In a long-distance riding journey, a crash can be said to be the most unwilling situation for a cyclist. A small accident may cause serious casualties. Therefore, you must wear helmets and other protective gear when riding a bicycle to avoid injury in a collision. However, in riding, crashing is not necessarily inevitable. As long as you master the braking skills, you can greatly reduce the chance of crashing.

Safe Braking Tips
During the riding journey, there is usually a certain amount of luggage load, so the riding speed on the flat road and uphill is not too fast. As long as you pay attention to the road conditions and obey the traffic rules, the possibility of falling is relatively small.

Crashes are more common on downhill sections, especially on continuous steep slopes on winding roads. For braking control on downhills, the best approach is to use the front and rear brakes simultaneously.
Some riders think that using the front brake will cause the bicycle to lose control and roll forward, so only the rear brake is used, but the braking force and braking effect of the rear brake are far less than that of the front brake, and the locking of the rear brake will also cause the body to slide. In addition, although in theory the braking force of the front brake alone is the largest, this requires a high level of technology, so it is better to use the front brake with the rear brake.


If the road conditions are good, you can apply the front brake first, but when encountering a rough road, because the bicycle will jump up and down, you should apply the rear brake first to prevent the front wheel from locking and turning forward when it hits the ground. Before going downhill, because both the person and the bicycle will have a large forward inertia when braking, the height of the seat cushion should be lowered first, which is conducive to controlling the rearward movement of the body's center of gravity.
On the other hand, when using the brake, do not squeeze the brake lever for a long time, which will easily cause the wheel to lock. Instead, use the point-brake technique, that is, quickly pinch and release the brake lever with both hands, and try to complete the whole action within one second. Braking multiple times instead of prolonged braking. This not only shortens the braking distance, but also prevents the wheels from locking.

Coping skills in a crash
At this time, in order to reduce the damage to the body, keep the body curled up as much as possible, and do not support the body with both hands, because the wrist, elbow and collarbone are easily injured under impact, and it is difficult to recover after injury.
Before the trip, you can practice the above rolling movements on a soft cushion or grass, jogging first, then try to do side rolls and forward rolls with one shoulder or folded arms on the ground. Only after these movements are conditioned , in order to help you reduce the damage in an accidental crash.

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