Comments on: Top 5 Things to Think About While You’re About To Crash http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Spencer http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660559 Spencer Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:07:20 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660559 23 years ago at the mature age of 17, I read a masterful article about a cornering technique that was going to revolutionize my descents. After reading the article, I was changed. I knew I could now descend without using my brakes. The start of the descent was incredible. The speed was exhilarating. The cornering was the best it had ever been until ... The flight was lovely. My mind was blank despite the prolonged air time. The lava rock at the side of the trail provided a delightful respite until I got to the ER. Stitches, bloody pee, and a lot of purple. 4 kids later still love to ride fast. 23 years ago at the mature age of 17, I read a masterful article about a cornering technique that was going to revolutionize my descents. After reading the article, I was changed. I knew I could now descend without using my brakes. The start of the descent was incredible. The speed was exhilarating. The cornering was the best it had ever been until … The flight was lovely. My mind was blank despite the prolonged air time. The lava rock at the side of the trail provided a delightful respite until I got to the ER. Stitches, bloody pee, and a lot of purple.

4 kids later still love to ride fast.

]]> By: Biking Navigator http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660540 Biking Navigator Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:25:06 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660540 I definitely know the pain of a huge fall - I was hit by a car driving not a bike but a moped. My theory is - what doesn't kill you - definitely makes you stronger! I definitely know the pain of a huge fall – I was hit by a car driving not a bike but a moped. My theory is – what doesn’t kill you – definitely makes you stronger!

]]> By: Bernie http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660396 Bernie Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:10:22 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660396 Did the Scalpel get scratched?? Did the Scalpel get scratched??

]]> By: BamaJim http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660382 BamaJim Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:18:36 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660382 You need a new topic. I just had a fall in front of a crowded bus stop while running. Put me down for #2 and #3. You need a new topic. I just had a fall in front of a crowded bus stop while running. Put me down for #2 and #3.

]]> By: Dug http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660367 Dug Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660367 I've only fallen twice in 20 years. Luckily both were caught on camera (luckily I have a professional photographer who follows me 24 hours a day). 20 years ago: [img]http://www.fatcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FullSizeRender-e1423683806535.jpg[/img] Last year: [img]http://www.fatcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fall2-e1423683788546.jpg[/img] Oddly, during both crashes the only thing going through my mind was "Hey, is that John Candy?" I’ve only fallen twice in 20 years. Luckily both were caught on camera (luckily I have a professional photographer who follows me 24 hours a day).

20 years ago:

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Last year:

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Oddly, during both crashes the only thing going through my mind was “Hey, is that John Candy?”

]]> By: Mefly http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660355 Mefly Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:42:46 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660355 Good thing you are not a hand model Good thing you are not a hand model

]]> By: Steve http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660352 Steve Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:13:05 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660352 Great post, Fatty. Just so true. I've had two very contrasting crashes recently... The first one I had enough time to start these thought processes before I'd even left the bike. I saw where my front wheel was inexorably headed, could foresee the unavoidable consequences, managed to get a good boost off the pedals to make sure the bike and I didn't have a subsequent reunion, picked a nice place to land and timed dipping my shoulder and rolling out the impact. Probably my favourite crash ever. The other one, my thoughts were... "This is a great trail. I am a riding God. Why is face in the soil? Where has my bike gone? Ow." Seriously, not even a nanosecond between riding and already-crashed. Great post, Fatty. Just so true.

I’ve had two very contrasting crashes recently…

The first one I had enough time to start these thought processes before I’d even left the bike. I saw where my front wheel was inexorably headed, could foresee the unavoidable consequences, managed to get a good boost off the pedals to make sure the bike and I didn’t have a subsequent reunion, picked a nice place to land and timed dipping my shoulder and rolling out the impact. Probably my favourite crash ever.

The other one, my thoughts were… “This is a great trail. I am a riding God. Why is face in the soil? Where has my bike gone? Ow.” Seriously, not even a nanosecond between riding and already-crashed.

]]> By: BamaJim http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660325 BamaJim Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:38:05 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660325 One of the few memories I have of one particular road crash is flying through the air thinking "this is not going to end well". One of the few memories I have of one particular road crash is flying through the air thinking “this is not going to end well”.

]]> By: Susie H http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660317 Susie H Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:15:48 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660317 I, in fact, have thought #5. It just felt good to lay there. I, in fact, have thought #5. It just felt good to lay there.

]]> By: donnas2044@gmail.com http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-660304 donnas2044@gmail.com Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:21:12 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/02/09/top-5-things-to-think-about-while-youre-about-to-crash/#comment-660304 Oh dear GOD...take your ring off NOW..... <em>By the time I took this photo (yesterday) the swelling was actually on its way down a bit. My ring never got to the point where I was in serious danger of not being able to remove it. But thanks for your concern! - FC</em> Oh dear GOD…take your ring off NOW…..

By the time I took this photo (yesterday) the swelling was actually on its way down a bit. My ring never got to the point where I was in serious danger of not being able to remove it. But thanks for your concern! – FC

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