The Dumb Cyclists and Pedestrians thread...
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Postby jasonc » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:29 pm
what's caused the massive left tug of the wheel?herzog wrote:Big BIG highside
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Postby g-boaf » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:36 pm
Edit: Fractured skull and road rash.
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Postby jules21 » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:39 pm
it looks like the rear wheel lifting under heavy front braking and then going straight ahead. ouch.jasonc wrote:what's caused the massive left tug of the wheel?
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Postby InTheWoods » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:51 pm
Edit: Joke removed as I just saw the above edit about about fractured skull
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Postby g-boaf » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:01 pm
I've done that once - fortunately I made the corner without bother. I won't ever do that again.herzog wrote:Rear wheel slide. Too hot into the turn I guess
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Postby herzog » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:14 am
He's under heavy braking, trying to turn. Rear tyre has very little grip and steps out.
Rear tyre then suddenly bites, rear of bike snaps back and rider goes over the front.
Very nasty one.
Motos can do it under power or braking. We only have to worry about the second method.
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Postby human909 » Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:37 pm
Sure they do. You don't need "alot" of grip you just need loss of grip to cause the rotation away from the line of travel and then when it regrips it will throw you. I've done it on dirt before after losing the rear.jules21 wrote:bike tyres don't have enough outright grip to 'snap' like a motorbike tyre does and highside a rider.
You can see the yaw of the bike this is not a just too hard on the front.jules21 wrote:i think in this case he just locked up both brakes - it was the front brake which threw him over the bars. anyway, i could be wrong
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Postby herzog » Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:18 pm
Particularly when you release the rear brake!
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Postby cp123 » Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:16 pm
new pedals - obviously waaay tighter than my old ones, get to the corner, assume my foot was going to come out, but it didn't. ker splat!. the school girl walking to the bus stop saw it and yelled out asking whether i was okay. I was fine... albeit feeling stupid...
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Postby bychosis » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:21 am
Could just tell this wasn't going to go well yesterday morning. I slowed right down to give way and let the walking parties pass each other. I chose not to ding because I was giving way. Probably should have rung the bell earlier.
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Postby Aushiker » Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:54 am
+ 1 Not sure what the issue is here ....herzog wrote:You're doing OK if that's the worst you have to deal with on a ride...
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Postby MisuVir » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:01 am
Perhaps annoyed that the walkers decided to stop and chat instead of continuing along in an orderly fashion...? Even though they're allowed to do so.Aushiker wrote:+ 1 Not sure what the issue is here ....
Given the lack of bell, the best course would have been to stop along with the walkers. Squeezing past when dogs meet dogs is not really a good idea. I also find that tailgating pedestrians when they're out for a leisurely walk is not a good idea - much better to hang further back.
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Postby bychosis » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:20 am
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:01 am
Just because a law says something can be done does not mean it should be. Too little /B in the worldMisuVir wrote:Even though they're allowed to do so.
Me, I'da backed off and hit the grass for 10m, no biggie.
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Postby Marto » Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:24 am
I thought it was that you found the density of polo shirts in one place to be overwhelming.bychosis wrote:Def not the worst I've dealt with. I was, as a cyclist, giving way to the peds like we are meant to. By the time I worked out they were going to congregate and chat and before I squeezed through I had rung the bell a couple of times. I was tossing up wether to give way or ring the bell and have them all step out of the way. This would potentially leave little mutts in the path as the slack was taken up in the leads. I assumed wrongly that the peds I was following would continue, the single ped walking towards would pass and the ones on the side would stay. I chose wrong on several counts. Hence the dumb cyclist.
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Postby wellington_street » Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:44 pm
dmwill wrote:No road sense = would not bang.
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