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Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Yes ! With 3 sugars please .
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I went to Stanfords in Covent Garden to pick up a 1:25000 OS map. I don't usually go right into the beating heart of The West End but I took the precaution of taking a handful of baby-wipes in a ZipLok bag in case my chain dropped off again. (I don't mind riding around Shepherd's Bush with fingers covered in black oil, but I figured the shop assistants in cool territory might be affronted). Coming home down Charing Cross Road, there was red light at which I stopped and put my left foot down.....but it didn't land on top of the kerb as expected and I keeled over in glorious slowmotion onto the pavement with the bike on top of me. I had barely hit the paving before five concerned young people (God Bless them) were upon me earnestly inquiring about my welfare. It was all rather depressing. FFS! Do I look that old???
Yes, the chain had fallen off, and yes, I needed the baby wipes, but my ego was in shreds.
Yes, the chain had fallen off, and yes, I needed the baby wipes, but my ego was in shreds.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I went to Stanfords in Covent Garden to pick up a 1:25000 OS map. I don't usually go right into the beating heart of The West End but I took the precaution of taking a handful of baby-wipes in a ZipLok bag in case my chain dropped off again. (I don't mind riding around Shepherd's Bush with fingers covered in black oil, but I figured the shop assistants in cool territory might be affronted). Coming home down Charing Cross Road, there was red light at which I stopped and put my left foot down.....but it didn't land on top of the kerb as expected and I keeled over in glorious slowmotion onto the pavement with the bike on top of me. I had barely hit the paving before five concerned young people (God Bless them) were upon me earnestly inquiring about my welfare. It was all rather depressing. FFS! Do I look that old???
Yes, the chain had fallen off, and yes, I needed the baby wipes, but my ego was in shreds.
Ooops...
I refer this kind of incident as "toppling over gracelessly"
At least you didn't do it with a backpack full of tomatoes...
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
It's all right for you. You've got youth on your side.Ooops...
I refer this kind of incident as "toppling over gracelessly"
At least you didn't do it with a backpack full of tomatoes...
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's all right for you. You've got youth on your side.
Oh right...
You don't give a monkeys about the mess I made of the tomatoes? 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Mea culpa! I'm so sorry if I appeared to be insensitive. It must be because I'm such an old git.Oh right...
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Like Bloomington, then.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Mea culpa! I'm so sorry if I appeared to be insensitive. It must be because I'm such an old git.
In your defence, you didn't point at me and laugh, like WVM did at the time, as I, a tomato-besmeared cyclist, slunk off home dripping a trail of juice behind her...
classic33
Leg End Member
There'll not be too many try "borrowing" them
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
'Tis the beauty of them.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
It’s -1 C here this morning. 
