Falling/sliding/spilling/crashing

I really hope everyone is okay after this weekend's weather challenges.  Anyone out Friday night knows it was slippery!  Any falling/sliding suggestions or stories out there?

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on December 7, 2010 at 5:22pm
Both - and it wasn't my head. 1. Slip. 2. Fall. 3. Land on shin.
Michael A said:
did you slip and fall, or hit something?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Same here. BUT MY SHIN BRUISE WILL BE AVENGED!
terryg said:
I really really hope it doesn't take until May.....



Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Took a spill a couple blocks from home tonight. Icing my shin right now. Damn you road ice! I will defeat you if it takes me until May!
Permalink Reply by Michael A on December 7, 2010 at 5:39pm
wishes for a speedy recovery

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Both - and it wasn't my head. 1. Slip. 2. Fall. 3. Land on shin.
Michael A said:
did you slip and fall, or hit something?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Same here. BUT MY SHIN BRUISE WILL BE AVENGED!
terryg said:
I really really hope it doesn't take until May.....



Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Took a spill a couple blocks from home tonight. Icing my shin right now. Damn you road ice! I will defeat you if it takes me until May!
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 7, 2010 at 7:57pm
Good thing you had a helmet on... Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Both - and it wasn't my head. 1. Slip. 2. Fall. 3. Land on shin.
Michael A said:
did you slip and fall, or hit something?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Same here. BUT MY SHIN BRUISE WILL BE AVENGED!
terryg said:
I really really hope it doesn't take until May.....



Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Took a spill a couple blocks from home tonight. Icing my shin right now. Damn you road ice! I will defeat you if it takes me until May!
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on December 8, 2010 at 6:07am
Funny.
Kevin Conway said:
Good thing you had a helmet on... Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
Both - and it wasn't my head. 1. Slip. 2. Fall. 3. Land on shin.
Permalink Reply by Jerome Hughes on December 8, 2010 at 9:23am
suggest winter tires as a better strategy than planning for the inevitable falls due to ice...

mount them on another set of wheels so they can be quickly switched on and off the bike and maintained separately

they're a bit noisy and slower than you might usually be on dry pavement (like riding with a bottle generator on, mixed with a sound like bacon frying) but they'll allow you to ride those alleys and paths you're walking now, and the dreaded black ice or patches of ice at the turns will no longer be an issue

best of all, there will no longer be a need to spend winter working on strategies for keeping yourself from getting a shattered elbow, broken collarbone, or assorted bruises

used to ride cyclocross knobbies all through the winter, then got my winter tires (700x35 Schwalbe Marathon Winters) a couple of years ago after taking some falls on downhill bike paths that didn't break any bones, but sure left my hip and shoulder sore for a long time

realized then (thanks to my uncle's observation) that if/when one of those falls resulted in broken bones, would be told not to ride during the recovery time, and that quickly pried my wallet open

it's been a very worthwhile investment

--Jerome

http://www.everybicycletire.com/Shopping/showCategory.aspx?Category...
Permalink Reply by Barbra Mann on December 9, 2010 at 4:07pm

Nobody mentioned don't ride drunk!  So I will: Don't ride drunk...or tipsy!  All week I have been doing yoga every night and feeling every nuance of discomfort and stiffness as I heal, although I am not sure exactly of what is healing.  Guess an overall hip impact jolt.  I am so grateful to be alive.  Every day.  I have also rode to work (4miles) every day this week, taking the bus home exhausted after a long day with kids.  I am riding more carefully than ever and just so glad to not be injured, to be able to work, ride, dance, and breathe.

Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on December 10, 2010 at 1:58am

Last night's lesson: avoid alleys until March.  It's tricky, because my office is at an odd confluence of inconvenient one way streets, and I had figured out that two blocks down the alleys was my best strategy.  Last night I did a low speed slide right into a telephone pole when I hit a patch of snow dusted ice.  No injury to my bike or body, just my pride. I still love the bike winter commute!

Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on December 10, 2010 at 7:53am

I've got this lovely misshapen shoulder from one time that I cornered too fast and hit a curb and went flying and the shoulder jammed under my collerbone.

 

Learning to fall properly is super important and wearing a leather jacket have been the best protection from getting tore up.

 

Glad you're okay, Barbra.


Mike Zumwalt said:

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Neither do shoulders, from a few years ago for me.
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 13, 2010 at 2:38am

And here's a picture on Whateverland, which shows how icy it was.

Lorena Cupcake said:

My bike, which isn't really winterized in anyway, loves to skid out from under me when I brake hard on slippery wet roads. I've just adjusted by trying to make sure I don't have to make hard, abrupt stops.

I've become a bit more cautious and patient hen I approach intersections-I think we've all had moments where we think "That car will probably let me go...oh, hell to the no, it's not stopping." I'm going a bit slower in an unfamiliar situation where I'm not sure if I'm going to have to slam on the brakes (ex: riding near a cab that could swoop in to pick a fare up at any time).

Still, I'm probably going to eat shit at least once this winter. I was walking my bike along the ice-coated Montrose pier this afternoon with Whateverland (trying to get photos with Lake Michigan and the skyline in the background) and I totally fell on top of my bike at one point. I'm just happy we didn't both fall in the lake.
Permalink Reply by Chris B on December 13, 2010 at 3:39am

this is what happens when you stick your arm out (my girlfriend's arm this summer):




Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:

DON'T stick out your arm to catch yourself on the pavement. Arms don't like the full weight of the body coming down on them.
Permalink Reply by J.P. on December 13, 2010 at 3:59am
Studded tires - and a little lower air pressure. It's not fool-proof, but it'll definitely help.
Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on December 13, 2010 at 5:48am

Over ten years of winter riding and I finnally bought a pair or studded tires last year. I had the best experience riding on the icy streets and alleys ever. They are tough to break in, but my legs are much stronger now, I think of it as sort of trianing for fair weather riding.

J.P. said:

Studded tires - and a little lower air pressure. It's not fool-proof, but it'll definitely help.

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