thefollen
Veteran
- Location
- Balham/Tooting Bec
Cycling back on Friday evening down the hill from Clapham South heading into the Balham High St. A bit on the wet side, but not raining.
Another cyclist had been tailing me for a bit. I wasn't up for hitting the hammer and making a race of it- Friday legs and potentially slippy conditions. Bit 'trafficky' too.
Anyway, he decides to make a move halfway down the hill- I was taking it easy, wasn't engaging the quads, happy to let him go and get him off my tail. He goes past but there's a large white van ahead indicating to go left for a turning at the foot of the hill. I naturally move to the right but for some reason this fella goes up the van's left hand side forcing it to stop before the turn. The van started moving after the chap passed, but suddenly stopped again (maybe stalled). I'd anticipated the van moving into my position (it's a single lane road) and found myself on the downhill with the van's rear fast approaching. With a quick body shift I JUST ABOUT avoided ploughing into the back of it at around 23mph.
'One of those' I guess- lucky I'd slowed a bit. No idea what the other chap thought he was doing, had all the gear, looked a potentially competent cyclist.
Another one to chalk up to experience! What doesn't kill you and all
Another cyclist had been tailing me for a bit. I wasn't up for hitting the hammer and making a race of it- Friday legs and potentially slippy conditions. Bit 'trafficky' too.
Anyway, he decides to make a move halfway down the hill- I was taking it easy, wasn't engaging the quads, happy to let him go and get him off my tail. He goes past but there's a large white van ahead indicating to go left for a turning at the foot of the hill. I naturally move to the right but for some reason this fella goes up the van's left hand side forcing it to stop before the turn. The van started moving after the chap passed, but suddenly stopped again (maybe stalled). I'd anticipated the van moving into my position (it's a single lane road) and found myself on the downhill with the van's rear fast approaching. With a quick body shift I JUST ABOUT avoided ploughing into the back of it at around 23mph.
'One of those' I guess- lucky I'd slowed a bit. No idea what the other chap thought he was doing, had all the gear, looked a potentially competent cyclist.
Another one to chalk up to experience! What doesn't kill you and all