Bike down! Man Down! Pride Down!

[dhd.evans]

I'm sore.

Fly in mouth, turn head to left to spit out and horribly misjudge rapidly approaching 'cycle path' sign. Oh irony, you rascal.

Bullbar clips round it, i go flying and, as you can see, my bike gets wiped out. Eugh.

I'm fine, minus a sore hip. A passing doctor whom i see every morning in the changing rooms stopped and picked me up - his car was set up to carry his bike, but he'd left it at work so easy lift into the back of the car.

So... LBS quotes £130 for parts alone (two wheels, new forks). Halford's quote £260. Local High-End Bike Shop quote 'Get a new bike. Right now. That's gubbed.'

Eugh.

Not your ideal Wednesday. I've phoned Decathlon in Edinburgh, they've got Triban 3's in stock so I think that'll be my purchase.

 

[BSRU]

Amazing how something so small can cause so much damage
On the bright side you can get a shiny new bike

 

[fossyant]

Ooch

 

[helston90]

On the bright side you can get a shiny new bike

and the fact that you're ok- but lets start planning your next bike!
Glad you survived though.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I'm sore.

Fly in mouth, turn head to left to spit out and horribly misjudge rapidly approaching 'cycle path' sign. Oh irony, you rascal.

Bullbar clips round it, i go flying and, as you can see, my bike gets wiped out. Eugh.

I'm fine, minus a sore hip. A passing doctor whom i see every morning in the changing rooms stopped and picked me up - his car was set up to carry his bike, but he'd left it at work so easy lift into the back of the car.

So... LBS quotes £130 for parts alone (two wheels, new forks). Halford's quote £260. Local High-End Bike Shop quote 'Get a new bike. Right now. That's gubbed.'

Eugh.

Not your ideal Wednesday. I've phoned Decathlon in Edinburgh, they've got Triban 3's in stock so I think that'll be my purchase.

Ouch you were lucky and thankfully came off better than the bike.

 

[dhd.evans]

I was on my aero bars, hence the lack of damage. Had I been holding the bullbars my hands would look not dissimilar to the front wheel!

The damage is a gubbed wheel, the back wheel is lodged into the frame, my forks look slightly twisted and i'm a bit concerned about stress fractures on the frame.

Still, shiny new bike! My other half ain't too happy

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Oh no! Poor bike! Glad you're ok, already planning N+1

 

[Hill Wimp]

I was on my aero bars, hence the lack of damage. Had I been holding the bullbars my hands would look not dissimilar to the front wheel!

The damage is a gubbed wheel, the back wheel is lodged into the frame, my forks look slightly twisted and i'm a bit concerned about stress fractures on the frame.

Still, shiny new bike! My other half ain't too happy

When my OTH damages a bike or spends silly amounts on his cycling i always seem to get a present too to lessen the pain when he tells me how much he has spent.

 

[dhd.evans]

When my OTH damages a bike or spends silly amounts on his cycling i always seem to get a present too to lessen the pain when he tells me how much he has spent.

I like that thought. Maybe something shiny and diamondy for her to lessen the blow of my bike-buying.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I like that thought. Maybe something shiny and diamondy for her to lessen the blow of my bike-buying.

You will get more than a smile if you do that

 

[Hill Wimp]

I like that thought. Maybe something shiny and diamondy for her to lessen the blow of my bike-buying.

Actually im after a turbo trainer so i may just go and sabotage something expensive of his

 

[ManiaMuse]

Silly question...

...but why aero bars on a bike with suspension and wide-ish tyres?

That thing would have a very skewed FCN number.

 

[Shaun]

Ouch! What happened to the fly?

Joking aside, that looks pretty nasty - must have been quite a shock?

 

[dhd.evans]

Silly question...

...but why aero bars on a bike with suspension and wide-ish tyres?

That thing would have a very skewed FCN number.

Suspension was locked out about a month after i started riding my new route. Aero bars were added to lessen the impact of coastal winds on the new route. I scalped 7 folk this morning as an aside.

I was in the market for a roadie soon anyway, but this really has forced my hand.

 

[Shaun]

You'd get more scalps with this commuter (has aero bars already fitted) ...

Might need to buy the missus one of these though too.