Cornering crashes high/side

[David Tollefson]

I don't think that was a high-side but rather a tubular rolling off due the high heat. Regardless, broken pelvis happened.

2003, Joseba Beloki, as Lance takes the XC route to avoid it.

[Gattonero]

Ask this guy about handling skills impressive

[jscottyk]

2003, Joseba Beloki, as Lance takes the XC route to avoid it.

Oh, I know exactly which fall to which you are referring.

I'm just saying that is not a high-side. Watch frame by frame at 0:20-0:21. Yes the rear end does swap sides but that is not a high side. First he falls off on the low side (the inside of the turn; his right). Second, the rear end never hooks ups so hard that it lifts the bicycle/rider off the ground and then pivots around the headtube to toss the rider over and off to the left.

Still, a pelvis was broken.

[jscottyk]

These are highside 'saves' but a good illustration of what is happening.

[quickag]

It's possible...

Terceira, Azores...coming down Sierra de Cume. Back tire caught something coming around a corner...leaf, cow shit, whatever. Slid long enough to wipe off the tire and then threw me off the bike. Luckily my nurse was Brazilian. Made recovery mobetta.

[progetto]

It's not called a high side, that would be a roll over.

If any car could do it, it would be an air-cooled 911. Probably a turbo!

[David Tollefson]

These are highside 'saves' but a good illustration of what is happening.

Kieth Code would be ALL OVER so many of these guys for their crossed-up cornering.

[dgaddis]

You can definetely high-side a bike, though it is hard. I've done it a few times on my MTB. Rear wheel slipped, got waaaaay sideways (well over 45 degrees) while managing to stay upright somehow, and then when the tire hooked up I got tossed. Both times it happend really, really fast. Usually though, to get sideways enough to get tossed you've got to be going pretty fast, and usually you just slide out first.

Never done it on a road bike, but I don't push through the corners that hard on the roadie. Crashing on pavement really really sucks.

[nebraskacycling]

Road bike high-side crash is definitely do able. Here is one from this weekend that the guy saves and causes a crash behind him.

[David Tollefson]

Road bike high-side crash is definitely do able. Here is one from this weekend that the guy saves and causes a crash behind him.

I saw this one posted on Slowtwitch earlier. Had to watch it a few times to see the lead guy clip a pedal in the corner. Likely the guy behind grabbed the brakes and caused his own slide. Sucks for the guy on the outside...

[nebraskacycling]

I saw this one posted on Slowtwitch earlier. Had to watch it a few times to see the lead guy clip a pedal in the corner. Likely the guy behind grabbed the brakes and caused his own slide. Sucks for the guy on the outside...

The discussion on our local forum blamed the guy behind for grabbing his rear brake (even though he may have plowed in the guy causing a crash anyway). Everyone trying to play the blame game. I'm glad I avoided that one.