"Oh Shit" moments...

I got food poisoning a few days ago, quite a few 'oh shit' moments have taken place on the toilet seat

^too much info. Had one of my own today - jumped a red light in Much Hadham (naughty) and was making my way up the hill just after it when I heard sirens. Thought 'oh fuck' and considered chucking the bike in to a hedge and pretending to be a pedestrian. Unmarked police car then stormed past without stopping, clearly responding to something else entirely...

http://youtu.be/4i-Z8j18Z3o

Guy at work broke his stem going uphill.

Fell right over his bike. Stem was rusted from the inside and snapped clean.

a bit of t-cut and it'll be fine

premium rust - fixed gear, no bars, can't steer, dont want to (die)

What's the problem? Just steer with the stem stump - HTFU

barlz is the new braklz

Just had a minor toe overlap "oh shit" moment. Trackstanding to turn right across traffic at some lights, see a little gap so put the power down, Left shoe jams against my tyre, I pop an awesome endo, hold it then ride off, mouthing "oh shit", but looking like a boss.

I'll keep hold of those.

On the ride i decided to cut through a parking lot that i normally just stay on the road to hang the right but since it was raining...

Saw the on coming light change and made a dash to get in front

the oh shit moment is where i saw the cement end at the bus stop with no way out except dropping the curb

Not what i wanted to be doing on a Cf frame w/Slammed back Wheel

So i aimed for the Ledge lifted uP and landed my back wheel as gently as possible without bouncing my rigid steel fork

Doesn't quite feel the same as before it happened...

On to further investigation

so riding to work in a rush, i hadn't eaten yet, bit flemmy in the throught from just waking up, suddenly felt rather sick, ending up puking up while riding along, not pleasant!

get to work on time though?

yep! clocked in at 59 past, downed some energy drink and some snacks, was all good

"so riding to work in a rush, i hadn't eaten yet, bit flemmy in the throught from just waking up, suddenly felt rather sick, ending up puking up while riding along, not pleasant!"

Tell that to the guy tailing you when it happened...

embarrassing enough, ive done that driving home

Im not proud of it

Just thought y'all should kno

lonely cycle path and in a bush...

I liked my version better.

yep! clocked in at 59 past, downed some energy drink and some snacks, was all good

So my first accident on bike happend hour ago.
Car didnt give me a way (he was turning right through, my lane) and I literally flew over his front with my bike still strapped to me. I think I did 360 before I hit a ground.

I hit him from a side with my front wheel, landed on my back on his bonnet (bike above me) and fell right on my left arm with feet still in straps.

At first he was trying to be polite and nice, but after I asked him if I could write down his plate he stood in front of it and kept asking what I want it for. He started to be more nervous, so I told him im gonna call police, but he kept saying ''what for, if you are hurt call an ambulance''. I didnt know what to do so I called my brother for an advice. I told him to either give me his name and contact number or I'll call the police. He just didnt want to police to arrive.

In a meantime when I was on the phone with my brother, he got in his car and drove away.

I was OK, just my shoulder was getting more and more painfull. I was pissed that he just drove away, so I went to police station and picked a ''Road traffic collision/Accident" form.

At home when I was checking my bike, I found that my front Aerospokk is a bit cracked around hub area. Not sure if thats only colour crack, or actual wheel crack.

His bonnet was a bit sctratched and had a dent (not that small). But he told me its fine...

Still dont understand that nothing more serious happend to me. Will see when I wake, if shoulder will be ok.

So thats my first ''oh shit'' moment...

Sorry for my bad english...

Don't be sorry, write down every little thing you remember right now in whatever language you see fit, get yourself checked out tomorrow by someone who can't prescribe good drugs and get on to the po-lice asap. Glad you seem OK too.

There's a particularly crappy roundabout on my commute, and getting across it is a non-trivial task. Here is the roundabout:

It is on a the main dual carriageway leaving Nairobi. And in Kenya there is genuinely no right of way for those circulating the roundabout. You must brake for people joining.

The traffic joining from bottom right slowed, forming a gap infront of them.
I could see a clear path to my exit road, through this gap!
I sprinted for the gap.
A very long lorry appeared behind a bus and filled the gap, blocking my exit.
I jerked into a right-hand lean and cycled alongside it.
I found myself circling the roundabout for a second attempt.

The worst part is that nobody broke any traffic laws. It's just a crap system.

Roundabouts are always crap, no matter how they're configured. Obviously, not giving priority to traffic in the circulatory carriageway is another order of absurdity further along, but it is generally nonsense to remove the centre of interaction from a junction and deprive it of its main raison d'être.

So my first accident on bike happend hour ago.

....

At first he was trying to be polite and nice, but after I asked him if I could write down his plate he stood in front of it and kept asking what I want it for.

In a meantime when I was on the phone with my brother, he got in his car and drove away.

The driver is legally obliged to provide insurance details (as well as their name and address, if I'm not mistaken). Write down as much as you can remember right now because it will get more and more hazy over time.

If you want to pursue it, it's worth waiting to be seen at accident & ermegency in a hospital or by a doctor and get them to detail any injuries you've sustained.

See the "What to do in the event of an accident" thread. It has all this and much, much more.