I visit the city centre by bike most Fridays to have lunch
with former colleagues. Today, while leaving my usual parking place on the FJ,
there was a loud bang and the FJ was on its side and I was rolling about on the
ground. What the f….? A helpful citizen helped me get the FJ back on its wheels
and I discovered I'd taken off with the U lock still attached to the front
wheel.
My excuse is that I don't generally use the lock unless I'm
up the town…. but I go most Fridays for the last three years so….maybe the
onset of senility?
Anyway no damage done to me or the bike. The FJ has a
plastic cover to protect the fairing against such an event and this can be
restored using sandpaper. My take off was brisk enough to bend the U lock - but
it bent back ok.
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| after a little rub & some satin paint |
Oops, indeed. I did it with a disc-lock once. It's more the embarrassment than any great damage done. I bought one of those curly plastic cords from a bike shop for about a quid which I attach to the lock and to the clutch lever to remind me not to do it again.
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