Oddest thing happening to you while JRA

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by ridethecliche

This is embarrassing... but...

I was riding on a bike trail a couple of weeks ago and looked down to adjust my new bike computer. When I looked back up I was a split second away from running into an overgrown hedge that was almost taking up my entire lane of travel. I hit it and fell into it in slow motion.

Then when getting up, I was overgeared and didn't manage to full clip in so I fell down again about 2 inches from where I had just fallen down.

I went home and had a beer that night lol.

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[jet sanchez]

I was riding two bikes at once (just pedal slowly and hold the stem of the other bike) down a hill and I hit a bump and lost control of the bike I was guiding and I wiped out

A lady on the sidewalk came to see how I was doing and the look of confusion on her face was priceless

She must’ve thought that the other cyclist had spontaneously combusted or something

I’m giggling now as I type this, it is such a vivid memory

[bicycletricycle]

One time I was riding down the 1 south of Carpinteria. Found a flat of six 1/2 gallon poinsettias on the side of the highway, they looked great but must have flown out of a truck or something. I rigged up a way to carry them the rest of the way home which was about 15 miles with my spare tube as a shoulder strap and gave them to friends.

Another time I was riding home at about 2am out in the middle of nowhere through some fields when I saw a guy standing perfectly still under a street lap wearing a guerrilla mask. He was at a choke point in the road so I kind of had to ride right past him or take a long detour so I rode right past him. He never moved.

One time I went to unclip and the the cleat and half of the sole of my shoe stayed on the pedal.

I rode over a rock and it shot out sideways and made a really loud noise when it hit the car right next to me. I looked at them, they looked at me, I just made a confused face and kept riding.

Riding down a mountain road with a friend late at night and saw some lights off the side of the road, stopped and looked over the side and found a car stuck in some trees . We worked our way down carefully as it was very steep and found the car to be empty but with all the interior lights and exterior lights still on. I guess the person had already left the scene but it was miles to any place with shelter.

[bicycletricycle]

I crashed hard once doing that trick. The handlebars of the two bikes touched and the next thing I know I was being thrown to the ground. No cars around but plenty of SF tourists looking at me confused.

Originally Posted by jet sanchez

I was riding two bikes at once (just pedal slowly and hold the stem of the other bike) down a hill and I hit a bump and lost control of the bike I was guiding and I wiped out

A lady on the sidewalk came to see how I was doing and the look of confusion on her face was priceless

She must’ve thought that the other cyclist had spontaneously combusted or something

I’m giggling now as I type this, it is such a vivid memory

[makoti]

Originally Posted by biker72

Through many years of riding I've picked up 2 cell phones, 3 billfolds, misc. small tools and money. Mostly small change but occasionally I'll find a dollar bill.

Riding home one day I turned on to a street I hadn't been on in years. I ride past what looks like a bill of some denomination. I turned around and picked up a $100.

I was walking my dog (JWA, I guess) one sunday morning in my neighborhood. At the corner of my street, in a common area not really near anything, I saw some money. A buck I figured. Picked it up. Looked over, saw some more. And more. And...in total, $490 scattered. I gathered it up, watched for notices, signs, Nextdoor postings about lost cash. Asked around the neighbors. Told folks I found money, just tell me how much you lost. Nothing for weeks. Ok. Thanks?

[LegendRider]

I was riding home from a group ride with a friend. We stopped at a light next to a car full of cute girls - one hangs out of the window and yells “nice legs!” My friend said “thank you” and she replied,”not you - him!” while pointing at me. 😂

[boomforeal]

Originally Posted by LegendRider

I was riding home from a group ride with a friend. We stopped at a light next to a car full of cute girls - one hangs out of the window and yells “nice legs!” My friend said “thank you” and she replied,”not you - him!” while pointing at me. 😂

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[boomforeal]

Originally Posted by Louis

Good thing the road back to the car was downhill!

Yeah

On the plus side I got 1000m of singletrack climbing in before noon. Even without a good descent I call that a good day

[Louis]

Originally Posted by LegendRider

I was riding home from a group ride with a friend. We stopped at a light next to a car full of cute girls - one hangs out of the window and yells “nice legs!” My friend said “thank you” and she replied,”not you - him!” while pointing at me. 😂

Many years ago some girls in a VW Bug convertible passed me and yelled "Go Lance!" That was before his fall from grace, so I took it as a compliment.

[caneye]

Originally Posted by makoti

I was walking my dog (JWA, I guess) one sunday morning in my neighborhood. At the corner of my street, in a common area not really near anything, I saw some money. A buck I figured. Picked it up. Looked over, saw some more. And more. And...in total, $490 scattered. I gathered it up, watched for notices, signs, Nextdoor postings about lost cash. Asked around the neighbors. Told folks I found money, just tell me how much you lost. Nothing for weeks. Ok. Thanks?

nice!
for some reason .. this immediately reminds me of .. "no country for old men"

[Louis]

Originally Posted by caneye

nice!
for some reason .. this immediately reminds me of .. "no country for old men"

What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?

[reuben]

Before I had my drivers license I rode my bike to a rich place where I mowed lawns for their association. One day riding back home one of the guys with a drivers license pulled alongside in his VW bug and told me to grab the door handle, which I did. All was well while we were on the twisty road, but when we got to the straight causeway and he accelerated my front end developed a wobble and down I went. That was the second of three times I broke my left wrist. Got a fair amount of road bits stuck in me as well, which had to be picked out.

[Peter P.]

Anybody remember Weyless hubs from the 1970s? They were known for sealed bearings (rare at the time), light weight, and highly polished.

I was a teenager then, and my buddy and I rode our bikes the ten miles or so to the bike shop for whatever reason. Inside the shop, some guy had just purchased a pair of Weyless hubs and left mere seconds before we did.

With his windows down he exited the parking lot onto the road and a gust of wind must have picked up the open box the hubs were in and sucked them out the window, landing on the busy road! I thought for sure they would have been flattened by a passing car. I don't think the driver had a clue what happened because he never stopped.

We picked up the hubs and brought them back into the store, telling them what we just witnessed.

[djg21]

Originally Posted by camelbackkid

Someone threw half a bushel of apples at me while I was riding Rt 2 through Grand Isle in Vermont. Knocked me clear off the bike into the ditch.

When the shock subsided I realized I was quite hungry. Sat there and ate damn near half the bag while pondering the absurdity of it all.

I was riding outside of Winooski many years ago after I finished at UVM with a with a college friend who had become a Navy Seal (now long retired). A kid in an old light blue Mustang convertible threw an Apple that hit my friend in the back of the head. As we rode into Winooski a few minutes later, the car was stopped at a traffic light. The kid who was driving pissed his pants when my friend lifted the kid out of the car by the neck.

[bicycletricycle]

Actually pissed their pants? Always wondered if people actually do piss their pants when they are afraid or whatever.

Originally Posted by djg21

I was riding outside of Winooski many years ago after I finished at UVM with a with a college friend who had become a Navy Seal (now long retired). A kid in an old light blue Mustang convertible threw an Apple that hit my friend in the back of the head. As we rode into Winooski a few minutes later, the car was stopped at a traffic light. The kid who was driving pissed his pants when my friend lifted the kid out of the car by the neck.