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I was on holiday in Noosa with my misses about 9 years ago and we rented some bicycles to cycle around. I was being a nob and cycling everywhere no handed/generally being cocky. Going down a big hill I decided to lower my saddle a little without stopping, standing no handed and using the quick release. I veered left to avoid a car and my front wheel got caught in a drain cover and i flew off and slid down the road about six foot. Had some nasty gravel rash, but the biggest casualty was my confidence, i didn't ride a bike for about a year after that.