Had an embarrassing tumble yesterday!!!

[JamesM]

I had a bit of an embarrassing tumble yesterday - going down hill on a shared pedestrian / cycle path thing at about five or ten miles an hour. It splits into two sections, one straight ahead with steps and one to the left up a slight lip down a slope. Obviously I aimed for the slope rather than the steps but I hadn't turned in far enough so my front wheel was pushed back towards the steps and I ended up in a heap on the floor! Fortunately no damage done to the bike. My hip and shoulder are a bit sore but I'll survive! Even more fortunately, there wasn't anybody about at that time to witness my comedy fall!

 

[BentMikey]

Quality! Unlike GruB (anyone remember him?) who had a mega tumble in front of all his collegues yesterday. ;D

 

[fossyant]

Happens to the best of us - I've had two stupid falls in the last few months, one right in front of a queue of traffic....doh !!!

 

[hackbike 6]

One at Aldgate East and one at Southwark Brdge for me this year but both were chain related.

 

[col]

When i had straps on my racer a few years ago for the first time,i pulled up outside my back gate and just toppled over still strapped in laid on my side in a cycling position .was very embarrasing,never used them or anything like tham since.

 

[hackbike 6]

Oh i've done that loads of times.Mainly with the SPD's though and once was when the SPD's weren't compatible with the shoes.

 

[gratts]

toppled over still strapped in laid on my side in a cycling position

Hee hee

 

[col]

Hee hee

when i think about it it was very comical,im giggling now

 

[hackbike 6]

I did that in the middle of Leyton High Road on match day.