Comedy river crash

VTech
VTech Posts: 4,736
edited April 2013 in Road general
Well, it all started off in good faith, im on a personal fitness drive and through road and spin im trying to drop a few kilo so have been going at it like a trojan.
I set off from home at around 4.30pm and intended to do a 5km ride to screwfix and back to collect some glasses but I was enjoying the ride and decided on doing a few more km and ended up doing a 30km run.

Anyway, 11km from home I was riding past alcester castle and there was a shallow river (around 10" deep and 60ft wide) so I slowed down and thought I would be able to make it no problem, all was good until I was half way through and hit a pothole and fell :mrgreen: I went ar5e over tip with the wheels pointing to the moon and my whole body submerged in the river. Whats worse is that I was using the GoPro so have it all on video :)

Anyway, the bike is fine, im ok but my iphone is no longer with us. The wife and kids are still laughing downstairs
:oops:

http://youtu.be/OqP3L7CUidM
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  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    VIDEO OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!!!!! :)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,745
    Video or it did nt happen...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    Video or it didn't...... oh wait :lol:
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  • ooermissus
    ooermissus Posts: 811
    Oh god. Poor you. Do upload the vid though so we can all sympathise properly.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Well at least your OK & well enough to tell us about it.

    Glad to hear that your trainings going well & your carrying on with it.

    As others have said think we might need to see the video.

    Whats up with the iPhone cant you dry it out?
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • AchillesLeftKnee
    AchillesLeftKnee Posts: 713
    Video please, preferably slowed down, accompanied by Barber's adagio for strings.
    Mangeur
  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    Can we have a speeded up version to the themetune of benny hill.?
  • supermurph09
    supermurph09 Posts: 2,471
    Did the frame bag act as a buoyancy aid and keep you afloat :)
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  • AchillesLeftKnee
    AchillesLeftKnee Posts: 713
    Strith wrote:
    Can we have a speeded up version to the themetune of benny hill.?
    Somewhat OT, but I am firmly of the belief that there are very few sphere of human endeavor that can't be reduced to utter comedy by speeding up and adding a bit of Yacketty Sax.
    Mangeur
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,190
    Have you got a video of some great decals?
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    Please put this video up ermm.... so that erm..... others in the area can be made aware of the dangers. :D
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    http://youtu.be/OqP3L7CUidM
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  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    Brilliant. truly one of those "oh fuck i hope no one saw that moments". Props to you for sharing it.
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    lawrences wrote:
    Brilliant. truly one of those "oh fark i hope no one saw that moments". Props to you for sharing it.


    Its no big deal, it is what it is :)
    I was freezing cold afterwards and couldnt wait to get home to shower and warm up.
    The water smelt sooooo bad :(
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  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    I lolled!
  • xloly
    xloly Posts: 140
    DavidJB wrote:
    I lolled!
    Same.
  • pipipi
    pipipi Posts: 332
    Very brave to admit it, and even braver to post the video.

    That definitely made me chuckle. Reminded me of a few fords in the New Forest where I certainly wobbled. I wonder if aero wheels give the current a lot more to push against? But hitting a pothole, or skidding on submerged weedy stuff, could happen any where.

    Good luck next time!
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  • supermurph09
    supermurph09 Posts: 2,471
    Excellent. Lesson learned!
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    looked like a close call past that van early doors. take care on those roads they look very narrow.

    Chapeau for being a good sport.
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  • AlanW
    AlanW Posts: 291
    I know Coughton Ford to well, and you will not be the last person to do that.....although not that many would have it on film. :lol:
    "You only need two tools: WD40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape"
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    Ive woke up with a real sore shoulder :) I didnt realise I had landed so hard but its nothing serious. The wierd thing is, ive had the GoPro for a few weeks now and this was the first time ive used it so kinda lucky in a way as its always fun to see comedy fails, even if it is of myself ;)

    Ill be using it again on every trip as even the van earlier wasnt the closest call I had, there were several drivers who I could hear behind me who all of a sudden sped up very quickly and passed me at way less than an arms reach.
    Im loving it though, ive got a "little" bit of fitness now so feel more comfortable on the bike and so am taking more things in, wildlife that I never see as I drive them roads normally etc.
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    :lol::lol: Brilliant! I got soaked cycling to work this morning and this cheered me right up :) Well done for posting the vid, top man. Hope the shoulder gets better.
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  • Pituophis
    Pituophis Posts: 1,025
    Great vid, bet that took your breath away for a second or two :o
  • jimmybloom
    jimmybloom Posts: 82
    Woken up to rain and a stinking cold.....but this made everything seem ok. We've all been there in some way or another. Top video! :)
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Nice house.
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,596
    That was funny! Well in for putting the vid up on here . . . keep 'em coming!
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    yep another +1 on the sharing!!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    On the plus side I have seen things like that happen whilst out on MTB's before so safe to say you not the only one.

    Glad your OK & the shoulder will get better soon just give it some rest & possibly an ice pack.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    reminds me of christmas eve, I was on my way home from work and came to a flooded section of the road, was going through it carefully and the water was about half way up the wheel. then a 4x4 came the other way and hadnt seen the flood, hit it at about 50 mphish (the 4x4 not me!!) and the wave it created knocked me clean off into the flood! was a nice early christmas present!

    no film unfortunately!
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  • ooermissus
    ooermissus Posts: 811
    Great video. Definitely an Oscar nomination for best sound track. How's the iPhone? Tried putting it in a bag of rice yet? That will often resurrect them but it can take a few days for the rice to suck all the water out.

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