"Oh Shit" moments...

A owlness.

I like the variant spelling. It has a pleasing allusion to 'to own', although I can't decide by what logic that would work. :)

Likewise, I'm pretty sure you could come up with a convincing etymology for "owness".

Bob Holness?

Bob a Holness?

Bob a Holness?

Do you know, he played the saxophone solo in Baker St by Gerry Rafferty.

[/possibly the oddest urban myth ever]

Liars Thread >>>>>

Bombing down Mancunian way and my chain just pops off! Apply the front break out of panic, front goes right i go left and come off on to the pavement,

Feeling like a dick and a guy on a lovely pristine Nag stops to help. I immediately Started making excuses for my rusty, none-foot retaining piece of shit whilst he looks at me blankly holding out a multi tool

I take it you mean the inner ring road, not the Mancunian Way as that's the motorway section.

And hope you ain't too injured.

Bob Holness played Bond.

Wasn't he the first bond?

Nah, that's a common mistake.
Bob Holness was actually the first Dr Who.

No, that was William Shatner.

No, that was Bruce Wayne!

I'm pootling along past Woolwich common at 20mph when I become aware of the sound of a car engine behind me.

Closer. Closer. Silver Merc Benz slowly draws level with me, not indicating, and my spidey sense starts to tingle. Lo and behold, Mr Benz decides he wants to turn left at the lights about 20 metres ahead, still not indicating, and begins pulling left as if I wasn't even there. FUUUU.

Luckily a heavy dab of the brakes and a swerve to the right got me clear, but if I hadn't very slightly slowed when I first saw him, I would have probably started my Monday commute with a dash of unsolicited car/tarmac hugging.

This only reinforces my belief that all drivers of (particularly second-hand/older) Benzes are massive twats.

Not just merc's in that area.

Last sunday I attached a master crate box to the rack of the hybrid of shitness. Cycling across Tower bridge got hit on the box by a car.

Managed to pull a muscle in my side correcting the bike as it wobbled. At least the police got involved.

got hit on the box by a car

I bet that hurt!

Not just merc's in that area.

youtube.com/watch?v=BqxRvPCJcGg‎

got hit on the box by a car.

One more time.

After some record time tyre killing at the weekend I thought I'd use my remaining 3rd one to test if it was just bad luck.

Riding down a hill one handed carrying a big envelope in the other hand, BOOM, tube explodes...

inner tube explosion sounds like installation error

Bet it had nothing to do with skidding from lack of brakes.....

brakeradar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Had a slight squeeky bum time moment on Box hill on the weekend, on the way down hit a speed bump pretty hard and caught air. Managed to land and brake enough to catch the hairpin, could have been worse I guess.

Felt good once it all sinked in.

Had my shit moment last night when a stupid ass ped ran out into the road on threadneedle st. Was probably doing around 20mph and my right hand brake lever clipped him enough to throw me off the bike coupled with a roll and bike unclipped and fell away too.

Pretty nasty road rash to both elbows somehow, one side worse but most annoyingly rips in my rapha jersey and crack in iphone. He stopped and apologised and gave me his card, bike seems fine but will give closer inspection later.

Feel like making him pay for a new jersey though!

Havent been able to cycle in today as bruises are worse and feel pretty banged up. Just hope nothing is worse than a bit of bruising.