Transportation, Bikes and Miscellaneous: Fair and balanced

Fair and balanced

By faeliality - this FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I discovered that yes, you CAN forget how to ride a bike. Too bad I discovered this in front of all my son's friends and their parents while at his birthday party. FML

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By Moon-chan - this FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff - Netherlands

Today, I was cycling home. On the way, my laces got stuck in the bicycle pedals and I couldn't move the foot that got stuck. The bicycle fell over, with me attached to it. Everyone was looking at me like, "What are you doing?" FML

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Garrett2818 21

Sunday 16 October 2016 10:15

Sometimes it hurts being the exception to the rule.

xxDeeStar 27

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And that's when you get up and act like it was meant to happen!

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trucker2 33

Monday 17 October 2016 6:12

Yep same here- ass to big, seat shrunk... And I was stiff armed, to nervous to turn... Good luck..

oldmonk007 6

Wednesday 19 October 2016 7:34

And thats embarrased incident gonna follow u till eternity..!!

greeter 3

Thursday 20 October 2016 4:59

This sounds like something I'd do, or forget to do in your case.

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