PAINFUL E Bike Crash - Avoid THIS Common Beginner's Mistake!
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About This Video:
In this video Dr. Ram shows you his painful E Bike crash. He tells you how to avoid this common mistake that he made. He goes through a full crash analysis, shows you how it could have been avoided and how his E Bike safety gear saved him from severe injury.
I went 35 into a fence. Had to get a screw in my wrist 3 months ago. I was just a irresponsible rider. Don’t be like me riders.
Sorry for the late reply bro. Thank you so much for watching. Sorry to hear that you injured your wrist. How are you doing now? Hope you're healing well and back to riding.
@@healthye-rider8651 im much better now. Using my efatbike for uber eats. 4th day now😁
@@healthye-rider8651 hey man thanks for this video. Where can I buy this bike?
your position on the road was way too far inside and you never had a chance for a proper apex. regardless of road position, your lean angle was never near enough to make that turn and your speed pushed you to the outside. glad you're ok and your choice to wear proper gear is really smart. ride on.
So did you just stop riding for good after this video?
All that damage from 13 MPH . Imagine 50 to 60 MPH ? Sorry about the damage/injury . Great video. I think we need more safety video's like this ! That really got me thinking . Thank You
Thank you for watching and for your support Bro!
@@healthye-rider8651 I’m your bro too. 😝
Yeah it’s not worth it to go past a certain speed.
Cranks are scarily cheap if they bent that easy haha
well as a regular biker,, idk 13 mph sounds fast for a foot run speed or even a pedal bike speed. so what i do on my traditional bike is to drop my foot on the ground cuz i DONT turn my steering wheel but do banking turns. (its a habit i learned from crashing as a pre teen)
not sure if that translate well for e bikes.... but the thing i say that is cuz over 10 mph and turning is a bit of a risk...
also another flag is this is a NEW BIKE so getting used to the dynamics of e bikes is a learning curve... idk im still doing e bike research cuz I wanna widen my range for my drone since some places arent close to places I can park my car... I do use my pedal bike from time to time... but I got "the itch" for a new bike.
For the life of me I will never be able to comprehend the teenage and twenty+ year old e-bike (and worse yet E-scooter riders who are traveling at speed with no helmet, or at best a non DOT approved helmet. Then with tee shirts and short pants.
I love my e-bike and my electric pedal assist recumbent trike. I don’t ride without my $450 Arai full face motorcycle helmet. Yes I do look like a nerd. And I wear a full suit of body armor and never without a $200+ set of armored motorcycle gloves. Guys and gals, you were only given one body. GOD theoretically designed it to live for up to 120 years if we do everything correctly.
But what would I know?! I was only an emergency room physician. Please swallow your pride and your youthful sense of testosterone-induced pseudo immortality. You do not want to be a bloody streak on the asphalt while traveling 28 mph.
Before I knew what I was doing, years ago I took a downhill ride on a trike (not a recumbent) and at speed made a leftward turn. When I woke up (not knowing where I was) , I noticed that my eyeglasses were gone. I landed 20+ feet from the curb. Thank GOD I was wearing a $350 motorcycle helmet at the time. I cracked the crown of the helmet as I landed on my head. (After any fall, in disgust I wisely replace any injured/damaged armor plates. Do NOT reuse them. This is expensive. But so is a $1,000 amulence ride and a $2,500 ER bill! Only GOD knows the cost of an acute and subacute rehabilitation unit after you’ve had spinal or orthopedic surgery. I was foggy for the next day but no other injuries (except for my pride!). What I did was incredible stupid. BTW, I was riding a pedal only trike. It didn’t even have a motor. Beware of upright trikes. Make your turns at speeds less than about 8 mph or much less. (Study your trike’s characteristics prophylactically ahead of cruising on it. You will be surprised how terribly they handle! and don’t even think of braking or pedaling into a turn Otherwise you will find out that that bike would rather track straight and then throw you. Please don’t be stupid. Don’t become street meet. I have seen numerous road burns down to the shaved bones. Admit our fragility. Unlike me you may not get a second chance. It is not if you will fall; but rather when you will fall. These e-bikes have no soul. They secretly want to kill you. Do not be afraid to drive. But dress for the worst possible fall. Do not become a statistic. A great web site is revzilla.com. Garb up like a motor cyclist. An accident at 28 mph could easily rend you quadriplegic. Call be a party pooper and a nerd. And while you are at it don’t operate a bandsaw fine you’ve had a drink or two. Like me, now at age 74: plan to live until your 120 years old. Read your Bibles.
If I’ve offended anyone’s sensitivities, then I’ve done my job. Have fun. Be safe. To quote Dr Spock: “Live long and prosper”!
May the LORD our G-D bless and keep you!
PS. For goodness sake always ALWAYS light your bike up like a CHRISTmas tree. And wear reflective yellow or lime green clothing. Car drivers in the USaacare totally ignorant and blind to bikes and motorcycles. Do preventive defensive biking. And watch for the idiots that open their driver’s side doors like a Russian tank turret! Honor stop signs and don’t be a jerk. The like you save will be your own. Have I managed to cheese off everybody yet??? If so, good! Then I have done my job.
But once again, what would I know. I was only an emergency room physician.
Keep on trucking! And biking, but be safe. If you’ve been enjoying pit or alcohol. Put off your e-biking until you are clean and sober. Unlike driving a car, you probably won’t kill anybody but your self. Don’t make your significant other and kids sad.
Been there, done that, bought the tee shirt! Happy trails.
PPS. When my nephew was 14 he was an Olympic grade mountain bike freak. He took a spill headed on his head with positive loss of consciousness. He cracked his belt (having landed on his head. And he bent his $450 Leatt Orthopedist-designed cervical neck spine splint. After a few minutes he regained consciousness. By being a nerd today he is not a brain-damaged quadriplegic. Sorry to rain on your parade. But the sun comes out tomorrow and I’ll see you on the road mates!
Wish I saw this video a year ago. Same scenario, entering a turn too quickly. We all know this is bad but need reminders. Riding, like any activity requiring speed, demands full attention. Ebikes are great, but people may need training.
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment bro! Sorry to hear you encountered a similar scenario. Glad you’re ok! I agree, riding demands full attention and some training would go a long way.
What you need is experience and understanding of the underlying physics - with or without training.
I learned to ride motorcycles when I shared a townhouse on Oahu.
None of us had a car, but we had an old Suzuki TS 125 with no clutch cable.
It was an adventure just making a burger run, but I got the hang of it.
2 months later I bought a shiny new 1980 GS1000.
6 months after that, I shipped the engine and tranny to Vance & Hines to massage a bit more power out of it.
My zero to 140 times were slower than I wanted.
very mature response to the crash
love the analysis on the cause of the crash, and the lessons you've learned from it
i will be using the lessons you've learned to inform my riding. thanks for this video
I had just bought a brand-new e-bike, my first one, and I was driving in a parking lane because the sidewalk was wet due to a few houses having sprinklers on. I was going to a gas station to buy some slushies for my friends, so I turned left, I didn't notice that since the parking lane was slanted downward slightly towards the drain, the slight dip that the turn had was covered in a puddle around an inch deep, my front wheel splashed onto the puddle, got the water in my eyes which I closed reactively and then I couldn't see for a split second where I panicked, over corrected, hit the curb, slammed the front brake and fell on my right side and my body fell on top of the handlebars, and they jabbed me in the stomach. Luckily, I was wearing a helmet, so my head was fine, but I didn't have gloves and was wearing normal clothes, so most of my right arm and hand was scraped and bleeding and my knee was basically an open wound. It's been about 5 days since that happened, and my stomach still feels incredibly sore. I ended bending the rim and getting a bad flat on my front tire and I scratched my brake lever. Luckily, I fell on the side opposite to my cassette so that was fine, and my pedal held up. Goes to show how bad crashes can happen if you stop paying attention for half a second. (I was going around 10 Mph)
Fighting to get back on the asphalt may not be the best response if there is a drop from one surface to the other, it will catch your wheel. Sometimes it’s better to stay off the path, slow down, get your balance, then get back on the path in a controlled manner.
Thank you so much for watching and for leaving a comment brother. You know, I think in this situation that’s sound advice. I should have just maintained my course onto the grass without turning and regained control and then gotten back into the path. That’s fantastic. Thank you! 🙏🏽
That's a wise suggestion across a variety of different types of vehicles. Take a look at the belts on the engine of your car and the design of the pulley around which they wrap. The key point to remember here is that rubber always tends to "ride to the high side." Which means, if the belt did not sit in a valley on the pulley, either a v-shape, or pulley with a design that maintains the rubber in it's designed place, it (the rubber belt) will ride up and off the pulley. Primarily, that's why when you tow a trailer, the trailer has a tendency to sway back and forth, up one side of the valley and over the the opposite side on a well used rutted roadway or one with a 'soft' surface. In severe cases, the sway becomes so pronounced the trailer may cause you to lose control of the towing vehicle. How that applies here is that the tire, once it gains traction on a stable surface, will suddenly veer (or seemingly 'jerk') to the stable surface (or 'high' side). As Mike Morgan says, slow down, gain control of a slower moving vehicle (your bike), and then, keeping in mind there may be a slight jerk to the steering, you're far more prepared to deal with that seeming instability.
In my opinion , yes you approached the turn too fast and slid out with the rear tire. But the pathway was also at fault and not safe because there was an overgrowth of bush branches for about 25 feet long on the right side which overlapped the pathway dangerously and stole about a foot or more of the driveway causing you to hug the left side and the turn right caught the rear wheel off the pavement in the wet mud . This caused the slide out and the bike lost balance in the turn. Why did they lay the path so close to the growing bushes ? Bushes that grow that big and long should be about 4 feet away from the pathway when are planted so that they don't encouch onto the pathway. Or they should be trimmed back at those spots but better is to properly design bushes away from the pathway for clearance. Glad you survived it as well as you did.
Yeah, nobody maintains some of those paths, and it makes them dangerous.
hey brother good advice for the most part but IMHO as a rider with tens of thousand of miles under my belt, you fell because you were careless and cough the edge of the pavement. Simplest thing would have been to counter and just ride off the path onto the grass. Had you not over corrected while between the 2 surfaces you would have been fine. I totally agree, e bike and board safety is way under valued until too late... even i was a victim of my own lazy stupidity. One day i went to get a bite to eat and decided i didn't need my wrist guards. a minor fall at less tha 10 mph later and i shattered my right wrist with perinate loss os feeling and use in 2nd to last finger. so not fun, had a foot of titanium pins in it for months... I would recommend a motorcycle safety class for e-bike beginners as much of the ride technique is the same.
Again great video. Thank you for the great tips. I wish i was wearing proper clothing when i had my accident. I was doing a LAST MINUTE speed test when i decided to go up a driveway ramp into the a bike path but realize i was going to fast for even the brakes help me so my quick and DUMB thinking was…. Ok lift the front wheel (over the what seemed like a 10” curb) and let the back wheel follow. I knew it was gonna be messy but ill deal with it. BIG UNDERSTATEMENT 😮😞 when that back wheel hit the curb at 42mph it was like throwing a basketball at a curb… that back wheel ricocheted off that curb pushing me and my bike making a complete forward spin about 6’ off the ground. After the landing I couldn’t get up on my own and the outcome was a fractured radius in my elbow, two broken ribs, dislocated shoulder and two months OUT OF WORK. . Believe me at the moment all i was thinking when coming towards the ground was… “im gonna smash my pretty 🤩 face and probably not survive. Sold my three ebikes and still afraid ever since. please let me tell yall i have always been a smart and very safe rider till i made this wrong choice. So please lets not just live to ride another day but ride to live another day.
Wow, sorry to hear that you got badly injure to fell off your ebike !
It was definitely a learning experience. Hopefully I’ll have the guts to ride again when my new Ebike arrives. 🤞 will see. Just ordered the same one in this video but an 8000 W
@@yourstruly9340 I'll bet you will be slower and more careful from now on. Jumping a curb at 42mph does sound risky.
There wont be a next time , sold all my bikes, helmets , parts and everything in between after my brother almost died in a serious accident from a careless mistake he made. Im 61 yrs young and want to be around for a few more years 😁. Yall be safe and enjoy. Me im done.
@@yourstruly9340 I don't blame you. That must have been very traumatic for you. For me, 20mph is plenty fast enough. I do need to get more protective gear though.
I had a very similar crash when my trainer wheels were taken off for the first time. I was probably going slightly faster as a 3 year old. Scary stuff. 🤣
Dang bro did that hurt? Seems like it did. Especially the bike. Thanks for sharing this with us. Gotta slow down before the turn 😳
Thank you for watching. Fortunately I didn't feel a thing.
Wet grass is so dangerous!!!!!Thank goodness that you're ok and that there was minimal damage to your bike.That must have been terribly scary! So good that you use really good safety gear! Stay safe!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment, Rebecca! This is what I refer as a pleasant learning experience - could have been much worse, but just bad enough that hopefully I learn from my mistakes.
This video really shows the importance of protection gear and awareness. I'm pretty sure you were well aware during the crash, but it was somewhat mostly out of your control and it happened pretty fast. Although your gear had some mild damage that would have really hurt if you didn't have the gear. I always ride under 25 and I have sorta cheaped out on my gear, after watching a few of your videos I think its time to upgrade.
Thank you so much for watching and for your comment brother! The accident did happen so fast! Whatever gear is on there came stock. Any suggestions?
@Healthy E-Rider I meant protection gear, like helmets, chest and back pads, etc, not the bike gear. When I saw you crash and rip a lot of leather from a 11mph fall I got a bit scared for how lightly I have been taking my safety for the past few months. I'm actually going to get new protection gear with what you recommended in your previous videos, for example arm protection gauntlet gloves with TPU knuckles, sliders and finger protection, pads, DOT certified helmet, etc. Maybe I misunderstood your question so I am also going to talk about bicycle gears. I ride a converted Scattante R350. It has a 24-speed Shimano drivetrain so It would be fairly easy to pedal if my battery were to die (I only ever use throttle on it). I have dual motors so I have a bit more oomph than regular converted ebikes, and also the bike is super light (around 22-24 pounds). I'm a fairly light person too, around 130, which lets me got to speeds around 28 mph. But in your case I don't think you would be able to use gears on a ebike, the torque and power from the bike alone is more than powerful to move it forward. Gears are oriented for pedal assist bikes like mine or for lower powered ebikes like the Super73 Z1. (sorry for such a long reply lol)
@@isick357 My bad! That makes so much more sense. 😂🤣😂🤣😂 Jesus Christ I need sleep.
@@isick357 i highly recommend any armor with the d3o padding. state of the art impact protection!!! maybe you are familiar with "lazy rolling" they make some great and cool looking safety gear IMHO and no i am not affiliated in any way shape or form...LOL
You shall ride this bicycle as a motorcycle.....period
Seems your ebike is not pedal assist. With a throttle, more like a motorcycle.
Thanks for watching and commenting bro. It does have pedal assist, but with the potential power and throttle assist does start to blur the lines.
Just wiped out last week. Thank God for my safety gear, because it could've been worse. My leather jacket got a hole in it that was quickly stitched up, and minor damage to the bike. What happened: Turned off the main road and Hit very dusty, dry, slippery gravel and immediately made another turn. I completely lost grip on the path, and went down just like you did, except I Landed on my elbow, and managed to tear my rotory cuff. At least I avoided the road rash and a concussion because of my jacket, gloves and helmet.
Thank you for watching and commenting bro. Dang that sounds like a rough fall. I’m so sorry you tore your rotator cuff, but, like you said, I’m glad it wasn’t worse and you were protected. Stay safe brother. 🙏🏽❤️
Thank goodness you were going less than 15mph. Wet grass is basically ice for slick tires. So glad you’re ok man. And your bike got minimal damage!
Thank you for taking the time to watch, bro. Yeah bro - soon as I went over that wet grass I just felt the support of the bike vanish from under me. Very grateful it wasn't worse.
@@healthye-rider8651 ever since i been watching mr central driver ive been digging deep on e bikes and found you and i been wanting one ever since mr central driver inspired me and you helped me to learn what to do on a turn and and gears i need and i appreciate how you inspired me.
I hardly ever use the rear brake when turning (losing rear grip) and hardly accelerate hard while turning on a wet surface (high-side). You also shouldn't be using those tires when going off-road especially wet off-road. Also never brake too hard when leaning but I can't tell what your experience is. I've fallen a bunch of times growing up so I know how much to apply to not fall at all. From how you fell, it's unadvisable that you ride without doing what I've suggested and drilled it down a lot before going much faster.
Very good safety tip to learn from. Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching
Those tires are off-road only they're not street tires
I literally had the same fall to the right on the same kind of turn on a side path just as narrow but with a heavy ass Daymak EM2 ebike. Saw the tires heading for the grass in the sharp curve and was leaning too much to stop the slip. Same thing I bend the pedal in and it never quite braked the same. Sold it a year later no regrets.
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment bro. Sounds exactly like my fall! That’s sucks but I’m glad you’re alright and got back some of your money afterwards.
Good info.. just fell off my bike the same way and broke my wrist surgery tomorrow .. I think if I would have had better gloves with wrists protection I would be ok.. like you say slow down in turns and make sure that there’s not any type of wet debris on the road.
Is it bad if you only use one brake the front wheel one because it’s hard for me to brake on both
hey bro where the new videos
I am in the process of adding 12V lighting to it, with brake, tail and turn signals with 12V horn as well, already looks a lot better with the lights attached and motorcycle mirrors added, I have a lot more visibility behind me with the mirrors I added, just waiting on a particular part for me to wire the lights in, but in the meantime, I've added the lights ready for when the part comes in.
I've taken pics of the bike with the attachments, and with and it looks good. the combination tail light, brake light with turn signals and also added sequential turn signals, are all motorcycle quality, due to the speed of the bike, I need to have quality lights installed.
I had my Ace X Demon (similar to the Ariel Rider Grizzly) here in Australia, and had a week before I had a major accident similar to you, literally came off the bike skidding along for 10 mtrs before the bike and me come to complete stop after hitting the gutter....was coming through the S bend making right hand turn coming out of the turn I had both motors engaged (dual motor) as I was coming up the hill from main road, and came off the bike after hitting a wet slippery patch of road, came off on the right hand side, twisting my ankle little, coupls scrapes (nothing serious) and few bruises...but the bike itself bent the crank, put the steering column out of alignment and the front wheel came off the worse with a big gouge taken out of the rim after impact with gutter, and also buckled the rim.
Took it down to the workshop where I brought the bike, and they actually ordered the new wheel, but aligned everything back up again, new bolts in the rack but the crank is still slightly bent, (new one already ordered and ready to be put on)....
I came of the bike due to 3 reasons:
1: riding at 35km/h up hill through the S bend
2: Mud tyres on bike instead of slick e moped style tyres,
3: not paying attention to the conditions of the road at the time
Other than that was ok, slightly twisted ankle, few bruises and scrapes, was lucky to not been injured a lot more, but did have Motorcycle Approved helmet on, hi vis vest and wet weather gear, and gloves, had I not been wearing the wet weather gear at the time, it would likely been that I would have been taken to hospital, but managed to cycle to the Drs Appointment then head off to the bike workshop afterwards, but was told until the front wheel had been repaired to NOT engage the front hub motor, due to putting to much strain on the rim and buckling it even further, but was ok to ride with.
Thank-you for the video....I have been riding ebikes a while, but made the rookie mistake on my new dual motor 750 watt ebike, dual motor combined max output 1500W and doing 35 km/h through an S bend after a light shower, but should have been taken more attention to the road conditions.
Keep up the good work with your videos.
Dude you wiped out because your bike went on to the grassy mossy stuff and you lost grip. Also braking during a turn gives you less grip. You want to brake before the turn.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment bro. Absolutely right!
One other small point. Fat tires don’t do fast turns well. I made a hard left turn, looked to my right, and hit the curb. Bike fell over on top of me. Bruised but nothing broken. My body cushioned the fall for the bike. Haha. Fortunately I was going slow. Should have been paying more attention to where the bike was. Good vid. I do note that few ebike riders wear all that gear. But we’re not pushing 15,000 watts either.
I once slipped my 2 wheel drive bike in a roundabout due to diesel on top of rain water. Handle bar turned 90 degrees and cracked a mirror. Also cracked my knee cap. Limped for 2 weeks. Changed to maxxis minion dhr 2 tyres immediately after.
Thanks for watching and commenting brother! That sounds brutal! Glad it wasn’t worse. I’m changing my tires as well! Stay safe bro.
Lmbo, he only fell off at 10mph if that 🤣
FYI the human head is the same as an egg shell on hitting pavement at 10 mph....gear up have fun is my motto these days!
@@paulstrollo3187 Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman!
My 4th ride on my new ebike. Before getting on the bike, I had it in low pedal assist. I didn't notice that the pedals were spinning as I pushed it into the street, before I mounted it, it started assisting. I should have let it go, and fixed anything that broke, but I tried to stop it, resulting in my falling to the street and scraping both knees. The bike went across the street and fell in the grass, didn't hurt it.
So I've learned to get on the bike without pedal assist, and be more prepared for the unusual.. Luckily I was wearing a bike helmet, so I didn't crack my head open.
thats not a crash.....try going through a rear car window at 25mph ....and using a helmet i may add..... until ebike ( throttle ) start to realise they are using motorbikes and not bikes.... the have a motor ( allthough not piston driven ) and they are a bike ......
Bike, before e-bikes, yes absolutely! Mine was caused by riding too small of a bike for my size. The gear shifters were pointed in towards my knees. And when I failed to successfully bunny hop over the curb, the front tire caught the curb and turned the handlebar into my knee, goring it down to the bone, and opening it up like a flower. Another recent incident was actually with an e-scooter from not riding any safety gear whatsoever. I lost control (unable to identify exact root cause), and ended up busting both top and bottom lips with multiple stitches, and breaking my right thumb nice and clean, no skin punctures. Full face helmet and gauntlet gloves would have saved me from ER and medical bills, probably going to end up totaling somewhere north of $10,000. And I'm out now waiting to heal back up. Before I even get back on a ride, I want to take the time to suit up with as much protective gear as I can get so that I can live to ride another day. It happens so quickly, that you usually don't have time to make the best decisions. Hindsight is great but doesn't help in the event itself. Another one I'll throw in just for fun is back to no safety gear, which was riding a skateboard in 1986 on uneven surfaces, and caught the lip of the sidewalk and tossed me off, breaking both bones in my left arm (FOOSH accident).
But why did you leave the paved path in the first place?
Your speed seemed well within the capability of the bike.
Kinda looked like your reach exceeded your grasp.
I did that myself about a month ago.
New ebike - trying to beat my previous speed through a curve.
I had competing impulse in my brain.
One said 'brake hard now' and the other said 'force the turn radius tighter - you have plenty of traction.'
Either would have worked, but not being 100% sure of the bike, I froze and did neither.
Landed on my side, cheap ass helmet with the broken strap went flying - but only after it slapped the ground - I guess my right side took the impact on a curb - cracked at least one rib.
Then a week later, that bike was stolen. so now I'm shopping for a new one.
Next time, turn the bike by leaning into the turn instead of turning the handlebars. Also why were you breaking if you were only going 10pm? You might be too skittish to be a rider.
Just crashed going thirty. What a crash😂 I’m ok just all skinned up and the bike is screwed.
Great advice! I am forever puzzled by how little protection ebike riders wear. I have seen motorcycle riders go down at very low speeds, sometimes what looks like for nothing. Imagine ebike riders going down at higher speeds. A lot of idiots out there...
Great video. Mine was going at speed. taking a corner, down hill in traffic and the front basket which I hadn’t locked on falling off and getting trapped under the front wheel enabling gravity and momentum to have their wicked way with me. I was saved by my helmet ( with intergrated lights) plus bike jacket and gloves. My lessons from the school of hard knocks were lock the front basket on, and like you moderate my speed and always where my cycling gear!!
Is the turning/handling on that type of ebike much slower/longer than that of a typically road bike setup? I'd have no issues cornering that curve radii at 20+ mph.
Turning would be slower on longer bike, but for a turn like that where you have plenty of time to setup it wouldn't matter.
Combination of speed, arrogance and just a general lack of awareness. In hindsight, label me "that guy". The guy who thinks he knows and still thinks he's 26 and not currently 56. I accept full responsibility of what happened but when thinking about all of the studying and learning done prior to upgrading my ebike, I have to say none of the curriculum I chose even mentioned the word safety with the exception of what it takes to keep the motor safe. So I did the upgrade without issue. Chose to install a Bafang middrive 750w motor on a GT mtn bike. Perfect and very clean install. Felt I was prepared and went....Amazing. Testing speed in turns I approach a left had turn too fast and can't tighten the turn. I go down and splat into the back of a parked vehicle at ~20mph. This resulted in a destroyed wheel and 4 broken ribs and a bruised kidney. Starting the 2nd week of a 4 to 6 week recovery. Safety Safety Safety. Learn from me. I will ride again but I sure didn't have to learn this way. I was wearing a helmet. Damn.
This happened to me. The brake on the right Gina snapped off completely and I’m terrified of riding again. After months I’m determined to get control of this. This fear I have when riding…smh
yikes... seems small at first but reality is any crash is terrible painful and costly... thanks for sharing....
You said it is a 15,000 watt e-bike. It sounds more like an electric motorcycle with pedals. If it can cruise at 32 MPH in the USA it is a motorcycle, requiring a motorcycle endorsement on your drivers license, and motorcycle level safety equipment, if you believe in safety equipment.
Your front wheel went onto the grass of the tarmac plus there will be a little lip between grass and tarmac , the lip made you fall of happened to me fella, your talking rubbish lol
bigQUESTION: were you wearing a good helmet and gloves . A more dangerous crash is riding across a bridge with railing, and getting too close so that your handlebar stops on the rail of the bridge.. This will cause you to do a face plant..
Motorbike riders know that in order to quickly increase lean to allow the bike to turn tighter, the only safe option is counter steer, that is to counterintuitively steer the bike to the left when you enter a right turn. That moves the bike out from under you, increases your lean angle, and, due to the steering geometry the bike itself will perform a much tighter turn, gravity and the front weels "trail" will do the steering for you.
If they made training mandatory for e-bikes, everyone would know this. Breaking when you think you're taking a turn to wide will only result in you coming off again.
There are many videos on countersteer, try it, it's your friend.
Counterintuitive, it sure is, but it works like a magic trick.
Thank you for watching and commenting bro! Ill definitely check out more videos and information on countersteering.
You mean a LITTLE BIT to the left, correct?
Ebikes let unskilled riders go too fast. If you are not working for the speed, then you do not respect the speed. Lack of skill led to this fall. No wonder you need all that body armor.
Not an ebike . that's a motorcycle . maybe learn to ride an actual bicycle and then graduate to a motorized bike .
E-Biking is not healthy. It would be healthy if you would use your own engine. E-Bikers often lack the capability to properly ride a bike. The whole video shows it. Every regular biker would easily handle such a situation.
You fell victim to the phenomenon where you’ve been traveling at relatively high speeds for awhile and Are going much faster than you realize when you enter a slow speed zone because your perception is used to the high speeds
You say it was caused by not controlling your speed... Looks more like it was also caused by your not paying attention to where your front tire was.
This was only at 13mph?
Thank you for watching bro. Sadly, yeah. Only 13 mph...kinda lame but also glad I wasn't going any faster cuz it could have been much worse.
Yah man no how you feel, my front wheel went down a pot hole, and Bike caterpolted me over the handle bars, and my right ring finger snapped off my bike cam, breaking my finger along the way, vary painful I mite add, and slicing the top of my finger blood every were, had open finger gloves on at the time, I'm glad you got off much better 😀 🙂
I think it's not trusting your bike to turn way sharper than you think it can. This mind set causes a lot of motorcycle accidents. Trust me, comit and turn the damn thing. Practice around some cups in a parking lot. Look through the corner not down at your front tire. It's a matter of practice to know what your limits are not what you think they are. I promise you won't make that mistake again. Trying to help not lecture, road raced for many years.
Tune those front brakes people.If they can lock up they are not doing any good.Set them so they are stopping hard but not locking up.
ive been punked, right. talking about the smallest little wipe out i have ever seen. funny stuff, all the gear talk, this is a shorts and flip flops crash video where you get up and brush the dirt off and go. thanks for the belly laugh this morning. you might want to stay off anything with two wheels if you call this a crash.
sharp turn? that was a turn i couldve taken going double that speed and second why are you scared of going into the grass you couldve easily avoided this
You had good gear but CE soft level saved me full gauntlet gloves. Dress for the impact and slide not the style
thank god for your safety gear! im so happy you're okay and you'll definitely learn from this experience!
Thank you for watching
Took a basic motorcycle training class an learn some basic skills an the hardest part is the turn on not to brake but keep the speed . An grass an leaf 🍂 are always a danger to bicycle/bikes cause out wheel tend to lose traction
What kind of crappy crank bends that easy from a minor spill ? Poor quality for sure.,
LOL, that was nothing since you got on the right gear :) I cashed my escooter (nanrobot D6+) going 40 MPH in a tank top and shorts had no skin left on my shoulder and knee. Even still after 5 months. Then about 3 months ago it was super hot I did it again went out in a tank top and shorts this time got hit by an SUV. It was totally her fault but again lost a lot of skin and lots of cuts and bruises. Now no matter how hot it is I wear my great since my new scooter does 50 to 60 mph (dualtron storm)
BTW great video and WHERE did you get the bike from?
I was breaking once while turning and i fucked my knee up bad couldn’t fully walk on it for a few days and still feel it sometimes now
Thats not true at all! i brake all the time in turns coming from a dirtbike racer! You just need more experience! Only way to learn is to crash!
Even though my bike only does 30 mph max I still wear a motorcycle helmet and gloves. Might seem like overkill to some people but going down at 25-30 mph is no fun without gear.
TFS your accident. I feel it's important for us to learn from each other.
I had an accident about 2 weeks ago. Fortunately, it was right in front of the house.
Unfortunately, it happened! The pavement here is dirt/gravel roads with some deep wash outs from rains. Yep, I hit that wash out, then was heading for a deeper ditch. So I opted to go down then instead of hitting the ditch for worse damages.
My head hit first, I skidded on that rough surface, head first. I would have most definitely hurt my head badly if it weren't for the helmet. Even with the helmet, I managed to bruise my left brow bone. I could not turn my head for a few days..
Was very glad I had gloves on. That saved the pads of my left hand from getting torn open, although I had pain at my thumb pad for about a week.
Bruised the side of my left knee, but the worst damage was to my left elbow, which I still can't put pressure on, although it is healing, thank goodness!
I have since added elbow pads to my gear.
The bike: handle bar came loose. I had to totally readjust the entire stem as well. It all went sideways.
Seat loose & went off to the side. Luggage rack deeply scarred, my first gear on the Shimano gear is messed up. It hit rocks, and it has a huge scratched up marr. After readjusting all damages on the bike, I took it out 2 days later. Lots of weird screeching. Pulled over, took my front tire off & readjusted it. I carry my bike tools with me.
I'm still trying to get my confidence back up. My bike is a Class 1 & 2. I don't have the need for speed, but I now ride with too much caution & that too can be dangerous. I'm working on it though! I'm even scared to go downhill on those gravel paths, but I need to get over it.
If yall want to purchase a bike like these, my company sells a great product like this one. you can get it in 15 days domestically in the United States.
What were the specifications of the bike you were writing?
Got my first pedal assist, slowed down to make kind of a tight turn, started to pedal out of it and the pedal assist kicked in. It took off like hell and damn near dumped it. Watch out, that one could get ya.
also if you are overweight the gravity is gonna have an effect on the grip, espcially in wet or moist conditions
The old man 👴 slip and fall mistake riding to fast 💨 in the grass eating ice cream 🍦 and a hot dog 🌭 at the same time 🤪😜
Thank you Dr. and yes, I’m a survivor of e-bike accidents which of any kind would have been avoided by not riding. Anywho the brain trauma made me forget the pain but made me realize safety is important and I upgraded my himiway beyond recommended specific areas. I absolutely love my cruiser and mildly grazed it a couple times on a couple occasions learning to navigate,…..but the experience is the best training!❤ bless you
I just built my e bike it's very fast and it takes experience...hands down good tips.
Did your warranty cover ur damages
Your max speed with the 15000W is only 51 it should be 75 to 80 tho
One moment you’re riding wild and free, and then the next minute you’re kissing the pavement. Be careful out there!
Oh kids, get a live!! As a kids this happened to us 3 times on a daily base.
I want to buy this bike what is it called and where can I buy it?
Bro you fell my man you made this like it’s super serious
bizarre analysis of the world's slowest get off.
He was also not concerned 😧 with other people on the trail
That damn mud smh. Glad you weren't hurt !
Bike parts much easier to replace than human parts right Doc ??
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Thank you brother! And you're absolutely right about that. Very grateful that I wasn't hurt. Thank you for watching!
It's a motorbike.
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You hit your front brake, that’s why you fell
Can u post links to the gear u have?
I fall all the time on my dirt bike I'm almost an expert at it Glad your ok
Hahaha thanks for watching and thank you for your kind comment brother 🙏🏽
I learnt hard as well. I think you -will make sure when you go off road, you -will make sure air pressure is correct. Oh and if not, 1 put your right foot down 2 hit the throttle with purpose to keep your ass end from sliding out from under you. Practice it in the hard compacted dirt. Nice bike!
I think it's all about your lack of skills and experiences. Would have known if you started riding bicycles since your childhood.
Should have stayed on the path firmly and steering well enough in the right moment in speeds or not speeds.
Or once it's out of path let it go straight and get back on in no rush and in confident way.
Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment brother! You’re absolutely right! This accident was a reflection of my lack of skills and experience. I’m trying to learn from my mistakes so I can enhance my skills and gain more experience.
I've never heard of a hip protector.
Yea that turn is a handfull. (I know from experience) Thank god your ok tho
Thank you for watching! I've seen you wobble a couple times, and now I know why. LOL But at least you didn't fall!
@@healthye-rider8651 Practice makes perfect!
15,000 Watts! That's a lot of acceleration on demand. Ironic that those tires look designed to minimize hydroplaning, except on wet grass I guess.
I have a much more low key ebike, but I really took your advice on proper padding. Even with the weather warming up I won't even get on my peddle power road bike without at least full finger padded gloves and a helmet for a casual ride. Glad it was relatively minor and you just shook it off. That bike is a beast. Take care bro.
Thank you so much for watching my content and leaving thoughtful comments. I apologize for the delayed responses - adjusting to being a new dad. It really is a lot of power. I thought I’d be just fine with these tires. They were recommended by other bike owners. To be quite fair and honest I need to improve my riding skills. There’s a lot I did wrong here, but I learned some valuable lessons, so in that respect it was worth it. I’m so happy to hear that you’re playing it smart and protecting your precious head and hands. Stay safe brother. 🙏🏽❤️
Mine is 15000w as well with 26" wheels and 4" tyres
@@eliamasi8538 Is that legal where you live?
@@aebalc hi..no it isn't but I can restrict it to 15.5 mph which gives it a much lower wattage output on my display screen and makes it a lot easier to ride but de-restricted the acceleration is brutal and with 4" tyres it literally feels like it floats over grass,i would have been happy with less than 15000w but it'll do🙂
Hey there's is something I need to ask you have a 15000watt ebike with a 200amp controller can you please tell me how much amp are you pulling from the controller to do 15000watt because they said that they used the same 200amp controller for the 12000watt ebike as well I was hoping you could find out or try to make scenes about this because I'm not too far from getting mines now can you please help 😉
Hey bro. I don’t have the equipment to actually measure this. Wish I could help out. When you get yours let me know what you find out!
Do you live in south jersey
Sir yes sir, scissor hands on point
Spill any curry?
I'm very interested in purchasing an e bike from your affiliate. I'm 6'5 300 pounds. Is there a bigger model? What do you recommend?
Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment brother! There is only one standard frame size. I know guys who are 6’2 and 6’4” who ride this bike comfortably. If you can find someone who has one you can try out that would be your best bet. I think the carrying capacity is 350 lbs, but I would double check with the manufacturer. Message me on Instagram @healthyerider and I’ll send you the link if that’s cool with you.