Crashed! Damn Ice!

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Really unlucky mate. Rear brake only in those conditions though at those speeds. Looks like you applied front. Rear would've just locked the back up and you probably would've stayed on. I bet that guy felt guilty for using the traffic lights.

I would have used the rear brake if it was working properly. Haven't had the chance to sort it out as it's always pitch black before and after work. The rear brake sticks on if I use it, getting it sorted at the weekend when there's some daylight hours I can use.

Wow that road is bad, when you left for your original journey was the road ok?

[Fallout]

Originally Posted by Dunn-y

I would have used the rear brake if it was working properly. Haven't had the chance to sort it out as it's always pitch black before and after work. The rear brake sticks on if I use it, getting it sorted at the weekend when there's some daylight hours I can use.

Must admit, mine is lame too. I would've had to have used the front and would've been on my face too.

Yeah. My commute to work was fine. It started snowing heavy around 11am and this is what was left.

People were abandoning their cars because they were getting stuck in traffic and on the ice. Someone from my work took 7 hours to get home and that was after leaving their car and walking the rest of the way. Took me 40 minutes to go half the length of the Team Valley Trading Estate, didn't want to filter as I could barely keep the bike upright as it was cause of the black ice.

Not as bad today and tomorrow is still looking OK so hopefully I can make it into work and get back home OK.

Originally Posted by k1ngy SV

youtube/google is your friend.

face away from bike seat,
bend leg and hold bike.
lift with legs, and its up,

REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR STAND DOWN AGAIN ! before you let go.

Originally Posted by Galviniser

I can imagine this will be very difficult in the snow, as there would be very little grip with the snow and ice :/

Tried it back in 2010 when I had the blue pointy after I came off in snow. Doenst matter what trick you use you're not going to pick it up without leverage. I pushed it around for quite a while trying to lift it, when lifting you lift by pivoting the edge of the wheels and when they're sliding away from you all you achieve is pushing it away. To lift on ice how you say K1ngy you'd end up sat on your back side with your back against the seat. Works every other time but not when you've got zero traction for leverage.
I eventually got mine on its wheels again by clearing a line in the snow right along the kerb edge, i lifted the bike high enough so only the rubber of the wheels remained in contact with the road and slid it across the snowy road upto the kerb (2m max) with both wheels against the kerb I had the leverage I needed and sure enough pop up it went on to its rubber.

[ChrisCurvyS]

One of the things I love about the SV is that it's so light and you can just pick it straight up off the floor like it's a pushbike.

Has been handy when I've dropped it in the shed and there's not enough room to do the reverse bum crawl trick.

Sorry to see that glad your ok ish and bike is ok ish.

[ChrisCurvyS]

It appears that with the right training, you can actually pick two bikes up at once -

http://file037.bebo.com/3/large/2007/12/29/00/2228017907a6477774655l.jpg

Bad luck old boy! Lesson learnt! Riding on ice requires practice, I have had mates fall off behind me in icy conditions, smoothness is the key, high gear, low revs and V-gentle braking! Also good forward observation.

Many people will say stick to fair weather riding but I had a crash a few years ago on a red hot summers day (2003 I think, the year the pavements and roads melted?) just started to spit with rain and a woman in a mini pulled out in front of me, I grabbed a handful of front brake and POW! Ate the tarmac!

Happens to the best of us, glad for you it hasn't shaken your confidence.