Old 09-22-12 | 07:18 PM
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From: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Originally Posted by DnvrFox
The thing about kickstands is that you think your bike is secure with the kickstand, and, whoosh, a big wind (or whatever) blows it over or it looses its balance in gravel.
Friend and BF member biker395 did the Furnace Creek 508 race when the wind was so strong that his bike was flipped over while it was lying on the ground.
He said scorpions were blowing across the road.

Clipless falls? I've done it, just can't remember when. Is that a sign of aging, can't remember your last clipless fall?
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