I fell off my bike, when did you fall last ?

Alanbt · 22-10-2018 9:28pm

coach22 wrote: »

my sorest fall was a small one. took a few hours before it kicked in. done ligaments in my wrist. it can be very sore trust me

It seemed innocuous enough at the time. Fell on my right side yet it’s the left wrist that’s sore. Hopefully nothing serious

eeeee · 22-10-2018 9:50pm

Alanbt wrote: »

First fall in a long time. Race blade mudguard jammed in front wheel as going through lights on N11 at Stillorgan. Not quite over the bars but rear wheel lifted up throwing me to the ground just as traffic coming straight towards me.
Managed to get up no problem, sheer embarrassment the main motivator. No major damage to bike, except mudguard broken obviously.
Thought was fine but now wrist is very sore. Off for X-ray in morning if no improvement by morning.

Oh well

Oh no what are the chances of that? I'd never in a million years imagine that could even happen :eek:
Get well soon!

shaka · 22-10-2018 11:19pm

Took a spill yesterday near start of club spin, two wheels washed out on a bend and came down on shoulder/hip. Finished the spin but sore today

JMcL · 23-10-2018 3:53pm

coach22 wrote: »

my sorest fall was a small one. took a few hours before it kicked in. done ligaments in my wrist. it can be very sore trust me

Yeah, ligaments are painful, and if it is that, speaking from experience you can only really wait it out. A mate did ligaments in his leg a few years ago, and the doc in A&E said to him "I've good news and bad news. Good news is that there's nothing broken, it's your ligaments. The bad news is that you're going to have all the pain of a broken leg, but none of the sympathy"

Paul_Mc1988 · 23-10-2018 5:12pm

Ribs were the worst for me. Id sooner get the 9 staples put in and taken out twice than have a cracked rib again.

Count Down · 25-10-2018 12:14pm

Fractured 2 ribs a couple of years ago after missing a sharp bend on a back road - front wheel hit the verge at speed, did a somersault, landed on my back - luckily not on the road, thought I was just winded. Cycled on for another 7 miles then the pain got a bit much. Called the missus who kindly collected my battered body and straight to A&E.
They kept me overnight and for the next 2 weeks I was in agony, especially when trying to sleep. At least I got 7 weeks off work!:)

The Davestator · 25-10-2018 12:33pm

Had a funny one on a guided bike tour in Budapest on Saturday.

Came to a lovely square with slick ground...

Said to my wife "check out this skid" (As girls love skids right?!)

Brakes were on the opposite side to my normal bike and I flew over the handlebars!

Only my ego was injured.

wanderer 22 · 26-10-2018 11:08am

The Davestator wrote: »

Had a funny one on a guided bike tour in Budapest on Saturday.

Came to a lovely square with slick ground...

Said to my wife "check out this skid" (As girls love skids right?!)

Brakes were on the opposite side to my normal bike and I flew over the handlebars!

Only my ego was injured.

Ah, 'tis yourself

Had a spill myself 3 weeks ago...was slightly off-balance, hit a stone on the road and went down; I wouldn't mind but I'd done the weevil a few weeks before and went over millions of stones incident free :pac:

Hip and hand still not great but x-rays showed no fractures so I got lucky.

Lambay island · 01-11-2018 9:40am

Tuesday evening on my way home from work. First evening it was dark coming home due to clock change so was a bit conscious of that as I left work as the "normal" things like cars parked in cylce lanes and close passes are either more prominent or more likely more noticeable and dangerous.
Anyway, no bother, got through all that and as I was taking my usual short cut through a housing estate on last leg of my journey, and approached a kerb that gives access to a shared lane. I usually go around it( i.e go to drop down of kerb bout 10 metres to the right) but for some reason i decided to just to hop over it albeit at no speed, prob 5kmph. Anyway i must have lifted bike to early and came down on near side of kerb and bike flipped forward and gave myself an almighty wedgie and cut up my hand but managed to stop bike with the other hand from bouncing off the deck.
No one saw it thank f**k, so I went on my merry way home with my sore tail between my legs.

monkeysnapper · 04-11-2018 9:36pm

My 1st off in years . I mean about 15 years ago was my last off but today was way worse .

Coming down hill at a bit of speed , narrow bridge at bottom, van surprised me on bridge and I had to hammer on brakes.... straight over handlebars .

Two warped wheels and a bad left arm and leg ... my racer is in for service so was using my touring bike with disk brakes , that might have been a small bit of the cause ..

Anyway it's been 14 years since I rang in sick for work but tomorrow looks like one .... very sore!!!!!

Fighting Tao · 10-01-2019 5:11pm

Today. Coming down Booterstown Avenue. Thought I had left loads of room to the car in front who stopped as he couldn't judge how wide his car is. Hit the brakes. They worked but there was diesel on the road and the bike kept going forward. I had a choice of hitting the back of the car or moving into the left where there was a few free parking spaces. Once I realised that I wouldn't make it into the left I leaned over, landed on my aide and slid along the ground rather than hit the car. So far bruising and scrapes but starting to feel pain in a couple of other places.

secman · 10-01-2019 5:38pm

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Today. Coming down Booterstown Avenue. Thought I had left loads of room to the car in front who stopped as he couldn't judge how wide his car is. Hit the brakes. They worked but there was diesel on the road and the bike kept going forward. I had a choice of hitting the back of the car or moving into the left where there was a few free parking spaces. Once I realised that I wouldn't make it into the left I leaned over, landed on my aide and slid along the ground rather than hit the car. So far bruising and scrapes but starting to feel pain in a couple of other places.

Worse fear when hitting brakes hard on a wet surface after a longish dry period, and worse still with diesel, oil spill, plenty of sudocream .....

Alanbt · 04-02-2019 11:19pm

Back in this thread again after only a few months. Not a habit to be proud of.

Had a collision with a car on the commute home. Fecker pulled out right in front of me on stillorgan park. Said didn’t see me despite the 3 super bright front lights have on the bike. Barely time to pull the brakes and turn away from going face first into the car. Slammed into front passenger door at about 35kmph & ended up flat in the middle of the road. Feeling a bit bashed up. Right ribs and knee are sore but not too bad at the moment.

Have drivers details and those of a couple of witnesses. Hopefully won’t need to take any next steps, but ribs definitely feeling worse than earlier.

eeeee · 04-02-2019 11:27pm

Alanbt wrote: »

Back in this thread again after only a few months. Not a habit to be proud of.

Had a collision with a car on the commute home. Fecker pulled out right in front of me on stillorgan park. Said didn’t see me despite the 3 super bright front lights have on the bike. Barely time to pull the brakes and turn away from going face first into the car. Slammed into front passenger door at about 35kmph & ended up flat in the middle of the road. Feeling a bit bashed up. Right ribs and knee are sore but not too bad at the moment.

Have drivers details and those of a couple of witnesses. Hopefully won’t need to take any next steps, but ribs definitely feeling worse than earlier.

Jesus get yourself checked out, you're probably still running off some adrenalin.
Warm not hot shower/bath and all that.
What an arsewipe

magicbastarder · 04-02-2019 11:29pm

you won't have any clear idea of any injuries you've potentially picked up for a day or two yet. go to a doctor and get checked out.

antodeco · 04-02-2019 11:35pm

Came off yesterday after only starting on Friday! Going through a pathway in between apartment blocks and hit the brakes. Obviously it was greasy red brick, so back wheel skidded out and down I went sideways. Nothing major bar a slightly sore wrist and a bruised ego. Went for another 10KM off road straight after. I'd never have gone again if I didnt!

Alanbt · 05-02-2019 12:19am

nee wrote: »

Alanbt wrote: »

Back in this thread again after only a few months. Not a habit to be proud of.

Had a collision with a car on the commute home. Fecker pulled out right in front of me on stillorgan park. Said didn’t see me despite the 3 super bright front lights have on the bike. Barely time to pull the brakes and turn away from going face first into the car. Slammed into front passenger door at about 35kmph & ended up flat in the middle of the road. Feeling a bit bashed up. Right ribs and knee are sore but not too bad at the moment.

Have drivers details and those of a couple of witnesses. Hopefully won’t need to take any next steps, but ribs definitely feeling worse than earlier.

Jesus get yourself checked out, you're probably still running off some adrenalin.
Warm not hot shower/bath and all that.
What an arsewipe

Likely will first thing in the morning. Cheers.

monkeysnapper · 05-02-2019 12:27am

Alanbt wrote: »

Likely will first thing in the morning. Cheers.

Absolutly. ....

I had accident on bike start of November and put up with it for 10 days.....aaggghhh sure I'll be grand .... I had to go to doctor in end ....xray showed I'd fractured my arm ...

I'm just back again now and I tell you I'm a bit nervous... I definitely feel more vulnerable even tho it was my first proper off .

ILIKEFOOD · 06-02-2019 4:47pm

Came off today - cycling down Holles St when a young lad driving out of Denzille Lane tried to cross my lane and turn into the next hit me. Obviously was only looking in one direction. Went from 27kph to 0 fairly sharp. Was pretty irate at first but he was very apologetic to such an extent that it diffused the whole thing quick enough. No injury and just a bit of handle bar tape damage. Sad thing is that I’ve always felt that an accident was awaiting me at some point - hope that’s the only one..

robyntmorton · 17-02-2019 5:29pm

A thread I hoped to never post in, but alas...

Today, group spin. A 3 way crash that involved me going over the two in front and ending up splayed out on the R148 face down.

Our first aid team cleared me at the scene, but I'm now awaiting an x-ray on my arm to make sure no damage was done.

The bike will make a full recovery.

statto25 · 17-02-2019 6:19pm

Fell off last weekend right outside my front door. Tried to unclip but the cleat had come loose so stayed in the pedal and I was already on the way down. Fell in front of a group of little girls who laughed. I ran into the house and sulked.

bingobars · 17-02-2019 11:16pm

Car door a couple of weeks back. Was lucky to be traveling up hill at the time so speeds were reduced. It was during a torrential downpour on a tight section of a city street with cars on both sides. I usually keep far enough out but I was being overtaken and pushed too close to a parked car which looked occupantless like the 50 or so others I had just passed. I figure the guy was sitting in the car for a while and waiting for a break in the weather, it wasn’t coming so I guess he went to make a mad dash and sprung on me. The front wheel and the car door took the brunt of it. I fell back in what felt like slow motion. The guy was apologetic and we had a civil interaction and everything is sorted there. Very nervous around car doors now. That was the second time I’ve been car door’d and have had 3-4 near misses in recent years

robyntmorton · 17-02-2019 11:25pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

A thread I hoped to never post in, but alas...

Today, group spin. A 3 way crash that involved me going over the two in front and ending up splayed out on the R148 face down.

Our first aid team cleared me at the scene, but I'm now awaiting an x-ray on my arm to make sure no damage was done.

The bike will make a full recovery.

Update on this. Suspected fractures to scaphoid and radial head. In a sling and splint pending follow up.

Mercian Pro · 18-02-2019 10:02pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

A thread I hoped to never post in, but alas...
Today, group spin. A 3 way crash that involved me going over the two in front and ending up splayed out on the R148 face down.

Sorry to hear that and the later update robyntmorton.

Three of us came down in a group spin on Tuesday last, two of us rather spectacularly. I survived with a lot of bruising especially on my shoulder and will be off the bike for four weeks but one of the others wasn't so lucky and has a broken collarbone.

I know every crash is different, and I certainly don't want to get into who did or didn't do what, but does anyone know if there has been anything published on causes of crashes on group leisure spins?

robyntmorton · 18-02-2019 11:40pm

That's it exactly. Theres always someone less lucky. Like you, I'm looking at a 4 week break minimum, which is difficult for me, as I am meant to be cycling to Galway for charity in 6.

Still, there will always be another chance.

Steoller · 19-02-2019 3:41pm

robyntmorton wrote: »

That's it exactly. Theres always someone less lucky. Like you, I'm looking at a 4 week break minimum, which is difficult for me, as I am meant to be cycling to Galway for charity in 6.

Still, there will always be another chance.

Bad luck. I missed it last year due to back surgery, and this year due to a new baby, so if you don't get to Galway this year, I'll join you on the road next January, bright and early.

robyntmorton · 19-02-2019 10:00pm

Steoller wrote: »

Bad luck. I missed it last year due to back surgery, and this year due to a new baby, so if you don't get to Galway this year, I'll join you on the road next January, bright and early.

I'll get to Galway this year with them, but possibly not under my own power. It's a great group to cycle with (and usually not crash through)

secman · 06-07-2019 9:50pm

Came off this morning, roads were very greasy when the rain came, taking it very handy on a roundabout in Arklow, happened so quick, never got a chance to take hands of the hoods, nothing broken, badly bruised and grazed hip.

DaveyDave · 07-07-2019 12:17am

On a road bike, maybe December 2015? Cycling the bike lane coming up to Grange Castle, southbound. Slight bend as it goes around the roundabout and I come off on black ice. Hip took the brunt of it, was pretty sore for a week or so.

Walked most of the way to Tallaght. Even walking was sketchy. Saw 2-3 cyclists cruising along no bother in the bus lane. I believe the shrubs along the road may have blocked the morning sun clearing the ice.

I'm pretty paranoid now, don't tend to go out if it's below 4C in Winter months unless it's obviously not icy such as mornings when there's a nice bright sun.

ozzy jr · 17-07-2019 7:54pm

On the cycle home from work today.

Just coming through Churchtown on the off road cycle path. The cycle path and footpath are at the same level most of the way. I looked over my shoulder to see if there was any cars coming up on the inside lane. If you're familiar with the stretch of road, the left turn lane cuts the cycle path off.

Anyway, looked over my shoulder and hit a kerb as the cycle path dropped ever so slightly. Fair play to the lady in the white car as she came around the corner, you can hear her beeping. She stopped in traffic to check I was ok. Only a cut elbow and hip, and bike didn't get a scratch thankfully, as I'm trading it in soon for an upgrade,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsmxvBVAs18

Not sure if the link to video works.

magicbastarder · 17-07-2019 9:00pm

i edited your post to embed it for you.

good to hear you didn't come out too bad from tha.

17-07-2019 9:49pm

I see they have installed some wands at the lights there. Been a few years since I was in that neck of the woods but I had my share of left hooks at those lights.

Glad the tumble wasn't to bad Ozzy.

ED E · 17-07-2019 10:16pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I see they have installed some wands at the lights there. Been a few years since I was in that neck of the woods but I had my share of left hooks at those lights.

They really dont help.

The advance start lights do a bit if you arrive on red.

AndrewJRenko · 19-07-2019 9:47am

ozzy jr wrote: »

bike didn't get a scratch thankfully, as I'm trading it in soon for an upgrade,

I thought it was the helmet that you had to replace after a fall, rather than the whole bike, but I like your style anyway.

Weepsie · 10-09-2019 9:34am

Slow motion fall this morning. Woman standing in cycle lane up ahead. Why I wondered. I am coming down a hill a bit, albeit slowly. I move over to go around here but it's at an estate entrance. Then I discover she is standing there as she has hailed a taxi. I stop, unclip my right, go to put my left foot down. Land softly on the grass. Hurt pride.

CantGetNoSleep · 11-09-2019 10:10pm

Also had a fall today - slipped on a wet tram track which was entirely stupid and something I should have been more careful for. Cut knee and a ruined pair of pants, hand grazes and a lovely Galibier jacket I had planned on wearing while commuting for the next few months until it gets cold ripped. Could have been much worse though.

Somedaythefire · 12-09-2019 4:07pm

I fell yesterday. As I was signalling to turn going downhill. Heard a car beep and must have instinctively hit the front brake. Scraped my knee up pretty bad, it's a struggle today, but that was it. My fault altogether, just wasn't careful enough. Need to get my bike checked out though.

Mercian Pro · 12-09-2019 5:06pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Cut knee and a ruined pair of pants, hand grazes and a lovely Galibier jacket I had planned on wearing while commuting for the next few months until it gets cold ripped.

Check out https://galibier.cc/customer1st/repair-service/

BDI · 12-09-2019 5:10pm

Slid under a car at a roundabout last week. He just drove out and said he didn’t see me. Had to just drop and slide as opposed to hit the car and fly through the air. Was wet.

Miraculously my rucksack took all the impact and I cycled on to work like nothing happened. A bit shaken though.

John_Rambo · 12-09-2019 9:51pm

I made a chivalry, manly maneuver on to wet grass to avoid a puppy golden retriever being walked by two teenage girls in my local park on the way home.

My super, slick, egg-like expensive tyres acted like greasy banana skins with vaseline carefully applied to the surfaces & I ungracefully, but gently flopped to the earth

The not so small puppy ran up and began to enthusiastically hump my face & head as I tried to unsuccessfully untangle myself from my bike and bag that had attached itself and my arms to the handlebars.

eeeee · 12-09-2019 11:17pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

I made a chivalry, manly maneuver on to wet grass to avoid a puppy golden retriever being walked by two teenage girls in my local park on the way home.

My super, slick, egg-like expensive tyres acted like greasy banana skins with vaseline carefully applied to the surfaces & I ungracefully, but gently flopped to the earth

The not so small puppy ran up and began to enthusiastically hump my face & head as I tried to unsuccessfully untangle myself from my bike and bag that had attached itself and my arms to the handlebars.

Amazing :pac: :pac: :pac:

ted1 · 23-11-2019 10:47am

Not me , but I witnessed two incidents and one very near miss this week both at different ends of the spectrum

Monday going home on the N11 going up the slip by UCD . A car overtook several cyclists all with hi vis and lights. And turned left completely taking out a cyclist , he hit the ground hard , I was convinced he was dead , but luckily his helmet took the impact and shattered.

On Friday going along the rock road just by Elm Park , I saw a cyclist on the other side do a sudden stop, jump up on the footpath and start cycling back in towards town he was quite all over the path and it looked odd. Kind of **** I just dropped something , quick turn back. Anyway as he overtook a pedestrian who also was heading in the sane direction , the pedestrian side stepped and bumped shoulders with the cyclist who then crashed face first into a traffic light. I think I may have actually pissed myself laughing. , with the way he was cycling on the path I had no sympathy whatsoever.

About a minute later I crossed over the metro on gates and about 100m down the road I saw a cyclists on the footpath heading out of town drop down on to the road without looking , luckily for him the driver he dropped in front of had great reactions and managed to avoid him.

galvo_clare · 23-11-2019 11:44am

The whole sad saga is here:

https://clarechampion.ie/cycling-sean-kelly-burren/

I fell off in front of Seán Kelly.

FouxDaFaFa · 24-11-2019 12:08am

homer911 wrote: »

5 weeks ago, near Donnybrook Church where cycle track moves up onto footpath - railing each side of access point, had just passed out bus so took it at the wrong angle and caught my handlebar on one railing - broken elbow and cracked ribs; buckled front wheel and puncture. Back on the bike a week now. Was an accident waiting to happen, have reported to DCC so will see if they do anything about it

They haven't.

I was turning into it a few weeks back and someone had locked their bike inside the railings. If I hadn't been going so slowly I would have come off pretty much the same as you, stuck between the railings like a pinball. As it was, I very nearly hit the bike.

I've only been commuting since June but I've come off twice. Once at the railings directly opposite to the ones mentioned above (one pedestrian was standing in the cycle lane between the wall and the bus shelter, I tried to weave through the bus shelter itself to avoid him because it was empty, clipped the railing with my handlebar and had a very dignified slow-motion fall in front of several buses of bored commuters.

Second was on the Dodder park cycle path off Beaver Row. It was dark and I was fixing my front light because it had slipped too low. I didn't see a tree that had fallen across the path. It was too big to avoid so I just slowed as much as I could. Tree kind of broke my fall but then the bike landed on me. Just a few scrapes and bruises in both.

I look forward to never posting in this thread again.

CramCycle · 24-11-2019 7:56pm

galvo_clare wrote: »

The whole sad saga is here:

https://clarechampion.ie/cycling-sean-kelly-burren/

I fell off in front of SeKelly.

Good write up, although this bit might earn Sean a bit of unhappiness from racers across the country.

Thanks Sean

to concentrate on sportives like this, instead of races, in order to attract more entrants.

galvo_clare · 24-11-2019 8:39pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Good write up, although this bit might earn Sean a bit of unhappiness from racers across the country.

Thanks Sean

Well, he said it. I told him who I was so it was on the record. Good guy.

Breezer · 19-12-2019 8:41pm

I took a tumble this morning as I arrived into work. We’ve a basement car park where I lock my bike. There’s an uncovered ramp down into it, with a shutter at the end of it, and it was wet weather. There was a car ahead of me and I thought I’d get through the shutter after it. I didn’t. I had to brake, and at the same time I tried to swerve towards the card swipe to my right to reactivate the shutter. I went flying and ended up on the other side of the ramp, for cars coming out. Right in front of the security camera; I’d say the security guard had a great laugh to start his morning!

I’ve a bit of a sore knee and back now but I’ll live.

Macy0161 · 23-12-2019 11:41am

On Saturday, gravelling in the devils glen. Was just thinking it's a bit dark in here for the shades, hit a mud hollow/ puddle descending along the river, and missed the fallen branch (caused me to slide out rather than over the handlebars). Sore elbow and knee, but worse bruising to the ego from the head to foot mud on my left side...

Weepsie · 23-12-2019 12:58pm

I know the feeling of unexplained mess. Ended up in the royal canal somehow a few years ago. Lovely sunny morning. Arrived into work soaking wet and got some strange looks

stop · 23-12-2019 1:15pm

A few weeks ago - had taken a spin around the Phoenix Park in the morning as usual, roadworks caused me to go on paths I wouldn't normally go on, only realised when ice started breaking that I was cycling over a 2 inch deep frozen puddle that covered the path, but that was grand, stayed upright and kept calmly going like an icebreaker. Was a bit more conscious from there on, so dipped my light a bit more to try and spot ice. Paused a while to take in the sunrise with the silhouettes of cranes, all lovely and calm. Dodged a few other frozen puddles and made my way into D1 via NCR, assumed that was the worst of it.
Not long after I crossed Amiens street my back wheel started wobbling, I eased onto the brakes, or so I thought - 2 week old bike, first time using hydraulic disc brakes in anger, instantly flew over handlebars, face and elbowplanted on the road, managed to slide in a reasonably straight line, paused a second to understand what had happened, then shuffled behind a parked car to avoid being hit by cyclists behind me.
Came out of it with two fractures to middle finger - so no bike until new year, bruised thighs, calves, and thankfully only grazes to knees and elbows.
Frustratingly, no one else to blame!

I fell off my bike, when did you fall last ?

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