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TwistingMyMelon said:
What a complete f
king disaster
Was looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit fked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fine
Kind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
Almost certainly looks worse than it is. The rear mech hanger being bent is probably the root cause. New (old) mech off Ebay, bend the frame back with a long lever, 10 mins with a spoke key and you'll be back in action for less than £30. king disasterWas looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit f
ked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fineKind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
Rocksteadyeddie said:
TwistingMyMelon said:
What a complete fking disaster
Was looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit fked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fine
Kind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
Almost certainly looks worse than it is. The rear mech hanger being bent is probably the root cause. New (old) mech off Ebay, bend the frame back with a long lever, 10 mins with a spoke key and you'll be back in action for less than £30. king disasterWas looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit f
ked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fineKind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
Looked a right state, I couldn't even push it home without taking off the gear cable as the wheel was jammed!
TwistingMyMelon said:
What a complete fking disaster
Was looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit fked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fine
Kind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
What a bummer king disasterWas looking forward to the ride in, gears seemed a bit odd but fine
3 miles in hit the climb out the village, out the saddle 10% climb and crash rear mech jammed into wheel, chain jammed I being clipped in went down like a sack of spuds. Thankfully I threw myself into the verge, I then fell down the ditch still clipped into the bike!! Bike was at top top ditch , I was hanging down it not being able to move on the edge of a busy B road! Managed to get my feet out then checked the bike over. Rear mech is bent , rear wheel is buckled, as the frame is steel the mech hanger is part of the frame is is very bent.
I then had a 3 mile walk home to get the car!! Bit pissed off with myself as I had enough warning signs the gears were a bit f
ked, going to cost me a fair bit to put right as well, was worried the frame could be written off and it is only 6 months old, but the LBS say it should be fineKind of lucky that I didnt fall into the road, as I could have easily been brown bread as cars pass very closely there, guess it reminds me how important giving cyclists a bit of space is!
Misses even gave me sympathy as she has never seen so many stinging nettles on someone before, she was more worried about that than anything else!!
But on the plus side, it wasn't me
fell victim to a selfish little indian woman today
Heading down a pretty quick hill down a 30mph dual lane road, i hit a large pothole and lost my drinks bottle.
I pulled up pretty sharpish and turned to see where it was.. it was stationary on the kerb side of the central white line in the lane nobody drives in due to the endless line parked cars.
by the time i put my bike down and started walking to it ( lets call it 5secs from bottle drop.. ) I see this vile woman swerve deliberately to the left out of her lane and over the bottle completely destroying it in a fountain of tortured water and plastic.
I swear I saw her smirk when she did it. utterly pathetic.
Heading down a pretty quick hill down a 30mph dual lane road, i hit a large pothole and lost my drinks bottle.
I pulled up pretty sharpish and turned to see where it was.. it was stationary on the kerb side of the central white line in the lane nobody drives in due to the endless line parked cars.
by the time i put my bike down and started walking to it ( lets call it 5secs from bottle drop.. ) I see this vile woman swerve deliberately to the left out of her lane and over the bottle completely destroying it in a fountain of tortured water and plastic.
I swear I saw her smirk when she did it. utterly pathetic.
WinstonWolf said:
kiethton said:
AyBee said:
Too.Many.fking.Cars/Buses/Cyclists/Pedestrians (delete as applicable) 
^^^^^king.Cars/Buses/Cyclists/Pedestrians (delete as applicable) This, and my seat was about 4cm too low!
HTH.
lepetitoeuf said:
SystemParanoia said:
Wonderful ride in this morning.
My new route with no dc's is brilliant and only 4mins slower.
Watching endless rabbits and pheasants etc scampering about was nice too
I love seeing animals when out exercising, it always lifts my spirits.My new route with no dc's is brilliant and only 4mins slower.
Watching endless rabbits and pheasants etc scampering about was nice too
One of the runs I do goes through Regent's Park and if I'm lucky I'll see tigers
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