Watching Someone Crash A Bike Is Never Funny
Except . . .
- This is a low-life recumbent rider. Everyone* hates ‘bent riders - even other ‘bents.
- The crash is caused by a bee-sting distracting the rider . . .
- . . . but they to get a nice soft landing. . .
- . . . into stinging nettles. Ouch. That’s going to need a bucket of Savlon on it!
*Actually, we don’t hate recumbent riders - we envy their speed, efficiency, and total lack of self consciousness. Some of my best friends ride recumbents. Bastards.
Fortunately I think that I saw some doc leaves in the footage. What good luck this rider has!
There’s a fair few recumbent riders round here - mostly older folks who are extending their cycling lives (and reach) with them. The oldest is 97 - when I grow up, I think I want to be a recumbent rider
Hummm, I wonder who EdinburghFixed is… one for the CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum I think, someone if bound to know…
@Townmouse: Outing myself here - I’ve always wanted a recumbent, ever since reading an article about them in a 1985 edition of Scientific American.
@Kim - get a photo of him now, fully recovered & suitably sheepish! M-e-e-e-e-h!
Karl, get a recumbent. You will not regret it, if you live.
Looks like a painful place to crash, but I’d still prefer nettles over concrete.
David - it’s on my list! I really fancy a tadpole trike, and one day I will!
I have now identified the location where this incident took place by recumbent, might I suggest Laid Back Bikes of Edinburgh. I am reliably informed that Dave know the location of every dock leave in the area of the incident…
Nettles are nice and soft. I would be much more worried about a barbed-wire fence.
I know that horses are frightened by recumbents, I’ve seen a couple rear-up, but I had no idea that bees had such an aversion.