All that matters is that the bike is a) top heavy b) you’re bent over close to the handlebars c) going too fast and d) hit the front brake too hard. What the back brake is doing is irrelevant, the wheel leaves the ground too fast for it to matter.
I’m not surprised she flipped like that, with her handlebars about a foot lower than the seat. It makes the bike REALLY front-heavy. Good for speed, maybe, but only on super-flat places. The slightest bump will send you tumbling…
I recognize panel 3- reminds me of when I first borrowed my brother’s bike for college, but he switched the brake controls to suite his left-handedness and I found out real quick what happens to right-handers real quiii…. booomph and crump!
I’ve Superman’d over my handle bars at least 3 times. The last one had me walking into a grocery store with a bloody leg, asking for some Neosporin, gauze and tape.
Usually that results in PAIN….
And those are just rim brakes; thank god she didn’t get a bike with DISC brakes!
It usually only happens when you have “safety” levers, on the top part of the handlebars. Though I suppose if she ONLY used the front brake, it might.
All that matters is that the bike is a) top heavy b) you’re bent over close to the handlebars c) going too fast and d) hit the front brake too hard. What the back brake is doing is irrelevant, the wheel leaves the ground too fast for it to matter.
had that happen to me once. didn’t had a helmet on, but didn’t hit the pavement with my head lucky me.
“…Press too hard”
I’m not surprised she flipped like that, with her handlebars about a foot lower than the seat. It makes the bike REALLY front-heavy. Good for speed, maybe, but only on super-flat places. The slightest bump will send you tumbling…
Sooo… the bike is like Monica? Front-heavy?
I recognize panel 3- reminds me of when I first borrowed my brother’s bike for college, but he switched the brake controls to suite his left-handedness and I found out real quick what happens to right-handers real quiii…. booomph and crump!
I have done this. I landed halfway across the cross-road, and I carried my bike with me. It did not feel good.
You know, it’s usually a better idea to explain about gearshifts and hand brakes before they start riding their new bike…
I’ve Superman’d over my handle bars at least 3 times. The last one had me walking into a grocery store with a bloody leg, asking for some Neosporin, gauze and tape.