My worse crash was on a mtn bike.
I justed finished putting new SPD pedals on my bike when a friend and at least a half dozen of her hot friends drove by and waved. I knew they were heading to the dock on the north side of Long Pond. So I finished up, grabbed my old beat up mtn bike shoes and headed out North Long Pond Road for a ride with the plan to swing up on the ladies all cool guy like.
I ripped some technical single track to the Fire tower road and then cruised down to Long Pond trail which leads to the floating dock where the hot sun bathers were.
The dock was in fact full with the anticipated level of hotness.
My friend saw me as I rode up onto the boardwalk that lead out to the floating dock. She jumped up in a very nice bikini and started down the dock towards me. As she got close with those tantalizing tan lines I slide my left heel to release and step off my bike. My old shoes were really worn and I did not release. I quickly tried the right to no avail and really cranked on the left as she was now right in front of me.
The force of the panic of not releasing now tilted me, still locked in, off the boardwalk into about 18 -20 inches of water. I landed, safely avoiding any submerged rocks but still locked into the bike. My nose was just barley out of the water and I spat frantically as water lapped over my head.
Looking up I stared at a line of bikini clad ladies who couldn't understand why I was lying in the lake on my bike struggling to breathe.
Finally I maneuvered into a position where I could untie my shoe and save myself. I climbed up sputtering about old shoes in new pedals but the milfoil hanging from my head only added to the utter embarrassment. I quickly mounted and disappeared into the Grafton woods....