BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Not me.
Was cruising down the road (early morning, light traffic, must get another 20mile/h average over 6 miles Pershore Road, Birmingham). I passed a guy on a rather nice Willier bike. Kept my head down and the legs pumping.
About a mile later we come to some traffic lights. The phase is with me, so being careful of left turners, I filter up the cycle lane, look for the gap, hit it and fly across the junction. Only to hear a big bang behind me.
I look back, and see a bike laying in the road. So I turned back. The rider was standing up, with blood on his face but not running and a mighty bump on his forehead. Turns out his front brake caliper had come off for some reason, got caught in the wheel between the spokes and the front fork, snapped a couple of spokes and broke the front fork almost completely off. And left him kissing tarmac.
He was a little dazed, bloodied, but generally lucid. Bike unrideable. Left him with a couple of kind ladies and him talking on his phone to his boss.
If you are on here, hope you are OK.
Was cruising down the road (early morning, light traffic, must get another 20mile/h average over 6 miles Pershore Road, Birmingham). I passed a guy on a rather nice Willier bike. Kept my head down and the legs pumping.
About a mile later we come to some traffic lights. The phase is with me, so being careful of left turners, I filter up the cycle lane, look for the gap, hit it and fly across the junction. Only to hear a big bang behind me.
I look back, and see a bike laying in the road. So I turned back. The rider was standing up, with blood on his face but not running and a mighty bump on his forehead. Turns out his front brake caliper had come off for some reason, got caught in the wheel between the spokes and the front fork, snapped a couple of spokes and broke the front fork almost completely off. And left him kissing tarmac.
He was a little dazed, bloodied, but generally lucid. Bike unrideable. Left him with a couple of kind ladies and him talking on his phone to his boss.
If you are on here, hope you are OK.
