Came off bike this morning. I had not expected it to be that icy as yet. I got up to the Sainburys roundabout in Knaphill (2nd of three) and did a rather spectacular (well, from my viewpoint) 360 degrees spin before being separated from the bike and landing on the muddy embankment. Unlike the previous accident, I couldn’t recover from this one and landed on my back with legs akimbo and arms flailing like a pathetic upturned tortoise.
Thankfully no apparently damage apart from being shaken up a bit. A little hurty on my lower back, and pride well and truly thrown out window, but otherwise okay. Not sure about bike. I’ve cycled/walked it back home (so it seems to be okay) and will be working from home today. As it’s the company Christmas do tomorrow I’ll be bussing it in on Friday, which gives me plenty of time to get the bike checked over before Monday.
Oh, and thanks to the two car drivers that stopped to see if I was okay. It was very much appreciated and it’s good to know that there are people out there that actually do give a damn about cyclists.
Sorry to read that. Ice-biking is a very difficult task. One tip is to run your tyres a bit softer than usual, but that does put you more at risk of punctures and nothing will help if you hit a large patch of shiny stuff.
I fell on ice today when walking, even though I was being fairly careful. I’ve been out with the grit now and dealt with that spot.