Cyclist Down - How Embarrassing

[lejogger]

Well it was certainly the coldest commute of the season this morning... Winter base layer on for the first time, and the extra warm gloves too.
I was super careful on the damp, slippy lanes, ensuring that I took all corners carefully, and managed to arrive at work without the slightest incident...

... until I locked up the bike, took two steps towards the hospital building to go and get my shower, did a brief, but very accurate impression of Bambi on ice on the frosty paving slab, and the next thing I knew I was down on my arse. This was a source of great amusement to a bunch of nurses turning up for work, and also to one of the porters pushing a trolley behind me.

I suppose it's just a good job that it wasn't an elderly patient, otherwise it might have been a lot more serious than a bruised hand/wrist and a damaged ego!

The bloody NHS eh? We can pay a security guy to sit in his van in the car park playing with his iPad or taking a nap while he pretends to marshall staff parking in the patient car park, but we can't get anyone to salt the pathways on frosty mornings!

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Well Look at it this way, I suppose you wouldn't of had to have gone far if you thought you'd broke something lol

 

[Crackle]

It's always when you relax because you think you're safe, always. It was pretty frosty and icy this morning though.

 

[lejogger]

I'm not sure that icy pavements and road shoes go together very well, but in my defence I had my rubber cleat covers on...

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Dont feel bad,I saw two motorists down plus a set of traffic lights at Walthamstow Central today.

Could look on the camera but I didn't realise how serious it was.

 

[hennbell]

If you are wearing spd's the metal cleat on ice can be brutal.

 

[Hip Priest]

You have my sympathy. If I tell you the following story it'll make you feel better...I was once walking to work with a freshly-bought cup of coffee in my hand and my guitar on my back, when I stepped in a pile of vomit that'd been deposited outside the nightclub next to my office.

I went right up in the air, spilled the coffee all over myself, got covered in sick and broke my guitar.

It was a great day.

 

[wisdom]

Glad you are ok
I noticed the gritters out last night so when i took the dogs out this morning at 0530 i tested the side roads.Some were a little slippy in places so i set off 15 minutes earlier than normal.
All was ok but i took the corners very carefully as the side roads were white over.
A nice ride though better than wind and rain.

 

[lejogger]

If you are wearing spd's the metal cleat on ice can be brutal.

Not spds... was racing cleats with rubber cleat covers on, so I thought I'd have been ok to be honest... I imagine they'll say they're not the most sensible choice, but if you're a cyclist and you're on the path from the bike racks then what do they expect you to be wearing?!