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06-08-11, 03:50 PM
Only myself involved and it's all mostly good, but here's the question...
So I'm riding my Bacchetta Giro 26 and I am going fairly fast into a slight left turn, hit some sand, I can feel the bike sliding out from underneath me, I was able to prepare for the fall and try to minimize damage to myself and the bike, but that half second later and both the bike and I slide sort of diagonally forward and to the right as the bike leans/falls to the left. The end result felt like sliding into a base feet first like baseball, or as I see it since I am not a real baseball player to any extent.
Only noticeable damage so far is a scuffed shoe, scratched bottom of handlebar, pedal, bent water bottle cage, and I am gonna have to true the front wheel but it's not too bad.
QUESTION:
If this ever happens again and the bike starts to slide out from under you, do you:
a. prepare for it and just take the damage whatever it may be
b. brake and try to balance upright again
c. pedal harder to power through it and try and straighten up
d. something else you might recommend
Thanks for the advice.
So I'm riding my Bacchetta Giro 26 and I am going fairly fast into a slight left turn, hit some sand, I can feel the bike sliding out from underneath me, I was able to prepare for the fall and try to minimize damage to myself and the bike, but that half second later and both the bike and I slide sort of diagonally forward and to the right as the bike leans/falls to the left. The end result felt like sliding into a base feet first like baseball, or as I see it since I am not a real baseball player to any extent.
Only noticeable damage so far is a scuffed shoe, scratched bottom of handlebar, pedal, bent water bottle cage, and I am gonna have to true the front wheel but it's not too bad.
QUESTION:
If this ever happens again and the bike starts to slide out from under you, do you:
a. prepare for it and just take the damage whatever it may be
b. brake and try to balance upright again
c. pedal harder to power through it and try and straighten up
d. something else you might recommend
Thanks for the advice.