Trying to win a Darwin

iPete
iPete Posts: 6,076
edited July 2013 in Commuting chat
So last month I meandered into a curb whilst looking behind for a mate. Sprained wrist.

Today pooltling along to the hair dressers, trying not to get too sweaty I took my bag off one arm, slowing up it fell down my arm and was sucked into the front wheel like an eagle to a jet engine. Over the front again, nice splatter of blood on the bike from my elbow.

Hopefully not broken, day of ice and rest, great :roll:

Anyway the morale is NEVER pootle. :lol:

Recommend a backpack for avoiding sweat?

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  • daxplusplus
    daxplusplus Posts: 631
    You probably need one of these :)

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  • Mark__gti
    Mark__gti Posts: 177
    iPete wrote:

    Recommend a backpack for avoiding sweat?

    Deuter race exp air.
  • lastant
    lastant Posts: 526
    Yep, Deuter Race Exp Air is what I use too. Perfect for a city commute and raised off the back to prevent the sweat building up.
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    @ dax :lol:

    Think i'll order that bag, make me feel better! And yes that sounded massively girly...
  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Well Pete it's not looking good at all for you mate. If you wear your hair in a style that necessitates regular visit's to a 'hair dresser' then I suspect you will be prone to 'helmet hair'. Nobody fancies anyone with helmet hair so your chances of reproducing are nil. Of course if you don't wear a helmet then you will surely be killed to death because cycling is such a hazardous activity. Either way you will be unable to contribute towards the gene pool.

    On the plus side I'd vote for you getting a Darwin Award :wink:
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Haven't you just recovered from crashing into the kerb and almost breaking your arm a month ago?!
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  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    Well Pete it's not looking good at all for you mate. If you wear your hair in a style that necessitates regular visit's to a 'hair dresser' then I suspect you will be prone to 'helmet hair'. Nobody fancies anyone with helmet hair so your chances of reproducing are nil. Of course if you don't wear a helmet then you will surely be killed to death because cycling is such a hazardous activity. Either way you will be unable to contribute towards the gene pool.

    On the plus side I'd vote for you getting a Darwin Award :wink:

    This will sort that out!

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  • patrickf
    patrickf Posts: 536
    DaxPlusPlus wrote:
    You probably need one of these :)

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    It only has two wheels though. Would three not be more suitable here? :lol:
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    It's ok, I've some stabilisers in the post!

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