My friend (who will remain nameless) and I went on a group ride with about 45 different bikes and skill levels. My friend has only been riding for 8 months and allready crashed once, so I gave him the old veteran advice about taking it easy and don't try and keep up(everyone will wait).
To no avail, he took a corner to fast for his skill level, hit the front brake(it sqeaks, and I could hear it right behind him), and laid it down on the pavement. The turn was a hairpin, so he went off the shoulder and down a 9ft drop(typical in the canyons). I was watching and almost forgot to turn myself.
He went down at 45-55mph and down a 9ft drop with a textile jacket, jeans, and tennis shoes. NOT ONE SCRATCH ON HIM!!!! The bike still ran, mirrors and levers still intack. Unbelieveable!! I've laid a bike down in a parking lot at 10mph and was hobblin for weeks with scrapes and bruises.
He rode it for the rest of the ride(5hrs). I hope I'm that lucky next time I go down.
To no avail, he took a corner to fast for his skill level, hit the front brake(it sqeaks, and I could hear it right behind him), and laid it down on the pavement. The turn was a hairpin, so he went off the shoulder and down a 9ft drop(typical in the canyons). I was watching and almost forgot to turn myself.
He went down at 45-55mph and down a 9ft drop with a textile jacket, jeans, and tennis shoes. NOT ONE SCRATCH ON HIM!!!! The bike still ran, mirrors and levers still intack. Unbelieveable!! I've laid a bike down in a parking lot at 10mph and was hobblin for weeks with scrapes and bruises.
He rode it for the rest of the ride(5hrs). I hope I'm that lucky next time I go down.
