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General Category => On The Road => Topic started by: toontra on 04 June, 2021, 09:41:18 am

Title: Toot Hill pothole in Essex
Post by: toontra on 04 June, 2021, 09:41:18 am
Just a word of warning for the many London & Essex riders who do loops including Toot Hill.  I very nearly came a cropper yesterday on the descent of Banks Lane a couple of hundred yards short of the junction with Mount Road. 

There is a large pothole in the "racing line" almost totally disguised by a tree shadow.  I hit at 35mph and blew both tubes instantly and was lucky not to come off.  The impact was so violent it threw the gear indexing out of whack and I couldn't seem to correct so had to limp home with clashing & grinding all the way.  Today I'll inspect for frame/fork/rim damage. 

Could have been really nasty.  I'm normally a cautious descender for exactly this reason but this one got me without warning.

(https://i.postimg.cc/K17ytj68/20210603-135645.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K17ytj68)

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Title: Re: Toot Hill pothole in Essex
Post by: psyclist on 04 June, 2021, 12:46:54 pm
Thanks for the heads up, and glad you survived unscathed. Hopefully its just the gear indexing issue on the bike.

I do like that road, especially ridden in the other direction towards Toot Hill. My favourite though is Berwick Lane. Can't beat a singletrack lane.
Title: Re: Toot Hill pothole in Essex
Post by: quixoticgeek on 05 June, 2021, 10:04:58 am

report this with something like fixmystreet.com

J
Title: Re: Toot Hill pothole in Essex
Post by: toontra on 05 June, 2021, 10:09:35 am

report this with something like fixmystreet.com

J

Yep - did that straight away.