crashed the bike today!

how wierd is it that i made a joke about not dying last night? too wierd. thankfully i hit a foot high curb in a development and after flying over the bars landed on the softest grass ive ever known.

why did this happen? cause i reduced the gearing on my fixie to 42x16 from 52x16 last night and today i was going too fast around a corner, my pedal hit the ground, my seat bent forward and i lost control and couldnt get to the hand brake intime. amazing.

thankfully, the only thing i need to replace is the front wheel - extras in the garage - and tube, the hub can be salvaged.