First Bike Accident Advice
06-08-11, 03:50 PM
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First Bike Accident Advice
Only myself involved and it's all mostly good, but here's the question...
So I'm riding my Bacchetta Giro 26 and I am going fairly fast into a slight left turn, hit some sand, I can feel the bike sliding out from underneath me, I was able to prepare for the fall and try to minimize damage to myself and the bike, but that half second later and both the bike and I slide sort of diagonally forward and to the right as the bike leans/falls to the left. The end result felt like sliding into a base feet first like baseball, or as I see it since I am not a real baseball player to any extent.
Only noticeable damage so far is a scuffed shoe, scratched bottom of handlebar, pedal, bent water bottle cage, and I am gonna have to true the front wheel but it's not too bad.
QUESTION:
If this ever happens again and the bike starts to slide out from under you, do you:
a. prepare for it and just take the damage whatever it may be
b. brake and try to balance upright again
c. pedal harder to power through it and try and straighten up
d. something else you might recommend
Thanks for the advice.
So I'm riding my Bacchetta Giro 26 and I am going fairly fast into a slight left turn, hit some sand, I can feel the bike sliding out from underneath me, I was able to prepare for the fall and try to minimize damage to myself and the bike, but that half second later and both the bike and I slide sort of diagonally forward and to the right as the bike leans/falls to the left. The end result felt like sliding into a base feet first like baseball, or as I see it since I am not a real baseball player to any extent.
Only noticeable damage so far is a scuffed shoe, scratched bottom of handlebar, pedal, bent water bottle cage, and I am gonna have to true the front wheel but it's not too bad.
QUESTION:
If this ever happens again and the bike starts to slide out from under you, do you:
a. prepare for it and just take the damage whatever it may be
b. brake and try to balance upright again
c. pedal harder to power through it and try and straighten up
d. something else you might recommend
Thanks for the advice.
06-08-11, 08:35 PM
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1. Do not use rear brake
2. Steer into the slide
3. If the bike shows recovery, use front brake to help it rise.
4. If no recovery......prepare for pain.....
2. Steer into the slide
3. If the bike shows recovery, use front brake to help it rise.
4. If no recovery......prepare for pain.....
06-10-11, 11:55 AM
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I've fallen once from my 'bent, and I have to admit it's not quite as bad as my tumble over the bars of an upright.
I was probably going about 20mph when I dropped off the pavement because I wasn't paying attention. I tried to get back on the road and lost control. I slid on my butt, still clipped in and holding the handlebars.
I had road rash on my butt. I scuffed a few places on the bike, but I was able to continue on.
Avoiding the problem is always best, but not always possible.
I was probably going about 20mph when I dropped off the pavement because I wasn't paying attention. I tried to get back on the road and lost control. I slid on my butt, still clipped in and holding the handlebars.
I had road rash on my butt. I scuffed a few places on the bike, but I was able to continue on.
Avoiding the problem is always best, but not always possible.
06-15-11, 01:49 AM
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I've fallen twice on my bent, in both cases it seemed like it happened at the speed of light. I just held on as in my situation, I had no time to think about it. One more nice thing on a bent, is that when we do fall, the distance to the ground is not far away, making the fall a bit less of a shock.
