Dropped the bike

[Big IV]

The first time I dropped my bike, I was mad, and while I fussed my wife picked it up. Other times I've taken care of it myself.

As others have said, at least you're okay. Keep your mind on your ride, but keep riding.

[musclehead]

there's two kinds of valk riders, those that have dropped thier bike and those that will.

there might be a sub heading for those that have lied about NOT dropping thier bike 

[bigguy]

I've had five bikes. I dropped them a LOT the first year, fewer times the second year, and less and less in subsequent years. I've only dropped the Valk once, and that was recently. I shouldn't have been riding. I'd just found out I had cancer and my mind wasn't in a good place. I started to pull straight through an intersection, changed my mind after I started rolling and decided to make a right. Then I saw the truck I was pulling out in front of. I hit the brake barely moving with forks hard over. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I don't ride like that normally, and I won't ride like that again.
I've learned to keep my body and head straight as I come to a stop. This includes at intersections. I look for traffic AFTER I've come to a complete stop. Like dubsvalk says, I keep my right foot on the brake until completely stopped, so that I'm using both brakes. I also think about where I stop. I look for holes, dips, and soft spots, as well as suspicious stains on the road. (oil, tranny fluid, water, etc.) I've also learned to look for piles of leaves or pine needles. They can be as slick as ice.
Finally, I get in a little PLP at least a few times a month, practicing stops, and turns from a stop.