[COLOR= #0000ff]Hey, Y'all![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I just read the thread on crashes, and have a question about them (I can envision you rolling your eyes, here... "Here comes Sierra with another one," lol). [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I've never HAD a crash on a bike yet. Well, I did when I was 12 and went face-first into a chopped-down hedge and really scraped up my face... but since that was 48 years ago, I'm not sure it counts, lol -- though the fact that I still remember it may say something. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Anyway, I haven't had a crash since I started biking in July, knock on wood, but I know that it's only a matter of time. And especially now that I've brought it up, that time is probably the next time I get on a bike, lol. The thought actually makes me fairly nervous because, aside from any pain involved, at almost 60 if I fall and break a hip, the recovery is not gonna be easy! But my question is this:[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Since I'm riding alone at 12-15 mph and don't have to worry about hitting other bikers, etc.... Is there anything you do while crashing to keep it from being worse than it will be? (I always wear a helmet and gloves.) Do you try to brace yourself, or will that just break your arm? Do you just try to relax and sort of roll (which must be hard in a panicky situation)? Any ideas to minimize the damage?[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Thanks![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I just read the thread on crashes, and have a question about them (I can envision you rolling your eyes, here... "Here comes Sierra with another one," lol). [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I've never HAD a crash on a bike yet. Well, I did when I was 12 and went face-first into a chopped-down hedge and really scraped up my face... but since that was 48 years ago, I'm not sure it counts, lol -- though the fact that I still remember it may say something. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Anyway, I haven't had a crash since I started biking in July, knock on wood, but I know that it's only a matter of time. And especially now that I've brought it up, that time is probably the next time I get on a bike, lol. The thought actually makes me fairly nervous because, aside from any pain involved, at almost 60 if I fall and break a hip, the recovery is not gonna be easy! But my question is this:[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Since I'm riding alone at 12-15 mph and don't have to worry about hitting other bikers, etc.... Is there anything you do while crashing to keep it from being worse than it will be? (I always wear a helmet and gloves.) Do you try to brace yourself, or will that just break your arm? Do you just try to relax and sort of roll (which must be hard in a panicky situation)? Any ideas to minimize the damage?[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Thanks![/COLOR]