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  1. #1
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    ...try to smack a loose bar plug back into the end of your drop bar.
    Because not every fast cyclist is a toothpick...

    Brick House Blog

  2. #2
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    slam on v-brakes after missing a turn (ended up in the ER after that one)

    catch the kerb with the descending pedal while riding fixed - bent a pedal in 2 planes doing that

    hold the bars so loosely that an unseen pothole knocks them out of your hands

  3. #3
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    Pedal through a turn when you're leaned over more than your bike's ground clearance will allow.

    That one landed me in the ER (and very very lucky I didn't break my neck)
    Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler

  4. #4
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    Adjust your saddle. Well, Eddy Merckx did (while racing), but no one else should.

  5. #5
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    Okay, so when I was little on my bmx (2nd bike) I believe, I used to be able to ride standing and I could ride with no hands. One day I decided to try both at the same time! Nearly impaled myself on the end of the handlebar- lucky I got just a bruise.

    Second one is to not reach up to steady a wobbly front fender with your toe. Sometimes one's toe gets caught in the spokes and you get to go for a nice trip over the handlebars. Still have a scar from that one.
    Support me in my fight against MS as I ride the Cape Cod Getaway MS150! Marian's Marauders Team Page

  6. #6
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    Jun 2007
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    East-Central Indiana
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrea View Post
    ...try to smack a loose bar plug back into the end of your drop bar.
    HA! Been there done that! Certainly learned my lesson...
    "If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable." ~~ Horst Koehler

  7. #7
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    Breathe and drink pink Cytomax at the same time. For some reason, I only do this during organized rides when someone is passing me. It provides a nice first (and probably lasting) impression.
    Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.

  8. #8
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    Jul 2008
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    Dallas, TX
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    violently sneeze multiple times while turning..... whoops... off into the grass i went...
    "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply messing about on bicycles.” -Tom Kunich

  9. #9
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    Slam on what turns out to be your front brake when someone cuts you off. Unless of course you prefer meeting the pavement at force over swerving a bit....


    (also, these posts have me giggling in my living room - thanks ladies!)

  10. #10
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    ride past the marshes, on the last leg of your run, breathing heavily thru your mouth( spot the happy cyclist by the gnats on her teeth!)mmmn, protein!

    genital piercings. I leave it at that.

    Drink while riding uphill, and inhaling.
    Conquering illness, one step at time.

  11. #11
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    Ride with flip flops.

    Foot slipped off pedal, flip flop caught in wheel, entire bottom of foot sliced off by spokes . I shudder everytime I see anyone riding in flip flops!

    SheFly
    "Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
    http://twoadventures.blogspot.com

  12. #12
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    May 2007
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    Quote Originally Posted by cylegoddess View Post
    genital piercings. I leave it at that.
    That's what saddles with cut-outs are for!

    -- gnat!

 

 

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