Pedal types and tipovers

[DebW]

no vote thingy here

Seems to be a timing delay between the text and the poll.

[SadieKate]

Deb, you should specify what time period. The last poll, people said they didn't count various falls for some reason or other. You want this to be any time in your life or when?

[DebW]

Deb, you should specify what time period. The last poll, people said they didn't count various falls for some reason or other. You want this to be any time in your life or when?

Since we have learning period as an option, let's include all adult riding.

[mimitabby]

well, it's a good thing, I can't remember falling as a child. that was just too long ago !

[CorsairMac]

Mine was a learning curve: before clipless every time I stopped I put both feet down. No matter how many times I had "practiced" with my clipless, the first time I went to stop fast I tried to put both feet down again. The last time I fell I was stopped with one foot down. When I unclipped the other foot and put it down the sidewalk was sloped and I didn't know that.......Oops! lol - not really the pedals fault.

[Bruno28]

What about those of us that fall frequently with just normal pedals (not sure what they're called)?

I have found many and various ways to fall from my bike - including this weekend when I fell into some stinging nettles trying to avoid falling into a river where the path had erroded. I got my right leg trapped under my bike with the full weight of my body pinning my bike on top of my leg and nowhere to put my hands to lever myself up (see comment about stinging nettles). At that point I realised I wasn't as nimble as I had once been. Ouch!

Ok, I understand you don't want to count the experiences of really stupid people!

And then there's trying to dismount from the 'wrong' side - fatal everytime.

I guess it is just a learning curve

[DebW]

What about those of us that fall frequently with just normal pedals (not sure what they're called)?

I have found many and various ways to fall from my bike - including this weekend when I fell into some stinging nettles trying to avoid falling into a river where the path had erroded. I got my right leg trapped under my bike with the full weight of my body pinning my bike on top of my leg and nowhere to put my hands to lever myself up (see comment about stinging nettles). At that point I realised I wasn't as nimble as I had once been. Ouch!

Ok, I understand you don't want to count the experiences of really stupid people!

And then there's trying to dismount from the 'wrong' side - fatal everytime.

I guess it is just a learning curve

We're just talking about the falls where you come to a stop and then can't get your foot on the ground. The stinging nettles sound unpleasant no matter what the cause. We could all just call ourselves "lifetime learners", right?