Today I joined THAT club
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I was cycling up a 13% hill on a main road, heading past a traffic island I had 3 cars behind me crawling up the hill at around 11 mph (I was bonking at the time). For some insane reason I decided to change up a gear and get out of the saddle... the problems started when I changed up 2 gears by accident, the gear then jumped and the chain struggled to settle onto the rear cassette. At the same time I tried to get out to the saddle but failed and ground to a halt toppling to my left in the middle of a main road next to a traffic island with a white van directly behind me.
The two occupants of the white van thought I'd passed out, from their view the cyclist in front of them slowly decelerated and then fell over, feet still on pedals. They came across a cyclist laughing (probably a little manically) on the floor with my bike and water bottle strewn across the road. These kind fellows, got me, the bike and bottle off the road. Due to their belief I'd passed out, they spent a little while with me; their van still blocking the road, making sure I was okay.
Really nice of them and restores faith in the white van man... actually I've never had a problem with vans.
The two occupants of the white van thought I'd passed out, from their view the cyclist in front of them slowly decelerated and then fell over, feet still on pedals. They came across a cyclist laughing (probably a little manically) on the floor with my bike and water bottle strewn across the road. These kind fellows, got me, the bike and bottle off the road. Due to their belief I'd passed out, they spent a little while with me; their van still blocking the road, making sure I was okay.
Really nice of them and restores faith in the white van man... actually I've never had a problem with vans.
Potatoes said:
I was cycling up a 13% hill on a main road, heading past a traffic island I had 3 cars behind me crawling up the hill at around 11 mph (I was bonking at the time). For some insane reason I decided to change up a gear and get out of the saddle... the problems started when I changed up 2 gears by accident, the gear then jumped and the chain struggled to settle onto the rear cassette. At the same time I tried to get out to the saddle but failed and ground to a halt toppling to my left in the middle of a main road next to a traffic island with a white van directly behind me.
The two occupants of the white van thought I'd passed out, from their view the cyclist in front of them slowly decelerated and then fell over, feet still on pedals. They came across a cyclist laughing (probably a little manically) on the floor with my bike and water bottle strewn across the road. These kind fellows, got me, the bike and bottle off the road. Due to their belief I'd passed out, they spent a little while with me; their van still blocking the road, making sure I was okay.
Really nice of them and restores faith in the white van man... actually I've never had a problem with vans.
That happens more often than you'd reckon. It's called the 'oh crap I've gone up too many gears and now I'm going to stop and gracefully go through the verticle to the horizontal in slow motion with my feet firmly attached to the bike with traffic all around me' manoeuvre.The two occupants of the white van thought I'd passed out, from their view the cyclist in front of them slowly decelerated and then fell over, feet still on pedals. They came across a cyclist laughing (probably a little manically) on the floor with my bike and water bottle strewn across the road. These kind fellows, got me, the bike and bottle off the road. Due to their belief I'd passed out, they spent a little while with me; their van still blocking the road, making sure I was okay.
Really nice of them and restores faith in the white van man... actually I've never had a problem with vans.
I've done it more times than I care to admit - at least three times, once on helmet cam which I call the "worst fall off ever" as I unclipped my right foot and fell left.
The most public? Opposite my chip shop, at a staggered cross roads stopping to turn right. Couldn't unclip for idiocy reasons and went down pretty hard. An old lady that witnessed this, walked away tutting....
The most public? Opposite my chip shop, at a staggered cross roads stopping to turn right. Couldn't unclip for idiocy reasons and went down pretty hard. An old lady that witnessed this, walked away tutting....
Disco You said:
At least he fell away from the expensive bits.
Well after nearly a year of using SPD's, it happened 
Stopped next to a kerb and somehow forgot to unclip. It seemed like it happened in slow motion, I was shouting "timberrrr" in my head as I fell straight on to the pavement. Very comical for passers-by on foot, on car, even I was laughing. Luckily, not as painful as I thought it was going to be, just some bruised knees (and ego).
Glad that's out of the way!
Stopped next to a kerb and somehow forgot to unclip. It seemed like it happened in slow motion, I was shouting "timberrrr" in my head as I fell straight on to the pavement. Very comical for passers-by on foot, on car, even I was laughing. Luckily, not as painful as I thought it was going to be, just some bruised knees (and ego).Glad that's out of the way!
hyperblue said:
Well after nearly a year of using SPD's, it happened Stopped next to a kerb and somehow forgot to unclip. It seemed like it happened in slow motion, I was shouting "timberrrr" in my head as I fell straight on to the pavement. Very comical for passers-by on foot, on car, even I was laughing. Luckily, not as painful as I thought it was going to be, just some bruised knees (and ego).
Glad that's out of the way!
Welcome to the club Stopped next to a kerb and somehow forgot to unclip. It seemed like it happened in slow motion, I was shouting "timberrrr" in my head as I fell straight on to the pavement. Very comical for passers-by on foot, on car, even I was laughing. Luckily, not as painful as I thought it was going to be, just some bruised knees (and ego).Glad that's out of the way!
. I took my new bike out on SL's for the first time today. I had one moment where I missed the pedal on the clip in. Fortunately the guy in the van next to me saw it coming and gave me some wobble room.New around here and thought I'd share my stories; I realised that of the last 10 or so times I've been on the bike, sticky feet has cost me an upright position twice!
First was doing a U-turn on a narrow hill, I forgot I had my pannier bag on and it was a lot heavier than I was used to! Got halfway round the turn, fell downhill with the bike going over the top of me and finishing up in a normal riding position but now on the floor! First thought was 'Wow that must have looked hilarious' followed by 'Ow this hurts'.
The second time was whilst turning right, my cycling buddy thought I wanted a chat so came up alongside me. We collided and I fell, but somehow he didn't! Twisted my ankle and couldn't walk properly for about two months. Hopefully I've learned my lesson now!
I also feel like I should confess that I don't even have cleats - just toe clips! My technique is normally quite good, I promise
First was doing a U-turn on a narrow hill, I forgot I had my pannier bag on and it was a lot heavier than I was used to! Got halfway round the turn, fell downhill with the bike going over the top of me and finishing up in a normal riding position but now on the floor! First thought was 'Wow that must have looked hilarious' followed by 'Ow this hurts'.
The second time was whilst turning right, my cycling buddy thought I wanted a chat so came up alongside me. We collided and I fell, but somehow he didn't! Twisted my ankle and couldn't walk properly for about two months. Hopefully I've learned my lesson now!
I also feel like I should confess that I don't even have cleats - just toe clips! My technique is normally quite good, I promise
Not me (already fully paid up member), this just seemed the appropriate place to post this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DE7b-h9pA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DE7b-h9pA
Happened to me for the first time this morning...
Only just switched to clipless pedals the other day but managed fine on them the last ride out.
Followed my partner and daughter on the walk to school this morning before heading out for 25miles. Whilst tailing them at about 2mph, my daughter suddenly stopped dead in front so I quickly braked but it was all too sudden for me to maneuver or put a foot down... Over I went to my right...
Very amusing actually haha. Luckily no one but the missis and daughter around to see.
Only just switched to clipless pedals the other day but managed fine on them the last ride out.
Followed my partner and daughter on the walk to school this morning before heading out for 25miles. Whilst tailing them at about 2mph, my daughter suddenly stopped dead in front so I quickly braked but it was all too sudden for me to maneuver or put a foot down... Over I went to my right...
Very amusing actually haha. Luckily no one but the missis and daughter around to see.
MysteryLemon said:
Happened to me for the first time this morning...
Only just switched to clipless pedals the other day but managed fine on them the last ride out.
Followed my partner and daughter on the walk to school this morning before heading out for 25miles. Whilst tailing them at about 2mph, my daughter suddenly stopped dead in front so I quickly braked but it was all too sudden for me to maneuver or put a foot down... Over I went to my right...
Very amusing actually haha. Luckily no one but the missis and daughter around to see.
Your membership pack including numpty badge, hood of shame, tube of Germolene and stablisers is in the post. Only just switched to clipless pedals the other day but managed fine on them the last ride out.
Followed my partner and daughter on the walk to school this morning before heading out for 25miles. Whilst tailing them at about 2mph, my daughter suddenly stopped dead in front so I quickly braked but it was all too sudden for me to maneuver or put a foot down... Over I went to my right...
Very amusing actually haha. Luckily no one but the missis and daughter around to see.
Do I qualify for membership? A few weeks ago on my 2nd or 3rd ever ride I was out in Cornwall with my father in law. We were coming up a long steep hill leaving Mousehall along the coastal path route. My legs have up about half way up the hill having passed some old folk walking up. I clipped no problem. Then clipped one leg in and tried to get going again. Missed my footing and use the already clipped in leg to drag myself over the top of the bike and onto the floor. Back on my feet ASAP and pushed it up the hill. Shame kept me from looking back to see the old folk laughing.
Edited by m444ttb on Friday 24th October 10:04
There's a reason why I have mtb SPDs on my road bike (even though I know full well it's against The Rules!), with the cleats that allow disengagement from pretty much any angle except a straight pull up. As well as that, I have the springs set at their lowest level. I'm not a weak guy at all, and I cannot pull the SPDs out under normal cycling, but any sideways movement or twist outwards and I've come free. For me my natural movement has always been sideways off the pedal so the only SPD-related failure was the first time I tried SPDs in the backyard and I had the springs too tight. At least I had learned to fall properly by this stage!
I haven't yet decided to put SPDs on the DH bike, and I'm not sure if I will. I don't particularly want to have another set of sport-specific shoes for pedalling on platforms. I've already got 5-tens for my kayaking, and I have a pair of Shimano mtb shoes as well.
I haven't yet decided to put SPDs on the DH bike, and I'm not sure if I will. I don't particularly want to have another set of sport-specific shoes for pedalling on platforms. I've already got 5-tens for my kayaking, and I have a pair of Shimano mtb shoes as well.
I took 2 spd falls in the Quantocks the week before last, still in pain. Both were climbing at walking pace, catching a loose rock throwing all my weight forward. I went down twisting the bars and hitting my sternum on the end of the bars (fortunately had bar end plugs), 2nd time so hard it broke my heart rate monitor. I've switched back and fore between spds on the mountain bike loads over the years, even used to race the Dragon DH series on spds, there's lots I like about them (never had any high speed spd related crashes) but silly little painful falls they generate I'm not a fan of. Got flats on at present.
I've done it twice that I remember. One was many many years ago and it was my first time back on my bike after a lay off of about 6 weeks due to spraining my ankle.
There was no more pain so I decided to go for a ride. Came to stop at a set of lights and went to twist out my foot. Only to realise that I may have had no more pain while walking, but I'd not yet tried twisting my ankle. Natural body's reaction was to stop doing whatever it is that causes pain, so I stopped twisting my foot.
Only by now, I've committed to unclipping my left foot and am already on my way down.
Luckily there was no one around to see that one.
The other was even more ridiculous. Armed with a new set of SPDs (and the knowledge that if you get it wrong it hurts), I figured I'd better set them up. Cue lots of slow-speed pedalling around our road.
Anyway, I spotted a car coming and went to go onto the pavement as I was on the wrong side of the road (cul-de-sac) so I went up one of the tiniest kerbs you've ever seen - you know the ones that are lowered for cars to get to their parking spots - and somehow I caught the front wheel on the edge. So my weight was already shifting to where I thought the bike was going, yet the bike had other ideas.
Cut to me spread-eagled on the floor giggling a little to myself and the driver of said car trying to look concerned while suppressing a smile.
There was no more pain so I decided to go for a ride. Came to stop at a set of lights and went to twist out my foot. Only to realise that I may have had no more pain while walking, but I'd not yet tried twisting my ankle. Natural body's reaction was to stop doing whatever it is that causes pain, so I stopped twisting my foot.
Only by now, I've committed to unclipping my left foot and am already on my way down.
Luckily there was no one around to see that one.
The other was even more ridiculous. Armed with a new set of SPDs (and the knowledge that if you get it wrong it hurts), I figured I'd better set them up. Cue lots of slow-speed pedalling around our road.
Anyway, I spotted a car coming and went to go onto the pavement as I was on the wrong side of the road (cul-de-sac) so I went up one of the tiniest kerbs you've ever seen - you know the ones that are lowered for cars to get to their parking spots - and somehow I caught the front wheel on the edge. So my weight was already shifting to where I thought the bike was going, yet the bike had other ideas.
Cut to me spread-eagled on the floor giggling a little to myself and the driver of said car trying to look concerned while suppressing a smile.
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