Classic.
Oh, and glad you're OK. :)
Also, what camera are you running? The lack of blurriness in the still is remarkable.
2016-07-13 08:05:37
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Still from Taking a Tumble on Blvd of the Allies
Thought yinz might appreciate this still frame from my helmet cam. Fell due to a chain drop on Blvd of the Allies. Neither my body nor bike were too badly damaged but gonna need a new helmet and to take a break for a little. Silver lining is I got a cool pic out of it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4se8f0/falling_off_my_bike_in_traffic_wasnt_cool_but_at/
2016-07-12 21:58:34
youch
2016-07-13 08:23:20
Damn, those chain drops... caught myself on my stem with that before. Hope you're okay.
I'm also impressed with the camera.
2016-07-13 08:31:35
Holy shit. Chain drop under load? That's no good, had that start happening to my beater commuter recently, get that sorted right away, you don't want to drop a chain under load when you're in front of a bus. Glad you're okay.
And yes, pic is cool.
2016-07-13 09:04:21
glad you're mostly OK.
2016-07-13 10:45:02
I used to drop chains frequently till I realized I needed a new chain and cassette due to wear. Every time I pedaled under load it would jump or auto-shift.
2016-07-13 13:00:50
I clapped out my rain bike beater's whole drive train. Iron City replaced the crankset, bottom bracket, chain, cassette. That skipping under load up front is really dangerous.
2016-07-13 14:20:43
It's from a Go Pro Hero 4 Silver set to its highest video quality setting(which might be 4K I forget right now). I have to delete videos about once every 3 days off of a 64 GB card and charge it about every other day but I figure it's worth it since on other settings it can be hard to catch clear still frames from the video for things like plates.
2016-07-13 15:26:37
Did the same on 5th Ave last spring. Front wheel shot to the right I was so off-balanced, broke my rib on the roadside curb after doing a forward flip.
In 2012, my leg shot forward onto the big ring for the same reason, cut into the back of my leg pretty good.
Now I bug the heck out of my bike mechanic to triple-check the drivetrain. So paranoid!
2016-07-13 19:59:56
Maybe you guys should consider my approach: never pedal that hard.
2016-07-13 20:42:57