"Oh Shit" moments...

I had a bad one this morning, coming up to a roundabout with hardly any space for both lanes I come up and this women does a sharp stop and turns without checking for me. I tried getting onto the other side as she turned but ended up going into the back of her motor.

She then gets out, moans about her car, then f's and blinds at me. I wasn't even going that fast!

It was too early for moaning!

Maybe not an 'Oh Shit' moment but;

Years ago i was cycling to work and noticed the road ahead was a little flooded. Nah, i thought, it won't be that deep. So off i went, gradually my wheels, then feet began to get wet.
By the time i was up to my knees i figured turning around was the best option.
Later that morning they had to airlift people from a campsite along that same road.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to snottyotter again.

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A blind corner on a shared use path?

Perhaps your were going too fast for that corner.

People don't just come out of nowhere - they're not magic.

Well, its a few meters after crossing a road, drifts to the right then a sudden sharp left turn with a bush over half the path, you can see through the bush to the left of the path before you get there, which i always do, but she was right behind the bigger bush over the actual path, wasn't expecting any one to be there, i'm usually very observant, neither of us saw it coming.

One of the many badly designed and maintained cycle paths in my area.

Sure we've all had these, but this morning was my worst 'oh shit' moment recently

Coming down Great Eastern ST. some idiot passenger opens his door with me a few meters behind, I shout as my first reaction, go slightly towards the left, he half shuts the door and I narrowly miss it, only for me to be pretty much against the curve, I felt my pedal scrape the curve on it's rotation back up and I straightened up.

One of those mm's difference and I would have been on my arse type moments.

All I could do after was stop and check I was still there before turning to see the passenger waving his arms up as if I was in the wrong. Speechless I gave him the finger and cycled off.

Yeah... My best near-dooring was last year. Wide out from parked cars and shifting along, when a bus passed pretty close. Moved in for spacing, only for a parked van ahead to throw his door wide open.

Gets more exciting as I'm on a lowracer recumbent, so the bottom of his door was about neck height. Cue hauling on the brakes, locking up both wheels, and a beautiful skid to stop about two feet short of the door.

We exchanged views.

We exchanged views.

Ha!

Had a near one yesterday. Busy traffic so I couldn't really leave as big a gap as I'd like behind the car in front. The car in front is a taxi. All taxi drivers are dicks. Taxi driver literally slams on his brakes to pick up a fare and doesn't bother to pull over at all (this is annoyingly commonplace here). I of course have to do the same - resisting the pedals for all I'm worth and wailing on the front brake. I brake so hard the rear wheel lifts off the ground and I manage to react quickly to shift weight and get it down again. Front wheel is about an inch off his bumper. Nearly faceplanted into the rear window.

I gave him a few choice words.

Later on I nearly got side-swiped by some suit-wearing dickhead in a huge Lexus. I managed to get alongside him at the next lights. I called him 'Executive fingerblast'. I don't know where that came from but it made me laugh.

'Executive fingerblast'.

Sounds like some kind of professional sex move.

professional sex move.

the mind boggles!

boggles

I know that one.

Turns out there's a band from New Zealand with that name. Awesome.

the curve

Is no-one else going to pick up on this? Not even Oliver?

So today this happened.

http://youtu.be/Ag14dgvoluA

Protip: eggbeaters really aren't suitable for riding fixed.

New front wheel and handlebars, please.

Is no-one else going to pick up on this? Not even Oliver?

Oh shit, I missed that. :)

Ahh, man. Reminds me I need new cleats.
Glad to read you're not hurt. Shame about the bike though...

I'm not totally unhurt. Been to A&E and fortunately nothing broken, but I'm pretty banged up. Knees took the brunt of it. Ow.

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Hope it's nothing serious!

Ow indeed, well, heal up mate.

So today this happened.

http://youtu.be/Ag14dgvoluA

Protip: eggbeaters really aren't suitable for riding fixed.

New front wheel and handlebars, please.

I commuted on worn eggbeaters (cleats were worn) for about a year. Am I lucky to be alive? I thought eggbeaters were alright.

Eggbeaters are unpredictable. Some can last 5yrs. Others can last a few months use from the same user as the 5yr old pedal. The spring snaps.

So today this happened.

http://youtu.be/Ag14dgvoluA

Protip: eggbeaters really aren't suitable for riding fixed.

New front wheel and handlebars, please.

Don't forget the Atacs!

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Hope it's nothing serious!

Truth.

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Hope it's nothing serious!

Is this the one with the pussy, bloody buttocks?

Bloody buttocks is a strange thing to call the man.