When's the last time you wiped out?

come on fess up
me first, I FELL OFF my bike today. i was on a bridle road (it was one of the chalky dusty white ones) and just hit 20mph when i looked down at the poxy computer, looked back up to find a 90 degree corner, hit the front brake to slow down took my hand of the brake looked at the computer and thought 15 will be ok to go into the corner , fuk me i was wrong lol i came of rolled over with the bike between my legs then sort of twisted so i could get the bike round again and shouted "bollox" followed by "fa fuk sake" laying on the floor,then got up and contined on my way home
i was seeing how far to the limit i could go but i went to far

your turn

I was 3. My dad had just taken my stabillisers off.

When's the last time you wiped out a person ?

I have never wiped out....the whole planet on the other hand has been weak assed enough to wipe out and fall off its axis on several occasions giving the impression that i was the one lying on the ground with my bike tangled up around me!

Last november, a car turned across me, and even though I didn't hit it, I slammed the front brake and the momentum of my heavy bag flipped me over the bars face first onto the road.

the last time I played Wipeout? 1997.

come on fess up
me first, i wiped out on my ride today. i was on a bridle road (it was one of the chalky dusty white ones) and just hit 20mph when i looked down at the poxy computer, looked back up to find a 90 degree corner, hit the front brake to slow down took my hand of the brake looked at the computer and thought 15 will be ok to go into the corner , fuk me i was wrong lol i came of rolled over with the bike between my legs then sort of twisted so i could get the bike round again and shouted "bollox" followed by "fa fuk sake" laying on the floor,then got up and contined on my way home
i was seeing how far to the limit i could go but i went to far

your turn

why are you using a computer to determine whether you're going fast enough to take a corner... surely just use your brain?

last Sunday, rode down a crowded grassy bank beside the river, showing off by skidding to a stop in front of my girlfriend, stacked it, grass stains on my jeans and massive laughs from all the pic-nicers etc. Old skool wipe out. I'm overdue a proper one on the road.

today, lights, thinking about other things.
clipless fail

You should always wipe, flush and then wash your hands.

When was the last time you whipped it out?

I was banging the business end of mine against the dining table just 5 minutes ago.

Two weeks ago...
Properly: When a car turned left into me when I was in line with the passenger door and nudged me off my bike. Tore my gloves, ripped my favourite jeans (Note To Self FTW!) and grazed my knee and elbow. Somehow my arm-warmers survived.

The night before that...
Mucking about: Skidding through a puddle in a polished concrete car park, then trying to turn pretty much straight afterwards... wet front wheel + polished concrete + sharp turn = fail.

I forgot one of my kid's swimming kits and had to pop back home for it and drop it off before heading to work. It's in one of those beach bags with the two pull cords. I didn't put it in my backpack, which would have been sensible. As I was rushing I just rested it on my bars. Well... the stringy bit must have got caught in my wheels. I felt the whole bike get pulled sharply to the left and I landed heavily on my right side. Bike: fine. Me: multiple road rash, sore knee and twsited calf. Luckily, there are now these ambulances that just hang around the streets waiting for trouble and one just happened to be parked across the road, so I got instant medical attention.

i got taken out by a taxi this morning.
i turned up at work covered in blood and scared the shit out of everyone.
nice.

Last night, trafalgar square, fakie fail.

A strange one, I was going to Portugal to play golf last October. I borrowed a Golf luggage bag to transport by clubs in. I had it on my back hooked over one shoulder because I also had a rucksack on. Someone looked like they were going to step out in front of me, so I braked hard (even though I was only going slow to start with) and the bag swung round in front of me, sending the bottom of it into my front wheel. Over the bars I went and I landed on my arse, but thankfully the golf bag hit the floor first and broke my fall. The bag had however knocked off most of my spokes ruining the wheel. Big Fail, felt like a right prat as it was outside Frenchurch St station and I Knew I was being a plonker carrying the thing from the start. I had to go straight to Evans and buy a new wheel. Ouch!

i got taken out by a taxi this morning.
i turned up at work covered in blood and scared the shit out of everyone.
nice.

Hope you and the bike are alright dude

January, I'd just got my new Giant TCR Alliance 1 (lol gears)
I didn't have my clipless pedals (thank god)
It was amazingly icy and I was going at about 3mph round a corner, trying not to skid, i inevitably did (it was a 90 degree corner) I was lying on the floor laughing with my bike somewhere on the pavement... good times.

Also stacked on ice. Foolishly decided to roll over the top of a mini roundabout than risk going around it in a tight turn. Seems the lovely friction free surface that is white road paint still had a healthy coating of ice. Complete backwheel fail.

i got taken out by a taxi this morning.
i turned up at work covered in blood and scared the shit out of everyone.
nice.

Ouch. Heal up soon, chap.

haha... thanks guys & girls.
i'm fine, just got a big whole in my knee.
i was on the beater luckily, which is just scratched up a bit.
i now have blood soaked double straps, which is kinda cool.

last month at the Spring Easter Sportive in Essex. Still not fully healed yet and still got a big lump on my hip!

Also stacked on ice. Foolishly decided to roll over the top of a mini roundabout than risk going around it in a tight turn. Seems the lovely friction free surface that is white road paint still had a healthy coating of ice. Complete backwheel fail.

Haha yeah I've done that one, back in February when it was snowing, me and Phil (BikeDestroyer on here) went up to the trix car park to race in the snow and mess about, anyway I thought it would be a good idea to race down round the car park as well, the patch of ice on the 2nd level didn't think so, and it ended in me shoulder barging the ground still in my clips, and gashing up my fave gore-tex pac-lite jacket, with Phil nearly running me over in the process haha....Good times :)

why are you using a computer to determine whether you're going fast enough to take a corner... surely just use your brain?

i did, i thought i went in at 12mph last time, ill try 15