Once I decided to show off in front of a friend...
my plan was to cycle as fast as I could down a walk path, and brake hard at the end over the rubbly-dusty bit at the bottom of the hill, disappearing into a cloud, and pulling a 180. In my head, this would look awesome.

I turned to my friend, said "watch this!", and sped off. Predictably, once I'd got as fast as I dared, I applied the brakes to no avail, and ploughed into a barbed wire fence.

The next thing I remember, I was folded over the top of the fence, doubled up, looking back through my legs to see my friend pissing himself, thinking that's exactly what I intended to do.

And, probably 10 years later, I tried the exact same thing while drunk. I borrowed my friend's quite expensive bike and took a quick ride up the road and back, and thought I'd try skidding in again. This time the new-fangled disc brakes stopped me so quickly I found myself completely stationary, and just tipped over.
( guffguff fuckes your gradeds balls!, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 0:04, 1 reply)

Most things that begin with "Watch this!"
Are destined for spectacular, and painful, failure
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 8:33, closed)