Sandi,
So glad you emerged from your fall ok! I was happy after my first fall because it was minor, and I no longer had to keep anticipating and dreading it or building it up in my mind.
Beware of any road irregularity that runs parallel to your wheels. This goes for ridges, gaps, cracks, gravel shoulders, ditches, curbs, mud&grass strips, etc. Try to maneuver over the irregularity in a way that avoids riding over it in a parallel way. A cross angle is more stable. (but don't slam head on 90 degrees into a curb thinking it will be easier that way!)
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09-25-2006, 12:56 PM #1
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09-26-2006, 05:22 AM #2
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OH, just reading that made my teeth rattle.
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
(but don't slam head on 90 degrees into a curb thinking it will be easier that way! )
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10-02-2006, 12:45 PM #3
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Noticed that replacing the helmet was recommended...how bad does a fall need to be to replace a helmet?
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10-02-2006, 01:29 PM #4
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Repeating Trek and Knotted:
If you fall, Pitch your helmet and buy a new one!
With the "Hard" shells on modern ones, it's had to tell if the helmet has recieved a fatal blow. Better to spend $100 on a new one than $100,000 on Hospital bills....
Knotted, not sure if anyone has told you this, but alway cross RR tracks at an 90 angle. Less chance of the tracks "grabbing" your wheel
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10-02-2006, 02:14 PM #5
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The recommendation is any time you hit your head or think you might have hit your head - or if you drop it. Originally Posted by still balancing
Noticed that replacing the helmet was recommended...how bad does a fall need to be to replace a helmet?"Sharing the road means getting along, not getting ahead" - 1994 Washington State Driver's Guide
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10-02-2006, 10:05 PM #6
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Yeah, 90 degrees at RR tracks has always worked for me before, but since it was my first ride on my new bike I figured discretion was the better part of valor.
Since that ride I've gone 160 miles or so on the new bike, and have a better feel for it and am a bit more comfortable with handling it on irregular stuff. I'm also used to the tires now. I switched from 38s on my hybrid commutermobile to 28s on my Waterford roadie. (actually, she's a cyclocross bike, but she's being a roadie right now)
Hopped on and off pavement edges several times yesterday. It does get better with practice!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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