I’m embarrassed to show a stupid crash I had last weekend that ended up with 5 rib fractures. I’m recovering fine other than restricted movement for a while, luckily no internal bleeding/damage confirmed by xray and ct contrast scan. I was pretty geared up with protection gears, FS helmet, knees and elbow pads just didn’t wear the chest armor that day (I should have, that’s the first lesson learned).
I would love to keep riding safe for long term but need a bit of help to figure out what I was doing wrong so I can be mindful not to make the same mistakes.
This is what I can recollect but it all happened so fast so the sequence of things may not be correct.
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Going off a one foot lip ramp with maybe a 1-2ft step down landing.
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I recall my left front foot was not secure on the pedal as I landed.
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The front wheel washed out. I think I panicked braked but not sure which came first.
Side notes: I’ve been riding a year on stumpy evo. I recently got a full power e-bike that weighs about 50lbs(this is the third ride). I’m thinking maybe the heavier bike with higher momentum is something I need to get used to? If so, what pointers do you have?
by ericlo_00