"Oh Shit" moments...

LOOK AT HIS HANDS. THAT IS MAD FUCKING SKILLZ.

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Gregory Bauge makes an amazing recovery vs Kevin Sireau UCI WC 2009 sprint semifinal - YouTube

This is how a real pro deals with it.

POV Rally Champion Mark Higgins Near Crash at 150 mph @ 2011 Isle of Man TT - YouTube

Never get tired of that clip.

Impressive skid mark left across the track too!

Did a whip skid?

Boris Bikes don't handle like road bikes! Certainly not in the wet. Came off motorbike stylie, bike sliding one way, me the other on a sharp wet corner by Buckingham Palace.
Still in one piece!

Went to meet a mate in Peckham, joined by others, 1 drink turned to wut wut! 4am, I round the corner and rage/sad/shout at stolen bike. 15mins pass and I decide on the long walk of contemplative disdain for humanity> I look to my left and oh shit...there it is! Don't drink and ride kids.

Reminds me of:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread36350.html

^ Ah I remember that! One of THE best forum threads ever.

Yesterday I was on an after work ride loop through the small nearby forest. I took a 'bio break' behind a plant. The hand that was holding on to my wang-piece brushed against a leaf on the plant and immediately felt like it was on fire. Apparently I was pissing into a stinging nettle. I am lucky I am not one of those no-handed leak taking guys, I probably would have had to have been helicoptered out.

Inches from being taken out by a car moving into my lane without checking its mirrors. Had to swerve pretty sharpish and swear cant have been more than a few inches away. Prick.

Heart in mouth moment this morning: Hi-vis commuter almost taken out by HGV driver at junction where Stanhope Terrace splits to go into Hyde Park. HGV driver (I assume blindly following the diversion signs?) attempts to overtake and cut across from right hand side to go straight on while cyclist was following the road into the park.

My shouting from 30 yards back fell on deaf ears for both. But the cyclist realised what had almost happened and gave the driver some verbals / copious fist shaking. Made me shudder all the way to work. Didn't get the reg or company to report, which has pissed me off all morning.

^ yeah those are worse than stuff that happens to you, feel completely helpless, horrible.

My brake cable snapped just as some tw@t in a mint green polo braked and turned left without indicating. Had to strain like hell to not pile into the back windscreen, ended up scrubbing off the rest of my speed using my tyre on their back bumper. Just glad I wasn't caning it

Snapped the chain on my roadie whilst pulling away from lights, narrowly avoiding popping a bollock on the top tube. Not happy about it, was a wippermann connex 10spd, only done 700 or so miles. Didn't snap at the quick link thing either.

Last 2 posts get yourself to be indra'd>>>>>>>>>>>

Nah. Frames are still intact - damage just not heroic enough to join Indra's company.

Wasn't sure if this was Indra'd situation or not, but it was definitely a pant ruiner. Went around a corner on my old tourer on Saturday, and the crank arm struck the floor very lightly.

Apparently it was enough to make the wheel fully explode into a Pringle like condition, throwing me off the side, landing right on the d-lock in my holster.

http://i.imgur.com/SedHyko.jpg

^ how?

^ how?

I'm not at all sure. I guess the wheel had been in a much more terrible state than it looked. I'm lucky there was nobody else on the road, aside from my friend riding behind with a giant bag of sub-par chicken in his hand!

did it actually happen the other way round, wheel taco'd and this caused your pedal to hit the ground?

How could the wheel buckle so bad? Broken spokes?

cunting Audi driver switched lanes super quick to avoid a queue of cars, didnt look in his mirror otherwise he would have seen that I was using that lane, caused me to swerve quickly in to the cycle lane (which I wasnt using because it is full of gravel and traffic cones for some reason) to find a cyclist coming the wrong way down the cycle lane, epic panic skid to stop, causing a different kind of skid in my pants.

Fuck idiot drivers and fuck idiot cyclists.

did it actually happen the other way round, wheel taco'd and this caused your pedal to hit the ground?

I'm not entirely sure to be honest. I remember the crank connecting with the ground and being chucked sideways, but that's about all.

The wheel was out of true for a while but none of the spokes seemed to be completely knackered. Mental.

Hard to see how the pedal strike would affect the wheel, particularly since it's geared rather than fixed. DJ's suggestion much more likely.

Pedal strike lifts rear end momentarily, rear end skips sideways, fat knacker lands like a heifer riding a spacehopper, wheel gets bent.

Don't lean

A perfect breakdown, Columbo! Save for the fact that I weigh about as much as a pair of slippers..