I was naughty

bahahahah

getting a motorist to smile or larf is a winner. poor mopey buggers need all the help they can get... 😄

Ha, I like it!

Must have been very tempting to ride past and thump on his roof!
Showing great restraint there, Steve.

Donga

Donga said:

Must have been very tempting to ride past and thump on his roof!
Showing great restraint there, Steve.

Donga

After many years of playing rugby and judo, I am pretty good at hitting things (including the ground) without getting hurt. I have been hit by a courier van while I was a pedestrian and I know what my reactions are in a slow speed vehicle/human collision. (I didn't suffer any injuries in that one despite being thrown into the air and hitting the road).

So....if some fool hits me in his car, I am going to roll over the bonnet, execute a perfect breakfall (judo term) in the middle of the bonnet (leaving a perfect large dent) then use my fore arm to put perfect dents in any other part of the car I slide past before I roll back off the car. Perhaps. (I prefer to think about this outcome rather than the less attractive alternatives)

SteveA

SteveA said:

So....if some fool hits me in his car, I am going to roll over the bonnet, execute a perfect breakfall (judo term) in the middle of the bonnet (leaving a perfect large dent) then use my fore arm to put perfect dents in any other part of the car I slide past before I roll back off the car. Perhaps. (I prefer to think about this outcome rather than the less attractive alternatives)

They say it's good to have a plan in life. My cousin, SteveA, has one. So do I. Mine's a little more simple, however. I would simply ask the offending party to step out of their vehicle, then pummel their balls with my almighty fists of mass distraction.

Lotte

SteveA:

Quoted message said:

dramatic judo capers...

....then land on both feet from a double somersault, flourish your arms
and shout, "Banzai!", to the cheers of an adoring crowd!

Donga

SteveA said:

So....if some fool hits me in his car, I am going to roll over the
bonnet, execute a perfect breakfall (judo term) in the middle of the
bonnet (leaving a perfect large dent) then use my fore arm to put
perfect dents in any other part of the car I slide past before I roll
back off the car. Perhaps. (I prefer to think about this outcome
rather than the less attractive alternatives)

I did Judo and ju-jitsu as well when I was at uni, knowing how to
breakfall is a good thing. But, what happens if you don't clip out in
time?

I haven't actually tried it to see how much brute force is required to
yank my feet off the pedals without twisting (Look cleats), though I
imagine it wouldn't be tremendous. I do have scary thoughts about
being attached to the bike throughout a prang though.

Travis

quote='Travis'SteveA said:

So....if some fool hits me in his car, I am going to roll over the
bonnet, execute a perfect breakfall (judo term) in the middle of the
bonnet (leaving a perfect large dent) then use my fore arm to put
perfect dents in any other part of the car I slide past before I roll
back off the car. Perhaps. (I prefer to think about this outcome
rather than the less attractive alternatives)

I do have scary thoughts about
being attached to the bike throughout a prang though.

Travis[/QUOTE]
My most serious stack on the bike was back in the days of cleats, toe clips and straps on the road. It involved a sweeping curve at the bottom of a hill, ball bearing gravel in the crux of the curve, the exuberance of youth, and the desire to show a couple of fast cyclists who I had hooked up with, that I was not only able to take my turn on the front, but that they would have to work hard to stay with me when I did.

Result: bike unrideable, knicks ripped, jersey torn, shoes scraped, helmet ground down on one side, right leg, hip, arm and shoulder looked like a cheese grater had been taken to 'em.

I was well attached to the pedals when I went down, but the body can do wonderous things in moments of terror and I was out of the pedals as I started to slide across the road horizontally.

I haven't had a big fall on clipless pedals, but I reckon I'd be out of them damn quick too.

SteveA

Travis said:

SteveA said:

So....if some fool hits me in his car, I am going to roll over the
bonnet, execute a perfect breakfall (judo term) in the middle of the
bonnet (leaving a perfect large dent) then use my fore arm to put
perfect dents in any other part of the car I slide past before I roll
back off the car. Perhaps. (I prefer to think about this outcome
rather than the less attractive alternatives)

I did Judo and ju-jitsu as well when I was at uni, knowing how to
breakfall is a good thing. But, what happens if you don't clip out in
time?

I haven't actually tried it to see how much brute force is required to
yank my feet off the pedals without twisting (Look cleats), though I
imagine it wouldn't be tremendous. I do have scary thoughts about
being attached to the bike throughout a prang though.

Travis

When I had my only fast road accident, cornering, I fully detached from
my bike. I also did one hell of a breakfall and am not quite sure how I
pulled it off. I came off on my LHS and actually rolled onto my front as
I hit, and I crushed the tip of my helmet but did no facial damage
(although some might argue it could've been an improvment...)

It's always more interesting on the MTB. On my MTB I have:

(1) Landed on my back, still clipped in, holding my bike up in the air
above me, because if I dropped it, it was going over the edge and it was
a looooong way down, and

(2) Landed on my back, on a rock, still clipped in, stuck like a
tortoise, but uninjured.

Tam