was going downhill in traffic at the time.

It would have been nasty. Youd have got slower and slower, before suddenly pinging backwards in a parabolic arc, possibly even into orbit had you been travelling fast enough.

 

[matticus]

@matticus Remove existing mudguard from bike, ride to collect new one, fit to bike, ride home. Sorted.

Thanks.

I'm aiming to collect a BB next month. What's your plan for that?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Thanks.

I'm aiming to collect a BB next month. What's your plan for that?

Stick BB in a pocket?

 

[newfhouse]

Thanks.

I'm aiming to collect a BB next month. What's your plan for that?

Are you collecting this bike one piece at a time? I’ll have a think about the frame.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are you collecting this bike one piece at a time? I’ll have a think about the frame.

He is getting it on credit and can only get the bike in instalments 😂

 

[matticus]

Are you collecting this bike one piece at a time? I’ll have a think about the frame.

It depends - not many people leave bikes unattended with more than one worthwhile component on them.

 

[matticus]

Big fan of Arno Straps here.

Me too! Saw him at Ronnie Scotts twice - best horn player Hertfordshire ever produced ...

 

[Cymro74]

Learned my lesson as a teenager. Wrapped a shoulder bag on handlebar with straps on most rides. Worked fine until it slipped and caught in brake blocks. Front wheel locked and bent forks. I still have scars on my palms.
I now value pannier racks and properly attached bags on all my bikes.