Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I think that would be my first question.
Running into something solid like a car pulling out in front of you could be a cause for significant concern.
On the other hand, a bike sliding out from under one on a corner might be less worrysome, and one might go by the actual condition of the bike.
Anything else would lie somewhere in the middle between the two extremes.
+1 Sliding off the road on a corner after hitting some gravel and ending up with an acre of road rash, scraped handlebars, brake levers, downside pedal and corner of seat - bike would be just fine (and in my tight-money racing days, considered a crash well done).
Ben