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Anybody do some serious mountain biking here?
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alien amp pharm
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I wear full football pads and helmet whenever I go mountain biking. If I can get my speed up sometimes I'll leap from my bicycle and tackle a rider coming the opposite direction.
Seriously though, I've been mtn. biking about 10 times this year so far. I usually don't do the extreme hardcore stuff, but try to hit the intermediate courses a lot. I enjoy the gradual uphill climb over a long distance the best. It's definately a fun thing to do.
Seriously though, I've been mtn. biking about 10 times this year so far. I usually don't do the extreme hardcore stuff, but try to hit the intermediate courses a lot. I enjoy the gradual uphill climb over a long distance the best. It's definately a fun thing to do.
sigweed
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were you downhilling, or just hitting a decline on a XC ride?
I used to race XC, and one of the courses had this steep decline with lots of roots and rocks and stuff, but i just sucked up it up and blew down it, only to find a sharp turn at the bottom with sand everywhere... my bike just flew out from underneath me and my thigh got its ass kicked, much like your shoulder.
I used to race XC, and one of the courses had this steep decline with lots of roots and rocks and stuff, but i just sucked up it up and blew down it, only to find a sharp turn at the bottom with sand everywhere... my bike just flew out from underneath me and my thigh got its ass kicked, much like your shoulder.
sigweed said:
Downhilling.
Damn path was all muddy, with trees and rocks on both sides. And the angle of inclination was like 30+ degrees. I went over a 15ft rockface at like 30-40mph and landed on a hard piece of mud and my axle, shock system and front brakes just went OUT......lol Which sent me flying over my handlebars and and runnign smack into a sort of bush, right side...hence the cuts.
Thank god for warranties......it was a composite Scwhinn frame.
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Ulcasterdropout
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been there, done that. Woodchuck popped out, I went flying face first, my right palm got it the worst though.
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PIGEON-RAT
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damn bro your frame broke? that's pretty fuckin hard to do.
i used to do a good deal of mountain biking, but sadly haven't been doing as much as i would like the past 2 years. the worst accident on trails that i've had, i was flying down a hill, hit a slight incline and was airborne, still flying downward. landed on my front wheel, which actually bent sideways at like a 60 degree angle, and pushed myself to the side to avoid crashing my crotch down on the frame. i was ripped up all over from that spill. the best part was seeing everyone's stares as i carried my bike all bloodied and muddied, with my shirt torn up.
i used to do a good deal of mountain biking, but sadly haven't been doing as much as i would like the past 2 years. the worst accident on trails that i've had, i was flying down a hill, hit a slight incline and was airborne, still flying downward. landed on my front wheel, which actually bent sideways at like a 60 degree angle, and pushed myself to the side to avoid crashing my crotch down on the frame. i was ripped up all over from that spill. the best part was seeing everyone's stares as i carried my bike all bloodied and muddied, with my shirt torn up.
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alien amp pharm
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PIGEON-RAT said:
I bet they were all still staring at your hideous face, not the bike and blood.
I dunno bout doin 40mph on mtn bike trails, very few non-pros could control a bike at that speed on dirt. I've done high 40's on a road bike but that's an entirely different ball of wax. Most maintained trails have a posted limit of 20mph anyway....you're lucky some tree huggin Sierra club zealot didn't send a lynch mob after you.
