Had my first proper crash today!
Discussion
I was going down (at speed) a very sleep long 200m heavily rutted hill, hit a rut which threw me off course, bang bang bang, leg got caught in the frame rolled a few times and stopped. Luckily i did to too much damage to myself as there was quite alot of energy in my crash, as i was rolling intwined in the frame i could feel the stress on my leg bone, luckily its fine 
i just twisted the seat post and a few cuts.
Makes you think tho (always where your helmet!)
I got home and opened my backpack to find this:
That's a really solid metal water bottle that was in my backpack, my back is fine, looks like this absorbed the impact
i just twisted the seat post and a few cuts.Makes you think tho (always where your helmet!)
I got home and opened my backpack to find this:
That's a really solid metal water bottle that was in my backpack, my back is fine, looks like this absorbed the impact
wear, not where!!
anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
hman said:
wear, not where!!
anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
Very good point and thanks for the tips, I shall send the metal can to the bin.anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
blimey - in 36 years of riding a bike I am glad to say that I have only fallen off twice - once over the handlebars (concussed etc) and the Ambulance man with mirrored sunglasses really freaked me out - the second was whilst stationary just after fitting clipless pedals for the first time - LOL!
Take Care Out There - remember BONES HEAL - BIKES (and bits) DONT!
khushy
Take Care Out There - remember BONES HEAL - BIKES (and bits) DONT!
khushy
MElliottUK said:
hman said:
wear, not where!!
anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
Very good point and thanks for the tips, I shall send the metal can to the bin.anyway, glad to hear you are ok, I would re-consider carrying a metal flask in a rucksac as that could have done you a great injury rather than saving you.
Camel paks are flexible bags which you fill with water and fit inside a rucksac with a tube taking the water to you , meaning you dont have to take off the rucsca to drink.
Coupled to that the other benefit of a camel pak is that it will provide a degree of cusshioning in an impact (although you will proabably burst it and get a wet back).
A metal container can easily become the pivot point sufficient to snap your spine!!
When riding ruts, get your weight over the back wheel leaving the front wheel to track along the rut, keep your arms loose!. Having your weight to far forward allows the front wheel to try and climb the rut with the sidewall of the tyre which will spit you off- as you found out.
When trying to cross ruts on the flat, freewheel as the back wheel goes over the lip of the rut as otherwise you can spin your rear wheel on the lip , wheelspin will cause the wheel to slip along and back into the rut leaving you sideways across the rut and on the floor.
Most importantly look a long way forward when down hilling in ruts and keep your hand off the front brake with your weight over the back wheel(so back brake only).
Best course of action is to try to avoid the ruts, sometimes its unavoidable - and ditch the flask it could have been your undoing!.
timbo48 said:
"It's not a proper crash unless you end up in A&E"
Oh well, guess I'll just have to carry on having improper crashes then......
and when you cut through your finger nail with you brake disc and have to reverse the wheel up to get your hand out. then off to a & e to have it stitched :POh well, guess I'll just have to carry on having improper crashes then......
top work on the bottle though!
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