Originally Posted by
kellichou
I've been slowing down and going for it. Three months of commuting 4-5x/week, and no incidents.
But 10 days ago AND AGAIN today, I did the topple thing and scraped up my left knee and elbow pretty good. From not braking hard enough before the turn, freaking out, and crashing the bike.
Check out this cool video:
in particular the slow turn drill at 1:30, and more detail at 4:19. If you work on your slow-turning skills, hopefully you can negotiate this particular turn better!