Falling off is nothing to do with not being up to the job, its just finding your own limits and pushing them a little bit too much.
I beg to differ, here’s why.
A crash of any sort, however you look at it, is normally the result of something going wrong and therefore is usually preventable. The cause of it can be one or several of many variables. If you want to learn from any crash, as you should, then analyse the likely causes. E.g. loss of grip from front tyre, too much speed, unfamiliar with trail etc.
All stuff that can be rectified really with skill and experience, we all assess things like this whilst we’re riding anyway. The better you get at it, the better you’ll get at maximising speed for any given situation.
Yes I know the pro’s crash a lot, but in a race situation it’s about finding every last bit of speed possible and the only true way to find the limit is to go beyond it. Which explains the scars over my arms and legs over the years and numerous trips to the hospital 😀