First ice slide

[Riding in Circles]

Hit ice for the first time this autumn/winter, 5:30 this morning on the way into the temporary workshop (don't ask), huge ice patch on a corner, started to slide, steered into it briefly but realised it was not going to help so steered away and managed a good 280 degrees or so before the ice ended and the trike straightened herself up, . Very grin worthy, missed the kerb by inches though, could have been a wheel rebuild in the making.

 

[dudi]

ohh, nasty smelly ices.

Not long now untill I'm going to have to keep a watch for ice... grrr, and brrr.

 

[Randochap]

Ice is not nice

Be careful out there. Black ice is evil! The last day of 2007, I spent in the local Emergency, getting my chin sewn back together.

Guess which corner it happened on. it's in the video on my commuter hub page

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

[fossyant]

Be careful..... had I not been off work this week, today would have been walk the bike to the main road....the local roads are sheet ice.....

 

[AdamBlade]

Off twice in the space of 50 yards this morning!! Turned onto a footbridge and went flying. Cycled along then turned off it and went again. Both times were at low speed and thankfully, nobody around to see!

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

It was icy on my route this morning too! I didn't realise either until I had to put my foot down and my trainer slipped on it - made me paranoid then for the rest of the way!

There's nothing you can do to help yourself once you've actually started to cycle accross it is there?

 

[BentMikey]

Buy one of Catrike's trikes, LOL!

 

[martynjc1977]

Many of the roads I have to use are off the main routes so don't get gritted, am expecting a few butt clenching moments over the next few months. Keep safe dudes.

 

[Dayvo]

I had an 'ice-moment' on Tuesday morning; how I kept my balance I don't know, but it was a real 6d - two bob moment.

Next day it was snow, and I did fall. Swollen elbow and knee, and bruised hip to show for it.

Fortunately no more 'winter' riding for a while!

 

[magnatom]

Catrike

Next time don't mention you did this on the trike. It would sooo much more impressive if you did this on an upright/upwrong....

 

[Tynan]

yikes, one good thing about London's thundering traffic is that it keeps the big roads clear barring disasters

 

[Riding in Circles]

Catrike

Next time don't mention you did this on the trike. It would sooo much more impressive if you did this on an upright/upwrong....

I don't ride those old fashioned torture devices, you know that.

 

[marinyork]

If this wasn't commuting I'd have thought you'd been to a gaming convention dressed up as sub zero. Careful out there, all these northerly winds that are cold.

 

[Joe24]

Not had any ice slips yet, but i have had the back wheel slide on the fixed in the wet. Was really slippy on one courner and a few of the riders behind me went down. No idea how i kept the bike up, but kept controlle, and even had someone ask if i was showing off
Cant be that cold, only just gone into wearing my winter cycling jacket over my 2 jerseys

 

[hackbike 6]

Wearing a winter jacket?

Ok I doubled up wearing my two lucky shirts instead of one.