Your number one fear with cycling ?

[Linford]

Answers on a postcard
I've had a couple of cycles stolen over the years, but never been run over. Any other questions to add to the poll ?

 

[Theseus]

None of the above

 

[4F]

I have one you can add from recent experience. Puncture in front tyre whist going downhill at speed

 

[Octet]

I'm definitely more concerned about my bicycle getting stolen than anything else. Whenever I am out with a couple of friends, I'm normally saying, "Do you think the bikes will be OK?"

Even though I live on an island with negligible crime figures and they are secured to a metal post by a D-Lock.

 

[GetAGrip]

I have one you can add from recent experience. Puncture in front tyre whist going downhill at speed

Wow, yeah. With the same token, Front brake failure going downhill at speed

 

[Rob3rt]

Being seen pushing my bike up a hill, tbh, even being seen stopping for a rest is pretty much horrifying Never happened yet, but that is my fuel for getting up there!

 

[monkeylc]

stolen,but I'm really paranoid about people sitting in cars looking at their mobiles while opening the car door!

 

[tadpole]

Chain snap, that hurts. It's my number one fear.

 

[Sittingduck]

I voted for the run over option (out of the choices given).

My actual biggest fear is probably some kind of high speed, downhill crash. Something involving the headtube breaking away from the top tube or maybe the handlebars snapping. Unlikely though and I don't think about such things often. Well, I didn't until I read this thread!

 

[fossyant]

Being seen pushing my bike up a hill, tbh, even being seen stopping for a rest is pretty much horrifying Never happened yet, but that is my fuel for getting up there!

Oh yes. It's only happened once - Jenkins Chapel climb - we have unfinished business

 

[Rob3rt]

I was looking forward to (read: dreading) that climb yesterday after the ToB Gun Hill KOM but the lad who was going to lead couldn't come, so we took a less brutal route.

 

[theclaud]

I refuse to answer the poll. Cycling isn't about fear - it's about fun.

 

[gavroche]

I'm definitely more concerned about my bicycle getting stolen than anything else. Whenever I am out with a couple of friends, I'm normally saying, "Do you think the bikes will be OK?"

Even though I live on an island with negligible crime figures and they are secured to a metal post by a D-Lock.

We all live on a island, it is called Great Britain and crime is high on this one!

 

[Fnaar]

Mine is a fairly common fear, I guess. On my roadie, going down a fast hill, with a bend in the middle, wet, but countryside, so no traffic. A herd of sheep suddenly morph into "horror-clowns", and jump over the fence, chasing me down the hill, waving axes, and laughing maniacally, their eyes red and glowing, their bow ties spinning, fake flowers in their lapels spurting blood instead of water.

 

[theclaud]

Do a new poll then?!

I just might, Smeglington. But if I do it today you'll have to write a press release for me.