Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
I used to cycle the country lanes , full of potholes !

And the final straw for me came when a bloke from a car of boy racers leaned out of the passenger side and pushed me , I lost control and ended up in the ditch , I suffered cuts and bruises and a sore head , if I hadn't been wearing my helmet it could have been curtains
There really are some horrible young feckers about these days.
I used to knock about with some right roughians but none would ever do something as crass and cowardly.

As for the cycling in general, you really are putting your life in other peoples' hands and unfortunately bike fatalities will only increase... with cars getting bigger and wider, the roads unfortunately ain't!