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Bloomin' 'eck - fell off!
I haven't fallen off two wheels since I lost it on the Lambretta in 1969!
This morning I hit a patch of ice on a bend approaching work. Both wheels went at once and I hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. However, I bounced better than I thought I would at my advanced age and ended up with only bruised ribs, hip and hand so I'm quite chuffed. All credit to the following motorist who stopped to see if I was alright. Has it put me off? Nope, but I'll now be more cautious on frosty mornings. Steve |
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sothach wrote: Your dead right, but those Nokian stud tyres start to look attractive at this point. I'd buy them and hang the expense, but I'd be too lazy to change tyres of an icy morning, and with Rohloff/SON hubs, a second set of ready-to-go wheels would'nt be exactly cheap. They also sound like a dog which needs its nails clipping walking across a marble floor. It was frosty here today, but the roads are clear of ice so no problem. ...d |
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David Martin wrote:
They also sound like a dog which needs its nails clipping walking across a marble floor. Noisier the better! It was frosty here today, but the roads are clear of ice so no problem. Yeah, the roads are generally clear unless you're out mad early, and often the salt gets accidently thrown on to the cycle path, too. But my route has a hill in a park that at the moment is covered in wet leaves that, when frozen, makes for a very challenging stage - I've had a couple of spills there, much to the amusement of my passengers ('do that again dad!') |
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sothach wrote:
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces? I don't suppose you would remember me, but I used to follow you back in sixty three. Ah no, that was Sting. Who? -- Tony "The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right." - Lord Hailsham |
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Tony Raven wrote:
sothach wrote: Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces? I don't suppose you would remember me, but I used to follow you back in sixty three. Ah no, that was Sting. Who? Formerly a singer with a popular Beat Combo, sometime actor[1] and once in a role involving motor scooters in a script scored by a different popular Beat Combo... Pete. [1] well, he got given roles in dramatic productions -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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In article , Tony Raven (junk@raven-
family.com) wrote: sothach wrote: Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces? I don't suppose you would remember me, but I used to follow you back in sixty three. Ah no, that was Sting. Who? Mr Gordon Sumner, a former schoolteacher and professional Saviour of Rain Forests. Believed to be a part-time musician and thesp. Not quite as annoying as Bonio, but pretty close. -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ Here, take these cheese-shaped stilts. You'll know when to use them. |
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Tony Raven wrote: sothach wrote: Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces? I don't suppose you would remember me, but I used to follow you back in sixty three. Ah no, that was Sting. Who? ...and Tony wins today pop-trivia-obscure-reference prize. Sting plays "The Face" (the Lamberetta-riding head Mod) in the movie of The Who's "Quadrophenia", from which the lines above are taken. What's all this to do with bikes? Very little, but Lamberetta have two wheels and couldn't speed if they wanted to, speed cameras or no. |
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