Today, I rode my new bike for the first time. I made it less than 100 feet from my driveway before I was almost flattened by someone driving on the wrong side of the road. Upside: I managed to get out of the way. Downside: I did it by slamming my brand new, expensive bike into a wall. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was riding my bike down a road I know is quite hazardous. Having almost been hit in the same spot the day before, I rode across the intersection very satisfied without having been injured. Until I crashed into the guy front of me and flipped over my handlebars. FML
Today, I received my new e-bike. I could barely afford it but I desperately needed a method of transportation. On my second ride, I splashed through a fresh sidewalk. There was sidewalk in the chain, in the brakes, everywhere. There goes my brand new bike. FML
Today, I bought a new bike from a sporting goods store. I secured the bike in the back seat and slammed the door shut, but I didn't pay close enough attention to the placement of the handlebars. I had to return the bike to pay for the shattered window. FML
Today, I decided to get some exercise for the first time in months. I went to the store and bought a brand new bicycle and all the necessary paraphernalia. I drove a half hour to a bike trail, unloaded the bike, and started riding. 10 feet later, the chain snapped. FML
Today, after spending hundreds of dollars on parts and tools, and hours of research to teach myself how to perform the work, I upgraded my bike. It was also today that I made it 4 blocks from my house on my first ride before I hit a curb and broke my collarbone. FML
Today, I got on the train with my bike, leaning it up against the wall. After a while, it began to slide down the wall and wobble, so I dashed out to catch it. As I ran for it, I slipped and crashed into it, knocking it into an old man and busting the rear brake. FML
Today, after finally getting up the nerve to take my motorcycle to up 75 mph on the freeway, I made it off in one piece, only to fall off my bike in the mall parking lot. FML
Today, I rode my bike to work. While biking on the road, I gave a hand signal for turning left. A car passing the opposite way veered towards me and attempted to give me a high five. I now have cuts all over my body and my bike is in two pieces. FML
Today, while riding my bike on the sidewalk, I came across a ladder. To avoid bad luck, I swerved around it into the street. I got hit by a car. FML
Today, I had my girlfriend drive me to go buy a motorcycle. I rode it 50 minutes home, got in the drive way, put the kick stand down, and then lost my balance and fell on the other side. I paid $3000 to drop it in the first hour and break the turn signal off. FML
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lat187 18
Upside: You are okay (and still able to post to FML) Downside: Hundreds of people will still say YDI
TheBelt 19
Forget about the bike, at least you're still safe.
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Comments (30)
killer0689 20
report that vehicle if u can. and hope u didn't get hurt much.
tranced_ 45
report that jerk I'm sure they will find him somehow through surveillance cameras embedded all over the streets.
bluefairy_fml 24
Not necessarrily a jerk, maybe just a foreigner who got confused by the British driving on the left.
Indiantrolledd 16
When I first came from Britain, it was extremely confusing. I got into a head-on accident with a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe. Anyways, it totaled my Corolla but we all walked out safe.
cocainewhore 30
If someone's so confused over driving on British roads, then they shouldn't be allowed to drive. Doing so does make them a jerk, as they're endangering other people.
ILikeKoalas 24
Unlucky OP :/ if only you'd got their registration number!
Etweens96 25
At least you're ok! That's all that matters in this situation!
andrewduncan 16
It's a pity you can't re-CYCLE it
Delo_5016 2
Bacon and root beer should mend your heart.
confused_wandere 26
We don't have root beer in the UK
amvoisard 7
No bike can match the price of your life. Still, sorry to hear that OP.
zeffra13 31
I'm not sure how 'slamming a bike into a wall' at a reasonable biking speed results in the bike being seriously, unfixably damaged. Scratched up, sure, maybe a part bent, but unusable? It'd suck if a wheel is bent, but that's a replaceable part.
RedPillSucks 33
you could also bend the front fork. and some of the carbon fiber bike frames will actually break instead of bend
venomousflower 24
Well at least you didn't get hurt
tomtom375 17
Unlucky mate