Originally Posted by
UsedToBeFaster
Sorry for lack of replies. This Covid thing ...
I meant not just things breaking but also other minor mechanical failures. Eg chain slipping whilst out of the saddle or unclipping whilst riding hard etc.
My friends and to a lesser extent me ride hard. So any small problems result in crashes.
"Ride hard" being code for not riding under control? Different issue. Because I've had chains slip under load, and unclipped while pulling up on the pedals, and those haven't caused crashes.
Not that I haven't done stupid stuff resulting in crashes, because I have - cornering too fast and washing out the front wheel, not seeing gravel in a corner and doing the same, riding too fast on a wet curve and doing the same, braking too late and overcooking a corner, etc. So I suppose if a mechanical happened at the wrong time it could be a
contributing factor in a crash. Still not a common occurrence, and not one that I remember ever happening to me.