Quarks
21st August 2009, 04:46 PM
:p
Not today, but Wednesday.
I left it too late to walk out to uni for my lecture, so I rode my bike.
That's ok, as it cuts the 35min walk down to about 15mins. Had a nice cruisy run on the M2, getting warmed up for the hills. :)
Then had to direct traffic at the lights to get a car over the induction loop so the lights would trigger. I don't know why people want to hang back so far behind a bike - pushies don't roll back like cars or trucks when taking off:confused:. And then she wanted directions to a business park, so I was helped out, told her how to get there.:cool:
Anyway, I make it up the next hill rather more comfortably than usual - making a mental note to do it the same way next time, and through the next set of lights.
Then I get onto the downhill side, and start picking up the speed. I last saw the speedo at somewhere about 40clicks, before I had to get on the brakes as a car blinks and merges into my stopping space :mad: and jams it's brakes on as the car in front of it turns into a driveway. I see I have about a metre and a half in front of me, but can't feel my brakes doing anything... :eek:
So I end up through the handlebars, with my face landed on the back of a merc. For some reason, I was thinking something rather like "oh no, not again". :no2:
Fortunately the merc driver was helpful and got me sorted.;)
Anyway, result is one broken nose, and a few scrapes. So really not into DiscoSteve territory, really ;). The bike's had it - handlebar and frame bent - the pics attached are of it after I got it home.
Of course, I missed the lecture in getting patched up and x-rayed, so that was a real productive day (not!) ;) Mind you, it does make you really enjoy being able to do all the things we take for granted. :)
Unfortunately, last time I crashed on the bike (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/38147-one-heck-day.html), a Defender turned up at the end. No such luck this time though. :(
The trouble this time, is that the budget for a new bike is the same as for getting the Series III back on the road... and neither look likely as I spent what I had (about 1/3 of that) getting my HR licence during the uni break.:angel::wasntme:
:)
Geoff
Not today, but Wednesday.
I left it too late to walk out to uni for my lecture, so I rode my bike.
That's ok, as it cuts the 35min walk down to about 15mins. Had a nice cruisy run on the M2, getting warmed up for the hills. :)
Then had to direct traffic at the lights to get a car over the induction loop so the lights would trigger. I don't know why people want to hang back so far behind a bike - pushies don't roll back like cars or trucks when taking off:confused:. And then she wanted directions to a business park, so I was helped out, told her how to get there.:cool:
Anyway, I make it up the next hill rather more comfortably than usual - making a mental note to do it the same way next time, and through the next set of lights.
Then I get onto the downhill side, and start picking up the speed. I last saw the speedo at somewhere about 40clicks, before I had to get on the brakes as a car blinks and merges into my stopping space :mad: and jams it's brakes on as the car in front of it turns into a driveway. I see I have about a metre and a half in front of me, but can't feel my brakes doing anything... :eek:
So I end up through the handlebars, with my face landed on the back of a merc. For some reason, I was thinking something rather like "oh no, not again". :no2:
Fortunately the merc driver was helpful and got me sorted.;)
Anyway, result is one broken nose, and a few scrapes. So really not into DiscoSteve territory, really ;). The bike's had it - handlebar and frame bent - the pics attached are of it after I got it home.
Of course, I missed the lecture in getting patched up and x-rayed, so that was a real productive day (not!) ;) Mind you, it does make you really enjoy being able to do all the things we take for granted. :)
Unfortunately, last time I crashed on the bike (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/38147-one-heck-day.html), a Defender turned up at the end. No such luck this time though. :(
The trouble this time, is that the budget for a new bike is the same as for getting the Series III back on the road... and neither look likely as I spent what I had (about 1/3 of that) getting my HR licence during the uni break.:angel::wasntme:
:)
Geoff