Drawing pins.

[gavroche]

Some dick head put some drawing pins on the cycle path today and my step son caught them. Result: front and back wheel punctured. What is wrong with people?

 

[ianrauk]

Lifes full of tosspots

 

[Welsh wheels]

Some dick head put some drawing pins on the cycle path today and my step son caught them. Result: front and back wheel punctured. What is wrong with people?

At least he didn't come across the thin wire stretched across a cycle path at neck height that my friend came across once a few months back. I avoid cycle paths normally, prefer to dice with cars rather than drawing pins or wires.

 

[Drago]

T'was part of the reason I used slime tubes when commuting. For all their faults they survived a tack attack and didn't need an ounce of air adding.

I hope the offenders suffer an unpleasant accident and they contract gangrene of the trouser vegetables.

 

[Slick]

At least he didn't come across the thin wire stretched across a cycle path at neck height that my friend came across once a few months back. I avoid cycle paths normally, prefer to dice with cars rather than drawing pins or wires.

I thought that was an urban myth. Surely something was done about it?

 

[steveindenmark]

Schwalbe marathon plus tyres can withstand drawing pins.

 

[screenman]

I thought that was an urban myth. Surely something was done about it?

First time I came across it was a rope stretched between two tree's across a road, this was in 1974. No urban myth at all.

 

[Slick]

First time I came across it was a rope stretched between two tree's across a road, this was in 1974. No urban myth at all.

Rope is a disgrace, thin wire could be construed as attempted murder. I really do despair at times.

 

[Drago]

I know of an ex police civvy employee who suffered serious injuries in the 90's in that manner while on his motorbike.

 

[HLaB]

I thought that was an urban myth. Surely something was done about it?

No urban myth unfortunately, its happened a few times on the Edinburgh paths aswell and I've heard of similar occurrences on mtb trails

 

[Slick]

No urban myth unfortunately, its happened a few times on the Edinburgh paths aswell and I've heard of similar occurrences on mtb trails

Ah, now you say that I do remember a story about a school friend of mine suffering some kind of incident on an Edinburgh path.

 

[annedonnelly]

Some dick head put some drawing pins on the cycle path today and my step son caught them. Result: front and back wheel punctured. What is wrong with people?

Have you reported it to the police? They were very interested when it happened here.

I also tried to make others aware via Facebook as our path is also used by dog walkers and horse riders.

 

[HLaB]

Ah, now you say that I do remember a story about a school friend of mine suffering some kind of incident on an Edinburgh path.

I cant find the dislike button I hope it wasn't too bad !

 

[Slick]

I cant find the dislike button I hope it wasn't too bad !

I never did find out the full extent but at the time I think it was a nasty one.

 

[gavroche]

Have you reported it to the police? They were very interested when it happened here.

I also tried to make others aware via Facebook as our path is also used by dog walkers and horse riders.

No cos I wasn't with him at the time. He just told me afterwards.