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Relying solely on a helmet seems like a really bad idea. I recommend learning how to fall using your hands/forearms and not damage them at the same time. Mart
by seestheday 12y ago
Relying solely on a helmet seems like a really bad idea. I recommend learning how to fall using your hands/forearms and not damage them at the same time.
Martial arts training (judo would be a good one) can help a lot here.
There are also a lot of context specific tricks you can pick up. Like if you fall skiing or snowboarding make a fist when you put your hand down instead of falling with an open hand. A fist vs. open hand won't make much of a different on snow, and the fist will stop fingers/thumbs from catching and breaking. In addition the wrist is less likely to break.
- stronglikedan 12y agoI took safety one step further, and just haven't been back on the bike since. I keep saying I gotta get it fixed up and start riding again, but I'm not in too much of a hurry. I got a recumbent stationary bike for the house, and I ride that in front of Netflix. I actually ride now more than I ever did! On a side note, I've actually been thinking of taking up martial arts training.