Came off my bike this morning

fletch

Got the whole way to work grand, cycling down the ramp into the underground (ignoring the, cyclists please dismount signs ), flying by a lady who had dismounted her bike thinking what a s@p she was, when all of a sudden as I turned, BAM I go on to the ground.
Grabbed my bike and pride up before anybody saw. Will be more careful from now on

unionman

Sympathies. Same thing happened to me in the car park in work earlier in the year. Buffed concrete surface is like glass, and puddles on a rainy day are like grease on the surface. I wasn't going particularly fast, just a bad angle and wallop, down on my side. Nasty ouch.

Take it handy.

fletch

Yeh was crawling along as I was thinking in my head as I was coming down the ramp how easy it would be to come off the bike and then I did Lesson learned and at least I didn't end up under a truck

blorg

I've done that, slid sideways and down while cornering onto a wet ramp, bike came out from under me.

Howitzer

normal nasty concrete on our ramp - so hope it doesn't happen to me.

i have a blind corner to contend with on it - i ring the bell for peds, watch the roundy mirror for cars - hope not to meet either!

hope yer bruises / pride recover well.

72hundred

Sorry to hear about your ramp incident, I wasn't aware of this problem myself. But'll keep in it in mind now.

Nearly came off today myself at near Grand Canal/Lesson Street, when over a slick metal manhole cover that I didn't see and back wheel fishtailed. Hand to put foot down as started to slide. (-again luckily without near by truck!)

Ron DMC

I'd no problems coming down my ramp this morning (though it is fairly slippery at the bottom) but I did nearly cycle into a pillar once I was down in the car park.

Should've been paying attention but I was still a bit shaky from having a taxi smack his mirror off me five minutes previous.

blorg

Ronny Mitchell wrote: »

I'd no problems coming down my ramp this morning (though it is fairly slippery at the bottom) but I did nearly cycle into a pillar once I was down in the car park.

I've managed this in my car park too, except without the nearly. Technically the bike missed but my shoulder did not

TinyExplosions

blorg wrote: »

I've managed this in my car park too, except without the nearly. Technically the bike missed but my shoulder did not

Ditto, but yesterday, and I've now got a huge bruise on my shoulder from it

Gavin

You two need to practice staying on your bicycles, it's much more fun.

TinyExplosions

Verb wrote: »

You two need to practice staying on your bicycles, it's much more fun.

Na, concussion FTW!

Ron DMC

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Na, concussion FTW!

In retrospect, looking back over today as a whole. I'd rather have been sent home with a concussion.

easyontheeye

i know a guy that cycled over those little tiny white roundabouts ( the ones you see in house estates that are slightly raised), he slid, landed on his side...he broke...wait for it... his femur :eek:

TinyExplosions

Ronny Mitchell wrote: »

In retrospect, looking back over today as a whole. I'd rather have been sent home with a concussion.

It's a good 'get out of work' excuse alright... though it does hurt a tad

kenmc

Verb wrote: »

You two need to practice staying on your bicycles, it's much more fun.

Yeah, especially if they plan to get to and from Galway in one piece! In the dark.....

TinyExplosions

kenmc wrote: »

Yeah, especially if they plan to get to and from Galway in one piece! In the dark.....

If it's dark you can't see the thing that nearly hits you!

CianRyan

Cycling to rugby training last week, got the whole way there grand, and just as i was turning into the club grounds, forgot to slow down for the corner, so i had to bank the turn to get around it, forgetting i have my slick tyres on, and going FLYING...
Greasy tarmac is horrible! >.<

Shamshed my front light and had to cycle home in the dark, and my mate saw me going flying.

I'll think twice before going into corners that fast after its been raining.

Lumen

CianRyan wrote: »

forgot to slow down for the corner, so i had to bank the turn to get around it, forgetting i have my slick tyres on, and going FLYING... Greasy tarmac is horrible!

Untreaded tyres give more grip on tarmac.

72hundred

Lumen wrote: »

Untreaded tyres give more grip on tarmac.

Would it not aqua-plane easier?

blorg

72hundred wrote: »

Would it not aqua-plane easier?

Very possibly... if you were doing over 170km/h at the time.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#tread

Lumen

72hundred wrote: »

Would it not aqua-plane easier?

As usual, Sheldon tells it how it is.

eta: beaten by blorg

72hundred

Lumen wrote: »

As usual, Sheldon tells it how it is.

eta: beaten by blorg

Ah that Sheldon article is interesting.

What's that about eta & blorg?

Lumen

72hundred wrote: »

What's that about eta & blorg?

eta = edited to add

I think blorg edited his post with the same link, 'tis all.

72hundred

^^^
I'm learning yet more net lingo!