My first (very gentle) off!

[MattHB]

So silly really. On a ride with 2 friends, I was warning them about a very nasty section of the lane we were on. Big potholes each side.

As I was pointing them out I failed to notice the huge ridge of frozen mud running down the road. My front wheel went to the left side of it, and I went right!

I went straight over onto the raised verge. I also wasn't going very fast, maybe 10mph. Nothing damaged on me or the bike, so all good. Just felt like a bit of a donut!

 

[Psycolist]

Lets hope its first and last. Glad y're OK though.

 

[Easytigers]

Glad you're ok and there's no damage to the bike...I came off recently going at a fair speed and couldn't find any damage on the bike...I was amazed (although me and the bike did fall into a very deep muddy ditch so there was something to break the fall!)

 

[Chescadence]

Glad the bike is ok...and you, of course.

Just shows how easy it is to lose concentration/concentrate on something else and the next thing you know you're on the ground; these things happen in a split second! At least your first off happened at low speeds; lessen learned without any real damage done!

My first fall was very similar; speaking to a friend about the route and just catching the muddy verge and toppling over.

C

 

[MattHB]

Cheers all! Is quite funny thinking back now!

 

[Manonabike]

Glad you are ok. I had a similar experience with an icy patch on the way to Swanage a few years ago. I was going uphill so I was probably doing about 1.5mph

 

[Licramite]

thats always the way , warning everyone else you walk straight into it. - my mates usually stand around laughing and asking if I meant that bit.

 

[MattHB]

thats always the way , warning everyone else you walk straight into it. - my mates usually stand around laughing and asking if I meant that bit.

yeah it was a bit like that!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My latest was at the end of May. I rode across the join between a section of sand and a section of concrete at too acute an angle, and the bike just slid out from under me, I fell heavily, then the bike landed on top of me, and I ended up with facial cuts and bruises, deep cuts on both hands and arms, and a massive bruise on my left hip. About 2 months later, when the bruise had finally gone, I noticed I now have a permanent bump on my left hip . It doesn't hurt, but it looks a bit odd.

Can't complain, though, because I've never had a collision with another vehicle: all my stacks have been just myself and the bicycle, and I haven't had a large number of them, typically one every few years or so. So just count yourself lucky, MattHB, that yours was a single-vehicle incident, they're generally not too bad .

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

At least you missed the potholes and avoided a pinch flat !

 

[Cocheese]

Glad you didny damage yourself or your bike. Let’s hope the recent weather is a taste of things to come.

I was cycling last weekend through Corfe. I was coming down the hill on the opposite side of corfe and realised that I was going a little too fast for the next corner. I put the brakes on but as it was raining they were not as effective as I had hoped , essentially I started to broadside around the bend then the tyres gripped again but as I was sideways the bike flipped me over hitting the road shoulder first. An ambulance was called and appeared in 10 mines which I cannot thank them enough for as the pain was pretty unbearable. After x rays and a cat scan I was told that I dislocated my shoulder but also broke my humerous just below the ball socket.
Had my op last Monday, the surgeon said it was a complicated fracture and fix but it went as good as they hoped. In 4 weeks i have a further scan to see if the pinned bones are knitting well as there is a chance that they could die through lack of blood flow. In that event I would need to have a further op and undergo bone grafts. I am hoping to be fit again for late summer early autumn and am looking for a decent national/international ride for me to focus on and get me through. If anyone has any recommendations for ride that would be great.

Many thanks. Stay safe

 

[MattHB]

Glad you didny damage yourself or your bike. Let’s hope the recent weather is a taste of things to come.

I was cycling last weekend through Corfe. I was coming down the hill on the opposite side of corfe and realised that I was going a little too fast for the next corner. I put the brakes on but as it was raining they were not as effective as I had hoped , essentially I started to broadside around the bend then the tyres gripped again but as I was sideways the bike flipped me over hitting the road shoulder first. An ambulance was called and appeared in 10 mines which I cannot thank them enough for as the pain was pretty unbearable. After x rays and a cat scan I was told that I dislocated my shoulder but also broke my humerous just below the ball socket.
Had my op last Monday, the surgeon said it was a complicated fracture and fix but it went as good as they hoped. In 4 weeks i have a further scan to see if the pinned bones are knitting well as there is a chance that they could die through lack of blood flow. In that event I would need to have a further op and undergo bone grafts. I am hoping to be fit again for late summer early autumn and am looking for a decent national/international ride gosh for me to focus on and get me through. If anyone has any recommendations for ride that would be great.

Many thanks. Stay safe

Gosh I actually heard about your crash from some of the others! We rode that decent a few days after. Hope you make a speedy recovery!

 

[Mo1959]

My latest was at the end of May. I rode across the join between a section of sand and a section of concrete at too acute an angle, and the bike just slid out from under me, I fell heavily, then the bike landed on top of me, and I ended up with facial cuts and bruises, deep cuts on both hands and arms, and a massive bruise on my left hip. About 2 months later, when the bruise had finally gone, I noticed I now have a permanent bump on my left hip . It doesn't hurt, but it looks a bit odd.

Can't complain, though, because I've never had a collision with another vehicle: all my stacks have been just myself and the bicycle, and I haven't had a large number of them, typically one every few years or so. So just count yourself lucky, MattHB, that yours was a single-vehicle incident, they're generally not too bad .

That sounds horrendous. Hope you heal quickly.

I have a strange phobia about broken bones and feel faint and nauseous just thinking about an accident like yours. Please God, any accidents I have just make them scrapes and bruises!

......and Matt, glad yours wasn't too serious

 

[HLaB]

Thought I was going to have an off last night which potentially could have been a fast one had a bit of a slide on approach to a rbt recovered it only to have a slide on the rbt its self thankfully recovered that too; then came the timely warning shout of 'petrol' probably diesel actually