07-09-12, 09:42 AM
I managed a very dramatic drop with the R1 a few years ago getting it out of the garage which has a slope down to the drive. Normally back it over a hump ready to roll down slope, then sit on it as I can't reach (arms too short!) to roll it down the slope safely.
My feet only just touch the ground and I need to steady it with the front brake, but number one son had replaced the pads the day before and forgotten to pump brake back up!
I failed to do a POWDER check, result:
Bike ran off with me backwards, managed to miss my car then toppled over to the left pinning me against a wall with my left foot trapped under the bike.
Lay there for a bit thinking how do I get out of this one as most neighbours (and my son) had gone to work, so managed to wriggle free, but as soon as I stood up knew my foot was not good, so hobbled to neighbour to help me pick the bike up, which fortunately was OK because it had landed on me, then drove like the clappers to the local A&E where they confirmed foot was broken, just as well I had my bike boots on, it could have been worse.
Had to phone son to give him the news and ask him to drive me to bigger hospital to have foot set as local one couldn't do it.
Luckily the foot mended quickly, as three weeks later I was due to go on a bike trip to Cornwall and I just made it, had plaster off the day before
My feet only just touch the ground and I need to steady it with the front brake, but number one son had replaced the pads the day before and forgotten to pump brake back up!
I failed to do a POWDER check, result:
Bike ran off with me backwards, managed to miss my car then toppled over to the left pinning me against a wall with my left foot trapped under the bike.
Lay there for a bit thinking how do I get out of this one as most neighbours (and my son) had gone to work, so managed to wriggle free, but as soon as I stood up knew my foot was not good, so hobbled to neighbour to help me pick the bike up, which fortunately was OK because it had landed on me, then drove like the clappers to the local A&E where they confirmed foot was broken, just as well I had my bike boots on, it could have been worse.
Had to phone son to give him the news and ask him to drive me to bigger hospital to have foot set as local one couldn't do it.
Luckily the foot mended quickly, as three weeks later I was due to go on a bike trip to Cornwall and I just made it, had plaster off the day before
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