Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
6 or 7 times? Was that as an adult while riding on the street, or did all these head banging falls occur during competition and vigorous mountain biking? If the former, I suggest a change in your cycling venue, or technique, or both.
1. Pulled off a bike by a dog that was afraid of drainage grates (I didn't know it until I hit the ground when she stopped).
2. Jumped off a water check on a mountain bike. Forgot to hold on to the left handlebar grip. Dirt hurts worse than pavement.
3. Standing and charging up a hill, the chain slipped and smacked me into the ground.
4. Blown by a 35+ mph tailwind, I missed a corner and hit a curb at around 30 mph. My bike stopped, I didn't. I smacked the ground on my helmet above my right eye, rotated around that point and landed flat on my back, looking at a beautiful blue sky. Ow!
There were also a couple of slide outs on gravel that I ended up tapping my helmet on the ground.
The only time I was ever hit by a car, I didn't even come close to hitting my head...even after doing my very best superman across his hood. Go figure.