things not ro do on a bike

[cylegoddess]

I liked the 'things you leart the hard way' so started this one.

Mine;

admire your thighs, while doing 25kph

[DebW]

Bird watching of high-flying hawks.

[bmccasland]

Bird watching of high-flying hawks.

while riding the crest of a levee

But Mississippi Kites and Bald Eagles are so cool!

[Melalvai]

Check to see if your rear lights are blinking, particularly if you have a tendency to follow the direction of your gaze.

[7rider]

Try to remove a leaf stuck on the leading edge of your downtube down by your cranks while moving at 18 mph.

[andtckrtoo]

Answer your cell phone without stopping.

[AnnieBikes]

Drop your water bottle when you are not the last person in line!

[papaver]

eat flies.

Oh... and keeping your eyes on someone really really cute while descending a steep hill... I ended up on the backseat of a car with my bike included. And it was NOT a convertible.

[Heifzilla]

Put your foot up on your top tube in order to tuck your shoelaces back into your shoes, while moving.

[ZenSojourner]

Sex.

Think I'm kidding?

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...63c7313678c34e

[Biciclista]

being indecisive at a fork in the road.

[Andrea]

...try to smack a loose bar plug back into the end of your drop bar.

[Christopher]

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

[OakLeaf]

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)

[redrhodie]

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