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Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 02:01:42 No.1681918 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1681919 >>1681922 >>1681941 >>1681952 >>1682243

>riding road bike down same street i have for years this morning
>crash into a random construction sign that was sitting in the bike lane for no reason, vertically aligned instead of horizontally aligned so all that would be visible were the gray legs invisible against the cloudy skies and similarly colored asphalt
>handlebars get bent and cables broke and have to bring to bike shop
im completely embarrassed and humiliated, have you guys had any embarrassing crashes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 02:06:47 No.1681919 Report

Quoted By: >>1681931

>>1681918
man everyone's had crashes. It's just part of riding a bike. You shouldn't feel too bad. The worst thing is if you hurt yourself, then, if you wrote off your frame. Otherwise it's all good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 02:21:03 No.1681922 Report

Quoted By: >>1681931 >>1682133

>>1681918
sue the city

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 03:20:21 No.1681931 Report

Quoted By: >>1681932

>>1681919
i guess in a way i am relatively lucky because i've been riding regularly for 5 years, on streets, and every morning i go down a hill from my house where i hit 40 mph and have never had an accident before this. its absolutely humiliating how this happened though. wasnt swerving from an animal, a car didnt turn into me. i just hit a sign i didnt see

>>1681922
i dont think there would be any basis for it. there is a small park right next to the street where i assume the sign came from, and it has their district stenciling on it, but i doubt it would be worth

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 03:21:33 No.1681932 Report

Quoted By: >>1681934

>>1681931
Talk to a lawyer. If they're willing to take on your case on a percentage fee basis, you've got nothing to lose.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 03:25:33 No.1681934 Report

Quoted By: >>1682131

>>1681932
i really dont think there is any basis for it. i would probably just get laughed at since there were no witnesses, "dude you cant see a sign lmao"

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 03:50:38 No.1681937 Report

Quoted By: >>1682152

oh also
>dented my metal water bottle that was in my backpack when i flew off the bike
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 03:57:50 No.1681941 Report

Quoted By: >>1681945

>>1681918

Sounds like you need to work on basic bike-handling skills. Nobody who has been riding for "years" should have any difficulty clutching a two-inch high tabletop even on a road bike/when not expecting anything. That's similar to a minor pothole.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 04:14:01 No.1681945 Report

Quoted By: >>1681995 >>1682084

>>1681941
>clutching a two-inch high tabletop
what do you mean by this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 04:49:19 No.1681952 Report

Quoted By: >>1682463

>>1681918
Dude you can't see a sign lmao?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 05:14:02 No.1681956 Report

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Sounds like you need to work on basic bike-handling skills. Nobody who has been riding for "years" should have any difficulty clutching a two-inch high tabletop even on a road bike/when not expecting anything. That's similar to a minor pothole.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 10:25:57 No.1681995 Report

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>>1681945
>what do you mean by this?
You know, clutching a two-inch high tabletop. Like holding a four-legged chair. Balancing a center-spun washboard. Don’t you even ride?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 16:01:19 No.1682084 Report

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>>1681945
>never clutched
ngmi

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 20:47:01 No.1682127 Report

Quoted By: >>1682128

I've only crashed twice, but it was within a week of each other.
First crash:
>Car drives up to the bike line ahead of me
>driver stops and looks to his left
>he stopped to look, I can continue
>driver does not look to his right
>as I am half past him, he accelerates and hits me
>I flop onto his hood and bounce down onto the pavement
>he stops almost at once, doesn't run me over
>feel winded and got a couple of scratches but otherwise fine
>bike has very slight scratch on frame, bottle and pump holders destroyed
>he and his wife are apologetic, but he also tries to imply that I didn't see him and should be more cautious
>gives me water and and an apple to eat
>I'm late to work so I bike on
>report the cash to work, get it written up in case there are any complications later on
>chill coworkers joke about it in our weekly team meeting

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 20:48:53 No.1682128 Report

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>>1682127
a week later
>dude bikes up to bike line from my right, looks like he wants to cross. looks in my direction as I'm peddling in his direction
>he decides to cross 3 meter in front of me
>he instantly freezes in place, across both lanes
>I brake and fly over my handlebar, getting it in my chest, roll on pavement
left brake handle scratched and bent, tape scratched, pedals scratched, no dmg to frame
>I feel pretty winded but can't feel any broken bones
>guy instantly tries to blame me and that I should have let him pass
>he tries to say that everyone needs to be cautions and be flexible in traffic, let others merge
>"dude, that would have been a better sell if you hadn't frozen over both lanes, blocking them. I had right of way, you should have waited four seconds and this wouldn't have happened"
>he's adamant about not admitting guilt
normally I would just ride on, but his shit attitude made me press him for his details and I said I wanted his insurance to cover my damages
>he said he didn't have his ID or his phone on him but gave me his phone# so I could SMS him, he would send me the details later
as if he wouldn't give me a fake number, right?
>didn't want to argue more, took his number, sent him a msg with my deets
>bike home, feel alright
>he actually responds with his details
>I tell him to forget it, didn't want to go through the hassle of insurance.
>during the night I realize I cracked a rib
>can't sleep well for a few nights, healed after six weeks or so
even now, five months later, I can still feel it
also, didn't want to report the crash to work, knowing coworkers would think I was the shit rider with crashes so close together and taunt my ass for another month about it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 21:03:22 No.1682131 Report

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>>1681934
you should have absolutely taken pictures, you could have gotten money easily.
I had some kids t-bone me and drive off while I was in my car, I didn't even have any injuries and their insurance company literally gave me 1.5k$ for free.
you could expect something in the high 4 figure range for your accident.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 21:13:43 No.1682133 Report

Quoted By: >>1682193 >>1682452

>>1681922
Typical cyclist mentality: it's always somebody else's fault.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jul 2021 22:16:41 No.1682152 Report

Quoted By:

>>1681937
put a piece of dry ice in it and screw the cap on real tight let it sit for a while in the sun and the pressure build up inside will pop the dent right back out

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 03:21:33 No.1682193 Report

Quoted By: >>1682194 >>1682330

>>1682133
Typical cager mentality: Projection

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 03:26:12 No.1682194 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682193
Typical cyclist mentality: "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CAGERS!!!1"

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 04:10:38 No.1682199 Report

Quoted By: >>1682332

Not a crash but a really really close call that I still feel guilty for.
I was descending a mountain a few months ago. Going too fast and misjudged a blind corner. I ended up in the far side of the opposite lane. There was another cyclist coming up on the right side of the road. I was basically going to a full on collision. He yelled out a death scream. I assessed the situation in a split second. To my left was a steep slope down, there was life a yard of dirt run off on the side of the road. There was also a tree right next to the ascending guys right. I threaded the needle and was off the road between the tree and the cyclist, like inches of space going probably 30 mph. I yelled sorry and kept going. Genuinely wonder what he thought after I passed.
Just wanted to get it off my chest

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 07:36:50 No.1682243 Report

Quoted By: >>1682334

>>1681918
Warsaw experience from earlier this year:
>ride at a chill pace, about 20-25km/h
>sidewalk and bike path in the middle of a rebuild(I think it's subway related, maybe a local can confirm)
>final asphalt layer is yet to be poured but there's no sign forbidding entry so I ride in anyway
>want to ride around a manhole that sticks out
>suddenly three asshats on PeDaL AsSiSt BiCyClEs zoom in at at least 60km/h, not using the pedals at all
>forced into the manhole while called a blind faggot by these fuckheads
>try braking
>barely does anything(found out later that my asshole niece loosened it on purpose)
>"Oh fuck I'm gonna crash my bike"
>suddenly remember that I'm currently getting my motorbike license
>there's a bit of space between the manhole and the kerb
>maybe 1cm wider than my tire
>try an emergency evasion maneuver with a lean
>it fucking works
>I'm very amazed at myself
>riding on autopilot
>right into a dogshit mid-corner
>slip on it and fall
From feeling angry, to feeling like a god, to an embarrassing crash in about three seconds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 15:15:35 No.1682330 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682193
Hit a little too close to the mark, I guess. Boo-fuckin'-hoo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 15:19:39 No.1682332 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682199
I've had close calls with other cyclists before and generally don't think too bad of them, just that they need to slow their roll, this isn't a race. I ride vintage steel and wear flannel, so I'm pro basically

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 15:20:47 No.1682334 Report

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>>1682243
Dogshit: the silent killer

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 21:27:10 No.1682444 Report

Quoted By: >>1682447

theres potholes on every street in my city and sometimes there like half a foot deep and last week i ran into one like a fucking retard and tacoed my front wheel and fucked the derailleurs on my bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 21:49:30 No.1682447 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682444
my brain is just a web of potholes in the surrounding trails. i know where every run is they never change they just get deeper

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 22:05:29 No.1682452 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682133
ok cager, you prolly think you're justified running a cyclist of the road because wasting 10 sec waiting till the road gets wider is a waste of time and HR stacy has already written you up for being too late 3 times,

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 22:30:53 No.1682463 Report

Quoted By: >>1682473 >>1682500

Parallel pavement lips can catch you off guard. They can grab the tire sidewall alternately at the part that going downward, then the part that is going upward and in near instantaneous succession pull the wheel hard one way then push it the opposite way.

Wet wood and metal is very slippery. A bunch of people I know at one point or another crashed on the same wood bridge that has a 90 degree turn at the start. Frost on wood / metal is even worse.

The ramp to the underground parking at the university where the bike cage is located has metal grating to shake some dirt off entering cars. Miniscule contact area with slick tires, fishtailed going down it once, decided to walk it after that.

A few spots in the park have 1" wood edging between the MUP pavement and the grass. Crossed that at a shallow angle once and wiped out. I know another guy who broke his arm on the same thing in a different spot.

One surprising thing to watch out for are hoses. If you go one at a shallow angle it will roll and throw you off. I was riding with a guy who crashed on a garden hose being used by a contractor cleaning graffiti.

>>1681952
>Dude you can't see a sign lmao?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jul 2021 23:10:09 No.1682473 Report

Quoted By:

>>1682463
Beautiful

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 16 Jul 2021 01:17:26 No.1682500 Report

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Can one Thanos-snap themselves?
>>1682463
https://i.4cdn.org/n/1626388253675.gif
Yes they can.
Roadies do this shit all the time, it's fucking dangerous as hell. I'm going past a dude and his head is straight down, not looking up at all.
>Eyes UP!
Airpods in, blasting Melissa Ehtheridge.
>it's a dude, I think.
Blows the red light.

Broke wheel the other day, changed to a backup wheel that has a different rear gear, which changed wheel base(single speed) so getting used to the shorter wheel base I've fucked up on tight corners. Ended up in the bushes last week laughed the whole time as I saw it unfold and was like, fuck it. Good excuse to take a break and get my head out of my ass.

Left pedal I didn't grease started creaking, welp, I'll just do it when I get home. Two miles from home come to a stop light. Light turns green, get on the third pump, left pedal gives way, pedal hits ground and bounces to the right, flay left leg ~9". Crank has broken.
>WITNESSS!!!
try to counter end up over the right side of bike, right foot/pedal hits the ground which throws me back over the bike to the left. Holding on handle bars because
> that's what BMX'rs do.
Handlebar grip gets caught on shirt as I'm chest to handlebar now. Cranked to the left I look and see driver in car next to me wide eyed. Back wheel is coming up.
>Odinfather Oh Shit.gif
Ripe the handle bars right, break shirt free, ripping it, handle bars feel funny for a moment, I bent it.
Still holding on.
Bang left knee to ground and kick with right leg bike away while still holding onto handle bars and upright front wheel.
>busy intersection
Fuck this, get up, pickup broke pedal and chuck it to the corner, chuck bike into bushes,
Roadie behind me and doesn't say shit
Sit down on sidewalk.
>why is my leg slick?
Pull belt off and wrap it around thigh just in case.
Call bro.
>I'm fucked up and bleeding, come get me.
Laugh at self and wave at nosey drivers with dripping blood covered hand.
pic related
My sigil

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Jul 2021 01:26:52 No.1682501 Report

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One of my more annoying injuries was a pulled muscle in my back from lifting my fat bike into the repair stand. Have to do it one handed in order to be able to close the clamp. Didn't feel it right away, but it ended up feeling sore for over a month.

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