Cyclist down - Me!!

[lozcs]

Whoops...

Oh well, 5250 miles in 15 months and first 'off'

Took the long way home via the lanes - bad idea - hit ice here - luckily only going about 12mph - Front wheel slid out from under me, landed on knee and elbow - had a lovely slide on the ice whilst trying to hold bike off the ground and watched phone slide along next to me.

No real damage to me or bike, apart from slighlty sore elbow and knee, skid marks on coat and knackered bar tape (which I was going to replace any time now anyway) small chip out the front of phone (third iphone i've dropped and the third time it's been the front and not the back damaged - like dropping toast!!)

Luckily no one around to see ;-)

Be careful out there...

 

[defy-one]

glad to hear you are okay mate. carefully does it

 

[Drago]

Strewth. Glad you kicked fate in the knackers and walked away from that.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Good you're relatively ok: it's all gonna melt tomorrow

 

[CopperBrompton]

The two most important things: 2. You're ok, 1. No-one saw you.

 

[fossyant]

Nasty stuff ice. Glad it wasn't worse. My road bike isn't out in these temps, ice bike only.

 

[Hip Priest]

Glad you're alright. Ice is a bugger. I've got an old MTB which I'm going to convert to an ice bike when funds allow.

 

[Drago]

Did you manage to make it look like you'd meant to do that?

 

[TheKay]

I came off today too... in the exact same spot!
That was my second off... the first one was 2 mins earlier on Dusthouse Lane.
After that I promptly turned around and went home again!
I wasn't so lucky though... half way home the rear hanger snapped clean so ended up walking and rolling the last few miles in the sunshine.
Apart from that a few bruises on the legs so could have been worse.

 

[HLaB]

Double Ouch, my mileage is pretty low just now but I don't feel the urge to extend my commute on icy roads.

 

[paulw1969]

glad your both relatively OK!!

 

[marshmella]

Blimey, glad to hear neither of you are too badly knocked about

 

[lulubel]

had a lovely slide on the ice whilst trying to hold bike off the ground

I loved this. It sounds so like what I'd do.

I hope you're not too sore.

 

[fossyant]

I loved this. It sounds so like what I'd do.

I hope you're not too sore.

I think we all do it.

 

[400bhp]

The two most important things: 2. You're ok, 1. No-one saw you.

Not necessarily in that order.