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by Psyonic 1406 days ago
"Better not hop on a city bike with it in my backpack, ’cause what if I fall?"

How often do people fall on bikes? I biked for years in SF with my work laptop and never had an issue.

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I've been bicycling my whole life, so I've got a bit of practice, but I've only fallen once, when the steering column of the crappy foldable bike I was using at the time broke off. My laptop easily survived the crash: when you fall from a bike, you don't fall on your back.
The first few stops with toe clips are pretty dicey.
At least he can ride a bike.
lol, fair enough.
I bike nearly every day, it's been years since I fell and, if my memory serves me, I fell because I was being a goofball with friends or something along those lines.