Monday 2 December 2013

Splat...

So there I was, cycling through the back streets of Canterbury, a car following slowly behind at a nice distance when I reached a nice little corner.

I wasn't going that fast, just fast enough...

But as I leant into the turn I had a bad feeling...

The road looked very shiny...

My front wheel agreed, and started to slide out from under me...

There was nothing I could do, so down I went in ssssssllllllooooowwwwwww mmmmmmooooootttttttiiiiioooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn....

Thud....

Skid....

"Bollocks!"

I picked myself and my bike up.

The guy in the car behind stopped to ask if I was OK.

Yes thanks, but a bruised thigh and dented ego.


I now have a new front tyre, with super grippiness.

Mrs RC, who has been increasingly worried about me on my bike recently due to a spate of cycling deaths in London, took the opportunity to buy me a new fleece:


No, it won't stop my tyres skidding, but everyone for miles around will see me go...


Some people find Christmas a very depressing time of you, often with good reason.  If you find the sparkle has gone for you this year, maybe you should have a sweater that reflects your mood...

 
 

 
Aren't those the most depressed looking Christmas creatures you have ever seen?

10 comments:

Riot Kitty said...

Ouch! Glad you are OK.

I'd be depressed if I had to wear one of those. No, scratch that, I'd be pissed off!

Abby said...

I was worried at the beginning of this post. I saw the crash coming and thought the car behind you was going to ... But then, you were blogging after all. Glad it wasn't worse, but ouch!

Nice new jacket. Reminds me of my lollypop lady days - but I never looked that good. Ugly Christmas sweaters? Just say NO!

Rock Chef said...

Riot Kitty - Pissed of Penguin. That would be a good cartoon character, a sort of anti-Happy Feet!

Abby - Yes, I am glad I cam off where I did! My wife thinks the reflective top makes me look like a Police cyclist!

wigsf3 said...

Penguins are NOT Christmas things. Penguins live in the South Pole and Santa lives in the North Pole. Every Christmas this pisses me off. NO MORE EFFING CHRISTMAS PENGUINS!!!!

Rock Chef said...

Wigsf - Aw, look he is even more sad now! How could you reject him at his lowest ebb...

meleah rebeccah said...

Well that was nice for the motorist to see if you were okay! And hooray for a new front tyre, with super grippiness.

terri said...

Ouch! All these years of reading about your cycling adventures, I've wondered if this sort of thing happens. Sounds painful. Glad you're okay.

There are some ridiculously ugly Christmas sweaters for sale this year. Wonder if anyone will actually wear them, other than as a joke.

ShadowRun300 said...

Oh my! That could have been so much worse! So glad you seem to be okay.
My hubby got me a very similar vest since I do a lot of my running in the dark. I can vouch that it doesn't stop me from falling, but at least I can feel assured I won't get run over while lying flat on the ground.
I confess that I used to wear an ugly Christmas sweatshirt that my Grandma made. And I made Hubby wear his too. I've grown up since then, and have learned to say NO to ugly sweaters.

Rock Chef said...

Meleah Rebeccah - I thought it was good of him to stop too.

Terri - I was looking for a bad Christmas sweater, but nothing hit the mark for me...

ShadowRun300 - Aw, I would love a sweater like that, no matter how horrible! Mrs RC is talking about knitting me one for next year...

agg79 said...

Ouch. That had to hurt (at least the ego). Glad it wasn't worse.

I think I may need one of those holiday sweaters right now. We even have holiday parties where people compete for ugliest sweaters.