Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
Stepfamily needs to chime in.
#stapfam
^^^I don't know if/how that works.
Anyway, IIRC he actually practices falling on occasion. They say you should hold onto the handlebars as you fall, and if you're lucky the bars will absorb at least some of the impact.
Fortunately my falls as of late have been on soft surfaces.
I thought the reason you hold onto your handlebars to protect them from skuffing your handlebar tape.
Sure sounds to me like a pretty serious injury to have resulted from such a slow speed fall. Hope your hand is OK.