CJVDM Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Did a lekker night ride tonight and returning back tried to jump a pavement. Misjudged the jump by a mile and slammed the back wheel solidly on the edge of the pavement. Tyre burped and spew out some stans but miraculously stayed on the wheel, now i ended up with mother of a buckle (glad i dont have v-brakes anymore) with only myself to facepalm. Now back to my lbs tmwr to get this repaired and spend more moneyAnd of course it was all done in plain sight of my 3 riding buddies who almost fell of their bikes laughingDOH! So what stoopid ass thing did you do that either left you red faced or had to fork out some dough to repair?
DeltaAlphaMike Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 I was cycling at the then mtn bike park and thought I was being clever after having been mtbing for about 4 months. Well I was following a friend and I misjudged a corner went round it too fast went off the track and slammed into a ditch. This resulted in me having to go to my lbs and get a new wheel set as the front rim was too badly bent=(. But hey maybe it was a good thing as now I am more careful on unfamiliar tracks. Then again something similar happened on Sunday. I was at rietvlei this time and was winding down the hill towards the car park. Again hit the corner too fast and my bike lost traction and slid out. I am now nursing a Lekker roastie on my elbow from the track. I seem to enjoy hurting the left side of my body as my right side is untouched so far. Interesting that is
Leonard Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Wrote off my rear wheel two weeks in a row now. Each time having to replace the rim as it is so badly buckled the LBS can't even true the wheel without replacing the rim.Lesson learnt, make sure you have a good quality set of skewers and make sure they properly tightend. Edited October 2, 2012 by CCD
HappyMartin Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 On Sunday I was riding one of the blue route loops at Thaba. All going well until I came to a steep rocky decent with rocks trees and stuff. If you have ridden Thaba you will know what I mean. Ran out of nerve and started walking it. Got half way down and decided it was not so tough so went back to the top of the hill, mounted up, rode down and bailed over the handlebars and hit a rock with my knee I am doing a ride to PMB next week for the Shova and the Berg and Bush not long after that and now I am struggling to get healed up in time. My training has stopped and I feel like a true moron. That's cycling. Well it is for me anyway
MrJacques Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Trying to adjust my brakes the night before a race I managed to pull the levers and have the pistons pop out and leak out the fluid. Fortunately a friend had spare brakes I could borrow and fit them to my bike, but I had to take mine in to the lbs to have them bled again. Usually it's the diy stuff that results in having to take it in for a pro to fix, but it's part of the learning process. Edited October 3, 2012 by Jacquers HDW, CJVDM and TheV 3
=Bones= Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Then again something similar happened on Sunday. I was at rietvlei this time and was winding down the hill towards the car park. Again hit the corner too fast and my bike lost traction and slid out. I am now nursing a Lekker roastie on my elbow from the track. Glad I'm not the only one to misjudge to corners on that section, once I bailed completely, another time I came off running man style landing on my feet much to the entertainment of the mates I was riding with.
TheV Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) On Sunday I was riding one of the blue route loops at Thaba. All going well until I came to a steep rocky decent with rocks trees and stuff. If you have ridden Thaba you will know what I mean. Ran out of nerve and started walking it. Got half way down and decided it was not so tough so went back to the top of the hill, mounted up, rode down and bailed over the handlebars and hit a rock with my knee I am doing a ride to PMB next week for the Shova and the Berg and Bush not long after that and now I am struggling to get healed up in time. My training has stopped and I feel like a true moron. That's cycling. Well it is for me anyway Good on you for trying the sections... sorry to hear about your injury... However, from my personal experience I find it's better to just go for it "the first time around"... you will have better speed and a more natural reaction... as opposed to walking it and then face the anticipation and adrenalin that takes over on your second run, because your speed and confidence takes a dive and then you make silly mistakes... I am not saying go and ride every new route balls to the wall blindly, but rather do exactly what you did... i.e walk the section, take an opinion on it, muster up the courage that you feel comfortable to try riding it, and then come back on another day and ride it.... or take a second loop later the same day... (I'm talking about new'ish riders trying to build confidence and skills)... if you have been riding for a long time and have a good technical base then it's a totally different story of course.... Edited October 3, 2012 by TheV HappyMartin 1
Thomo Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Usually it's the diy stuff that results in having to take it in for a pro to fix, but it's part of the learning process.+1Many a diy job has ended at the lbs. LOL HDW 1
Mojoman Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Tried to pull a wheelie on my new bike, went backwards at speed, it picks up very easily over my old Donkey GT! Suprise suprise!Tried a hard front stop on the same new bike on the same day and went over the other end, thankfully straight onto my feet!Elixir 3 brakes are stronger than Tektro brakes! Another suprise suprise! Thankfully both were in the garden and no-one was around!
RockCoach Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Doing something stupid on a bicycle... That never stops, no matter how long you've been riding. =Bones= and ChUkKy 2
CJVDM Posted October 3, 2012 Author Posted October 3, 2012 +1Many a diy job has ended at the lbs. LOL+2Came to such a point where my LBS told me to never f@cking touch my bike again unless i ride it. For any repair of any kind, they will do it rather than having to fix my mess. This was specifically true for the time where i tried to straight all my wheels, managed to screw it up every single time.
Vetseun Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 I once tried to demo my bunny hop skills. Hit pavement with front wheel. Wiped out. When I picked up my bike, my R5k integrated carbon bar and stem was in two pieces. Expensive school fees!!
HDW Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 +2Came to such a point where my LBS told me to never f@cking touch my bike again unless i ride it. For any repair of any kind, they will do it rather than having to fix my mess. This was specifically true for the time where i tried to straight all my wheels, managed to screw it up every single time.+3The okes at my LBS starts laughing automatically when I walk through the door with my bike. Breaks are the biggest culprit . But yeah, I agree with another post here. I do something stupid on a bicycle every week
Dogfish Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Did a lekker night ride tonight and returning back tried to jump a pavement. Misjudged the jump by a mile and slammed the back wheel solidly on the edge of the pavement. Tyre burped and spew out some stans but miraculously stayed on the wheel, now i ended up with mother of a buckle (glad i dont have v-brakes anymore) with only myself to facepalm. Now back to my lbs tmwr to get this repaired and spend more moneyAnd of course it was all done in plain sight of my 3 riding buddies who almost fell of their bikes laughingDOH! So what stoopid ass thing did you do that either left you red faced or had to fork out some dough to repair? very similar to you, I misjudged a pavement (Badly) as it was nearing dark, except I planted my front wheel into the pavement and went over the handle bars at pace catapulting my bike into the trees, it was SPECTACULAR!! to make matters worse I had an audience which included other mountain bikers and families walking their dogs and children!
No Hare Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 not cycling related maar .... Bought a new boat on Monday. The boat shed is about 1 meter to short for it to fit... Rudi Pollard 1
Bianchi Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 not cycling related maar .... Bought a new boat on Monday. The boat shed is about 1 meter to short for it to fit...Post of the day dear sir
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