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Paul
Guest
I'm pretty new to cycling (and loving it) and had my first major spill today, not bad but at a fair
speed. I was riding along and it felt as if the rear wheel just slid away under me. I've checked the
bike over and there's no major damage (just scraping to the left pedal and the left side of the
bars), the frame is fine although me knee is a bit manky!
Being some way from home I re-mounted and off I went. Strangely whilst I was riding back I kept
feeling as if the rear wheel was 'pulling' slightly to the left. On getting home I checked that both
wheels are secure and aligned correctly (they are) and have no play in them. The hubs were checked
out recently during the bike's last service. The tires are also fine, the tread and sidewalls are in
good condition.
My gut feeling is that I was probably just a little shaken up by the spill and that I was imagining
this (feeling that the rear wheel was 'moving' as it had before I went down) I had not noticed
anything before. In fact if I think about thing now I can still 'feel' the bike sliding away under
me even though I'm on a chair.
However, I thought that I'd just check with people here whether there is anything else I should
check out or is it just my imagination and I should just get on and ride.
The road I was on was a fairly rough one with some surface muck about.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Paul.
speed. I was riding along and it felt as if the rear wheel just slid away under me. I've checked the
bike over and there's no major damage (just scraping to the left pedal and the left side of the
bars), the frame is fine although me knee is a bit manky!
Being some way from home I re-mounted and off I went. Strangely whilst I was riding back I kept
feeling as if the rear wheel was 'pulling' slightly to the left. On getting home I checked that both
wheels are secure and aligned correctly (they are) and have no play in them. The hubs were checked
out recently during the bike's last service. The tires are also fine, the tread and sidewalls are in
good condition.
My gut feeling is that I was probably just a little shaken up by the spill and that I was imagining
this (feeling that the rear wheel was 'moving' as it had before I went down) I had not noticed
anything before. In fact if I think about thing now I can still 'feel' the bike sliding away under
me even though I'm on a chair.
However, I thought that I'd just check with people here whether there is anything else I should
check out or is it just my imagination and I should just get on and ride.
The road I was on was a fairly rough one with some surface muck about.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Paul.