Would have been me on the homeward commute on Friday.
Descending a bit of single track (KoM hunting
) and realised I was progressing a hit too quick for an approaching section. Applied a little bit of brake which turned out to be too much. Rear wheel started to slide out to the left and I thought "Ooops, I'm gonna fall off the hill in a second" but I soon relaxed as I saw there was a tree between me and the impending fall. "Oh Fuck! Tree!"
1 thinks I and released the rear brake, starting to straighten up. Too late, rear wheel impacts tree and stops me dead. I then hear the sound of something reasonably substantial rolling down the hill through the leaf litter. Thinking I had killed the bike, I examine it until I realised that the bike aint'nt dead but the tree is
1 It is amazing what can go through your mind in a small moment of time when things are progressing rapidly in a painful direction.