Is there a good way to fall?

[AZchick]

OH thanks Trek!!!! I searched but didn't come up with that. I will check it out.

[marni]

learn the drop and roll technique? Mostof the time when you fall, it happens so fast that you don't have time to react with a practiced response, but your body does tend to instinctively to try and protect itself.

good luck, and buy good gloves if you find yourself sticking out your hands.

marni

[AZchick]

My gel gloves and my completely covered body helped I am sure... no blood at least. Have any of you heard about the idea of slightly turning to the direction you are falling, and putting both hands out to even out the effect? Sounds scary to me.

[OakLeaf]

Y'know, just a couple of days ago when they had that big crash in the Dauphinée, I asked DH (who never lets go of the remote ) to replay it in slomo so I could watch the one guy go over the bars. Only because I remember flying through the air in December, and I wanted to see what it looked like.

He put his hands out. I don't know if he broke his collarbone or not. I know they always say not to, but is it really better to land on your chin as I did, and risk breaking your neck? I think collarbone is a better sacrifice...

(Actually I think the reason I didn't put my hands out is because I never let go of the brakes ... still trying to slow down with both wheels in the air, wound up spraining both wrists and just about everything in my right hand. It certainly wasn't a conscious choice not to put my hands out.)

[Trek420]

watch this guy, his ukemi (that's Japanese for fall) is actually quite good

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/20...-many-objects/

[KnottedYet]

Once when I was going over sideways I remembered someone telling me "never let go of the bike." (weird how you remember things in a split second)

I held onto the bike and kind of rolled, it turned out ok.

[Trek420]

Once when I was going over sideways I remembered someone telling me "never let go of the bike." (weird how you remember things in a split second)

I held onto the bike and kind of rolled, it turned out ok.

Glad that it did I got "right hooked" by a driver who simply had to whip ahead of me for a Wendy's drive through. I saw a spot I could take a roll in and not get hit by other cars and went for it.

It turned out ok. I was pretty shaken up, but don't know if it was the idea of almost getting squished or the fact that cement is a lot harder than mats I'd been training on.

I feel the fall we walk away from or recover from is a good one.

[AZchick]

[QUOTE=OakLeaf;581033]

Y'know, just a couple of days ago when they had that big crash in the Dauphinée, I asked DH (who never lets go of the remote ) to replay it in slomo so I could watch the one guy go over the bars. Only because I remember flying through the air in December, and I wanted to see what it looked like.

Was that the cattle crash Oakleaf??

[OakLeaf]

No, a day or two before that. I can't remember exactly what precipitated it, but I think somebody just touched wheels and there was a big pileup then.

[Catrin]

I've had my share of spills this last year or so, and try very hard to just hold onto the bars and roll down with the bike. My leg and hip are a lot stronger than my hands/wrist and won't break as easily. Then again, I broke a wrist years ago by trying to break my fall with my hand and I've not done that since then.

Things happen so fast though...