I managed an off that was (apparently) quite spectacular....
Laidback of this parish witnessed most of it & gives a far better explanation than I do, if he sees this, I'm sure he'll correct me.
Tour of East Lothian last year. I'd insisted on taking the short route back to Embra since I'd
hugely overestimated my fitness.
(Laidback took the photo, I'm on the bent & Mr Magnolia is in front)
A few km after the photo, the road starts to drop and take some switchbacks. We'd not seen a car for 20km, so I started to take some fairly aggressive lines through the corners & was having a ball.
There was a left corner, which, like all the others, was obscured by the hill, so I carried on taking a little more speed into each consecutive corner. Unfortunately, as I came round this corner, there was some very uneven road surface, then the bend tightened & the descent got steeper. I remember having the choice between coming off on the road & missing the bend & going into the trees, so I came off, at upwards of 30mph, I think....
Torn pair of tights, a nasty bit of road rash that was a pain to get healed & a hugely dented ego were the costs. Unfortunately, Laidback was too busy cornering to photograph the event & the written description is less spectacular...
Laidback will have to offer opinions on style: but I was quite style-less in the aftermath, but trying to see which parts of your bike/outfit you might have damaged is never cool