My first crash.

"Andy" wrote in message news:qcP_b.492$6l4.195@newsfe1-win...

Thank god you weren't wearing a helmet, who knows what might
have happened otherwise. Right kids ?

It would have Saved His Life, as any fule kno.

James

Maybe it's also down to one's definition of "crash"

Of course it does. I was hinting at notable crashes where there wa
significant damage to bike and/or rider. I have had far fewer incident
since I turned 20

One of my friends who is prone to crashing wrote off two mountain bike
in the space of 3 months. Following the acident where ribs and hips wer
broken and the lad had to be air lifted out of the woods I never g
mountain biking alone

I wonder what this years notable crash will be!!! Probably an acciden
while decending in the peaks


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On 23 Feb 2004 15:56:11 -0800, (Simon Mason) wrote:

Well, I suppose one crash in 6 years isn't bad. I had left my car at a
garage for service/repairs/MOT etc. and taken my bike off the rear
rack and rode to work. On the way back to pick it up, I rode around a
roundabout, the same roundabout I use every day, except that I took a
different line as ironically my car was waiting to be picked up at the
second exit of this roundabout and I usually take the first. The next
thing I knew, my front wheel lost grip and I ended up gashing my
ankle, banging my knee and ended with a large blow to my unhelmeted
bonce.

I
drove to the nearest police station to report the accident, as it was
an RTA with injuries.

I doubt that was necessary if there was only you involved.

I had to find out why I came off, so I was
bizarrely stood in the middle of this roundabout seeing if there was
any oil on the road by rubbing my foot on it.

Don't worry about that - a very few people have seen me in the wee
small hours doing all sorts of antics with my bike over traffic light
induction loops !


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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 00:51:49 GMT, davebee
wrote:

Boooo. Sorry to hear about you accident. keep on riding though. I ha da
bit of an accident about 3 months ago when 3 pedestrians stepped out
from in front of a bus stopped at a bus stop, and I went over the
handlebars. Scary moment.

I take it you forgot to remember that pedestians do this ?
******************


* !!! ?


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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:50:39 GMT, 2LAP
wrote:


I have about one crash a year of varying severity; from just falling at
tram lines to wiping out on bends.

Good, that makes me feel a lot better. I used to think I was accident
prone ! At least my accidents are always the other person's fault...

....well except today...


....I'd just picked up my new glasses in Specsavers and while wearing
them, I said my goodbyes, turned round, lifted the left leg and where
I wanted to put it down was a stool and a Brompton. Only the stool
remained upright !

Therefore I guess it must have been the Brompton's fault ! Perhaps
I'll sue the manufacturer !

Actually, after a dance, I just laughed at the situation !


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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:57:53 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:

On 23 Feb 2004 15:56:11 -0800, (Simon Mason) wrote in
message :

The next night I went out for a 20-mile run, but my confidence was
shot; I was convinced that I was going to fall off at every bend.

Sounds familiar :-(

I've never been put off cycling by falls. In the worst case, only the
junction where the accident happened was I wary of anything different
- but I've got over that too now.
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:26:19 -0000, "Danny Colyer"
wrote:

FWIW I've probably averaged about 3000 miles and 1 fall a year over the
last 12 years (nothing requiring medical attention), but then I'm really
not interested in mountain biking. When I want to ride rough terrain I
prefer to do it on one wheel, and I will fall several times during the
course of a properly challenging ride.

I believe they call them "unintentional dismounts" rather than
anything more serious !
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(pmailkeey) wrote in message ...
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:26:19 -0000, "Danny Colyer"
wrote:

FWIW I've probably averaged about 3000 miles and 1 fall a year over the
last 12 years (nothing requiring medical attention), but then I'm really
not interested in mountain biking. When I want to ride rough terrain I
prefer to do it on one wheel, and I will fall several times during the
course of a properly challenging ride.

I believe they call them "unintentional dismounts" rather than
anything more serious !

"Unplanned Dismount" I believe, or UPD for short.

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Dave...

I wrote:
When I want to ride rough terrain I
prefer to do it on one wheel, and I will fall several times during
the
course of a properly challenging ride.

pmailkeey wrote:
I believe they call them "unintentional dismounts" rather than
anything more serious !

and Dave Kahn wrote:
"Unplanned Dismount" I believe, or UPD for short.

Dave is correct. The term apparently originated with equestrians.

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Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 21:09:20 -0000, "Danny Colyer"
wrote:

I wrote:
When I want to ride rough terrain I
prefer to do it on one wheel, and I will fall several times during
the
course of a properly challenging ride.

pmailkeey wrote:
I believe they call them "unintentional dismounts" rather than
anything more serious !

and Dave Kahn wrote:
"Unplanned Dismount" I believe, or UPD for short.

Dave is correct. The term apparently originated with equestrians.

Well I knew it was something like that !
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