What Low Level Risks Should be Considered Whilst Cycling - Advice for Others Please!

[Seevio]

1: Lost lunch on steep and bumpy descent

Does this mean travel sickness or missing sandwiches?

 

[matticus]

Abduction by devious hitch-hiker.
(once in the '80s, when I had a BMX)

Mitigation: don't give lifts to odd-looking children

 

[PK99]

Lots of discussion on the forum of risks of mechanical breakdown and spreading deadly viruses.

But what other infrequent risks should we consider whilst cycling? Please list your notable experiences and one piece of advice to others on how to avoid or mitigate please.

For me:


1: Lost lunch on steep and bumpy descent

Before or after eating it?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Before or after eating it?

Before, alas. And I never found it despite an extensive search - its final resting place remains a mystery to this day, somewhere near these double arrows!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Abduction by aliens. Wear a tin foil fat

 

[MartinQ]

Abduction by devious hitch-hiker.
(once in the '80s, when I had a BMX)
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Mitigation: don't give lifts to odd-looking children

Mine should be ok then.

 

[gavroche]

Don't get caught in a nuclear war, you will only have your tent for shelter.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I got stung in the mouth this summer. I pulled the stinger out and I think it was a bee. As far as I can remember it's the first time I've ever been stung. Fortunately it did not reveal a previously unknown allergy - but it swellled up like billy-o

I've added some antihistamine tablets to my toolkit as a future mitigation.

Or wear a mask, hang on...

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Beware low flying aircraft - especially big ones


There is an airport near me which is one one of my normal rides - to get there I use a narrow country road that goes directly along the flight path - right up to the perimeter fence
When a 737 or Airbus come up behind you first time it is REALLY scary

 

[matticus]

Abduction by aliens. Wear a tin foil fat

I should have thought of that. Where were you??

 

[Oldhippy]

As a youth I went to pump my tyres on my Chopper up. Front went bang. Silly plan have always had pump since.

 

[Oldhippy]

Sorry that made no sense! I tried pumping up at the local garage high pressure pump.

 

[PK99]

Beware low flying aircraft - especially big ones


There is an airport near me which is one one of my normal rides - to get there I use a narrow country road that goes directly along the flight path - right up to the perimeter fence
When a 737 or Airbus come up behind you first time it is REALLY scary

A bit like this route at Heathrow.

 

[matticus]

Being Aldi, it's probably good value German cheese. So not a complete waste of money.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Red diesel - 1 x nasty 'off' caused by this.

Exacerbated by someone who lived in an adjacent house trying to wash it away with a hosepipe thus spreading it about further.