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    1. TheThirdPerson_is on

      Either your pedal hit something, or you maybe hit a sudden dip in the trail and didn’t have a good enough grip on the bars. Left hand lost grip a bit, right hand suddenly pushed the bar forward cause you had your weight on it, wheel goes left and bike goes down.

    2. Hollirc on

      Sweaty hands, greasy grips, and a big bump all conspired against you.

      Get some gloves and even if you don’t avoid this at least slapping the ground will feel a lot better

    3. not_my_monkeys_ on

      Don’t let go of the handlebars while riding.

      Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

    5. Mako_ on

      I don’t know how many times I’m just pedaling down a flat part of trail and suddenly I’m on the ground looking around thinking WTF just happened.

    7. SilentCastle9 on

      you should wear some gloves. rubber from. grips + sweat isn’t a good mix

    10. IllegalThings on

      Sweaty grip, you can see your hand slip. Get gloves… just as important as those knee pads if not more.

    12. wreckedbutwhole420 on

      Full face helmet and no gloves lol

      Even if it’s hot I wear the fingerless ones to protect palms and farm aura

    18. getjustin on

      Separated my AC on the worst crash of my life going in a straight line across a ski run. It was like the hand of god just pushed me the hell over. I looked over the trail while I was waiting for help and found nothing obvious.

    19. TheJuiceBoxS on

      Haha, I did something similar recently. I had been going over some somewhat technical stuff, then hit a tiny bit of sand on a flat section and ate shit hard.

    20. MrPapis on

      You clearly wasn’t prepared for that bump and your hands wasn’t holding the bars, so they slipped and you fell.

    22. TheCABK on

      That’s a solid Endo, try not to put your arm out during the fall…roll into it. (easier said than done I know) snap snap goes the clavicle.

    23. useriousstuff on

      Looks to me like your left pedal struck something. I would recommend gloves, they really help maintaining a secure grip on the hm handlebars. That may or may not have saved this fall but it’s important to hang on and at times forcefully resist the bars getting yanked out of your hands

    24. Grandviewsurfer on

      Weird. It looks like you washed out after that teeny drop ever so slightly. You clearly were not anticipating whatever funky rut was down there. But also.. your front tire isn’t rotating even after your hand comes off. Do I have that right? Maybe the washout was bigger than it seems? I had to go back and make sure you didn’t grab a handful of brake. Would love to see the tracks. I would have gone back and investigated that one for sure. Must have felt weird. 

    28. GLASSHOUSELABSTX on

      I find if I don’t have my levers rotated back (up) enough, I end up with perfectly straight wrists and my hands slip off easier. It’s good to have a slight bend in the wrist so your hand naturally stays on the bar in this situation

    32. ridinderty on

      I’ll NEVER understand not wearing gloves while riding. But it seems I’m the minority

    33. SecretEntertainer130 on

      The comments about gloves aren’t exactly wrong, but this was more of a wrist strength/posture problem from where I sit. The way you grip the bars needs to be flexible, but firm enough to handle sudden, jarring hits like this. Your wrist straight up rolls off the bar in the video (which I’m sure feels great on your thumb today).

      Pull ups, and wrist strengthening exercises can definitely help avoid spontaneously letting go of the handlebars. Same with keeping your weight more on your pedals and less on the bars. And yes, gloves will help, although I doubt it would have saved you in this case except for the part where you high five the rocks and dirt.

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