Santi saved my life

[Brady]

So this morning I'm riding into school on my bike, its a wet rainy day out so I think "should I bring my helmet?" But I decided I'm far too cool for that.

Anyways, about half way there, I catch a flat tire on my bike wheel, hit the brakes, and start skidding out. Of course, this has to happen right next to a gigantic MBTA bus . . . and my tire got caught right in front of the back wheel of the bus. So now my back wheel is stuck under the bus, my front gets caught on a parked car, and the pervailing message in my brain is "oh fuck."

Anyways, I hopped off the book and ended up straddling it in a Santi stance. The bike gets wrenched and snapped under my legs, completely totaled. If my stance wasn't strong I would have probably fallen down with the bike and ended up under the bus. Scary shit. And who says standing training isn't applicable?!

[Ian]

Well holy shit...

I'm glad you're not dead.

And make sure you wear a helmet next time!

[GrahamB]

Cool!

Similar thing happened to me on a bike, except without hitting any parked vehicles - I just tried to mount the kerb at speed and it all went wrong - bike just collapsed under me and I just hopped off - I think breakfall training was what saved me - I just didn't panic when I felt myself falling. Didn't manage to land in a perfect San Ti though

[Brady]

Ya there has been a couple of times I've had to use break fall techniques too . . . I tend to ride too hard.

I guess I didn't realize right away how much it bruised me up my legs are sore as hell now that the endorphins left my body.

[GrahamB]

I see you have yet to comprehend the soft

[mixjourneyman]

Wow, good thing your not dead or injured!