Crash but no burn?

[e.man]

Today a few friends and I decided to go scope out some new hills and do a bit of riding. Well we found a pretty quick hill, tops out at about 40mph. Anyway my friends were done and I was bombing it as they followed me. I pretty much did a straight bomb and got to around 40mph. I feel a few slight tweaks in my board no biggie, then I think about speed wobbles and BAM I get them. So fall and I slide about 20+ ft on a freshly paved road. I get up and barely have a scratch on me! I checked my body, I have one mark on my arm from when I was sliding on my back and flipped myself so I could slide on my gloves. That was it.

Anyone else had a crash where you get up, and to your surprise you're barely scathed?

[Wolfin]

Today a few friends and I decided to go scope out some new hills and do a bit of riding. Well we found a pretty quick hill, tops out at about 40mph. Anyway my friends were done and I was bombing it as they followed me. I pretty much did a straight bomb and got to around 40mph. I feel a few slight tweaks in my board no biggie, then I think about speed wobbles and BAM I get them. So fall and I slide about 20+ ft on a freshly paved road. I get up and barely have a scratch on me! I checked my body, I have one mark on my arm from when I was sliding on my back and flipped myself so I could slide on my gloves. That was it.

Anyone else had a crash where you get up, and to your surprise you're barely scathed?

Of course, this is what leathers are for.

Also if you know you're going down, gloves+knee pad slide.

[mateo]

same thing happened to me the other day, right as i hit 50mph i hit a rough patch and started wobbling so i went into a shut down slide lost my board and ended up just sliding about 30-40ft ive got a little rash on my lower back but nothing bad at all. I love knowing how to properly fall

[xtreme23]

same thing happened to me the other day, right as i hit 50mph i hit a rough patch and started wobbling so i went into a shut down slide lost my board and ended up just sliding about 30-40ft ive got a little rash on my lower back but nothing bad at all. I love knowing how to properly fall

learning to properly fall in any sport = win

[Hawthorne]

I'm lucking. I've never actually fallen from my longboard faster than 5mph. So win win for me Btw i do go out and bomb hills at 45mph+

[UltyHuck13]

I'm lucking. I've never actually fallen from my longboard faster than 5mph. So win win for me Btw i do go out and bomb hills at 45mph+

congrats on enlarging your e-penis. would you like fries with that?

[Hawthorne]

congrats on enlarging your e-penis. would you like fries with that?

How did i enlarge my e-peen? Considering all i said is that i've never fallen?... douche.

[UltyHuck13]

How did i enlarge my e-peen? Considering all i said is that i've never fallen?... douche.

that was intended to be humorous, I guess the fries didn't communicate that. I'll add more smilies next time

[FightinIrishPJ]

nope, i just get hurt when i fall.. still learning the art of bailing... damn you Kona... lol

[klixx]

i roll, since i live in florida and dong to verry fast. but if i do bail i roll, usually never have road rash if i do. ive fallen in the same place like 4 times road rash on my left elbow twice.