Anybody fallen off on the ice this year?

saladfunky

I came off :oops: for the first time ever on ice, at 20mph on a lane last night. smacked my head on the road but was fine thanks to the helmet. Today I tell collegues and 3 of them have fallen on ice this week, one has a bruized hip.

Anyone else fallen?

:oops:

EKE_38BPM

Yes I have.
I went for a pootle in the park on Sunday and rode past a patch of ice on a small slope. I wondered if I could stay upright on it so I turned back to try.

I failed, but it was fun.

hatbeard

was a bit hairy (no pun intended) last night going along the side street by my house but I took it super s l o w.

not going down that road again until spring

the rest of the route's been fine so far not really seen much ice yet.

Alphabet

had a few bum clenching moments last night and this morning - couple of two wheel slides, but i stayed upright. the bike fell away under me at a junction this morning, but i was on flatties, so just put both me feet down. like a ninja cat.

snooks

I fell off in Feb this year......That counts...doesn't it?

I was riding off road on my MTB, came over a muddy lump and saw an area of untouched snow a couple of meters ahead, The child in me took over and went for it without thinking, front wheel touched, and before I knew what had happened WHooooaaah!

Bike slid away from under me, and a split second later I was lying in a 6 inch deep muddy puddle surrounded by ice and snow.

Carried on for a couple of miles more with a few other slips but no falls, before I had had enough and went home

Dog Breath

See my post from Sunday night...

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12744338

Initialised

Had a bullet time moment between losing it on the ice, kicking the bike forwards and landing on my ample rear last night.

Hot Orange

I came down on some ice on a bend last week, at about 15mph, I should think. Fell on my bottom and skated along on it for a bit, so no damage. Some ugly tarmac scrapes on the handlebars, though.

sfichele

no probs ^yet^ - cycled up and down the hills in sheffield to the station on my racer.
I let the tyres down quite a bit and lowered the seat so feet were closer to ground.
Thin tyres aren't too bad, they cut through the snow, but not so good on exposed ice.

boneyjoe

not worth it really - what will the wife and kids think if you end up under a bus?

Valy

I went down today. Thought of seeing if one little road would take me in a similar direction as the original route. It was all fine until (almost) end. A bump in the form of a sloped bit of ice - I stayed upright, but then hit another one in a similar direction. I kind of just fell on my side, but now I'm wondering if I could ahve bent the frame - as I fell on the side the pedal... was err... there - can't remembre if it was at the top or bottom. (12 o'clock or 6 o'clock side on).

Man...

Also yesterday I took out my ~7 year old £130 FS MTB. Went to a local-ish shop and locked up the front (only has front brake ). The bike slid from under me and I landed on my chest. Oh - also broke the front bit of a clip on mudguard in the process.

Gazzaputt

Yep went down on my hip and elbow last week. Overcooked a corner to low and front wheel went from under me on ice.

shouldbeinbed

Not yet but I was snaking a bit on the fluffy snow yesterday. Freezing under current falls now so will be more tricky tomorrow. Fun though

singlespeedexplosif

I fell off in Feb this year......That counts...doesn't it? Wink
this (but March).
Cracked my femur.

Still, had put in an awful lot of saddle time over winter till that point, so I reckon the chances of anything bad are pretty small. Still out riding so far this winter.

redvee

Came a cropper in the ice we had at the beginning of the year. Rounding a corner onto cobbles at 4mph and I'm now lying on the apex of the bend with the bike still between my legs looking up to see if I was seen falling off by anybody I knew.

emotionless_softcore

Had a quality off this morning at 5.30AM. Caning up a country lane (clear tarmac). Hit a bit of snow, all good.. Then a dip in the road (after heavy rain, this area often floods). I look down; the road surface is sheet ice, with a light dusting of fresh snowfall. "Mmm, looks like a tasty dessert" I think, as I unconsciously shift my weight forwards in the direction of my studded front tyre. As I hit an incline, the rear slides, out of control.

Fortuitously, I landed squarely on my fakenger bag. Work clothes (and a banana) absorbed all impact. That and the low friction of snow covered ice (slid a good few yards up the hill).
Only things that were damaged were the banana, a light that was clipped on to my bag, and an unrealistic, if not quixotic, belief in my ability to ride hard, on ice, with a studded front tyre and a skinny rear.

Took a bit more care on the way home.

itboffin

Double footed slip this morning walking on ice in cleated shoes, lucky for me I fell against the bonnet of my car. I'm terrified of landing on my injured shoulder that would very painful and potentially very serious.

beverick

I put the MTB down in the snow on Sunday morning, Irionically I hit a patch of gravel and spun out the rear wheel. With SPDs there was only one way to go!

Bob

jds_1981

Almost ended up on a car bonnet last night as I was filtering down the cycle lane to the front at some lights. Cyclelane sloped to the guttter and my bike slowly started sliding from under me, managed to just clear the car (leaning over it) before putting my foot down. Said 'sorry' to the driver but she didn't look too concerned.

iPete

At the start of the year, managed a 35 mile round trip before going over sideways on my driveway :roll:

Helmet saved the day luckily!

mybreakfastconsisted

Diesel:

MichaelW

I made some ice tyres for less than £20 with cheapie MTB knobblies, 100 no.3 panhead self-tapping screws, a tube of copydex and an old inner tube.
Tools: braddle, screwdriver, dremel cutting disc.
Time: About 3 hrs.

saladfunky

Dog Breath wrote:

See my post from Sunday night...

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12744338

Not good dog breath, I hope your partner gets fixed quickly. The hips seems a common place to fall onto. I have just a bit of whiplash from when my head bounced on the road and a stiff back from where I fell. I got off very lightly!!

:shock:

saladfunky

MichaelW wrote:

I made some ice tyres for less than £20 with cheapie MTB knobblies, 100 no.3 panhead self-tapping screws, a tube of copydex and an old inner tube.
Tools: braddle, screwdriver, dremel cutting disc.
Time: About 3 hrs.

Wow, got any pics?

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