No that's a wall Dan!!!

[Cycling Dan]

Some miscommunication between different parts of my body, target fixation and a lot of f@cks
Easy corner. Noob rider alert
Nothing hurt but my pride
She has a crack in her face but she's still smashing
*Swearing warning*

 

[Vapin' Joe]

A classic case of target fixation, looking at what you want to avoid instead of where you want to go. 95% of steering is done with the eyes.

We've all been there.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Noob rider

 

[GrasB]

Opps! What I can't figure out is why that bend in particular.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Opps! What I can't figure out is why that bend in particular.

Target Fixation is much more likely to take hold on a gentle bend in my experience. You have more time to let eyes wander till they lock on something they shouldn't.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

^ and since the back brake has the effect of standing the bike up, it was never going to lean in (which in fairness he did try to do before freezing like a rabbit in headlights)

 

[GrasB]

To me there was a potential cresting/surface fall away problem on that corner. That made it a very low hit for target fixation. A much more problematic corner for me was the second in the video, I was waiting for the wall to stop blocking the view for a long time.

 

[fossyant]

There isnt even a corner there. Stick to pedal bikes. Heh heh.

 

[GrasB]

There isnt even a corner there. Stick to pedal bikes. Heh heh.

So you knocked the hole in the wall just to Dan's left first then

 

[Globalti]

Was the first utterance a "D'OH!" as in Bart Simpson?

Braking and cornering just don't mix.

 

[Andy_R]

not exactly Guy Martin.......

 

[Cycling Dan]

not exactly Guy Martin.......

Agreed, my was relativly slow while his crashes arnt.

 

[cd365]

Terrible bit of riding there!!!

 

[Archie_tect]

What... why.... how....

 

[GrasB]

What... why.... how....

eye/motor memory coordination. Basically if you look at what you don't want to hit then 9 times out of 10 you'll hit it. If you look away from it then 9 times out of 10 you'll go around it. He concentrated on/ started looked at the wall because he wanted to avoid it & from that moment on was always going to end up with a crunch.