View Poll Results: In the event you loose you balance
you would rather fall too your left side
18
46.15%
you would rather fall too your right side
9
23.08%
Doesn't Matter
12
30.77%
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IF you lose your balance
03-20-06, 11:39 PM
#3
Still kicking.
It doesn't matter at all which direction you go down, if you hit just right on either side you will be hurt and the bike will be damaged.
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03-20-06, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jonbth
You'll do less damage falling to your left.
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03-20-06, 11:43 PM
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I'd say fall to your left. Seems like you're more likely to hurt yourself on the chainring falling to right if your leg is stuck under the bike still. Happened to me a couple of weeks ago! 
And the derailler wouldn't be as damaged if you fell to the left.
And the derailler wouldn't be as damaged if you fell to the left.
03-20-06, 11:49 PM
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speaking of falls, its best practice to tuck and roll right? I am fairly sure (from personal experiance) that having your arms out to break your fall also breaks your collarbone in the process...
03-20-06, 11:50 PM
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Falling off of what? Like a jump? Or if you are just sitting there on your bike and you fall over? I don't get it.
03-20-06, 11:52 PM
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wtf... i dont get it either.. in the rare event that i do fall over.. there is little or no time to choose which direction im going to land on...
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03-21-06, 01:27 AM
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i'd rather fall to my left. i'd rather break my left thumb then my right.my right hand is alot more valuable.
03-21-06, 02:44 AM
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I'd rather fall left.
Broke the right side of my hip last year, have to try and even things out.
Broke the right side of my hip last year, have to try and even things out.
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03-21-06, 08:14 AM
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Much more comfortable for me to lose it on the left.I have much more skill to my left than to my right
03-21-06, 09:53 AM
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It matters what obstacles are on either side at the time of the wipeout. If there is a rock pile on right and a sand pile on the left, I bet everyone here knows what side I will bail on.
03-21-06, 03:07 PM
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don't think about it - if I'm going down it's already too late & the side I'm going down on can't be changed.
If you realise yr losing yr balance & have time to decide would it not better to put a foot down ?
I fell quite a few times when I started with clipless, if I lose balance now one foot seems to come down automatically - which is good cause it looked so naff losing yr balance & just tipping over with feet stuck to the pedals...
If you realise yr losing yr balance & have time to decide would it not better to put a foot down ?
I fell quite a few times when I started with clipless, if I lose balance now one foot seems to come down automatically - which is good cause it looked so naff losing yr balance & just tipping over with feet stuck to the pedals...
03-21-06, 04:19 PM
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Exactly what Riles said, if you have no balance, then you dont really get to choose which side to fall on.
03-21-06, 04:36 PM
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I would prefer jumping off the bike to my right, but as mentioned: gravity decides which way you're gunna go.
