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> At walking speeds, a sideways fall often results in broken collar bones That's pretty much what happened to me. I was going walking speed on a bike, popped a
by nickjj 8y ago
> At walking speeds, a sideways fall often results in broken collar bones
That's pretty much what happened to me. I was going walking speed on a bike, popped a wheelie, handle bars came off, I tumbled forward and landed collar bone first onto a curb. Hairline fracture at about age 14.
- gnulinux 8y ago> handle bars came off That sounds very concerning. I didn't know that could even happen...
- nickjj 8y ago> That sounds very concerning. I didn't know that could even happen... I don't know too much about bikes, but the one I had used some type of bolt to connect the handlebars to the main frame. I was adjusting the height of the handlebars and I guess I didn't tighten it enough in the end. User error in all its glory.
- johnvanommen 8y ago> handle bars came off I pulled the brake lever on my road bike once, and it FELL OFF. Went right into the front spokes and launched me over the handlebars like a cannonball. It was like putting a metal rod right into the front spokes.