i may have been unable to unclip at a pedestrian crossing this evening...
...and promptly fell on my side.
i was heading south on the bike path that goes from noarlunga to the expressway and came to the bains rd crossing. i left foot release, but it just wouldnt undo, i tried to do the right foot at the very end, but i'd been stopeed for a fraction too long and tipped over to the left. small scuff at the bottom of the wrapping on the left bar and very light graze on the outside of the pedal. i did the nice thing and took the fall! i just got a couple of very small gravel cuts on my elbow and knee. managed a pb for the strava track between bains and hungry jacks after it though!
anyone else made a fool of themself at a main rd crossing! and yes a few cars were there as it happened, otherwise i wouldnt have stopped. i'm sure they got a laugh out of it.
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Permalink Reply by Pete (repeats ?) Roberts on -
I once came a 'clip out cropper' on the corner of King William Road and North Tce. In front of a Bus.
I went down like a sac of potatoes and managed to crack my knee cap on my cross bar.
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Permalink Reply by Kasey VP on -
right of passage for a road cyclist I guess, welcome to the brotherhood mate.Cnr Toorak and Chapel streets for me....lots of interested pedestrians LOLing:)
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Permalink Reply by trappy on -
I did it at night time coming home from a clients house and couldn't unclip - lucky i fell on the grass - but someone from a house said You ok - I said yeah more embarrassed ha ha
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Permalink Reply by Georgie D on -
Traffic lights on Military Road at West Lakes. Solo ride, first day out on brand new bike, brand new shoes last Thursday. Unclipped in plenty of time, felt pretty cool, but was then taken out by a crosswind and went down on the right. Didn't even dare look to the people in the cars at the intersection. Funny how it all seemed to happen in slowmo...I've got a huge yellowing bruise under my knee.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Jones on -
Twice on the same ride, first at the intersection of vines to rail and sth expressway, unclipped left but lent the wrong way, grazed right knee , a couple a km's further on , unclipped at a roundabout , but put my foot back on the pedal and it re-clipped, grazed the left knee in front of a car full of young bogans. Copped a heap of crap from them
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Permalink Reply by Paul H on -
A week after getting clips, got too confident on them riding to work and left the unclip too late at the corner of King William Street and Franklin St at 8.30am on a weekday. Went over in front of a heap of traffic and people at the pedestrian lights. Very embaressed! Hurt my wrist and was off the bike for a month, lucky not to break anything.
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Permalink Reply by simon on
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i just let my self fall whilst still holding the bars. the forearm part of my elbow took the fall along with the shin part of my knee(if those descriptions make sense) probably stupid, but apart from my elbow feeling a tiny bit stiff now, all seemed to end well. i was so worried and angry that i mightve broken the bike, i didnt check myself until i was back on the bike again.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Brennan on -
My last epic one was at the majors south road intersection.
I was approaching along Majors and the light turned green so I gunned it. Just as I was almost there I noticed the ambulance coming along South Rd heading towards Flinders with lights on.
I slammed on the skids and came to a halt right at the lights.
I was feeling pretty pleased for pulling up so quick....then it registered I was starting to tip right with my left foot unclipped.
I think we all know that 'timber' feeling as it all goes in slow motion.
so there I was....lying on the ground ...intersection packed...and an ambulance going slowly past under lights with the paramedic looking at me going WTF?
Got up...cursed my pedal and had a thorough going over the obvious mechanical issue I had.
Then I sat there for a whole sequence being sure not to make eye contact with the cars pulled up in all directions....
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Permalink Reply by Just another psycho-list on -
Yes, the initiation must be followed.
I did three clip stacks (slow learner), when I first got my road bike in August last year.
- Number 1 - South Road, Darlington, at an intersection, (my first one) in front of traffic and I put a great big hole in the right knee of my brand new skins (they had cost me $300) and scratched up the bar tape, the pedals and put a gravel rash gash on my knee. Motorists saw it happen, a man with a back pack walked past and said nothing. I picked up the bike and felt most embarrassed, as well as disappointed, sore and bleeding.
- Number 2, was on down-track of Mt Lofty. Another cyclist stopped and offered assistance. Very nice guy - he straightened up my seat for me with his multi tool.
- Number 3 was on King William Street (corner of North Tce, heading south) in front of pedestrians and traffic - took the scab off the healing knee again. It still hurts.
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Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on -
Only did it once with cleats and straps about 30 years ago...never done it since then.
Watched a friend do it in front a bunch of motorcyclists outside the Meadows Bakery. I didnt bother stopping to see if he was ok...I just kept riding away from those bikers as fast as I could.
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Permalink Reply by hozozco on -
Riding home from the pub a few decades ago, I stopped at the lights.
I remember wondering why all the lights were tilting - then I hit the ground.
No cleats, no straps, I had just forgotten to put my feat down!
It was about 4:00 in the morning in Whyalla, so no one saw me.
Simon
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