I just had the oddest collision
12-17-05 | 02:05 AM
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From: ankle deep in the gowanus canal
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I just had the oddest collision
Riding down brooklyn's 3rd ave at about 3am, not a car in sight, 'cept a waste management truck pulling into the arabic parochial school parking lot. I'm not dressed right, bad gloves, bad hat, exposed ankles, very cold. I put my head down for a minute to gaze lovingly at my front wheel. I look up and I'm about 2 feet from a HUGE stack of cardboard boxes. It's one humongous cardboard box, with a smaller, but taller, cardboard box inside of that one, and a smaller, but taller, cardboard box inside of that one. Whole thing is about 4 feet tall. And it's right in the middle of the bike lane.
Oh crap! I think. But of course it's too late to do anything about it, even steer to avoid it. I really don't know how it snuck up on me like that. I hadn't had that much to drink. I ran headlong into the pile. After that... I'm not sure. I went into a slow, sort of wacky feeling skid, but I didn't fall over. I came almost to a complete stop, and then I felt the rear wheel loosen, and I was free. I rolled away. I think I completely steamrollered the boxes. I didn't stop to check.
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in to add the story of a pulse-pounding but ultimately crash. Woo hoo! I'm warm now.
Oh crap! I think. But of course it's too late to do anything about it, even steer to avoid it. I really don't know how it snuck up on me like that. I hadn't had that much to drink. I ran headlong into the pile. After that... I'm not sure. I went into a slow, sort of wacky feeling skid, but I didn't fall over. I came almost to a complete stop, and then I felt the rear wheel loosen, and I was free. I rolled away. I think I completely steamrollered the boxes. I didn't stop to check.
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in to add the story of a pulse-pounding but ultimately crash. Woo hoo! I'm warm now.
12-17-05 | 02:26 AM
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i know it's scary and all but that must have been funny looking.
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12-17-05 | 03:03 AM
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Why did your front wheel deserve such attention?
12-17-05 | 08:24 AM
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that reminds me of once when we were out on our freeride bikes terrorizing the neighbourhood, I went to nose manual and knock over a garbage can with my rear wheel but somehow it got stuck under my wheel and caused a sweet slide untill I hit the curb and fell over.... or running a four way stop and having pants catch in the chainring and skidding through the intersection at like 35km/h..
12-17-05 | 09:21 AM
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From: st. pete/tampa, FL
Originally Posted by boots
Riding down brooklyn's 3rd ave at about 3am, not a car in sight, 'cept a waste management truck pulling into the arabic parochial school parking lot. I'm not dressed right, bad gloves, bad hat, exposed ankles, very cold. I put my head down for a minute to gaze lovingly at my front wheel. I look up and I'm about 2 feet from a HUGE stack of cardboard boxes. It's one humongous cardboard box, with a smaller, but taller, cardboard box inside of that one, and a smaller, but taller, cardboard box inside of that one. Whole thing is about 4 feet tall. And it's right in the middle of the bike lane.
Oh crap! I think. But of course it's too late to do anything about it, even steer to avoid it. I really don't know how it snuck up on me like that. I hadn't had that much to drink. I ran headlong into the pile. After that... I'm not sure. I went into a slow, sort of wacky feeling skid, but I didn't fall over. I came almost to a complete stop, and then I felt the rear wheel loosen, and I was free. I rolled away. I think I completely steamrollered the boxes. I didn't stop to check.
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in to add the story of a pulse-pounding but ultimately crash. Woo hoo! I'm warm now.
Oh crap! I think. But of course it's too late to do anything about it, even steer to avoid it. I really don't know how it snuck up on me like that. I hadn't had that much to drink. I ran headlong into the pile. After that... I'm not sure. I went into a slow, sort of wacky feeling skid, but I didn't fall over. I came almost to a complete stop, and then I felt the rear wheel loosen, and I was free. I rolled away. I think I completely steamrollered the boxes. I didn't stop to check.
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in to add the story of a pulse-pounding but ultimately crash. Woo hoo! I'm warm now.
12-17-05 | 11:42 AM
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12-17-05 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by the homealien
12-18-05 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by the homealien
I actually clicked that link. lol
