wicked spill, walked away without a scratch.

[icyuod2]

i've always sung the praises of how easy my 20" lowrider is to ride. well i guess i got alittle too compliant and got a harse dose of reality today.lol

we took out a few of the bikes . theres a huge hill just around the corner from my place thats always a part of my daily ride. my budy trev was riding lucky 13 for the first time. since it only has the front coaster brake, i suggested until he got the hang of it to apply the brakes all the way down the hill.

now i was riding with a coke in one hand, and the heel of my foot dragging on the ground, so not to leave trev behind. the bike has brakes but i never use em.
i guess the heel of my shoe got alittle warm and tacky and was dragged right off the peddle.
the seat on my lowrider is much lower than my knee.
this all happened very quickly and with only one hand on the bars i didn't have time to correct the situation.
as my foot slipped off the peddle, i ended up being flat footed on the ground. as soon as my ass/the seat of the bike caught up with my foot, the entire bike was thrown on its side.

i ended up ontop of the bike, the only part of me that touched the ground was my left hand that was holding the coke can.
i bet ya i slid a good 40-50 feet before coming to a complete stop. surprizingly enough myself and the bike were left unharmed. not even alittle road rash to the hands.

turns out i slid down the hill on my peddle (which are already ground up from using them as brakes) my rear axle bolt and the coke can. theres not a mark on the bike or myself for that matter. not a single stratch on the paint.

a guy on his front deck said and i quote "if i had a camera, you'd be on youtube" i kinda wish he did have one.
i guess sometimes it pays off to go low!

the coke can on the otherhand didn't fend so well. kinda looked like swiss cheese.

 

[mastronaut]

I'm kinda thinkin Trev had it all over you. Why in God's name are you riding one handed on an inherently unstable bike anyway?
I wish I could see the wipe out though, I could have a good laugh. :roll:

 

[icyuod2]

the bike is far from unstable. the center of gravity is super low, making it very very stable. its so low i usually grind the pedals into the ground to come to a complete stop while holding on with one hand. ( with no risk of injury)

i've logged in well over 300miles on that bike. i ride it one handed/ no handed.
its probably the most stable bike i've ever had the pleasure to ride.
the only reason i bailed was cause my foot fell off the peddle and my leg (foot to knee) is longer than the space between my ass and the road.
basicly i stood up.(lifted my weight off the seat) while cruising down the hill at 30clicks.

btw i laughed my ass off. it was probably the funnest and scariest bike ride i've had in a while.
i'm sure it was quite the sight to see me surfing down the hill on the side of my bike.

had it happened on a taller bike, i probably wouldn't be walking today. but like i said, not a scratch, not even the slightest hint of road rash on my hands.

to answer your question though about riding one handed, at the time, we'd just finished up having lunch, and i wasn't finished my pop.

 

[rick74304]

Good to hear you and the bike are still in one piece Leigh, complacency will do that to ya!. Thats the same thing that happened when my son wiped out, we'd been down that hill so many times, it had turned into a challenge to see who would glide the furthest, and the speed wobbe got him completely off guard.
Reminds me of the only time I dropped my old street bike, I had a front tire fail at about 60 mph, and before I could get the bike whoa-ed down, the tire came off the rim and wrapped itself the tire and fork. The front washed out, and I had the presence of mind to park myself on top when it layed over at about 20 some mph. Erased the signals and the rubber from the pegs, ground down the timing cover some, but I walked away without a mark. :shock:
Thats why i'm now a firm believer in checking whatever i'm riding/driving before I leave. It's 2 minutes well invested.
Rick