Ouch - I fell off!

[Gerry Attrick]

Don't kid yourself. It has happened to more than a few other posters on here. They just dare not come clean! Nevertheless, much sympathy and virtual hugs.

 

[HLaB]

Ouch, I hope it doesn't turn out to be to bad sd.

that some one could fall off cycling in a staight line with no traffic around

I almost did that yesterday , cycling along a flat straight with no traffic. The pelican crossing up ahead began to change and whilst I wasn't going fast and had plenty of time to react; I reacted too much to a ped crossing just before the lights changed leaned to the wrong side and almost had the proverbial clipless moment, got the foot out in time to spare my blushes .

 

[summerdays]

Well morning now and still one handed but able to hold very light things. I'm hoping its not broken ... just not sure why I have to wait till monday to go back and find out.

And its the final nail in the coffin with regards to missing this months total on cyclogs

Anyone with open bar ends get them fixed ... my handle bar obviously hit me just below the shoulder and bruised me ... glad mine was covered.

 

[fossyant]

They should give you a 'quick' answer as to whether it's broken straight away - they certainly do with RTA's, but a full report takes a few days. I was told 'nothing broken' then had to wait over a week to say my shoulder was 'normal' - some full report.

Rest it, and get back on the bike as soon as you can.

 

[02GF74]

More ammo for my developing theory that cyclists should not be encouraged or expected to give hand signals.

eh? If a cyclists cannot cycle with one arm on the bars, then you have to queation whether they should be allowed on the roads until they can. It is a bit like driving with one hand on the steeing wheel, and other on the gearstick say. Ok, so you won't fall off in a car but the princicple still applies.

Not having a dig at the OP, these things happen. You need to practise in a safe and soft area. Hand signals are quite fundamental to survival on the road.

 

[redjedi]

Hmm don't have a cam.. besides you would all be pissing yourselves that some one could fall off cycling in a staight line with no traffic around

I think we've all fallen off in ways we would not like to admit to

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17192

This was my first off last year, for some reason I decided to share this with everyone

 

[goo_mason]

eh? If a cyclists cannot cycle with one arm on the bars, then you have to queation whether they should be allowed on the roads until they can. It is a bit like driving with one hand on the steeing wheel, and other on the gearstick say. Ok, so you won't fall off in a car but the princicple still applies.

Not having a dig at the OP, these things happen. You need to practise in a safe and soft area. Hand signals are quite fundamental to survival on the road.

But there are occasions when it can be downright dangerous to try and ride with one hand (eg whilst rattling along on wet cobbles with large concave dips in the road, and trying to move right and brake at the same time.)

I'm all for indicating my intentions when I can, but recently I've been finding that lots of looking backwards (and stopping pedalling whilst doing so) seems to work just as well with cars behind holding back and giving me lots of room to move out. They seem to better interpret that as a sign that I'm about to move over. Weird how signalling well in advance before making a manouevre doesn't elicit the same response from drivers.

And hope things getter much better soon, Summerdays !

 

[D-Rider]

I'm all for indicating my intentions when I can, but recently I've been finding that lots of looking backwards (and stopping pedalling whilst doing so) seems to work just as well with cars behind holding back and giving me lots of room to move out. They seem to better interpret that as a sign that I'm about to move over. Weird how signalling well in advance before making a manouevre doesn't elicit the same response from drivers.

Sometimes it seems that they see you signalling intent and decide to get past before you can manouver... a bit like not letting other cars into their traffic stream. Whereas if you're just glancing back and drifting over (I think) they see you as less predictable. I'm not suggesting for a minute that we shouldn't signal BTW!

 

[HLaB]

Sometimes it seems that they see you signalling intent and decide to get past before you can manouver... a bit like not letting other cars into their traffic stream. Whereas if you're just glancing back and drifting over (I think) they see you as less predictable. I'm not suggesting for a minute that we shouldn't signal BTW!

+ 1 I've found that too sometimes, yet other times a clear signal is much more effective, its like everything in commuting comletely unpredictable.

 

[summerdays]

There wasn't a car in sight (apart from parked ones), it was the bikes ... I was in the middle of the road and slowing to turn right ... one had already overtaken on the right and I knew there was another behind. So it was a clear signal to him, but I'm not sure what happened next other than something went wrong at the front and I may have been looking back to check where the other cyclist was before making the turn.

Generally I have to say the drivers are good around here, that once you look a couple of times for a gap they often hold back to let you move out without you needing to signal.

 

[goo_mason]

+ 1 I've found that too sometimes, yet other times a clear signal is much more effective, its like everything in commuting comletely unpredictable.

Like the first Ice Rink Dad a few weeks ago who thought it was OK to pull out on me because I'd retracted my arm about 3 metres before I reached him (in order to brake and turn into the junction he was coming out of on a wet road surface).

Despite him having sat and watched me approach, signal, move to the middle of the road AND make eye-contact, the fact that my arm was no longer out was taken as a signal for him to move out and almost hit me side-on....

But I think we're now veering off the original topic so I'll let normal service resume.... How's the aches & pains now, Summerdays ?

 

[summerdays]

Hmm .. just tried using right hand for touch typing .. doesn't feel strong but first time that I have achieved that... yest I was depressed with lack of progress but today I almost dressed myself so seeing small improvements but no idea when I will feel safe enough to get back on the bike - missing it madly - every where I look I see cyclists rubbing it in that they can cycle. Still can't fully straighten or bend my arm or give any amount of power with it.

At least this forum is giving me something to do whilst recovering