Originally Posted by Serendipper
Worst advice ever re: falling. "Putting your hands out" will result in a broken limb, or worse.
Whenever you fall, you want to pull your limbs closer to your body, and tuck, to initiate a roll.
But the best way to crash is to anticipate dangerous situations, and avoid it altogether.
If it's totally unavoidable, you want to relax, and practice rolling/falling off the bike (on your carpet at home). Just as in the martial arts.
i meant put your hands out against the object your gunna hit. if your going down its tuck and roll time. im really good at falling. i'v had my right shoulder slide on the white line of the bike lane for what felt like 2 feet before i stopped. it was drunken highsiding though. really though. its hard to roll with a bike between your legs. dont stiff arm the ground. just push away from the bike n roll away. dont be afraid to lose some skin though.