Cycling through flood water.

[Brandane]

I hope this guy stripped and re-greased his hubs and bottom bracket after this bit of bravado.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sc...ist-makes-it-through-flood-water-in-edinburgh

 

[Mo1959]

I hope this guy stripped and re-greased his hubs and bottom bracket after this bit of bravado.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sc...ist-makes-it-through-flood-water-in-edinburgh

Think if that was one of my “good” bikes, I would have walked and carried it!

 

[PeteXXX]

I hope he had waterproof socks on!!

 

[fossyant]

Never gone over BB depth, although have gone over 'shoe' height

 

[Drago]

He's an idiot. The floodwater can rise quick enough to blow off manhole covers, and then the force of the water draining can suck a human in and easily fold them in half to fit the normal the pipe. It's not nice.

 

[DaveReading]

He's an idiot. The floodwater can rise quick enough to blow off manhole covers, and then the force of the water draining can suck a human in and easily fold them in half to fit the normal the pipe. It's not nice.

You could see he was taking care to keep clear of the whirlpools.

 

[Drago]

Unfortunately, if you hit a submerged obstruction and fall you suddenly lose all ability to keep clear of any danger. Thoughtless and reckless.

 

[netman]

Did better than the car drivers though eh?!

 

[Cuchilo]

He's an idiot. The floodwater can rise quick enough to blow off manhole covers, and then the force of the water draining can suck a human in and easily fold them in half to fit the normal the pipe. It's not nice.

You seem to be an expert in blowing off man holes

 

[Edwardoka]

You seem to be an expert in blowing off man holes

Shots fired

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Serious stuff if you hit a pothole or debris under the water.

 

[Profpointy]

He's an idiot. The floodwater can rise quick enough to blow off manhole covers, and then the force of the water draining can suck a human in and easily fold them in half to fit the normal the pipe. It's not nice.

Whilst I agree with caution in deep water the water can't simultaneously blow manholes up and suck down the hole.

I have been blocked by floodwater trying to get into Llanrhwst some years back so took my trousers off and waded (waist deep). When I got to the farm gates and the whooshing water across the A road I was walking on made me realise the water level was a foot higher one side if the dry stone wall than on the road I was wading on. Realising what would happen to me if the wall collapsed (quite likely) I thought better of it and retreated

 

[Globalti]

That cyclist will be on here in a couple of weeks asking how to free up his rusted forks, solid BB and siezed dropper post....

 

[Paulus]

It's not a good idea to cycle through deep water as you can't see what obstacles are in the way. Holes, posts, as already mentioned raised manhole. It may seem a jolly jape but it is not worth risking it.

 

[T4tomo]

He appeared to be cycling on the pavement which should have elimated potholes and and unlikely manhole cover disasters. Will still have done his bb and wheel bearings no good.

Cant believe car drivers, seeing water almost covering the white bollards, still think it’s a good idea to drive through it. Nobbers.