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Being hit head on by a car and laughing over the roof via the windscreen... Sorry it's not a funny one!
Got tailgated by an HGV, that was pretty scary.
Reported it to the police, it's been almost 6 months and no feedback so I'm probably OK to post the video soon.
Have been tailgated by a bus. No facking excuse, completely hate driven action.
Scary experiences? Cycling on a remote route in South Africa. Came across a pack of baboons. By the time I realised, I was in the middle of them. I've never sprinted so hard in my life. I don't know whether they chased me, I didn't look back for the next mile.
Wish I'd had a computer with me; it could have been my first and last Strava KoM.
1. Waking up in an ambulance after being sideswiped by a truck.
2. T boning a car that pulled out if front of me. Only 5 minutes into my ride on a nice long downhill.
I was once asked to pay more than £5 for coffee and cake. That is a true story.
(Seeds are generally *sown* BTW.)
Generally, but not always!
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coming back to consciousness in an ambulance
Audax 200km, mid february, freezing tempertures, freezing rain/hail, could barel;y hold on to the handlebars let alone operate the gears or brakes, woefully underprepared i'll admit, we hit a downhill, I career down it desperately looking for the rear brake realise I'm not going to make the corner, then I just entered a netherworld where somehow, without any concious effort from myself I avoided 3 parked cars,skipped onto the pavement skimmed a couple of rows of hedges and landed in the third. No injuries, was too tired to care and carried on. I do recall tears coming down my eyes nearing the end.
Exiting a tunnel to see two cars side by side occupying the whole width of the road coming towards us at about 70mph. I fell off into a gateway, and the two behind me went into the hedge. The days before I used a camera unfortunately.
Having just hurtled down Kidds Hill, I was breaking and leaning into a sharp right hand turn when the retention bolt holding my saddle in place decided to snap just before I reached the ford...It was a long, slow and careful ride home trying not to get too intimate with the seat post.
Finding a crack which went halfway round my head tube about 5 minutes after doing 35mph down a hill.
My wife hates sheep, she was nearly sick when I sent her this this morning 😬
You were lucky to make it past alive!
Shimmy - on a road descent in South Downs area. Really thought I was going to end up on the deck at some speed.
Same here, speed wobbles, it's happened to me a few times on big descents. I haven't fallen, thankfully, but I have practically sh@t myself.