I was on the middle of a 3000 ft descent when my handlebars broke from my bike and I hit the deck. Steerer tube snapped in half. Luckily, I had to stop at the only red light on the descent and the break happened as I was sprinting back up to speed and the car behind me stopped. Escaped with only a banged knee. Was literally just sprinting out of corners going 30-40mph, so lucky it didnt happen there.
Bike is a ~6 year old BMC TM02 that I have ridden for 3 years. I have never crashed it before and my friend I got it from didn't crash as far as I know. No cosmetic damage from a previous crash either. Stem bolts were not over tightened. Stem was slammed.
Obviously has me pretty rattled. Any ideas on how this could have happened?
Bike is a ~6 year old BMC TM02 that I have ridden for 3 years. I have never crashed it before and my friend I got it from didn't crash as far as I know. No cosmetic damage from a previous crash either. Stem bolts were not over tightened. Stem was slammed.
Obviously has me pretty rattled. Any ideas on how this could have happened?