Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I think that wrecks beget wrecks.
It's a mental thing. I've had a couple of crashes serious enough for me to finish the ride in the back of an ambulance. They have definitely left me with some serious anxiety if not PTSD. When I'm tense like that I think that I'm much more likely to crash again. I think that I'm gradually getting over it but it's been a long process.
I can relate. The first wreck was purely my fault - a miscalculated hi-speed turn. The second I will still take responsibility for - making a turn in the rain the wheels came out from under me. Still trying to figure that one out. Wasn't going fast, in fact I had just come out of another turn going much faster.
I ride the same "training" route just about every night. It's not real long, so I was focused on getting faster. It's got quite a few downhills with turns at the end. Now I'm really paranoid - I slow down on the hills and even small puddles of water scare the hell out of me. Obviously my times have slowed down a good bit.
Considering elbow & knee pads
