ThermionicScott 

That's an interesting line of thought!

Doctor Morbius

Good Sir, a pie in the face is no laughing matter! Many a high society dinner party have ended badly with just such an act of aggression.

Phil_gretz

I saw a banana peel beside the road on my commute in to work. It was in that little strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb. Suspicious...

livedarklions

Googling gets some fun history--vaudevillian Sliding Billy Watson is, alas, almost lost to history. The Origin of the "Slipping on a Banana Peel" Comedy Gag

Lemond1985

Absolutely.

livedarklions

First they came for the banana lovers,
And I said nothing because I don't especially like bananas....

noglider 

We all know that from our cartoon watching days, but I discovered that orange peels are at least as bad. Ouch!

BlazingPedals

Banana peels aren't that slippery - certainly no worse than a batch of marbles.

Patriot1

rumrunn6

would hate to see perfect karma strike the prankster as he was laying them out ...

indyfabz

livedarklions

Getting peeled by King Kong?

livedarklions

Now he'll go into a "bike stores are dying" tirade because his LBS didn't have the marbles in stock.

badger1

E-marbles are the future.

Doctor Morbius

While out on my 25 mile ride today, I happened to encounter - DUM DUM DUM - a banana peel in the bike lane on one of our busy streets! Fortunately, thanks to the valuable information provided in this thread I was armed with knowledge and ready to handle the situation in such a fashion as to keep mayhem and peril away.

I am now convinced there may be a nation wide, or possibly even a global, conspiracy of slap stick comedians against cyclists and our knowledge. I call this organization CO.C.C.K.

These ne'er-do-wells may be lurking on this very forum to glean insights to our particular behaviors and habits. Therefore, I suggest we tread carefully and perhaps use a campaign of misinformation to lead this new terror organization astray. I've already been in contact with the authorities to warn them, but the call was disconnected. Yes, this groups of COCCKs have that much power!

dedhed

F'n slob cyclists.

Mitkraft

But taking a picture while riding over a banana would be certain disaster!

indyfabz

Especially if your bike has a carbon stem that's not really totally a carbon stem.

You're welcome for the PSA.

indyfabz

I actually visited Cottage Grove, OR, during the 20th edition of Cycle Oregon. Cottage Grove is where the homecoming parade scenes were filmed.

indyfabz

Self-shooting E-Marbles with disc brakes.

But will they come with manuals?

NomarsGirl

You read my mind!

Darth Lefty 

...and they'll think it's a Movement!

badger1

Don't know; we shall see. I do hope, though, that E-marbles are confined to recreational use, and that the UMI does not permit them to participate in UMI-sanctioned events -- amateur or professional -- such as the off-road series linked below.

Slightspeed

There is a road on my regular ride route, Wilbur Ave., just north of Devonshire. (Northridge, CA) where almost every day, I find a banana peel about 100 yards north of the intersection. I see it almost every day, certainly more often than not. Whose life is so regimented that they eat the same banana snack, the same exact place, almost every day? I've thought about this for years, but never slipped and slid on it. Pinecones are a whole different deal, hit one, went down, broke my arm, concussion, face full of stitches, but that's another story...

KraneXL

Not true. A tiny pebble can cause a dismount if you hit it at the right angle. As said, straight and level and you'll likely not be in any danger. But the slightest lean or angel could be catastrophic. Bananas peels are very slippery when they're fresh.

Still, I can't dismiss hour contact path theory completely since that did save me when I inadvertently stepped on a peel and it was crushed in before I totally lost my balance.