Gutted! Crashed my new bike

matt-h

Went out for a 25 mile loop today and hit the deck about 8 miles in on a roundabout.
Gutted as my bike is 65 miles new!
Low sided and have a nice bit of gravel rash on my thigh, torn Roubaix tights, gouged 6800 rear mech, Lever and tape.
It would appear to be diesel based on the state of the shoulder of my jacket.

Is it getting to slippery out there or bad luck?

Matt

tlw1

It is slippy out there

dnwhite88

Bit of both. Sad news about the off, hope there isn't too much damage.

diy

Motorcyclists learn the "avoid oil line" sometimes known curb, curb, curb. Its possible on a cycle when the roundabout is empty, it basically places you on the path least likely to be where the slops are and most likely to upright when you go through them.

Wont help if you hit a decent amount though.

Shakey Bear

I did the same at entrance to a farm a couple of weeks ago. Hit diesel and back end went. Fortunately not too much harm done. Gravel rash, and bar tape ripped off.
Glad ur okay.

kwi

Sorry for the off, nothing worse than when something is new enough to still be enjoying the newness.

And I also apologise for my darker side doing this.

desweller

Sometimes it just happens. The perils of two wheels; you're inherently unstable. Be thankful you haven't any worse injuries; I hit a patch of diesel in March under braking and ended up off the bike for a month.

ugo.santalucia

Sounds like bad luck, but it is surely time to look at tyres with a big section, that can take 80 PSI... also grippy tyres... something like Vittoria Pave' 27 mm ticks most boxes.
That said, no tyre will grip on diesel

bernithebiker

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Sounds like bad luck, but it is surely time to look at tyres with a big section, that can take 80 PSI... also grippy tyres... something like Vittoria Pave' 27 mm ticks most boxes.
That said, no tyre will grip on diesel

Indeed. I had an off in Richmond Park on diesel on my Ducati several years ago.

So if a 190mm tyre can't grip on diesel, I doubt a 27mm one will.

Bozman

It's always on the right hand side too. I went down about six weeks ago after upgrading the bike before it's winter hibernation. I could have cried, right shifter, rear mech, mech hanger and bar tape all damaged.

briantrumpet

ugo.santalucia wrote:

no tyre will grip on diesel

And the black film that you get from road salt/grit build-up is pretty slippery too ... only marginally less so than the ice it prevents.

smidsy

matt-h wrote:

Is it getting to slippery out there or bad luck?Matt

You created some of your own bad luck too, if you were leaning enough to slide it you were probably going a little quick and during this time of year there are 1001 things that can fetch you off like that.

You have to ride more conservatively in less than ideal conditions.