CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "knocked off his bike" - "the beginning of my career in the music industry" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "knocked off his bike" - "the beginning of my career in the music industry" en Mon, 18 May 2026 21:01:29 +0000 chdot on ""knocked off his bike" - "the beginning of my career in the music industry"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9690#post-104383 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:52:29 +0000 chdot 104383@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Aged 18, Coles was badly injured after being knocked off his bike by "a careless driver" – "that was the injury for which I got compensation and bought a saxophone – the beginning of my career in the music industry," he points out – and was so nervous of the road afterwards that he "would flinch if a lorry passed as I walked along the pavement".</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2012/jan/31/pop-vicar-richard-coles-cycling" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2012/jan/31/pop-vicar-richard-coles-cycling</a> </p>