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@smiff
First rode spds many years ago. Fell over at traffic lights once in the first week (usual story).
Have ridden them for years since on various bikage without incident...
Until last Fridays mass that is... Riding my fixed charge down the strand in heavy bike traffic I unclipped my right foot, ready to put my foot down and stop as the mass ground to a halt just as someone came up on my right side and forced me to turn left slightly putting me off balance. I then slowly fell to the left with the grace of a ballerina and landed in a laughing heap with just a grazed knee. Much to everyones amusement - including my own.
4 kronenburgs before we sent off may have been a factor...