How Scary Is Cycling? 6 Things That Freak Us Out!

How Scary Is Cycling? 6 Things That Freak Us Out! | GCN Show Ep. 461

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This week in the GCN show: Amanda Coker sets a new annual mileage record, we discuss the scarier parts of cycling, check out a tiny pedal-powered camper van and find out if “Deceptive Dan” has been forgiven for his transgressions… All this plus our usual fixtures and the chance to WIN a set of brand new DT Swiss ERC 1100 DICUT 35 wheels!
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@apm9507 2 жыл бұрын

Distracted drivers scare me the most. Trails, paths, sidewalks, gravel roads, dirt paths, and anywhere else without drivers is good for me.

@chrishansen2409 2 жыл бұрын

I love it when I roll up to a stop sign and a car takes a right turn and almost takes me with them. Also got to love drivers that straddle the bike lane

@chrisprice5806 2 жыл бұрын

hey healthy person who isnt poisoned by soda-pop since childhood: stop biking so assertively while enjoying yourself in public and people wont get pissed off and give you bad looks. you probably like yourself, pfff.

@KermitFrogThe 2 жыл бұрын

I tend to work on the basis of look ridiculous and obvious, but for some having a neon sign overhead wouldn't be enough. I have had a few people telling me they saw me riding and that I looked ridiculous, I point out the 'I saw you' part is what matters to me. I stick to the roads but have had to shout at a number of motorists to ensure I don't die.

@adamkazmirski1791 2 жыл бұрын

Distracted drivers and distracted fellow cyclists too. I got hit 4 days ago by a careless cyclists. I fell off of my bike and broke my right collarbone. Now I'm experiencing a month in a plaster "waistcoat" and later I'll spend even more to recover.

@anyaharper2860 2 жыл бұрын

Distracted semi-trucks

@TheSamwhyte 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing is scarier than the first stone chip on a brand new bike! 🤯😱😱

@The2808erik 2 жыл бұрын

When a bike has a few chips it starts to get comfortable.

@BigBrownMonke 2 жыл бұрын

Chipped paint = Loss of grams = Faster 😂

@TheSamwhyte 2 жыл бұрын

@@BigBrownMonke 😄😄 #glasshalffull

@user-nb7vq7ol6g 2 жыл бұрын

@@BigBrownMonke chipped paint=not smooth surface= aero disadvantage

@_yuri 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-nb7vq7ol6g #glasshalfempty

@CmpMean 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest cycling fear is getting my wheels stuck in the tram tracks in the middle of the city. Happened to my friend recently, and he broke his collarbone at a slow speed.

@erich8258 2 жыл бұрын

I've crashed that way too. I made a slow-speed U turn and got my front wheel entirely stuck. It's yet another argument for wider tires.

@VeloQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Last time i saw an accident like that where in germany on the hollandstraat and the girlfriend i had fell.

@unknownguyguy9996 2 жыл бұрын

Same story here. Fell off my gravel bike, ended up with a potential rib fracture

@123moof 2 жыл бұрын

My cargo bike has 29x3" tires that laughs at tram tracks. Going back to my road bike where every acorn sized pebble is perilous is terrifying, so it mostly sits on the bike trainer while I do most of my riding on the cargo bike. Silly, but works for me.

@lihtan 2 жыл бұрын

That happened to me once a few years ago. I thought I had hopped over a railway track with my mountain bike. The rear wheel got caught. The bike went one way, I was tossed the other. I scraped my elbow, and my arm was sore for a few days. It took a little while to heal. One thing you notice when you're healing is how much extra energy your body uses for the healing process. It's also good to stock up on good quality medical supplies. Tegaderm dressings don't stick to the wound like gauze does, and it has a clear window so you can see how it's doing.

@victrolaman2007 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest cycling fear is losing a sprint to a cow. A few years ago I came upon a cow standing in the road that startled as I passed. I then found myself in a full on sprint with the cow as we looked at each other while only about 3 feet apart. The cow gave up the sprint first, and afterwards, my friends awarded me the Yellow Guernsey.

@danielakerman8241 2 жыл бұрын

I guess you’ve proved Si’s fear as valid!!

@SayMcGillicuddy 2 жыл бұрын

Julius Caesar himself was terrified of cows - "Their strength and speed are extraordinary; they spare neither man nor wild beast which they have espied....not even when taken very young can they be rendered familiar to men and tamed" - -- Source QI, so def legit.

@PaulRiezebos 2 жыл бұрын

I never expected to find this comment under a gcn video

@tussk. 2 жыл бұрын

the cows we have no bear little resemblance to massive beasts that were introduced to the world from the plains of south america. they were 7ft tall and made of horns and hooves. the ones we have now were bred for docility and stupidity. I have, however, been attacked twice now by highland cows during calving season. those are still bad tempered buggers when the mood takes them

@shannacleveland6878 2 жыл бұрын

How did you all miss the opportunity to show that video of Ollie on the water bike when you were talking about cyclists not needing to be afraid of sharks?

@theflow5269 2 жыл бұрын

I Rode the Great Divide route with warnings of bears, elk, mountain lions foremost in my mind, for about a week. After that you accept that tiny risk like all the other tiny risks in life. However, after a lifetime of riding (and crashing) in Wales I suffered a very sudden meeting with a sheep on a descent about 18 months ago. 45mph to tarmac hurt and at the age of 46 has almost (but not quite) made me more cautious near our wooly friends. The sheep was fine by the way, gave me a filthy look and carried on grazing🙂

@marksargent3270 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, been there on a descent from Pen Y Pass.

@mattlast4093 2 жыл бұрын

very diplomatically described ! :_)

@charliedillon1400 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed your trip to America!! Nature is our greatest gift but most foreigners flock to filthy cities when they visit here.

@matthewvelo 2 жыл бұрын

2:48 Si, you must be referring to Drop Bears in Australia, the single-most deadly predator that is on our little island. Most Drop Bear deaths go unreported in order to prevent impact to our tourism industry.

@prestachuck2867 2 жыл бұрын

All you have to do in order to stave off the drop bears is strap two upwardly pointing dinner forks to your helmet. 😁

@LegSpinna 2 жыл бұрын

Wearing lycra for the first time after the Christmas festivities is pretty terrifying.

@dronespace 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@davidofoakland2363 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest Fear: Wet roads - especially on descents.

@jasonhowes6431 2 жыл бұрын

The scariest thing about cycling is my wife thinks my bike came from Halfords for £300 🤣.

@marianneoelund2940 2 жыл бұрын

Now the scariest thing will be worrying about her reading your KZfaq comments.

@kylehagertybanana 2 жыл бұрын

haha lying to your wife haha

@djakaonlineacct3634 2 жыл бұрын

Being an introvert, cycling with a group scares me :(

@madiantin 2 жыл бұрын

It's truly terrifying.

@brannmacfinnchad9056 2 жыл бұрын

You aren't alone. Add to that the lack of experience riding in a bunch as well!

@charliedillon1400 2 жыл бұрын

@@brannmacfinnchad9056 Most group riders will gladly teach you etiquette. Just ask. People love to teach others because it keeps everyone safe.

@eburger01 2 жыл бұрын

UK: "Where there's no sense, there's no feeling" Aus: "No Brain, No Pain"

@ronaldgjosey1254 2 жыл бұрын

Canada: No Pain, No Brain. LOL

@brandonrussell1314 2 жыл бұрын

I split my time between Alaska and Oregon. In Oregon I'm terrified of bears and mountain lions and in Alaska I'm terrified of bears and stray dogs. I've had more encounters with vicious dogs than anything. However, my biggest fear while cycling is dying in my spandex.

@robbchastain3036 2 жыл бұрын

And in Alaska--Anchorge in winter on a bike path back in '04--I encountered a moose standing there about 50 yards away, just thinking about things. And no problem, I turned around and went another way. In real life, they're not like Bullwinkle. 😀

@brandonrussell1314 2 жыл бұрын

@@robbchastain3036 I had a friend in Anchorage chased round and around a tree by a moose on the bike path. Definitely not Bullwinkle

@charliedillon1400 2 жыл бұрын

@@robbchastain3036 In Colorado moose are definitely the most dangerous animals. Tourists approach them for photos and get trampled occasionally. It's mildly satisfying.

@keithfoley-chell1645 2 жыл бұрын

What, in OZ, we call "pick a plank" bridges scare me sometimes. Some bridges have gaps JUST big enough to drop your wheel down! Definitely great motivation to ride a straight line!

@marianneoelund2940 2 жыл бұрын

You guys have balls. Here in the US, we call those "dismount and walk" bridges.

@mattlawrence5976 2 жыл бұрын

Serpentine! Serpentine!

@csillaskultety9850 2 жыл бұрын

I rode a bike everywhere as a kid, then as I got older I just stopped, not sure why. I recently took up riding before the pandemic at age 41 and have crashed more times now than I can remember because of lack of confidence/being afraid of things like cornering and braking hard. The last crash resulted in a broken arm when I clipped the edge of the path. But, because I have crashed so much, I have also learned what not to do and improve my bicycle handling.

@alinapopescu872 2 жыл бұрын

I can relate to what you're saying. As a child I can't remember being afraid of anything. I've already crashed twice because my pedal touched the curb, I find descents of any kind terrifying, and it's also more difficult now, at 43, to pick myself up than it ever was when I was 7. And yes, I've learnt a lot from my little accidents. Being knocked over by a car was entirely my fault, but I don't think I'll ever stop being very afraid of cars.

@davecasey4341 2 жыл бұрын

Dogs. It's always dogs. And yes, you should become a bike gymnastic team. It would probably look like a Monty Python skit. Or Benny Hill. ;)

@danielakerman8241 2 жыл бұрын

I nominate Connor and Hank!!!

@mikekelly1771 2 жыл бұрын

Just get off the bike, raise your arms in the air and yell as loud as you can "GET OFF THE COUCH. BAD DOG"!!! Works every time.

@prestachuck2867 2 жыл бұрын

Small arms fire will stop most of them. Seriously though, always carry a can of dog repellent, and a can o bear spray if in bear country

@johnnyemitchell8539 Жыл бұрын

Yes dogs!

@571951rhoehn1 2 жыл бұрын

I am from Texas and my greatest fear is a young man behind the wheel of a supped up pickup truck. There is a game they play: How close can they get the large rear view mirror without touching the rider? They quite often get disqualified (touching the rider)!

@mrjimu4209 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: when you tell your parents not to embarrass you on your first race.

@darkjewel79 2 жыл бұрын

Found a moose once, set a PB doubling back and getting the heck out of there!

@PaulTomblin 2 жыл бұрын

I got doored a couple of weeks ago - 9 hours in the emergency room and 4 x-rays and a cat scan to discover nothing broken. Now I can't ride past a line of parked cars without wondering which one is going to door me this time.

@VeloQuest 2 жыл бұрын

just keep riding the doorzone because all drivers around the world need to know that if we cyclist ride in the doorzone they get more space on the road. and if a driver ever opens his door again on you and you can stop in time explain them why they have to look and why we ride the doorzone and then ask them to repark their car so they can learn from you conversation.

@peterleffler2062 2 жыл бұрын

That's always on my mind following a dooring in Central London, a couple of hours on the table under the knife and 3 days in hospital. I ride wide and look out for people in the cars who might be planning a quick exit.

@PaulTomblin 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeloQuest that's easy for you to say when you're not the one who spent 9 hours in emergency, 4 weeks (so far) being unable to sleep because I got hit on my right shoulder and my left hip so I can't sleep on either side, and I had to miss the last race of the year.

@johnandrews3568 2 жыл бұрын

Things that scare me on the bike... distracted drivers are the worst. Every single ride I see more than 10 drivers using their hand held cell phones (in cars I KNOW have bluetooth capability) or fiddling with their sat-nav. To a lesser degree once out of Toronto (where I live) the odd deer can jump out across the road on early morning rides. But drivers are for sure the scariest thing. I'm 44 seasons into cycling with being hit by cars 17 times and EVERY time it was by a driver making a turn and not seeing me (despite lights, loud kit and the fact I'm 6'6" so a big road object).

@ronbyers9912 2 жыл бұрын

A few weeks ago I wanted to go for a ride. My wife said, "I don't like you riding on the road all by yourself, please ride the trail." I said OK and headed off to the local former railroad track that had been converted to a trail. As was riding the trail, but I had to cross a road at a controlled crossing. I was pleased to see I had a green light. I entered the intersection as a car rolled into the intersection directly in front of me. I dodged the vehicle but couldn't avoid the curb. Down I went. The car drove on as I gathered myself. It took me a couple of weeks to heal and get back on the bike. I wonder if my new fear of random cars not doing what they are supposed to do is going to make riding more dangerous.

@aaronhill7599 10 ай бұрын

The Ollie bit made me die laughing. Genius!

@christoingram 2 жыл бұрын

Kangaroos are no joke, imagine being hit by an 80kg sack of muscle as you're riding along a county road..

@simonm1447 2 жыл бұрын

They sometimes jump on cyclists to bring them down, there are YT videos here showing such situations

@stefmohlmann6679 2 жыл бұрын

Biggest fear: Dropping Ollie

@michaelflyfisher5092 2 жыл бұрын

My two greatest cycling fears: class A RV drivers pulling a car. When they pass you, they have a tendency to tour to the right to see you, forgetting that they are longer than their sight line and the car swings in behind them presenting a greater danger that the RV it’s self. My second greatest fear is Brown Bears (Grizzlies) in the mountains won’t west or in the Canadian Rockies. Oh yes, at 73, crashing is getting right up there.

@danielakerman8241 2 жыл бұрын

I live and ride in a major city. I’m often sandwiched between parked cars on one side and moving traffic on the other. BY FAR my greatest fear is an oblivious parked motorist swinging their door open directly in my path.

@AndyLeeJordan 2 жыл бұрын

Please, for your own safety, take the lane! Don’t get sandwiched.

@JimKJeffries 2 жыл бұрын

Watched this as I rode this evening. Love the banter & good humor. Great episode. Well done.

@davidhakes5141 4 ай бұрын

Scary points to riding bikes; traffic , storm grates( with slots large enough to catch bicycle wheels), catching biting or stinging insects in my shirts, unruly dogs and people chasing me, or grabbing at me and my bike, roads with no shoulder, and a dropoff beyond that edge of the road, (lots of sharp objects in the ditchs, including seedling, and sapling tree stobs).

@whataname955 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Ollie was able to get through without his connection getting dropped

@ruan13o 2 жыл бұрын

Descents are always scary especially on small roads with high hedges. Not being able to see whether a car might be coming round the corner is terrifying and really ruins the joy of going really fast down the descent.

@TheCountrySteve 2 жыл бұрын

Genuinely excited at the prospect of Jon Cannings getting back in front of the camera!

@KoRnholio8 2 жыл бұрын

This week's winning photo was taken on a mid size hill (Rašica) incredibly close to Primož Roglič's home in Slovenia. In the off-season you might even catch him there on a family walk. Also, Si needn't worry about speaking Slovene as most of us are able to communicate in English (a small nation has to).

@apretnar 2 жыл бұрын

Good guess, but the wrong Rašica. 😅 It was taken on Grmada near Velike Lašče.

@kellywicker8985 Жыл бұрын

Claustrophobia occured on my recent bicycle ride. A new phenomenon for me. The trail narrowed down which also had railings on BOTH sides magnifying the narrow effect. My brain checked out and I rubbed the metallic railing.

@123moof 2 жыл бұрын

On bikepacking trips I am terrified of getting a shredded tire that can't be fixed. Never mind that I've spent my entire life having never had a sidewall tear, but short of carrying a spare tire it is one thing I know I would not be able to recover from. I also fear a hub seizing up, or a bottom bracket melting down as well, but the tire one comes to mind every time I plow through some chunky jeep trail. Most of my other fears have been addressed by carrying spare spokes, an emergency cassette tool, tire boot, tube, multi-tool, tire plugger, spare sealent, patch kit, spare shifter cable, spare brake pads, missing links+tool, tire levers, a section of chain, glue, needle+thread, duck tape, loctite, etc, etc.

@mattlawrence5976 2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing more I'd like to see than Si and Dan attempt bike gymnastics.

@oheso 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine my surprise on a 2019 Lejog attempt (washed out in Carlisle with saddle sores) when my buddy and I followed the route blithely into a field full of cattle -- with horns! Fortunately, on close inspection, all of them proved to be equipped with a full complement of udders. And they were far less interested in us than we were in them.

@quamoo 2 жыл бұрын

Biggest fears are definitely distracted drivers, black ice on the road, and road crevasses parallel to the direction I’m riding.

@tabishop3 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: When he told his wife he was going to buy this fedora she said, "I don't think Dora is going to like that at all."

@brianboling8641 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Dan's pitcrew keeping spare bikes for people of 13.0 cm height in case of mechanical failures.

@glendahunt8013 2 жыл бұрын

DRIVERS -- both distracted and the ones who buzz you on purpose. I've been buzzed by a big truck and it was scary as hell. Why do they do that? What if they lose control or I lose control just as they're coming in the for scare? Why do they do that to us?!

@israeltovar3513 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you. Here in Japan it happened to me twice, and on the second time only riding a road bike saved me(narrower handlebars). Apparently he did it again with another cyclist shortly after, but riding a hybrid, and he did caught the handlebars with the mirror, and made him crash. Two motorcyclists stopped the car and we're checking on him when I passed them, not 5 minutes after it happened to me. It was the same car(a Mercedes-Benz)...

@lansiii 2 жыл бұрын

one of the most scary things here in austria are deers and rabbits... imagine sprinting in the dark and all of a sudden a deer out of nowhere decides to cross your path! been in this situation several times now, but always managed to avoid the crash.

@cardiaccyclist7477 2 жыл бұрын

My greatest fear to do with cycling, is to click on GCN Race TV to watch the cyclocross, only to discover there is no coverage in my area!!

@francoispayen 2 жыл бұрын

I laughed much harder than I like to admit at Dan's mention of "being licked to death" by a cow 😆 Dumb joke, but well delivered! 👍

@machariamuthuamuthua8327 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I get home from a ride, my dog licks my hands coz of the salt from sweat, so I can imagine a cow .....😂😂😂😂

@vonbunmeister 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!!! to Si and Dan attempting bike gymnastics. That would be podium for sure.

@StopaskingformynameYouTube 2 жыл бұрын

I once rode inside a herd of cows. I will never forget this: It was a mountainbike race going through some rural dirt roads in the woods of Norway. I was allmost last and i could hear the ATV closing in behind me. I came around a corner doing 30 kph and the road was completely blocked by cows. I proceeded to yell and make a skid to get them to move, and move they did.. They collectively decided that running the same way i was headed was the sollution, wich ment i could either slow down to cow-pace or risk it. So i did what any idiot would, and powered on, if was about 20 cows running along side me on the narrow road and i've never felt more alive before or after. I managed to not get trampled, the race-standing was of no importance, but the experience was wild!

@Peter-Warton 2 жыл бұрын

Not exactly the running of the bulls in Pamplona! 😂😂😂

@johne7100 2 жыл бұрын

One of my worst cycling memories is crawling up a 10% slope in the Massif Central on a gritty road behind a wall-to-wall herd of cows with green diarrhoea. They were moving at about 4 kph and I was wobbling side-to-side between the splashes and sliding on the grit: if I'd fallen I'd have needed very swift medical attention and broad-spectrum antibiotics.

@nickstevenson2147 2 жыл бұрын

What about coming across the indecisive squirrel when your riding along at over 20mph 🙈😉

@prestachuck2867 2 жыл бұрын

Those crush pretty easily.

@peterleffler2062 2 жыл бұрын

I had one try to go through my wheel once. Messy.

@galenkehler 2 жыл бұрын

Pennyfathing tandem... GCN make it happen!!!

@HyperHorse 2 жыл бұрын

Shut up you bloody sadist, you really want someone to get injured?!

@marianneoelund2940 2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm trying to imagine how the captain could get on and off.

@NecksBacksAndRailwayTracks 2 жыл бұрын

My gear cable snapped in the middle of nowhere as I was cycling to Crewe to catch a train back to London. I can do basic roadside repairs but a snapped gear cable is beyond me. A few miles into cycling the remaining 14miles on my two remaining gears, my back wheel slipped out from underneath me and I hit the dirt. Lucky for me I was right next to a police van (for a car had crashed in the same spot earlier that day) and the kindly PCSO gave my bike and me a lift to the station to catch my train home. So there we go - three fears covered in one trip: mechanical, crash and police.

@danlancaster2239 2 жыл бұрын

What scares me? On gravel roads? Bears, moose, deer, snakes, mountain lions, nervous squirrels, spider webs, and alligators, to name a few. Roads? Texting drivers.

@asherbrooks4012 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a vid covering each presenters bike collections and modifications

@Gugner 2 жыл бұрын

Facts: The most dangerous animals are always car drivers. Especially aggressive male car drivers, actively following you, trying to murder you. When not hit, then getting of their cars to fight with you. Happened to me 2 times within 6 months, in “peaceful” Denmark. I have experienced wild animals in serious life threatening situations, but the animals were always reasonable, indeed. Almost crushed iwith an emu. We both got very scared and cried loud. Then chased by a huge group of wild horses. Literally chased. II thought I was going to die, actually. But I sprinted till I couldn’t more. The 50-70 horses covered the whole road, but stopped before the got me. They gave me a message. Then a marabou stork an early morning - it had not seen me. A poisonous snake trying to attack me (the fault of car drivers stopping its path…) And a few more wild animals crossing my road in Australia. Then a young female cow on the countryside 2 weeks ago. We both ran away in opposite directions..🤣

@jacksquat2067 2 жыл бұрын

I bunny hopped over six rattlesnakes this past summer. They don't really see you coming and don't have time to react. It's the big cats that worry me.

@stasacab 2 жыл бұрын

My worst fear is falling through ice while biking on a frozen lake. The danger of being licked to death, LOL. Actually one of the cows approached me just to give a kiss.

@Biking360 2 жыл бұрын

I came around a blind corner and ran over a King Cobra crossing the road. I think that's about as scary as it gets. Heart rate went through the roof!!

@lordraiden5398 2 жыл бұрын

In the early 1990's in my 20's I lived in Los Angeles. My Vitus 979 and I were afraid of nothing. I rode with traffic, used the left turn lane, drafted vans and trucks and could track stand for hours (even taught myself to roll backwards then back forward). Now in my mid 50's I live in Michigan which has a lot of bike paths. I drive a delivery truck for a living and see how many people are on their cell phones while driving. Would not risk riding on the street.

@theh2ohammer372 2 жыл бұрын

I dont think a person should fear anything cycling, but have a great and honest respect for the dangers, not just of cycling, but of any thing a person does.

@BrianRPaterson 2 жыл бұрын

Riding near the kerb is a nightmare. All the drain covers, just the right width to grab your front wheel. And heavy vehicles seem to push the asphalt to the edges.

@KimunyaMugo 2 жыл бұрын

Where I live, some areas do not have reliable piped water. The solution is to ferry in the precious liquid using water bowsers. They are notorious for spilling water on the road. So was my fate when I took a 90-degree turn only to hit such a wet patch. My front wheel forgot to obey the rules of traction and I hit the tarmac hard on my tailbone. Suffice to say, I have a healthy fear of any water bowser I see when out cycling.

@stephanegodri1135 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing Dan and Si wearing « oppositely » matched t-shirts and sweatshirts reminded me of when I was a child and my mom would do that with my brother and I :)

@casakaiser 2 жыл бұрын

FINALLY, "Kunstradfahren" (Art cycling, if translated literally) on the show. And yes, we want to see the challenge of GCN presenters trying it out, but also a more serious presentation with some of the athletes.

@neilmdon 2 жыл бұрын

Speed wobble is TERRIFYING. I was descending slowly through those cows because my major wobble (involving a concussion) was about a year prior. I had NO idea what was happening, so I can say that for me the first one we def frightening. It took a few years to not be afraid of descents and a few more to get to actually enjoy them. FYI clamping top tube with knees (and generally changing the moment of the frame) does seem to help, but relaxing also seems to be preventative (RELAX is of course easier said than done).

@madiantin 2 жыл бұрын

Things I'm scared of: Loose dogs in rural Tennessee. Absolutely freaking terrifying. Trucks buzzing by me as close as they can get, then gunning it while blasting their horn as soon as they're right next to me. Flat tyre. Straight up. Can't muscle those suckers back on the dang rim. Also, I ride a Brompton these days and I am *dreading* the day when I get a flat on it. Haven't had to change a Brompton tyre yet, but I've watched the videos and oh my gosh. Things I'm also scared of, but not necessarily just on the bike: Moose. Geese. Bears.

@DoNuT_1985 2 жыл бұрын

Gravel in apexes. Threw me off more than year ago and I can literally watch by the average speeds on that descent segment how long it takes to regain faith in your cornering abilities.

@shaunmcnally7631 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Toon Aert's biggest fan wearing his new musical helmet he calls the "Tune Aert's"

@jenniferw6081 2 жыл бұрын

My greatest fear of cycling is the effect on my bank balance, closely followed by crashing on tarmac and hitting Australian wildlife. Or in the case of magpies, them hitting me.

@adyjclarke 2 жыл бұрын

I took up cycling as a hobby later in life and am a crap descender for fear of crashing. I have always commuted by bike though and did break both my arms about twenty years ago when a car drove into me

@tomreingold4024 2 жыл бұрын

I do fear crashes of many kinds. In the country where it's hilly, I fear hitting a patch of sand on the road, as it has caused so many of my crashes. In the city where traffic is heavy and clearances are small, I fear being hit, though it hasn't happened to me in a very long time. I've learned how to be aware and wear a rear view mirror on my helmet whenever I ride.

@lihtan 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard of cases of people losing their nerve to cycle again after having a crash. If I take a tumble off the bike, as soon as I get back up, I'll immediately do some Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT tapping), to discharge any energetic trauma that might be stored in my body. I've found it works wonders for improving my confidence to immediate hop back on the saddle and continue riding!

@sebastiaansiemensma 2 жыл бұрын

riding above 50 km/h in a very nervous peloton in the final laps of a crit race, where at least 50% of the contenders want to ride at exactly the same spot and all of them rather fall than losing the race. That is freaking scary.

@richardburgess5865 2 жыл бұрын

This swooping season I’ve had my ear split and on a second occasion my cheek was split. The worst moment however was when the magpie landed on my back and started pecking my helmet whilst doing 40+ kms an hour downhill!

@JesmondBeeBee 2 жыл бұрын

I shouldn't laugh. Totally did. 😁😁

@richardburgess5865 2 жыл бұрын

If it had happened to someone other than myself and I’d seen it, I would have wet myself laughing!

@WhatxKeepsxUsxHere 2 жыл бұрын

Those wheels would made a perfect Christmas gift for my better half

@robbchastain3036 2 жыл бұрын

I think every ride is a mix of scary and sublime, all those variables over which a rider has absolutely no control. And the craziest injury I ever suffered was in a charity bike ride on the C&O Canal towpath from Cumberland, Maryland to the District of Columbia, Washington DC. It was the first day of a three-day event in '02, I think it was, and I was chatting at the back of the pack as I rode alongside an experienced rider when his front tire kicked a stick into my front spokes and, mid-conversation, over the bars and onto my chest I slammed into the gravel. And suddenly I was quietly nursing the pain of bruised ribs and just grinning and bearing it. Cycling may be scary, but don't ever show it, that'd be a cycling crime. :)

@leanneearle3652 2 жыл бұрын

Cars and bears. I was hit by a distracted driver a few months ago and I came across a bear standing in the middle of my bike path recently, so maybe I've faced my fears! Oh, and geese! Those crafty bastards will attack for no reason!

@michaellangfitt2077 2 жыл бұрын

On a bike, the three scariest things are: 1 - a live snake, 2- a dead snake, 3- a stick that LOOKS like a snake.

@petewillmot 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition: “Hank’s dad knew he was bringing the party to the Tour of Flanders. Hank thought he just brought De Ronde hat again.”

@roryfollinpiano2161 2 жыл бұрын

last year crashed at about 30mph down a hill… then three weeks later cycled the Grindleford Goat, my longest ride ever at 70ish miles

@kalijasin 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest fear is going down. 🙈 Hit by a motorist, lose balance grabbing water bottle, going over rough patch, etc.. whatever. Could end up unconscious or with a broken leg. 😳

@fredhubbard7210 2 жыл бұрын

I was cycling on a road closed to traffic in Vancouver's north-shore mountains with my 4 yo daughter. She was about 15m ahead of me on her kids' bike when I spotted a bear on the side of the road about 10m in front of her. I called you "calmly" told to her to stop and walk backwards toward me. Bless her soul, though confused, she did as I directed. We turned back on that day.

@donaldrice1867 2 жыл бұрын

I have another ride for your bucket list. It is the Beartooth Pass in the States. It goes from Red Lodge, Montana to Yellowstone National Park. If you start in town the elevation roughly doubles from 1650m to around 3300m. Si may want to avoid it though, the are more cows than people in Montana.

@muhammadalam9284 2 жыл бұрын

My worst experience was, once a crazy dude pushed me from a moving car through the passenger side window! Luckily I was able to take the impact without falling down. Now I'm afraid of human, most dangerous animal on the planet.

@shamusasplin9383 2 жыл бұрын

Dan and Si learning bike ballet would be a very blades of glory type of endeavor.

@phillippitts6294 2 жыл бұрын

Northeast Tennessee, we have deer , bear , snakes! Squirrels 🐿. Dogs 🐕

@_MattyG_ 2 жыл бұрын

I was almost killed by a herd of cows after I yelled at thier calf, I was out birding in the bush. It was staring at me from 6’ a way mooing, NONSTOP, and I yelled at it to go away and waved my red hat at it. It reared it head and charged, I ran down a hill the entire heard came after me, I ran up a hill and they FLEW up a hill after me. I was screaming the entire time and scaled a tree, I was 24. And since then, I fear cows.

@katscraft Жыл бұрын

My biggest fear is the wind blowing me towards a car that will hit me, also a bus pushing me down the road so much, that I go under the bus. Once a bus pushed me down the road, by taking me over in a tiny turn and I had to jump to the pedestrian pavement and pull my bike quickly so I do not get hit, was a bit shocking.

@jason-white 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest fear in riding is not being able to ride anymore. I have not been able to in a few weeks do to extreme pain. I visited the doc today and found I had 2 compressed discs in my back. I was worried what ever was wrong might stop me from riding as even getting on a bike was very painful. I am so happy that today the doc said to ride all I want.

@candystink 2 жыл бұрын

If you ride in the Midwest of the US, on rural roads, you will quickly develop a fear of the endlessly nasty farm dogs, who believe it’s their duty to protect the farm from any moving thing on the road out front.

@MP-th4nx 2 жыл бұрын

My fears over here in Australia are of course snakes on the road ... came across 3 on my last ride on a back country road near where I live. Plus bounding kangaroos which are looking for a way to get out of your way which can include going through you if you are in the way of the escape route ... And not to forget of course the magpies swooping and whacking your back and helmet .... other than that its great being outdoors riding over here ... 🤣

@CatWooldridge 2 жыл бұрын

So I think a GCN bike ballet in time for Christmas is needed maybe "The Nutcracker" because well ya know.... Poor Hank

@getadogster 2 жыл бұрын

Magpies are pretty savage here in Oz from late August through October. A particular brute unhorsed me several years back. Landed on a shoulder and tried to poke a beak into my brain. Had a near miss with a big roo one day; literally leapt over my front wheel. By far the worst is blacking out (carotid syncope) and hence riding while unconscious while tearing downhill. This never ends well. Cows? You're kidding.

@tussk. 2 жыл бұрын

#caption competition - his hat was so impressive that nobody could trumpet.

@rwstavros 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve cycled across the USA, across Europe, west to east, north to south. Only thing worry about with cows is the slippery stuff they leave on the road

@daveamos63 2 жыл бұрын

Inattentive or aggressive car drivers. I got splattered by one back in late May, fractured my neck, broke my wrist and assorted bumps and bruises. No two ways around it, it hurt - a lot! Learning to like my new turbo-trainer now.

@daveamos63 2 жыл бұрын

@@tedchristesen1684 Thanks Ted.

@andymarsh3655 2 жыл бұрын

CAPTION: Luc's lifelong ambition to become a Viking was hampered by a fundamental misunderstanding of the rules about headgear with horns.

@joebikeguy6669 2 жыл бұрын

Last week I had to bunny hop a very big diamond back(?) snake (almost the entire width of an 8 foot wide paved bike trail) that suddenly appeared in front of me. I wasn't scared until a few moments later when I had time to think about what had just happened.

@SmokeyVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

lemme tell you my story , i had a 29er mtb shimano 3x7 gears hardliner steel bike but then i required to carry a pillion rider at times then i got a motorcycle - pulsar 150 bs4 2019 december covid happened - i lost my assistant teacher job tried welding a bike stand to my mtb - destroyed the frame so i gave the bike away to someone - beetle leaf seller then i got into food delivery gig work with my motorcycle all the while missing cycling so much - missing the exercise of cycling now 2 weeks back i got a single gear simple bike for grocery runs and a little exercise every now and then now looking forward to acquiring an aluminium 26er mtb 1x7 drivetrain hardliner ... life goes on...

@wahiroo 2 жыл бұрын

When you unclip on one side and the bike leans the opposite way 😱

@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling 2 жыл бұрын

watching the return of "extreme corner" and that brick having pride of place on the shelving behind you brought back some memories of GCN shows from long ago. Would you guys ever consider bringing back the ... *W A T T A G E - B A Z O O K A*

@madiantin 2 жыл бұрын

11:00. OH MY GOSH that Empire State trail is Sooooooo going on my bucket list!