One of my rides takes me down a steep little hill then dumps me into a wide, open left hand turn. Monday that was covered with wet leaves. No big deal, my tires always unhook on the corner and I usually just take it wide and slide both wheels through. That wasn't the case on Monday. Down the hill, tires started to slide like normal, bike leaned a little more than normal but was able to correct it, something happens and I'm kind of tangled in the bike going down. On the way down I thought, "hey this isn't going to be that bad, I'll slide a little and continue my ride." And that's pretty much exactly what happened. I remember hitting the back of my head on the ground and hearing a noise but hey, we all hear stuff when we crash right? I laid there for about 5 seconds, thought, "hmm, well that sucked." Got up, put my glasses back together and continued my ride.
I didn't realize how "bad" the crash was until I caught a glimpse of my helmet laying on the floor that afternoon. I counted 3 major cracks in the back, one in the main body and another in the front, all completely through the material.
Well, I guess helmets are worth it after all. I was able to ride away without a headache or any injury whatsoever. Had I not been wearing it circumstances would be a little different.
WEAR YOUR DAMN HELMET WHENEVER YOU'RE ON A BIKE!!!
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