"Slack chain" is not just a pointless forum insult...

... it's a serious warning.

Riding a bike tonight with v-brakes, mudguards, chain-pull gears and horizontal drop-outs = pain in the arse to get wheel position right after adjusting hub cones.

Did it OK, but the chain was a little slack. "That'll do," me thinks. Think again...

Now have very sore crotchal-region, toe and ego. Came a cropper on busy city street. Made a funny groaning sound as crotch met top tube.

HAHA ... happened to me last january but on my SS ... chain came off after belting up to a roundabout to keep speed for the coming hill/slope. chain got caught between freewheel and the spocks and I ended up panicking and going over the front from panic braking.

EDIT: HAHA sounds a bit harsh ... i am not laughing at your accident I am laughing that it happened to me as well.

Was waddling around for a few days and feeling sorry for myself for hitting the deck, with some nicely cut up fingers.

The best bit was when walking myself and my bike the rest of the way home I had a stupid grin on my face because I had an adrenaline buzz.