leaves: let's be careful out there

[Dogtrousers]

Just came off on a patch of leaves. All quite slow and I'm ok but my rear wheel is a Pringle.

Take care

 

[sidevalve]

British rail have similar problems with leaves.
But yes - also beware the HUGE potholes the damn things can hide.

 

[Venod]

Just came off on a patch of leaves. All quite slow and I'm ok but my rear wheel is a Pringle

I was out yesterday and had quite a few twitchy bum moments, didn't come off but caution is the word.

 

[DWiggy]

it's even worst when they start mulching up

 

[summerdays]

I was riding really slowly this week because of leaves, I've come off before and so I'm probably over cautious in the minds of those who were passing me.

 

[BrumJim]

Came off on Thursday due to leaves. Then gears stopped working. Although apparently the two were not connected.

 

[summerdays]

[QUOTE 3992740, member: 9609"]there will be Ice in the next month or so - we can all be astonished again when we discover it can be a hazard too.[/QUOTE]
Though I think I've come off more times on leaves than ice, and I don't get as filthy.... I cycled to the station this week for a meeting in Bath and my smart looking boots were looking a right state by the time I reached the station.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's a little bit safer for cyclists this year around here. The official council leaf blowers have had their hours cut due to "austerity measures" so we aren't seeing as many blow the leaves from the pavements into the cycle lanes incidents.

 

[MichaelW2]

We should have this warning on auto-repeat every year, for the benefit of newbies who may never consider wet leaves to be such a danger.
Extra caution required when wet leaves are combined with:
white road paint
slick metal covers
slope across a road (outside camber), esp at bends.
Small curbs ridden at an angle (eg joining off road bike paths).
Steep roads onto T junctions.

 

[buggi]

My friend broke her pelvis in 5 places coming off on leaves.

Also wet manhole covers and painted white lines down the middle of the road (particularly where they have been repainted and become raised over time) can be a menace.

 

[Dogtrousers]

[QUOTE 3992740, member: 9609"]there will be Ice in the next month or so - we can all be astonished again when we discover it can be a hazard too.[/QUOTE]
Life's full of surprises isn't it?

The annoying thing was, I was actually thinking "better take this slow, this surface is nasty ... look, there's a "slow" sign ... better be ... waaaaaaaah"

I was lucky that as I was picking my bike up a nice man in a Landrover stopped to check I was OK, and offered me a lift and happened to be going exactly the right way. His Landrover was all set to help someone move house so plenty of room in the back. I've used up a whole load of my luck points there.

Poorly bike is in the shop now for a new rim on the rear wheel.

 

[Drago]

[QUOTE 3992740, member: 9609"]there will be Ice in the next month or so - we can all be astonished again when we discover it can be a hazard too.[/QUOTE]we've had ice already.

 

[raleighnut]

British rail have similar problems with leaves.
But yes - also beware the HUGE potholes the damn things can hide.

plus the odd 'Dog Egg'. DAMHIKT

 

[mjr]

Leaves are a reason for tread even on road bike tyres IMO. Treat as something between slimy mud and ice and expect the bike to wriggle as you cross them but it usually won't.

Ice is different: a reason for spiked tyres IMO.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Well, tomorrow I'll be re-attempting my November 100k on my Dreadnaught, with M+ tyres. Maybe lower the pressure a bit too.
So what to do today? Maybe listen to some appropriate music...