How often do you crash?

See, I crash on average once every two monthes (which i thought was about right for preservation of life to not trying hard enough), I dont race or do jumps/stunts so it is purly shreading and not getting it right. But my mate was horrified with how much i crash and I was wondering how often everyone else eats dirt?

This is an interesting topic. We all cloak ourselves in armour to hopefully take the sting out of a wipeout but how often does it come into play?

I would say that I take a good tumble every 20th ride. I imagine it would be more if I pushed the envlelope a little harder but I usually try and stay close to my comfort level while still doing enough to progress my skills.

I take a good crash at least once every other ride. That doesn't include "falling off my bike" kind of stuff where I still have some contact with the bike like dropping a tire off a skinny and ending in a tagled mess.

I "fall off my bike" at least once a ride… No real crashes though.

does jumping off your bike when riding a skinny, and then having the bike land on your kiddny count as a crash.

i never used to crash at all, but now it's about every 2 weeks.

I think I do "impromptu armour testing" every couple rides. I like to know my armour is still in good shape. :rolleyes:

Yeah i was meaning crash as in you then are more nervous for a run or two and you feel it the next morning kind of way. Not the slipping off a skinny, slipping out on rocky loose climb

I tend to crash multiple times every ride. Depends on how much i want to pin'r

1/25 rides

by posting here that i crash on the rare occasion every month or two, im sure to jinx my self.

Every 3 or 4 rides I end up on the ground counting my appendages. Just had a pretty nice bail last weekend where I nearly ripped my thumb off. Was looking like I might need surgery to reattach some ligaments, but it actually seems to be healing on its own. :woot: :woot:

i'm crashing hard way less than i used to, which is nice, the constant pain was getting a bit tiresome. figuring how to leap off the bike, rather than go over with it, has helped a lot. i have been told however that if you're not crashing you're not trying hard enough. i usually have a medium sized bail about every 5th ride. considering that my shoulder and broken finger are pretty much back to normal, i'm probably due for a big one.

Jeez…..I just bit it while working on my bike!

stupid bike stand tripped me and gave me a shinner…..time to armour up.

I tripped over my own feet walking to the fridge for a beer last night.