Tales from today's commute....
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GeekDadZoid
Über Member
Certainly the busiest it's been at the college I ride past, been getting busier all week. Now back to the double parked cars and badly positioned cars for dropoffs.
Also had a Royal Mail van drive at me as his side of the road was blocked by a parked car, so was mine but I could still fit past, however he just drove at me 30mph, luckily I managed to pull between two cars.
On a positive note the weather was lovely.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Not had a driver do this before !
I wonder whether he forgot his missus or his mask?
View: https://youtu.be/kNX0AhnL1Vo
I wonder whether he forgot his missus or his mask?
View: https://youtu.be/kNX0AhnL1Vo
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Bugger
This happened on my ride to work today
I was just exiting a roundabout too, thankfully not too busy, as it was rather an undignified (& rapid) stop!!
I didn't take a photo of it, in the immediate post-incident, as I'd had to pull the chain out from between the cassette & spokes
It wasn't due to a derailleur hitting the spokes, as I was on the 4th (or 5th) sprocket
All I can assume is that, for some reason, the lower jockey-wheel bolt dropped out, & the chain 'swung' into the spokes, taking with it, the cage
Which then moved over, as the chain tensioned??
From it happening, it was only 50yards into the Hospital grounds
Embarrassingly, before entering the building, I had to ask a Paramedic crew (that I knew....) to unzip my chest pocket & take my mask out, or I'd have made a grotty mess of my jacket, with oily hands
'Clinell Wipes' are surprisingly effective at removing grease/oil from hands!!!
(almost as good as swarfega, mixed with Vim)
Damage;
Derailleur; as seen
Chain; bent & twisted at two points
Sacrificial drop-out; sheared (Just ordered new one, from Ribble)
Cable; shredded
Wheel; out of true, 2 spokes snapped at hub
As stated above, new hanger ordered
I'll take a derailleur off my old (disused) Ridley (not moved for 6 years+)
Chain; I bought a couple of new ones, from Decathlon, not too long ago
Wheel; 'the biggie'...............
1. I could have it respoked, but the freehub has play in it, & may have been further damaged by the chain 'forcing' its way behind cassette?
2. There's substantial play in the rear bearings (press-fits)
3. If I take those points into consideration, it may be almost as cheap to buy a new pair of wheels??
I had to phone SWMBO to come & pick me up, when I finished, as due to the twisted chain I couldn't even shorten it & go 'single-speed)
This happened on my ride to work today
I was just exiting a roundabout too, thankfully not too busy, as it was rather an undignified (& rapid) stop!!
I didn't take a photo of it, in the immediate post-incident, as I'd had to pull the chain out from between the cassette & spokes
It wasn't due to a derailleur hitting the spokes, as I was on the 4th (or 5th) sprocket
All I can assume is that, for some reason, the lower jockey-wheel bolt dropped out, & the chain 'swung' into the spokes, taking with it, the cage
Which then moved over, as the chain tensioned??
From it happening, it was only 50yards into the Hospital grounds
Embarrassingly, before entering the building, I had to ask a Paramedic crew (that I knew....) to unzip my chest pocket & take my mask out, or I'd have made a grotty mess of my jacket, with oily hands
'Clinell Wipes' are surprisingly effective at removing grease/oil from hands!!!
(almost as good as swarfega, mixed with Vim)
Damage;
Derailleur; as seen
Chain; bent & twisted at two points
Sacrificial drop-out; sheared (Just ordered new one, from Ribble)
Cable; shredded
Wheel; out of true, 2 spokes snapped at hub
As stated above, new hanger ordered
I'll take a derailleur off my old (disused) Ridley (not moved for 6 years+)
Chain; I bought a couple of new ones, from Decathlon, not too long ago
Wheel; 'the biggie'...............
1. I could have it respoked, but the freehub has play in it, & may have been further damaged by the chain 'forcing' its way behind cassette?
2. There's substantial play in the rear bearings (press-fits)
3. If I take those points into consideration, it may be almost as cheap to buy a new pair of wheels??
I had to phone SWMBO to come & pick me up, when I finished, as due to the twisted chain I couldn't even shorten it & go 'single-speed)
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Normal commute into work this morning but had to finish early to go and get my first Covid jab. I thought I would risk the 18 miles to the Covid centre even though the weather was forecast “ grim” and many people I know who had had their first jabs advised against cycling that distance..... challenge accepted 😆
Time to leave work and the clouds parted and I happily followed my usual route along the NCN55 to Monton and then along the Bridgewater canal to Timperley. Lots of people out and about but still managed to do the route in just over an hour.
Got in earlier than booked and after having a cheeky coffee with my baby sister I headed back home with orders to let her know I was home safe ( 3 rings 😆)
Perfect ride home even with the wind past some football training ground which Man United kick a bag of air around, across the Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam locks and then on to Astley Moss. Stopped to enjoy the views and fussed a horse puppy which had grown since I last saw it. 40+ miles covered today and I made sure I let my 50 year baby sister I was home safe !
Time to leave work and the clouds parted and I happily followed my usual route along the NCN55 to Monton and then along the Bridgewater canal to Timperley. Lots of people out and about but still managed to do the route in just over an hour.
Got in earlier than booked and after having a cheeky coffee with my baby sister I headed back home with orders to let her know I was home safe ( 3 rings 😆)
Perfect ride home even with the wind past some football training ground which Man United kick a bag of air around, across the Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam locks and then on to Astley Moss. Stopped to enjoy the views and fussed a horse puppy which had grown since I last saw it. 40+ miles covered today and I made sure I let my 50 year baby sister I was home safe !
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
The "3 rings" on the phone is so familiar!
Some of your pics looks a little unsual; is it a wide angle lens?
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
It is a wide setting on the phone to capture the sky. I like that affect on my old and new SLR cameras
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
@skudupnorth in photo 6 there is colliery winding gear ,I’m intrigued where is it .
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skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
It’s the Lancashire mining museum at Astley, I absolutely love this place and the work the volunteers do is amazing. It should be open again on April 12th. It was used in the “ Peaky Blinders ” series
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rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
oh man, looks like a u-turn? or did he just turn right after thinking he'd go left?
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
yikes! in traffic! sympathies. had similar happen on a remote trail 3 miles from my car. a stick flung up into the spokes/derailleur & spun it around in similar fashion, breaking it. came to a skidding stop. I was lucky & able to move parts around & mush the fender back enough to hoble back in 1 gearBugger
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Yes, a U-turn! Forgot his missus or his mask?
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
oh man, that's so bad!
Lovacott
Über Member
You can do anything you want if being surrounded by thin steel and toughened glass gives you a false sense of security.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Crikey!!
Your bike's interlinked with mine!!
Glad you were away from traffic
I couldn't even single-speed mine, with chain bending to about 60 degrees
Hope you get it sorted easily/quickly!
