Before this year, the last time I remember falling on a bike was when I was 15 years old (12 years ago.) This year's been different...I've fallen about 4 times as I adapted to clipless pedals on tour, but they were always very low speed falls because I was a little overweight to the left, and have never gotten the hang of releasing my left foot. But then there was today, which really startled me.

I don't wear clipless on my commute (don't want to carry the extra shoes). So getting my foot down should not be an issue. Somehow, though, I managed to completely wipe out on a corner I've taken every ice-free day for 3 years, and more than a few icy days, too. Just suddenly my bike came out from under me.

No big injuries or anything, just a little road rash on my elbow. The corner is into a back alley, and the path of my fall just threw the bike across the sidewalk and into a retaining wall...no other traffic to cause damage to me or my machine. But still, it's left me a little shaken...if anything, I'd say I was going slower than usual.

So do you guys fall from time to time? How often? Or is it just me being unusually inept?