My first SPD related fall

saveacup

I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them worked out
but today I had my first falling over incident, just in time for Christmas.

It happened right outside my back gate after a 20 mile ride along the old
Scarborough-Whitby railway line, unclipped left foot on the approach but
then just couldnt get the right foot unclipped, wobbled for a few seconds
and then went from vertical to horizontal in one smooth motion. No harm done
BTW.

There were no witnesses though, so does this count?

--
Russell

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>There were no witnesses though, so does this count?

It does now ;-)

Glad you didn't hurt anything!

Cheers, helen s


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Paul - xxx

saveacup composed the following ...
> I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them worked
> out but today I had my first falling over incident, just in time for
> Christmas.

<twilight zone music> My first spd 'moment' happened this time a few years
ago .. </twilight zone music>

> It happened right outside my back gate after a 20 mile ride along the old
> Scarborough-Whitby railway line, unclipped left foot on the approach but
> then just couldnt get the right foot unclipped, wobbled for a few seconds
> and then went from vertical to horizontal in one smooth motion. No harm
> done BTW.

Heheheh, sorry for laughing, but, you know ...

> There were no witnesses though, so does this count?

It does now. Glad you weren't hurt.

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Paul ...
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James Hodson

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:24:32 -0000, "saveacup" <saveacup@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them worked out
>but today I had my first falling over incident, just in time for Christmas.
>

Hi Russell

Congratulations! I managed to last all or two of three days when I
first started using SPDs. "A few months" is quite impressive.

>There were no witnesses though, so does this count?
>
If a tree falls in the forest etc... Of course it counts, but be sure
to do it in front of a large crowd next time.

James

Martin Bulmer

In news:332qkcF3s7p4jU1@individual.net,
saveacup <saveacup@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them
> worked out but today I had my first falling over incident, just in
> time for Christmas.
>
> It happened right outside my back gate after a 20 mile ride along the
> old Scarborough-Whitby railway line, unclipped left foot on the
> approach but then just couldnt get the right foot unclipped, wobbled
> for a few seconds and then went from vertical to horizontal in one
> smooth motion. No harm done BTW.
>
> There were no witnesses though, so does this count?

My first was the first day I tried them, 6 months ago.
Nearly had a second today; rounded a corner, steep uphill bit, changed down
rapidly, chain came off, feet spinning ineffectually, nearly lost it, but
got unclipped in time to put my foot down in the biggest pile of dog poo
I've ever seen.
And that's where i'd have landed if I hadn't unclipped in time.
--


Martin Bulmer

Just zis Guy, you know?

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:24:32 -0000, "saveacup" <saveacup@yahoo.com>
wrote in message <332qkcF3s7p4jU1@individual.net>:

>I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them worked out
>but today I had my first falling over incident, just in time for Christmas.

I think the PSF may have a solution for this problem :-)

Guy
--
"then came ye chavves, theyre cartes girded wyth candels
blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs
onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles
around." Chaucer, the Sheppey Tales

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>
>I think the PSF may have a solution for this problem :-)
>
>Guy

Sheesh Guy, you'd think I'm about to become a bent bore??

Have I mentioned I got a nice Trice today??

Festive cheers, helen s


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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <wafflycathcs@aol.compomcom> wrote in
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>
> Sheesh Guy, you'd think I'm about to become a bent bore??
>
> Have I mentioned I got a nice Trice today??

Several times. First timed at 14:06 today -- a 'bent bore for less than 7
hours!! since then about 427 references!!

No -- did you?

Dave Kahn

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Have I mentioned I got a nice Trice today??

Once or Trice.

--
Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>
>Several times. First timed at 14:06 today -- a 'bent bore for less than 7
>hours!! since then about 427 references!!
>

Well you know me, the quiet, shy, retiring type ;-)

>
>No -- did you?

No I didn't. But I did get a Trice.

Festive cheers, helen s


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Zog The Undeniable

saveacup wrote:

> I've been using SPDs for a few months now and thought I had them worked out
> but today I had my first falling over incident, just in time for Christmas.
>
> It happened right outside my back gate after a 20 mile ride along the old
> Scarborough-Whitby railway line, unclipped left foot on the approach but
> then just couldnt get the right foot unclipped, wobbled for a few seconds
> and then went from vertical to horizontal in one smooth motion. No harm done
> BTW.

I bought my wife some SPDs and shoes, which she tried for the first time
last week. After a couple of successful clip-ins/clip-outs up and down
the patio, I popped back indoors to check on the baby and heard an
almighty crash from outside. I remember keeling over at traffic lights
the first time I used toeclips too!

Carol Hague

James Hodson <jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid> wrote:


> Congratulations! I managed to last all or two of three days when I
> first started using SPDs. "A few months" is quite impressive.

I've *never* had a fall since I've been using SPDs.

But then I cheat by having an extra wheel :-)

--
Carol
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