Crack of Doom!

 

I had a miraculous escape on one of our recent training rides.

I was cycling downhill, at a moderate speed, on a combined cycle + pedestrian path.

But, until it was too late, I didn't see a long crack in the path that 'perfectly' fitted my tyre width. I suddenly found myself well and truly in the groove.

The miraculous part was that my bike and I were forced hard to the left and straight into a large bank of very soft ivy (see photo).

Had I been thrown off on almost any other section of this path, in either direction, I've no doubt that myself and/or my bike would have sustained a potentially serious degree of injury.

As it was, I just had to disentagle myself and the bike from the ivy, straighten my twisted handlebars, and I was on my way again. 

Uninjured, and a little more cycling savvy.

Thanks to Kev for re-enacting the incident on yesterday's ride on the same section of path. 😁

Naturally I've reported this to the local council, who will hopefully have it fixed up shortly. I'm not a litigious person, but if my bike and/or I were seriously damaged, I'm guessing I would have had a strong case against the council, given that this path is a designated cycle path and clearly is a hazard to cyclists.


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