FabSwingers.com > Forums > The Lounge > Did you fall off your bike when you were young?
Did you fall off your bike when you were young?
Jump to: Newest in thread
 |
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Yes i went over my handlebars. Twas the only time i managed a somersault, my PE teacher would have been impressed  "
Been over the handlebars too, used my face as a brake. Have also squished my nuts on the crossbar and wrecked my then best pair of trousers during a long slide after taking a bend too fast.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Yes I did. Brakes went so I intentionally rode straight into the street lamp because else I would of gone into the main rd.
It hurt a lot but was better than the thought of being hit by a car. Was only 8....surprised I had the maturity to think of going into the lamppost |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago
Gosport |
Not fall off but I managed to destroy several bikes under me. The most impressive was a mountain bike crash which I hobbled away from with no major injuries despite having folded the front forks back about 30° into the frame after an especially badly judged landing.
Unfortunately somewhere along the line I lost the ability to bounce so well as I have had a couple of somewhat more serious scooter crashes since. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Yes I did. Brakes went so I intentionally rode straight into the street lamp because else I would of gone into the main rd.
It hurt a lot but was better than the thought of being hit by a car. Was only 8....surprised I had the maturity to think of going into the lamppost "
Admit it you were aiming for the softer pedestrians and the lamp post jumped in front of you  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Once I went over my handlebars because I only used one handbrake to stop and it turned out to be the front wheel. Luckily a really good friend of mine was in front of me and he literally caught me in his arms, so I was fine.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Once I went over my handlebars because I only used one handbrake to stop and it turned out to be the front wheel. Luckily a really good friend of mine was in front of me and he literally caught me in his arms, so I was fine.
When I was in Ohio, I rode a bike that had no brakes on the handlebars. You had to pedal backwards to stop the bike, that was kinda weird  "
Was it a kid's bike? Most people I know in the U.S. learned to ride a bike on one with a pedal break, not handbrakes. Is it not the same here? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Not many times that I recall. I was quite a competent cyclist. I used to ride my Chopper to school.
I'm sure you did!
Fuzz
It's a bike, honest  "
I know, my brother had one and I had a tomahawk. Although we both really wanted Grifters.
Fuzz |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Yes I did. Brakes went so I intentionally rode straight into the street lamp because else I would of gone into the main rd.
It hurt a lot but was better than the thought of being hit by a car. Was only 8....surprised I had the maturity to think of going into the lamppost
Admit it you were aiming for the softer pedestrians and the lamp post jumped in front of you "
I was only 8. Not that cold blooded and calculated haha.
I can actually remember thinking " I'm gonna head for the lamppost "
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
No Imy family cared to much about my safety to buy me a bike. Well that's what they said. But lyed as they were just tight and didn't want me to have one |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Me and my brother were always on our bikes. One time we were making ramps from pallet wood and bricks, my brother said 'don't go on it yet, it's not finished'. Thinking I knew better (and wanting to be first for once) I went ahead. One scrapped up face elbow and smashed up knee later, and I started to listen to big Bruv again 
Fuzz |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Once I went over my handlebars because I only used one handbrake to stop and it turned out to be the front wheel. Luckily a really good friend of mine was in front of me and he literally caught me in his arms, so I was fine.
When I was in Ohio, I rode a bike that had no brakes on the handlebars. You had to pedal backwards to stop the bike, that was kinda weird
Was it a kid's bike? Most people I know in the U.S. learned to ride a bike on one with a pedal break, not handbrakes. Is it not the same here?"
Well I was 25 at the time, so I assumed it was an adult bike. Whether there had been a brake pedal on others that we used I'm not sure now, but pedaling backwards was the only method of stopping on the one that I rode |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Only once, the morning before a big dance show and I had big gravel grazes over both knees
My mum went mental and scrubbed my knees with neat dettol on a dry flannel!! That's how we rolled in the 70's, proper hard
Peach x |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Push bike, down hill, summer evening, age 9ish, shorts and vest top.
Very painful experience resulting in me going over the handle bars and literally skidding the length of the hill on my tummy. Legs, face and hands badly mashed up.
But happy to report all healed and I've only tiny scars remaining. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I never had a bike 
Excuse me can I have a bit more sympathy please,the lack of feelings on here is terrible! "
Aww you poor thing, I couldn't imagine a child growing up without a pushbike.
Here is a sympathetic and completely unprovoked sad face because there isn't a hug emoji
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Can't remember ever coming off my pushbike? Came off my BSA when it slid from under me on a roundabout where all the lorries spill oil, coppers just drove past me lying in the road like a dead ant!!  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I fell off fairly regularly. Made me the man I am today. "
This for me too 
6yrs old- see above post
7yrs old- jamming sticks between the spokes and flying over the handle bars. Bumps and scrapes.
8yrs old- stacked it on a curb, resulting in half a dozen stitches in my chin a head.
12yrs old- playing 'burn up', big Bruv made me crash, massive graze down my face a killed the nerve in my tooth.
19yrs old- riding home from work d*unk, stacked it on a curb (again!). Dislocated collar bone.
Looking back all these 'crashes' could have been avoided
Fuzz |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I never had a bike
Excuse me can I have a bit more sympathy please,the lack of feelings on here is terrible!
Aww you poor thing, I couldn't imagine a child growing up without a pushbike.
Here is a sympathetic and completely unprovoked sad face because there isn't a hug emoji
"
Thankyou all is well now,I was starting to think everyone was heartless on here with their bike mishaps |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I never had a bike
Excuse me can I have a bit more sympathy please,the lack of feelings on here is terrible!
Aww you poor thing, I couldn't imagine a child growing up without a pushbike.
Here is a sympathetic and completely unprovoked sad face because there isn't a hug emoji
Thankyou all is well now,I was starting to think everyone was heartless on here with their bike mishaps "
It's no problem, if you want I can fetch you my bike, show you how to ride it then push you off. All the childhood experiences you missed in 10 minute
Because I'm nice like that |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I never had a bike
Excuse me can I have a bit more sympathy please,the lack of feelings on here is terrible!
Aww you poor thing, I couldn't imagine a child growing up without a pushbike.
Here is a sympathetic and completely unprovoked sad face because there isn't a hug emoji
Thankyou all is well now,I was starting to think everyone was heartless on here with their bike mishaps
It's no problem, if you want I can fetch you my bike, show you how to ride it then push you off. All the childhood experiences you missed in 10 minute
Because I'm nice like that"
I have one now,although it's collecting dust in my shed and has done for a number of year's. I'm not very confident on it probably due to the fact I didn't have one as a child.
My elder brother got one which was then passed down to my twin brother,but did I get one did I buggery not even a second hand one!
I have issues don't I! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I never had a bike
Excuse me can I have a bit more sympathy please,the lack of feelings on here is terrible!
Aww you poor thing, I couldn't imagine a child growing up without a pushbike.
Here is a sympathetic and completely unprovoked sad face because there isn't a hug emoji
Thankyou all is well now,I was starting to think everyone was heartless on here with their bike mishaps
It's no problem, if you want I can fetch you my bike, show you how to ride it then push you off. All the childhood experiences you missed in 10 minute
Because I'm nice like that
I have one now,although it's collecting dust in my shed and has done for a number of year's. I'm not very confident on it probably due to the fact I didn't have one as a child.
My elder brother got one which was then passed down to my twin brother,but did I get one did I buggery not even a second hand one!
I have issues don't I! "
Aww I now have a image of phoebe from Friends with her first bike |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Only once, the morning before a big dance show and I had big gravel grazes over both knees
My mum went mental and scrubbed my knees with neat dettol on a dry flannel!! That's how we rolled in the 70's, proper hard
Peach x"
I had the neat dettol treatment when i cut open my knee rollerskating. Medical people would be horrified today! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Hit the back of a car... flew over the roof face planted on the bonnet slid off into the road to see the front tyres of the car smoking and the smell of burnt rubber in the air...
Not sure who was more scared me or the driver
Broke my wrist...lucky boy... and had to carry the bike home...
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Only once, the morning before a big dance show and I had big gravel grazes over both knees
My mum went mental and scrubbed my knees with neat dettol on a dry flannel!! That's how we rolled in the 70's, proper hard
Peach x
I had the neat dettol treatment when i cut open my knee rollerskating. Medical people would be horrified today! "
Ahh, I remember many a dettol bath during the school summer holidays.
Fuzz |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Fell off my pushbike and broke my collar bone and 3 ribs, was told it was just a bruise and to stop my greetin' and get to school by my Mother, a nurse.
After I couldn't write, lift my arm or put a t shirt on I was reluctantly taken to hospital to be told it was the worst collar bone break the Doc had ever seen and I really should have been there sooner. (take that, Mother.)
Also came off a 125 when the rear brake cable snapped at around 40mph was luckily off road at the time and used my helmet (not the purple one) to break my fall.
Never went over the handlebars, so I need a different excuse for looking like I've been hit with a shovel. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"I did, crashed straight in to a fence when my brother persuaded me to go "no hands" "
Id say you taking a different kind of handsfree bashing these days ?? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *ficouldMan
over a year ago
a quandary, could you change my mind? |
I haven't fallen of my bicycle for a very long time. I've been knocked off it and gone over a bonnet of a car that pulled out on me a few years ago. Long time ago on a Motorbike over the bonnet of a car and a number of near misses. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
