Cycling Training Program-Crashing on a bike.How to avoid accident and injury of a road bike

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Http://www.cycling-secrets.com for more tips and tricks. Http://www.bikestyletours.com - See The Tour De France Live! And for the most comprehensive range of cycling e-books of the internet visit our partner at http://www.roadbikerider.com/ How to avoid crashing on a bike and minimize damage if you do go down. Your cycling training program should include some exercise that improves your balance and proprioception such as Yoga or Feldenkrais so you'll reduce the chance of crashing due to greater skill on the bike. Visit http://www.cycling-secrets.com for more advice and training DVDs. When road riding or training for cycling there the two common situations where crashing is most likely. Group riding and cornering. This video will show you some tips on how to be more aware and focused, a few techniques to lower your risk of crashing and some advice about what to do if you are in an accident. When training on a road bike experimenting with over braking will give you a greater awareness of how your bike handles - this can help hugely in an emergency situation. Usually braking too heavily on either the front of back brake separately will result in the back wheel skidding. When the front brake is used it unweights the back wheel meaning a loss of traction so when braking heavily (emergency braking) both brakes should be used and the weight should be moved back. When cycling in a group it is vital that you don't overlap wheels or 'halfwheel' with the rider in front. As they have less awareness of your position they may change their line without knowing you're there. If you're front wheel connects with their back wheel it'll throw your sterring out suddenly and you'll crash unless you have a very high level of skill on the bike. We recommend making Feldenkais, yoga and/or Pilates part of your cycling training program. This will improve your balance, agility and proprioception. Having these cycling skills well developed will mean that you'll be able to avoid crashing on the bike more easily and also be able to react better to the situation if you do find yourself in a bike accident. http://youtu.be/oHGfzeH6Qg4

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I've fallen sideways. I slided, but somehow managed to hit my chin at the end of the sliding. -_-

04:42 is me :(

In some newly marked roads they put slick reflective white lines (it doesn't seem like paint, but rather some tape-like structure). Be careful when turning on those, as it is likely the tires will slip. I got quite a few scars on the right side of my body, and I hope others do not have to experience the same.

I'm 12 and I was riding and I scidded on mud, fell of and went face first into a holly bush now my eye hurts and a few cuts and grazes but apart from that I'm ok

i had a roadbike accident a few days ago : downhill , high speed , dark very dark 22:00 or 23:00
o clock , without any light flashlight, no helmet . i hit myself badly
to my right arm and a bit to the head. accidents happens...

1:34 Michael Bay directed this video.

pretty good but um unless you just dont pay attention or care, I'm pretty sure you'd know not to use only one brake

Very good advice, Awesome :-))

I watched this video 4 years ago. since then I got hit bi cars 3 times and I always roll over the shoulder. So far I haven't had any injuries other then rashes other then one that was caused by the impact with a car rather then the tumble

had a crash yesterday... slippery when wet, should be more carefull and lower my tyre pressure

I just wanted to see what that thumbnail picture was all about.

I was disappointed, but at least I know how to ride a bike now.

Great tips. Just fell last week, and I broke fall with hand - reached out instinctively. Base of hand near wrist still sore. The tuck and roll method seems like it could work, though I think I could have landed on my shoulder or hip if I tried that? I hope I never experience a fall again, but this vid should help me better manage it if I do. I agree with yoga and stretching helping in dealing with falls. That fall happended so fast and without warning, there really is so little time to think when they happen!

This is actually good crashing advice for inline downhill, as well. So is some of the cornering advice.

epic info and animations. !!!!!

Great advice. Thank you for posting.

Just crashed I broke both my cooler bones I went over handle bars but I roled but I landed on the back of my collar bone to hard

thanks CS. another good video. LOL about the animated cyclists being not harmed. After all, he can't complain, lol.

Good resource.

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I think this gets the physics of braking wrong. Using either brake will unweight the rear wheel and weight the front. It's the slowing down that does it, not anything special about the brakes. Slowing down is physically equivilent to being on a downhill slope, which means your weight goes to to the front. You can counteract that somewhat by moving your body backwards on the bike.