FastEddieB
Member
On a ride yesterday with a friend my chain jumped to the outside of the front chainring and jammed. It’s happened once before and I think I’ve got that fixed.
But yesterday I got off the bike and was fiddling with pedals to get the crank in a position where I could un-jam the chain. Suddenly the bike lurched forward. My first thought was why would my friend push hard on my bike like that? I managed to keep the bike upright, but did lurch hard enough that my Apple Watch asked if I had fallen. Also somehow managed to get a small cut on my right calf.
So, what happened? I was in PAS 1 or 2 and must have turned the pedals just enough for the cadence sensor to start boosting. Lesson? Before you futz with your bike by the side of the road, make sure the bike is OFF, or at the very least at 0 PAS. Lesson learned, but I could see how not doing that could lead to a pretty awkward and embarrassing injury. Word to the wise and all that!
But yesterday I got off the bike and was fiddling with pedals to get the crank in a position where I could un-jam the chain. Suddenly the bike lurched forward. My first thought was why would my friend push hard on my bike like that? I managed to keep the bike upright, but did lurch hard enough that my Apple Watch asked if I had fallen. Also somehow managed to get a small cut on my right calf.
So, what happened? I was in PAS 1 or 2 and must have turned the pedals just enough for the cadence sensor to start boosting. Lesson? Before you futz with your bike by the side of the road, make sure the bike is OFF, or at the very least at 0 PAS. Lesson learned, but I could see how not doing that could lead to a pretty awkward and embarrassing injury. Word to the wise and all that!