Ouch! Damn ice

[Schooner]

Had a cracking off this morning. I guess black ice and 25mm's don't mix too well. My chin took most of the impact leaving me with a quite remarkable huge red wound that is similar to what I'd expect 5 good passes with an angle grinder would achieve. Sadly it will take a few days to grow a beard to cover it and so will look ridiculous until then. At least my battered hip, which took the rest of the hit, will keep me off the streets!

 

[ianrauk]

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Heal well and heal quick.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Ouch, whereabouts are you? Today was my first commute in a while without the winter tyres.

GWS

 

[MattHB]

Nasty! Get well soon.

It was 10C here this morning. I'm grateful I live in the south

 

[Kies]

I was wearing a T shirt thus avo

 

[2Loose]

It was lovely (all relative I guess) and warm here in the east mids today, so I am surprised at black ice.
Black ice and any non studded tyres don't mix though, it isn't a road bike specific thing

Hope your chin heals (or your beard grows) quick!

 

[Schooner]

Thanks all. In Aberdeen so I shouldn't be surprised by the ice. First commute in weeks due to snow so I was itching to get out when perhaps I shouldn't have.

 

[Kies]

GWS dude

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Sorry to hear that! GWS!
In Glasgow we had snow and ice yesterday, all melted, sunny and mild today.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Boo!

Chicks dig scars.

 

[nilling]

Touch wood, only come off once due to ice. Went down like a sack of spuds! GWS

 

[Jdratcliffe]

GWS soon mate was caught out last friday on the ice too...

 

[Crankarm]

Studded tyres are the way to avoid offs in ice and snow.

GWS.

 

[cyberknight]

Nasty! Get well soon.

It was 10C here this morning. I'm grateful I live in the south

Good frost this morning at 5am and i had down dressed a bit and i could not be assed to put the windproof on .
GWS Schooner, its all part of the joys of biking , i had an off around x mas when i was going up a hill and hit a big patch of ice and wheel spun to a stop then did a clipless fall .

 

[Cocheese]

Another casualty ? we really should consider re-enacting the MJ Thriller video with all the cycling wounded. Have a speedy recover and pray it doesnt turn into Jimmy Hill. GWS