Google Map of Ride

Today I had my first crash on my bike. I was riding at Glenrock, Newcastle once again. After doing a few of the jumps on the short track I thought I’d make my way onto the larger trail and do the big loop. I came up to a blind corner with a bit of speed, I turned left to find myself going down a fairly steep gradient. The track was rutted and damp from the previous rain. I attempted to slow down by using my brakes however my wheels clogged up with mud and just started sliding. I managed to hold on for a bit but eventually slid into a rut which threw my balance off to the left. In a split second I went headfirst into some shrubs then WHACK hit my head/helmet on what I think was the ground. This caused me to do a front flip which was kind of smooth as I had my camel pack cushioning my back. I eventually came to a stop to find my shoe was about 2m up the hill.