Your biggest fear . ...riding a bike?

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Your biggest fear . ...riding a bike?

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Hi lads , today I witnessed 3 guys been blown off their bikes due too storm force winds , what ,s your biggest fear riding a bike and why.. Myself it's the wind you have no control. What's yours a why?Al
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Diesel spills :ohmy:
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I hate the wind too, sometimes its more than that and you're just not sure.
Always a bit of a faff getting riding gear off in an emergency !
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Being rear ended when stationary in traffic
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Heff wrote:Diesel spills :ohmy:
+1 And wind would be my 2nd fear

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You never know what is behind the bend , so slow down please .
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loose gravel on a fast bend. I hate that.
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A couple of times recently on the motorway pebbles have hit my car windscreen hard enough to crack it. If I'd been riding and one had hit my helmet it would be pretty terminal.
And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.

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