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    Took my first ‘real’ fall yesterday, not even sure what happened exactly

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    1. No-Resolution-1918 on

      Man, that was unlucky, no idea what happened but it looks like your front wheel lost grip and just washed out. Can’t see any change in the trail surface, looks smooth, you were seemingly just unlucky.

    5. 2drsrt4 on

      I’ve had that happen a few times, I always check tire pressure and am super careful with loose terrain to maximize grip

    6. blindstuff on

      Meh, don’t overthink it. As you get better you’ll get used to handling loss of traction a bit better. I would attribute this to needing more seat time and move on.

    10. SnowyMonster on

      Looks like Cheyenne Canyon. Not sure if you were braking at all, but when I ride in the Canyon i try to avoid my front brake. Losing traction on your front wheel will cause a crash on the kitty litter.

    12. RocksAndSedum on

      my worse accident in 30 years of mt biking was just tooling around the neighborhood with my helmet in my hand, going down a grassy 3 ft, not steep, embankment. launched the bike, I rolled into a seated position, and the bike flipped in the air and landed chain ring first into the middle of my skull like a ninja star.

    13. throwawayworries212 on

      Body position is really the only thing that can save you from a washout. For most of this clip you have your arms fully extended and you are out of options when your front wheel starts to go.

      By being in an ‘attack ‘posion, chin over the steerer arms bent at the elbows, you keep more wight over the front wheel increasing traction, and when the front wheel starts to slip you can extend to the length of your arm, keeping yourself up-right. Google attack positon

    17. StrikingCupcake2293 on

      Fairly normal stuff lol but I would upgrade that light. Looks more like a road light. A broader spectrum led is priceless on the trails

    19. ZBBYLW on

      Looks like you got to some sand.

      I notice your light is aimed very low. How far into the trail are you looking? It should be much further than the aiming point of that light.

    20. mr_joda on

      Be careful. A bike lights completely change the terrain perception. The shadows make obstacles bigger or smaller.

    21. jack-a-slope on

      It’s looking like the whole ride that you don’t have enough weight on your front tire. For not being a particularly rocky trail your handle bars are deflecting quite significantly the whole way up, which is indicative of not having enough pressure on the front wheel. Too high of tire pressure can also contribute to this.

      Then you hit a loose section and with not enough weight (grip) on the front tire you wash out.

    23. MrMcgilicutty on

      Firstly you seem like a fairly new rider, so maybe hold off on the low light riding until you have built your core skills more. As for the crash, it appears you were going around a slightly off camber loose corner, and you were using too much of the handlebars to turn rather than leaning the bike and engaging the side knobs of the tires. When I was new, this type of washout was extremely common for me, but now I fly around those loose off camber corners with no problem. I’d recommend watching “How To Bike with Ben Cathro” on YouTube as he has helped me immensely in building my skills. The one you would wanna watch for this would be episode eight, how to corner properly.

    24. KaltBier on

      OP fell because an invisible big foot just casually popped out of nowhere. j/k

      Alas, it does appear that OP’s bike lost traction from the right, and then due to over correction from the left, lost control.

      Was there a reason why OP wasn’t in the center of the trail, as opposed to the right edge of the trail?

    25. oilcountryAB on

      Unlucky catch on something loose.

      If you’re into night biking (which is super sick!) I’d recommend you get a helmet mount lamp and run both. Let’s you really wash the trail and look further/around

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