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The inevitable finally happened. After countless downhill bike runs on-road and off-road, this morning I fell on my 3rd run, on the road between Tesila and Secaria.
The paved part of the road ended and I came into the curve too fast, I leaned down thinking I was on compacted earth but all my tires caught under them was dust. I broke my saddle and a part of a pedal, I ripped the blouse I was wearing in several places around my left shoulder and I messed up my knee pads.
Personally, all I have to show for it is a tiny bruise on my right palm. Thank you, SixSixOne, for designing good body armour and good helmets.
Included below is a video of the bike ride as it was shot from the action camera on my handle bar. You can see how easy it all was (sun shining, birds singing) and how quickly it all went sour.
The music is Nirvana's "Oh, the Guilt" and yes, the footage of the bike ride is played at double its normal speed for consistency with the soundtrack, to avoid boredom and, last but not least, for its "artistic impression".
By the way, the action camera survived perfectly intact and was back up to speed after nothing more than a bit of dusting. After all, I had a ton of dust in my mouth, some was bound to make its way onto the ATC3K as well.
I should also mention that after some quick infield fixes I was able to get the bike back in working order and do 3 more runs today, one of which on an extremely impressive off-road trail. I'm very happy with having all these things available just a few kilometers away from my house.
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