Easytigers
Guru
Glad you walked away relatively unhurt! Bet it was a bit of a shock to the people in the house:-)
Had a bit of a oops moment tonight
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SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
Also glad you walked away unhurt.
Guessing you may also be more careful with maintenance in future?
Guessing you may also be more careful with maintenance in future?
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
He cemented a new friendship with its owner.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Some people would go to any lengths for an excuse to buy a new bike.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
That's bad!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I bet he was bricking himself.
ScotiaLass
Guru
- Location
- Middle Earth
Glad you're okay!
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
There is every excuse available especially as the exact cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The probability of killing someone else is very low - look up the statistics for fatalities to third parties caused by cycle riders.
The big question is: Did wearing a helmet save his life?
That depends on how rough his girlfriend is with him
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Deffo a yikes moment. Glad you are OK.
Frame around head tube (downtube, top tube) might be a bit crumpled too?
Frame around head tube (downtube, top tube) might be a bit crumpled too?
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Ouch, hope you're ok.
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Have to say Im surprised.
Im not surprised that ... You lost your pads
Im not surprised that ... You went over a wall
Im not surprised that ... You landed in a garden when the owners were there.
But I am surprised that a bike was left on the floor for seconds without a scrap van coming along and taking it. There's a roving fleet in Walsall that never seem to stop!
Im not surprised that ... You lost your pads
Im not surprised that ... You went over a wall
Im not surprised that ... You landed in a garden when the owners were there.
But I am surprised that a bike was left on the floor for seconds without a scrap van coming along and taking it. There's a roving fleet in Walsall that never seem to stop!
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hedder2212
Senior Member
- Location
- Walsall
wall seemed fine.
theyre rubbish and weren't enough to stop a 18 stone lad on a BSO at the speed I was going.
as for the whole helmet thing. I don't normally wear one. I was on this occasion though, probably protected my head to a extent but im not going to get into the whole would a helmet of helped thing bla bla bla...
brakes were fine when I did my morning checks, they were working up until that point. no idea why they came off. it happened. end of.
