16-01-22, 10:53 AM
Not sure if people are gonna really want to tempt fate by answering that question!
I dropped mine for the first time in 34 years riding, about 6 months ago, but it was all in slow motion.
The road outside my work was flooded from a very heavy rain storm, so traffic was diverted to the next road up where there was an Exit gate on the road which is normally kept closed. But as i got to it, along with about 7 cars behind me, the security guard was locking it back up, and he then started to point where i'd just come from?
So i went back round there and as expected the road was awash with moving water, which can put your balance off a bit. Looking further ahead i saw cars driving through deeper water, but noticed that the water was up to the kerb level where i was but the kerb itself was clear of water.
I then made a split second decision to ride up the kerb, but without putting my feet down to stop my boots from getting a soaking.
Turns out that the water hidden kerb was about 8 inches high, so my front tyre just slid on it then i felt the weight of the bike falling. I landed on my back after pushing myself clear, but my bike jacket just splatted on the water surface and i didn't even feel a thing.
Had a couple of workmates nearby who saw it happen and helped me get the bike back up, but the only damage was a bent rear brake pedal, which i bent out easily when i got home.
It was embarrassing more than anything, but to be fair i should never have been put in that situation to begin with. What made things worse was the next day when i had a look, if i'd gone about 3 feet further there was a dropped kerb, but it was all under water so no way i could tell at the time. :\
I dropped mine for the first time in 34 years riding, about 6 months ago, but it was all in slow motion.
The road outside my work was flooded from a very heavy rain storm, so traffic was diverted to the next road up where there was an Exit gate on the road which is normally kept closed. But as i got to it, along with about 7 cars behind me, the security guard was locking it back up, and he then started to point where i'd just come from?
So i went back round there and as expected the road was awash with moving water, which can put your balance off a bit. Looking further ahead i saw cars driving through deeper water, but noticed that the water was up to the kerb level where i was but the kerb itself was clear of water.
I then made a split second decision to ride up the kerb, but without putting my feet down to stop my boots from getting a soaking.
Turns out that the water hidden kerb was about 8 inches high, so my front tyre just slid on it then i felt the weight of the bike falling. I landed on my back after pushing myself clear, but my bike jacket just splatted on the water surface and i didn't even feel a thing.
Had a couple of workmates nearby who saw it happen and helped me get the bike back up, but the only damage was a bent rear brake pedal, which i bent out easily when i got home.
It was embarrassing more than anything, but to be fair i should never have been put in that situation to begin with. What made things worse was the next day when i had a look, if i'd gone about 3 feet further there was a dropped kerb, but it was all under water so no way i could tell at the time. :\
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