So I flew off my bike today...
I was biking around a location which I often enjoy visiting, just to mess about for a little while with a friend. My rear brake is totally fucked and doesn't work, so I had to rely on the front one to slow me down, which obviously doesn't give you quite as much control. Anyway, I went around the following corner way too quickly and thanks to the nettles, I couldn't see the ridge in the ground...
Front wheel hit the ridge, slid out from underneath me and the rest was a bit of a blur... I somehow managed to get in front of the bike (maybe I jumped, or just went flying, I don't actually know) but I slammed hard. Arm landed in some nettles causing it to flare up, and I grazed my knee pretty bad. The cool thing was, I managed to land and roll perfectly and when I came to my senses, I was standing up
It was smoooooooooth. Still hurts where I was stung though :facepalm:
Front wheel hit the ridge, slid out from underneath me and the rest was a bit of a blur... I somehow managed to get in front of the bike (maybe I jumped, or just went flying, I don't actually know) but I slammed hard. Arm landed in some nettles causing it to flare up, and I grazed my knee pretty bad. The cool thing was, I managed to land and roll perfectly and when I came to my senses, I was standing up
It was smoooooooooth. Still hurts where I was stung though :facepalm:
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There was a speed breaker with a stupid hump, when you cross it, your bike would lift up automatically. So, I went ahead and cross the speed bump and pressed the front brake. I didn't let go of the break and bang, I was on the tarmac with my hands all fucked and a stupid smile on my face. Mind you we don't wear any protection in Pakistan. So, it was flesh verses tarmac.
From that point onwards, I never dared to do anything stupid on my bicycle. I value myself too much now.
Yeah, that's the best idea. However, my rear axle is messed up and the wheel doesn't sit right, meaning my rear disc brake doesn't sit in it's caliper properly which kinda sucks. This is the only thing stopping me from fixing the brake.
I haven't actually wrecked since I was much younger. I was taking that corner way too quickly though, especially with no brake and without being able to see past the nettles :facepalm: Usually I would have skidded around it a little bit but obviously that wasn't possible.
Oh well, I guess I'll know for next time!
Damn that sucks ^