came of twice this morning

[Dappa D]

nothing could do, very slow speed on hills,....no damage to bike or me just a pain in the rear!

be carefull people

[startrek.steve]

Dont flippin' ride it then!

Steve

[hovis]

it can be expected in this weather

glad your ok though

[plowsie]

Glad your okay. I did the same yesterday. Turned back straight away.

[Dappa D]

i managed to get into work, all be it a 20 min journey that today took over an hour!, if its not melted by close of play i think the bike will be staying here till the ice is gone,.....was only on the back roads wasnt to bad once out on the mains.........

[Dangerous Dave]

Sorry to hear that Dappa, glad you both survived without injuries.

[Frank]

i managed to get into work, all be it a 20 min journey that today took over an hour!, if its not melted by close of play i think the bike will be staying here till the ice is gone,.....was only on the back roads wasnt to bad once out on the mains.........
Were you wearing those "garments".How would you explain that one.:o
Ride safe

[Dappa D]

ha!, nah i wasnt this time, mrs had already gone to work, i did have a route round for them but couldnt find them lol....may have to buy some nice lacy ones of my own hehe!!

did u get any snow in weston over night?

[Frank]

yup,for the first time in over a decade.

[cymroboi]

done the same a week ago now waiting to go in for an op on my shoulder thats the last time i ride in the dark should of gone for a pint with the lads instead of going for a quick burn ey

[mikebrooman]

came off twice this morning too! Up a hill on an ungritted part, span the bike all the way round before sliding down hill about 2m then eventually dropping it. I'm fine, just pretty bad scuff on crash protectors, but hey thats what they are there for. May be leaving the bike here overnight too. Any idea if crash bugs are one crash only things like a helmet?

[cymroboi]

:crutches:pls if any one knows where thes a naked being striped i need parts for mine chnging from a sv s sv n because i cant find yellow k2 front end with no cracks and with a sensible price on it [-o<

[SoulKiss]

To anyone posting "Me too" and to the Parent.

If its a > 90% chance that the 2 or 3 square inch contact patch you have is not going to be enough due to bad weather, why ride at all?

The main roads around me are perfectly clear, but I would have to ride over compacted snow/ice to get out of the gated area I live in, then some not so good roads to get to said good main roads.

Which is why was on the bus this morning.

If its a good chance you are going to fall off, why bother ????????:cyclopsani:

[Dappa D]

came off twice this morning too! Up a hill on an ungritted part, span the bike all the way round before sliding down hill about 2m then eventually dropping it. I'm fine, just pretty bad scuff on crash protectors, but hey thats what they are there for. May be leaving the bike here overnight too. Any idea if crash bugs are one crash only things like a helmet?

ur bungs should be fine mate, untill i had a proper crash mine had gone over once or twice when washing etc and they are ok thats what they are there for

sk.....was that or not go to work today....no cash at home, mrs had my cards and already gone to work in the car...

id never ridden in weather like that before....rather see what its like first than never try..now ive tried..i wont be doing it again!!

[Dappa D]

:crutches:pls if any one knows where thes a naked being striped i need parts for mine chnging from a sv s sv n because i cant find yellow k2 front end with no cracks and with a sensible price on it [-o<

post in the wanted section fella....and welcome to the org

[cymroboi]

;) ok thanks m8 im new to the forum as you can see :cyclopsani:

[SoulKiss]

sk.....was that or not go to work today....no cash at home, mrs had my cards and already gone to work in the car...

id never ridden in weather like that before....rather see what its like first than never try..now ive tried..i wont be doing it again!!

Guess where I would be in that situation then :p

As for point 2 - thats what "Common Sense" is for - unstable device on ice = bad :p

Anyways what I forgot to add in my previous post is that I am glad that Everyone who did go out and has posted is ok apart from cosmetic damage.

The one bike I did see out yesterday WAS an SV btw :)

[Dappa D]

ur signiture is rather fitting for this thread sk!

in hindsight yes home would be a good choice, work in sales, too much commision to lose if not here tho!

[SoulKiss]

ur signiture is rather fitting for this thread sk!

in hindsight yes home would be a good choice, work in sales, too much commision to lose if not here tho!

But how much would you lose if you had broken a collar-bone ?

Surely in this day and age you can divert phones, access email and work from home?

[cymroboi]

thats exactly what i done a week ago when i came off it was nice and dry but a bit dark its a bit poo being off for the next 3 month with the wife nagging all day:(
but luckely i work for a good company which i get full pay off them so cant complain ,its just i cant get out the house as well:cyclopsani:

[Dappa D]

But how much would you lose if you had broken a collar-bone ?

Surely in this day and age you can divert phones, access email and work from home?


i know, we lives and learns (at least supposed to eh:rolleyes:)...alls well now tho and lesson learnt, roads look fine here now have had glorious sunshine all day.

[SoulKiss]

thats exactly what i done a week ago when i came off it was nice and dry but a bit dark its a bit poo being off for the next 3 month with the wife nagging all day:(
but luckely i work for a good company which i get full pay off them so cant complain ,its just i cant get out the house as well:cyclopsani:

I was working as an IT Contractor at the time I did mine - and it was a nice dry sunny day (but there was literally a bit of poo on the road.:cyclopsani:)

Was back to work 4 days later (which was the earliest I could go back due to New Years Bank Holidays :p)

Hope it all heals well for you.

[cymroboi]

i go into hospital on thursday to plate it up it shaterd on impacd the problem is im a hgv mechanic so i cant do nothing much execpt for drinking eating and getting fatter every day now:smt104

[SoulKiss]

i go into hospital on thursday to plate it up it shaterd on impacd the problem is im a hgv mechanic so i cant do nothing much execpt for drinking eating and getting fatter every day now:smt104

Mine was a bit cleaner

http://78.86.112.120/com/chaoscrypt/pics/sv/bump/clavicle-small.jpg

[mikebrooman]

Hmm yeah I should have stayed at home too. Was going in for 5 hours of lectures and missed all of them yesterday so felt I had to go today. Would have been a +1.5 hour walk and I've no car and the only bus to go to the uni is the uni run buses and they were not running cos of the ice. I made it pretty far, within 100m of uni, so unfortunately fell off in front of 50 or so people walking up the hill. Most embarrassing.

[Wideboy]

bad luck mate

ride safe guys and galls, might be in for more end of the week