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

stecleary · 08-12-2015 11:10am

Does falling during cx count? If so about 700 times on Sunday. I even fell while cycling around marshalling

Alanstrainor · 08-12-2015 11:50am

2 weeks ago, got knocked over by a taxi doing a U-ey. I was on Percy Place, heading towards grand Canal. Taxi was parked on the right hand side of the road facing me, and just turned out infront of me. Didn't see me at all, and I ended up over the bars on the foot path. Didn't so much fly over the bonnet, I more was caught between the kerb and the front bumper. Bruised ribs, and a sore wrist. I'm still sore after 2 weeks. Have to decide how to proceed now.

Have some lovely helmet cam footage.

Ciaran_B · 08-12-2015 1:43pm

Percy Place does seem to inspire some dangerous driving moves. Every night I go up there and there's always cars trying to squeeze into gaps they can't fit into and end up jamming on and blocking the road. I normally ride on the pavement then hop down onto the road at the restaurant on the corner there.

I very nearly stacked it coming around the corner where the new building is last week. Hit a shore at a weird angle, tipped the brakes and felt the back wheel start to drift. Released the brakes and just about kept it up-right.

Alanstrainor · 08-12-2015 2:27pm

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Percy Place does seem to inspire some dangerous driving moves. Every night I go up there and there's always cars trying to squeeze into gaps they can't fit into and end up jamming on and blocking the road. I normally ride on the pavement then hop down onto the road at the restaurant on the corner there.

I very nearly stacked it coming around the corner where the new building is last week. Hit a shore at a weird angle, tipped the brakes and felt the back wheel start to drift. Released the brakes and just about kept it up-right.

Yeah, if there's little traffic there I will take up a primary position on that road to prevent ridiculous overtakes. Although I've had someone overtake me while doing so, with less than 2cm between my handlebars and his mirror. I'd say it was the same between the parked cars. A shouting match ensued. That guy was a d1ck.

Qualitymark · 08-12-2015 5:56pm

Might be worth putting Percy Place up on that map of bike incidents in Dublin.

http://dublininquirer.com/2015/10/20/bicycle-collision-tracker/

Rogue-Trooper · 08-12-2015 6:10pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Have some lovely helmet cam footage.

........and we're all still waiting to see it.

Footage or it didn't happen..............;)

Red Belly · 09-12-2015 3:48pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

and a sore wrist. I'm still sore after 2 weeks. Have to decide how to proceed now.

if you haven't already got that sore wrist checked please do so. A fractured scaphoid is not necessarily as painful as you'd expect, but the consequences of it not healing properly can be dire. Also, fractured scaphoid can be hard to detect in x-rays, but two weeks later, if it's fractured, the healing will have started, and that is often the first sign of the fracture on an x-ray.

rb

Alanstrainor · 09-12-2015 4:48pm

Red Belly wrote: »

if you haven't already got that sore wrist checked please do so. A fractured scaphoid is not necessarily as painful as you'd expect, but the consequences of it not healing properly can be dire. Also, fractured scaphoid can be hard to detect in x-rays, but two weeks later, if it's fractured, the healing will have started, and that is often the first sign of the fracture on an x-ray.

rb

I got the wrist xrayed and they mentioned the scaphoid. No fracture seen on the first xray. Might have to go back and get it checked. It feels okay, but a bit sore.

arse_jackeen · 16-12-2015 2:58pm

Got "doored" last week by a taxi passenger. Spiral fracture on right middle finger and roadrash.

Civilian_Target · 16-12-2015 6:13pm

arse_jackeen wrote: »

Got "doored" last week by a taxi passenger. Spiral fracture on right middle finger and roadrash.

Ouch. Did you hit the inside of the door, or were you pushed out onto the road? Also, in that case, who is liable - the taxi or the passenger?

arse_jackeen · 16-12-2015 6:28pm

Civilian_Target wrote: »

Ouch. Did you hit the inside of the door, or were you pushed out onto the road? Also, in that case, who is liable - the taxi or the passenger?

Left rear passenger door; hit the corner edge of the door so was pushed on to kerb side. Although passenger fault, taxi insurance is liable. Both admitted fault on their part.

Mint Sauce · 16-12-2015 6:39pm

Training for last years Gaelforce. Lost control coming around a corner, ended up over the bars in a wall lined ditch. Decided to check my self over a wee while later after the adrenaline wore off, right arm all grazed from the wall, and a few cuts and scraps to legs from the pedals. Would have been more only for sleeves and compression socks.

It was a few days later, then the bruses appeared. Right arm from wall, stomach from the brake hoods, thighs I'm gussing from cross bar, and finally lower legs from pedals.

Lumen · 16-12-2015 7:02pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Would have been more only for sleeves and compression socks.

You might consider the possibility that God was punishing you for cycling in compression socks. :pac:

Mint Sauce · 16-12-2015 7:53pm

Lumen wrote: »

You might consider the possibility that God was punishing you for cycling in compression socks. :pac:

Not Euro?

Jawgap · 08-01-2016 10:37am

This morning.

Estuary Road Malahide, when the front wheel hit a pothole.

B@st@rd Fingal b@st@rd Council b@st@rds :mad:

snoopy29 · 08-01-2016 10:42am

In May I went for my first cycle in 11 years, the gears were a bit funny so I needed to look down when changing and when I looked up my husband had suddenly stopped in front of me, brakes didn't work in time as it was a gravel path so came down extremely hard on the crossbar which lead to a massive haematoma, 5 weeks off work and still recovering 6 mths later!

Never ever again:(

fat bloke · 08-01-2016 10:54am

Gouged my elbow good and proper last night

when I.......

when I.....

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fell off the turbo

:o

rflynnr · 08-01-2016 12:48pm

September 25 2015 - moving from the road into a shopping centre, a bump of about two inches. Unfortunately it was dark and I didn't notice the brick which had been dislodged from the car park surface. Overly the handlebars - slowly but sufficient to break a rib. But, back on the bike after 8 weeks and all good now.

fat bloke · 08-01-2016 12:57pm

rflynnr wrote: »

September 25 2015 - moving from the road into a shopping centre, a bump of about two inches. Unfortunately it was dark and I didn't notice the brick which had been dislodged from the car park surface. Overly the handlebars - slowly but sufficient to break a rib. But, back on the bike after 8 weeks and all good now.

It's actually amazing how little it takes to send you over the bars.
And how much damage it can do.

jon1981 · 08-01-2016 1:01pm

Cycling up Amiens st Dublin last night. Overtaking a bus at a bus stop, didn't notice the crack/raised bumpy bit running along the road, wheels slipped into crack, as I turned to get out of it (and failed) I went fell over to the right. Thankfully my backpack broke my fall and by some miracle no car was behind or to the right of me.

Oh and I was going less than 15kph at the time, nearly stopped by the time I fell due to furious braking ...also helped!

Qualitymark · 08-01-2016 1:19pm

jon1981 wrote: »

Cycling up Amiens st Dublin last night. Overtaking a bus at a bus stop, didn't notice the crack/raised bumpy bit running along the road, wheels slipped into crack, as I turned to get out of it (and failed) I went fell over to the right. Thankfully my backpack broke my fall and by some miracle no car was behind or to the right of me.

Oh and I was going less than 15kph at the time, nearly stopped by the time I fell due to furious braking ...also helped!

Those cracks are deadly. I've been notifying the council about a series of them (with added potholes) in Leinster Road for many, many months. I get the impression that the council has given up most road mending.

OleRodrigo · 08-01-2016 1:38pm

Yesterday evening, a head on collision with a cyclist on the Clontarf cycle path, up towards Sutton, as I was heading back into town. The street lamps were out, although we both had front lights. He must have hit me at about 35kmph with a southerly tailwind. Both of us have brusing and cuts, I have mild concussion and a swollen face and sore limbs. Think I got home on adrenalin as I'm struggling to walk today. Helmet defo saved me from something more serious.

More importantly, the bike is fine - just needs the levers realigned and a new gear cable. Steel frames ftw

MugMugs · 08-01-2016 3:30pm

Forgot about this thread.

I fell last on 25th June 2015 in Argeles Sur Mer.

When I say fell, I'll play it out for you.

Firstly, French women rock.

Coming back into Argeles from PortBou in Spain I was on a bike path wide and open and doing a steady 25k to cool down before I got back to the camp site.

Passing this French woman, I genuinely have not seen beauty like it before. She was stunning in absolutely every way. So sucked the stomach in, flexed the arms and up I stood on the bike...... Got a nice little flirty smile back oiff her..... and then I smacked bang into a bollard in the middle of the cycle path. Came right off my the bike and straight onto my ass / knee with the bike tumbling away. She came back, picked up my bike, said "Silly silly man" and laughed at me.

GEO147 · 08-01-2016 9:54pm

MugMugs wrote: »

Forgot about this thread.

I fell last on 25th June 2015 in Argeles Sur Mer.

When I say fell, I'll play it out for you.

Firstly, French women rock.

Coming back into Argeles from PortBou in Spain I was on a bike path wide and open and doing a steady 25k to cool down before I got back to the camp site.

Passing this French woman, I genuinely have not seen beauty like it before. She was stunning in absolutely every way. So sucked the stomach in, flexed the arms and up I stood on the bike...... Got a nice little flirty smile back oiff her..... and then I smacked bang into a bollard in the middle of the cycle path. Came right off my the bike and straight onto my ass / knee with the bike tumbling away. She came back, picked up my bike, said "Silly silly man" and laughed at me.

Excellent tactic!

Alek · 08-01-2016 11:28pm

Yesterday evening, a head on collision with a cyclist on the Clontarf cycle path

Sorry to hear! I find cycling the Clontarf bike path at night really unnerving, as even big strobing bike lights tend to blend with car lights... been in a few close-enough situations myself there. Get well soon!

OleRodrigo · 09-01-2016 12:55pm

Alek wrote: »

Sorry to hear! I find cycling the Clontarf bike path at night really unnerving, as even big strobing bike lights tend to blend with car lights... been in a few close-enough situations myself there. Get well soon!

Thanks ! Yeah and with the recent storms, there's a lot of crap along the inside lane from Blackbanks to St Fintans

G1032 · 10-01-2016 11:21am

Out this morning. Was 3 or 4 hundred metres down the road and I realised I forgot my phone. Turned back and got it. Set out again and got to the bottom of the road, about 1.5km from the house, just coming down a hill to the main road and then bang, I came down like a tonne of bricks. Never saw the ice. I got some fright. Straight down on my hip. Cut, grazed and brusied. It's bloody sore. My Gabba 2 jersey survived but my fairly new Castelli velocissimo bib tights are ripped. I haven't properly examined the bike yet.

I was always told it was bad luck to turn back after you start a journey. Should have left the phone where it was ☺

Oh the pain....

RainyDay · 10-01-2016 1:11pm

My last fall was last year, where I tried to avoid a speed bump, but misjudged. I ended up spinning through 180-degrees, but luckily that took most of the momentum out of me, so that when I fall, it was almost like a fall from a stationary position, rather than a sliding fall. I just laughed it off and continued on my way. I've had two bad falls in the past, one on ice and one caused by the handbag strap of a pedestrian stepping out onto the road and pulling the bars from under me.

granty1987 · 13-01-2016 3:54pm

Happened during the weekend cycling into town. Was wearing a new pair of vans that were designed for winter & have a load of grip. These are bigger than my normal shoes that i usually cycle in & as a result were too big for the straps I have on my pedals.

Phone rang, so I went to pull off the road onto a raised loading bay, tyre clipped something aaaand my foot was stuck in the strap. [insert face plant here]

Tried to play it all cool to the pedestrians by answering my phone still on the ground like nothing had happened!

brocbrocach · 13-01-2016 4:09pm

Give em nathin!!

Dr.No · 15-01-2016 8:24pm

Fell off the bike this morning after skidding on ice in Cork city. Was on the last downhill stretch into work when the rear wheel slid out and I went down. Slid down the street a few meters. Bike is ok most importantly. I've no major injuries thankfully, apart from a swollen and bruised right elbow. First fall in several years, previous fall I broke my left arm in two places and dislocated my shoulder.

crosstownk · 16-01-2016 12:07am

I thought this thread would be busier today. I hope everyone stayed as upright as the quietness of the thread suggests.

I drove to work because I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to ice.

Domane · 16-01-2016 12:30am

I fell off my bike twice in one day a few weeks ago, actually within an hour of each fall! The first fall was pure bloody stupid where I clicked my left foot into the pedal instead of my usual habit of right foot first and then I leaned over to the left to push off, forgetting that my left was clicked into the pedal and I fell over, in my driveway, in front of my kids and neighbours. Wiped the skin off my left knee and had blood pouring down my leg. After I'd cleaned up the leg, I tried again and headed off, only to fall again while going round a fast left corner when I hit loose gravel and the bike went out from under me. Thank god for gloves or else I'd have needed a skin graft on my left hand. Needless to say, I tore the fresh scabs open on my left knee and bled profusely all the way home while getting horrified stares from pedestrians who saw my lower left leg covered in blood. The thing that really annoyed me was that I tore a small hole in my saddle during the second fall. First real damage to my bike!

Duckjob · 16-01-2016 1:59pm

Not a fall, but had a near miss yesterday coming out from town. Head down, doing 35kph+ and following a moment of pure mind-wanderment realised I was heading for the kerb. Turned the front wheel and it skeeshed along the kerb, before wobbling out slightly and then back in to skeesh along it again. Fortunately got enough clearance after the 2nd contact to regain control and continued on in a more attentive manner

That horrible moment where you're not sure whether you'll save the situation or end up in a heap on the road.

jon1981 · 16-01-2016 2:02pm

Duckjob wrote: »

Not a fall, but had a near miss yesterday coming out from town. Head down, doing 35kph+ and following a moment of pure mind-wanderment realised I was heading for the kerb. Turned the front wheel and it skeeshed along the kerb, before wobbling out slightly and then back in to skeesh along it again. Fortunately got enough clearance after the 2nd contact to regain control and continued on in a more attentive manner

That horrible moment where you're not sure whether you'll save the situation or end up in a heap on the road.

35kph ... brave man in those icy road conditions! :eek:

Duckjob · 16-01-2016 2:36pm

jon1981 wrote: »

35kph ... brave man in those icy road conditions! :eek:

Nah the roads I was on at the time were well thawed. There's potentially slippier parts of the commute that I slow well down for.

Jan Laco · 16-01-2016 2:48pm

A considerate driver and a lifesaver manoeuvre caused me to crash into the back of a jeep yesterday.

I was heading straight on and a jeep ahead was indicating to get into left lane to turn. It stopped it's turn to let a cyclist ahead pass.

Then it appeared to continue its change of lane so I indicated to turn right onto the lane for straight ahead and looked behind to make sure the car behind wasn't coming up on me.

When I looked forward the jeep was after stopping to let me pass and I smacked into the back of it. Nothing too bad but enough to bend the brake and gear changer section to bend.

RainyDay · 16-01-2016 5:31pm

Jan Laco wrote: »

A considerate driver and a lifesaver manoeuvre caused me to crash into the back of a jeep yesterday.

I was heading straight on and a jeep ahead was indicating to get into left lane to turn. It stopped it's turn to let a cyclist ahead pass.

Then it appeared to continue its change of lane so I indicated to turn right onto the lane for straight ahead and looked behind to make sure the car behind wasn't coming up on me.

When I looked forward the jeep was after stopping to let me pass and I smacked into the back of it. Nothing too bad but enough to bend the brake and gear changer section to bend.

I've had close shaves in traffic when you look behind to check that it's OK to pull right or left, and you find the car in front hasn't moved on as you expect it to move, and you're a lot closer to it than you'd like.

griffin100 · 16-01-2016 9:32pm

RainyDay wrote: »

I've had close shaves in traffic when you look behind to check that it's OK to pull right or left, and you find the car in front hasn't moved on as you expect it to move, and you're a lot closer to it than you'd like.

Happened to me last summer. Came up behind a slow moving combine, pulled in behind him to let an oncoming car pass, took a quick look over my shoulder to make sure nothing was coming before overtaking and when I turned back the combine had stopped. I ended up having to squeeze the brakes like never before and stopped with the front wheel under the rear of the combine and my face inches from the back. It was my first time ever out on my new DeRosa as well.

funnights74 · 18-01-2016 12:36am

Domane wrote: »

I fell off my bike twice in one day a few weeks ago, actually within an hour of each fall! The first fall was pure bloody stupid where I clicked my left foot into the pedal instead of my usual habit of right foot first and then I leaned over to the left to push off, forgetting that my left was clicked into the pedal and I fell over, in my driveway, in front of my kids and neighbours. Wiped the skin off my left knee and had blood pouring down my leg. After I'd cleaned up the leg, I tried again and headed off, only to fall again while going round a fast left corner when I hit loose gravel and the bike went out from under me. Thank god for gloves or else I'd have needed a skin graft on my left hand. Needless to say, I tore the fresh scabs open on my left knee and bled profusely all the way home while getting horrified stares from pedestrians who saw my lower left leg covered in blood. The thing that really annoyed me was that I tore a small hole in my saddle during the second fall. First real damage to my bike!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 18-01-2016 12:57am

Coming into work one day and I tried to time the barrier so I wouldn't have to click out but I made a bollox of it, but seeing a barrier to my left which I thought was within reach I leaned into that, made a bollox of that too and went on my snot.

I was still clipped in and caught between the bike and barrier and the gate man had to help me up.

So I go into work, pretending nothing happened and sat down for a minute with the lads.. Nothing, silence ~ then suddenly they erupt, I was caught on CCTV.

The fookers were waiting to see would I mention it first.. Feckers.

Kevincavan83 · 22-01-2016 7:38pm

Monday evening trying to break my KOM segment lost the front wheel coming around the roundabout only ended up with busted cheekbone, road rash on my elbow a bruised shoulder and even bigger bruised ego

bikedude · 22-01-2016 7:49pm

This Wednesday, almost home lost the front wheel on a bend, over ice or oil.

Broken little finger on the left hand, two elbow scratched and road rash on the left upper leg (the most painful bit of it all) and a severelly bruised Ego.

Left hand shifter scratched, shorts ripped and a role in the jacket, glasses broken. Will be off the bike for 2 weeks.

cython · 22-01-2016 7:58pm

Wednesday evening on the way home, a pedestrian made sure to end up right in front of me by not only walking out in front of me to cross the street in front of stopped cars (light was green to traffic but they couldn't clear the yellow box), but then changed her mind in front of the first car and backpedalled into the cycle lane without looking when I was only a few feet away. Could do nothing but jam on and hit her anyway, albeit slightly slower

2 bright flashing lights (one pulsing at around 800 lumens!) and a high vis still weren't enough for me to be seen, apparently. This on the back of a spill on ice this day last week as well on the way into work. Here's hoping there's no truth to these things coming in threes!

RainyDay · 22-01-2016 10:57pm

bikedude wrote: »

This Wednesday, almost home lost the front wheel on a bend, over ice or oil.

Broken little finger on the left hand, two elbow scratched and road rash on the left upper leg (the most painful bit of it all) and a severelly bruised Ego.

Left hand shifter scratched, shorts ripped and a role in the jacket, glasses broken. Will be off the bike for 2 weeks.

OK ok we get it, you're wearing shorts in the cold weather, no need to make up a big song and dance story about it ;-)

bikedude · 23-01-2016 12:01am

RainyDay wrote: »

OK ok we get it, you're wearing shorts in the cold weather, no need to make up a big song and dance story about it ;-)

If you had legs like mine you would need to show off ;-)!

ted1 · 23-01-2016 2:01am

Very close to coming off yesterday.

Was cycling through Donnybrook at about 8am and a taxi cut into the bike lane to undertake another car, he sandwhiched me between the car and kerb, body and arm and shoulder were rubbing off the car. I was doing about 28kmh at the time, I managed to slow down as I bounced off the car. If I didn't have 36 holes/spikes on my front wheel I swear it would have collapsed and put me under the other taxi behind me.
I managed to chase the taxi man who was oblivious to having hit me. He could see how shaken up I was and was genuinely very apologetic. I made him promise to use his mirrors in future. I really hope he does.

triggermortis · 25-01-2016 10:22am

Came off yesterday morning on ice. Wasn't expecting it as I'd made it as far as the airport (Zurich) with no ice and the airport is usually cleared and gritted by the time I arrive - 7.30 ish.
Slight right hand curve but bike just went from under me. Bruised hip and elbow and tore a seam in my rain shell. Gabba sleeve also got a bit of rash. I slid a fair way on my side but tights survived with hardly a mark.
Cheap Ali Express light battery pack holder ripped, and due to the battery falling the wires got ripped out. Fixed that in work though.
The right shifter needs to be realigned and there's a slight tear in the bar tape but all else seems ok

triggermortis · 25-01-2016 10:23am

Came off yesterday morning on ice. Wasn't expecting it as I'd made it as far as the airport (Zurich) with no ice and the airport is usually cleared and gritted by the time I arrive - 7.30 ish.
Slight right hand curve but bike just went from under me. Bruised hip and elbow and tore a seam in my rain shell. Gabba sleeve also got a bit of rash. I slid a fair way on my side but tights survived with hardly a mark.
Cheap Ali Express light battery pack holder ripped, and due to the battery falling the wires got ripped out. Fixed that in work though.
The right shifter needs to be realigned and there's a slight tear in the bar tape but all else seems ok

Weepsie · 04-02-2016 11:49am

About an hour ago cycling to work. Went around a corner too fast I'd say, just off Dorset street. There's a speed bump just after the bridge into a cul De sac. It an get very slick/greasy but I was going to fast and just lost the back wheel completely

Being sent for an xray now as my arm is in quite an amount of pain

A thanks to the two concerned passers by.

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

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