that's how the saying goes, right?
just had my first crash. i was running some errands and getting in some riding time, since it's supposed to rain for a few days.
i was coming up to a left turn arrow pretty fast so i could make the light, probably doing about 25mph or so.
hit an oily spot in the intersection and layed it down, basically flat-tracking on my knee for about 10 feet. (if i woulda had gloves and a knee pad, i probably coulda saved it
)
never let go of the bike, didn't even stall it, just slid around on the ground with it for another 15 feet or so, then picked it up and jumped on and rode away.
looked in my mirror to see how many people were laughing at me, but i couldn't tell, 'cause my mirror wasn't there anymore.
ended up with a skinned knee, skinned knuckles, broken mirror, and some minor scrapes on my pedal and ammo box. i'm actually kinda stoked on the way my bike handled it. i'm also pretty happy it didn't slide on my offset Mikuni carb. it sticks out enough, and that was my first thought, but it didn't even touch it. my knee was probably in the way.
when i got to the next stoplight and the cars that witnessed it pulled up, i was the one laughing. i guess all those years of crashing bikes and skateboards paid off. to paraphrase, it's like crashing a bicycle, you never forget how...
just had my first crash. i was running some errands and getting in some riding time, since it's supposed to rain for a few days.
i was coming up to a left turn arrow pretty fast so i could make the light, probably doing about 25mph or so.
hit an oily spot in the intersection and layed it down, basically flat-tracking on my knee for about 10 feet. (if i woulda had gloves and a knee pad, i probably coulda saved it
)never let go of the bike, didn't even stall it, just slid around on the ground with it for another 15 feet or so, then picked it up and jumped on and rode away.
looked in my mirror to see how many people were laughing at me, but i couldn't tell, 'cause my mirror wasn't there anymore.
ended up with a skinned knee, skinned knuckles, broken mirror, and some minor scrapes on my pedal and ammo box. i'm actually kinda stoked on the way my bike handled it. i'm also pretty happy it didn't slide on my offset Mikuni carb. it sticks out enough, and that was my first thought, but it didn't even touch it. my knee was probably in the way.
when i got to the next stoplight and the cars that witnessed it pulled up, i was the one laughing. i guess all those years of crashing bikes and skateboards paid off. to paraphrase, it's like crashing a bicycle, you never forget how...
