Fellow CCer nearly holds a wobble

[MrOrigamist]

Could have been worse, but I had time to react and was able to land pretty well. If I had been in the saddle, I would probably have remained upright. Note to others - do not let go of the handlebar that snaps - it will swing into your front wheel and take you down...

[PoliceMadAd]

Woooooooah! Glad he's OK, anything in front and that could've been nasty. I had a similar incident to this once, going down an hill and handlebar went, flew head first into an empty junction.

[NWLondonerCyclist]

What caused that fall? Hard to see from that angle?

[finbat]

"Handlebar snapped in half"

[gaz545]

@NWLondonerCyclist First a man whole cover, he managed to hold it but then the handle bar snapped in half.

[NWLondonerCyclist]

@gaz545 Nasty. I hope they are ok

[finbat]

That looked sore and potentially very serious. All OK?

[gaz545]

A bit or road rash on the legs and sore wrists. nothing to serious but i'm sure he will be feeling the pain over the next few days.

[JamieVanDevil]

@finbat potentially serious... he only fell if his bike.

[finbat]

Don't get a job where you have to do risk assessment!

[finbat]

You can't type in addresses on YouTube so type "Mountain bike crash court case - importer loses appeal" into Google and you will get there.

[gaz545]

v. interesting read, thanks

[TheDillon1987]

@gaz545 shouldn't he be wearing a helmet ? 

[04smallmj]

@TheDillon1987 It's a sensible idea but it isn't a legal requirement.

[finbat]

Was that the handlebars snapping - lots of case law relating to this.

[gaz545]

Yup, any links?