Originally Posted by zerogravity

I rode last Wednesday at the Local trails with a helmet..i always ride with a helmet. At the last downhill, i was going down and my front tire got caught between a crack of the hardened clay. It sent me flying off my bike, doing a forward roll, scraping my arms and legs. As i rolled, i hit my head and my helmet flew off and rolled down to the bottom of the hill. Needless to say, if it weren't for my helmet, i could have been seriously hurt..or worse.