Dumped my new bike! What Happened!?

[Grog]

I'm glad you're okay - and really glad you didn't extend your arm! That's the #1 rule of crashing and you've learned it already, so you've been doing something well!

As a prize, you need to get yourself a new helmet now.

All that the others said about turning and rain and angles is right. Another thing of course is to have the inside pedal UP (and to put your weight on the outside pedal so that it's down and weighted) when you turn a tight corner. You don't want your pedal to scrape the pavement, it would also send you down.

There might be a club teaching some skills in your area. Others will maybe have suggestions.

Heal well and take it easy...

[tulip]

Geez, I hope you feel better soon. Be sure to get a NEW helmet pronto. Throw the cracked one away. Everyone else has given very good advice.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sorry you got hurt!

My alltime favorite bicycling book:
art of cycling
It's mostly about defensive cycling and avoiding dangerous situations in traffic.....but it has a great long chapter about road hazards aside form cars- things like bad pavement, cracks, debris, curbs,rough or slippery surfaces....and how to cope with them to avoid injury. You might like the book, I do.

[Grog]

Geez, I hope you feel better soon. Be sure to get a NEW helmet pronto. Throw the cracked one away. Everyone else has given very good advice.

Or bring it back to the shop, who'll send it back to the manufacturer and is likely to give you a discount on the next one.

Bell and Giro both have a helmet return program. (I think they want the used helmets to study how they are impacted by accidents. It usually requires a bit of an explanation of your accident and how you hit the ground if you can.)