Cameron's brakes fail

[Origamist]

Cameron’s bike saga continues... now his brakes fail

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/...-8217-s-bike-saga-continues--brakes-fail.html

 

[HLaB]

Am I getting this right when he got the bike back one day and jumped on the bike for work the next and never thought to give it a quick check first, plonker.

 

[hackbike 6]

Eh,is it something I missed in Cyclecraft?Do you have to check them?

 

[Maz]

The bike even had a new front wheel as the original was missing.

Sounds like whoever put his new front wheel on may have forgotten to reconnect the brakes, possibly?

 

[ColinJ]

Eh,is it something I missed in Cyclecraft?Do you have to check them?

I don't know about Cyclecraft, but I do know about low-life mentality so I always check my brakes and my quick releases after leaving my bike in public. I heard of one cyclist who had his front wheel come out when bunny-hopping a pothole after a cafe stop because some scum-bag had loosened his QRs !

Even if you don't have such a cynical view of human nature, it is sensible to give your bike a quick check before riding it. I not only examine the brakes and QRs, I also check that the headset and handlebars are okay, and examine the tyres for cuts and embedded debris (glass, thorns etc.).

Another thing to watch out for is that the plugs in the ends of your handlebars are still there. In case of an accident, they stop the handlebars turning into potentially lethal weapons.

 

[hackbike 6]

Must admit I had my brake blocks nicked once when I left my bike outside a park although I did notice it for some reason.Quick releases good point.I bought a bike from a certain crappy bike shop once many years ago and they hadn't tightened the front wheel up (not quick release).Yeah just thinking about the bar end lark and I can see how they'd be lethal in an accident.Kept losing my bar end plugs but one side is now sealed in with silicone gel.

 

[Perry]

Am I getting this right when he got the bike back one day and jumped on the bike for work the next and never thought to give it a quick check first, plonker.

+1

 

[yenrod]

Not nice having no brakes !

 

[kushtrim]

It would have been nice if I was driving across that junction when his breaks failed.

 

[sheddy]

Wow ! First the Mail steal his bike, and then they cut the brakes !
Does tabloid journalism get any lower ?