The Luck Of the Mexican!

[snyper0311]

Just wanted to say that I have pulled off the single most spectacular crash save I've ever done in my life! I was just out on my afternoon ride and had one of my friends go down in front of me. I sworved to miss him and hit my brakes. I must have hit the front brake a little too hard because the ass end of my bike came off the ground. I thought I was headed for the pavement but to my suprise, I didn't. I let off the brakes slightly and rode a front wheel wheely for about 20 feet. I've seen those clips of the guys on motorcycles do that before but never even thought I'd find myself in that situation. When I came to a stop, the rest of the group was totally in awe.

Has anyone else ever had that happen to them or am I just the coolest Mexican on 2 wheels?

 

[Cyclist14]

Yesterday, I was riding with another Junior Racer and he was out of the saddle climbing a hill, his chain broke and it looked like when lance's pedal broke in the 2003 TDF. He recovered and rolled to the side of the road and then about 4 of us helped him fix his chain.

 

[EL34]

The reverse wheelie you did is something you don't see everyday, lol. A good save is something you don't foget.

A few years ago I was on a road bike ride and got caught in a summer rain. It had just started raining and the streets were very slick. I came over the top of a little hill with a short downhill to a stopsign. I hit the brakes for the stopsign and the bike just kept going because I was on the oily spot where the cars sat at the stop sign. There was a car coming from the left at speed and he had no stop sign. My brain did the calculations and I saw that I was on a collusion course with the car. I was going to skid through the stop sign and get hit by a car going 50 mph or so and would likely die. I had rubber soled touring shoes on that day and they may have saved my life. I pulled my right foot out of the pedal and turned the bike sideways and did a bmx style foot brake and skidded to a stop.

At the time I shrugged it off. But now when I think about it I shudder because I'm sure I would have went under the wheels of that car had I skidded through that stopsign.

 

[chevo1412]

I remember racing in the middle of a large pack when my friend and clubmate crashed right in front of me. I had no where to go as I hit the brakes and rode right over him and his bike on the front wheel. All happened so fast I didn't have time to seize up and crash as well. Even after 40 years I can still see it vividly in my mind.

 

[musclefixer]

Dude,
Once, a while ago, I was eating chips, and as I dipped my crispy corn triangle into this great looking orange sauce, I was about to put in in my mouth, when this guy stopped me.
I'm like, WTF dude?
He's like, Dude, did you know that was Habanero salsa?
I'm like, Whoa, thanks allot. My head would have probably exploded eating that stuff.
Man, I felt like the luckiest Mexican on that day...