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Originally Posted by abisel
^^^ looking down at the front wheel reminded me of a day back in my youth. I was riding my Schwinn home one evening when I heard a squealing from the front wheel. So I leaned over to hear the squeal better and when I looked up, I saw the rear end of a parked car. Bang! Up and over the car I went. Front wheel on the bike was bent in half. No damage to the car.
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Fun fact. We discovered as kids that the rear bumper on the local Buick was the perfect height to rear-end on our bikes. The front wheel would lock under the bumper and we could pivot on it and, if you were brave enough, flip onto the trunk . . .