Mountain Biking - Vagrant's first jumps!

okay, i have to preface these photos with the fact that i have never jumped a mountain bike before. infact, i am on this forum more than i ever get to ride :rolleyes: i think this jump is about 15-18 feet. sorry it is hard to really see the jump and stuff, maybe another time i can get better pics. these were taken off of video...so i have a clip of the actual crash! not sure how i can show you guys video...

here is the aftermath of my very first jump...ever:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Mountain%20Biking/BrianMichaud03.jpg

so now i know why seats should be kept very low. i was trying to keep the Thomson Elite insignia out of the seat tube :rolleyes: i ended up scuffing it up far worse had it been there to begin with. the nads are okay...i think my butt took the brunt of of it. thank god:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00176.jpg

lesson learned :(

these were the successful subsequent jumps:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Mountain%20Biking/BrianMichaud02.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Mountain%20Biking/BrianMichaud01.jpg

I'll give you a 9.5 on crash style.The shin in the fork /foot aginst the tire is a advanced combo move that is sure to impress the judges. Very Nice.:D

The first pic has convinced me that I never ever want to try jumping

very nice dude. what do you have on there, a nixon? or is it a travis...

Have to have a first crash sometime.

Hah excellent mate!

Very tidy effort!

thats one sturdy front wheel you got if its still straight.

hahhahah

thanks guys!

it is a Travis single 150 (1.5 steerer)

thats one sturdy front wheel you got if its still straight.
well...probably a little misleading pic. i didn't come down on it like that. basically came up short on the double and then was catapulted over the bars. but i could certainly see why you thought i landed full force on front.;)

Wow that first pic looks like it sucked! I could see a broken leg out of that easily. Glad you're alright. I have yet to try any jumps and your first picture definitely didn't help my confidence.

Awesome! Nice to see the bike being used for what it was build for! Man that bike is sexy!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Mountain%20Biking/BrianMichaud03.jpg




Ahahaha! Awesome! :lol:

Respect is due from everyone who knows what's going through your head at that moment.

Hey buddy!!!

I fell on my first jump ever to, and also got it on camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/wethepeople101/me/wethepeople-untitled.jpg

I'll give you a 9.5 on crash style.The shin in the fork /foot aginst the tire is a advanced combo move that is sure to impress the judges. Very Nice.:D

Another 9.5 from the Canadian judge.

Way to keep at it though! So how does the bike feel?

Nice.

Also new Avatar.:D:D

Another 9.5 from the Canadian judge.

Way to keep at it though! So how does the bike feel?
it kind of had a chopper feel to it. i imagine the long travel fork. i am not use to that, but it is feeling better pretty quick. i think i might finally learn to manual and wheelie with it. it seems pretty adept at that.

Nice.

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hahahhaha...that's awesome:p

Nice.

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You need to put "Flavor of the month" as the title, then you win.

Nice.

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I think we should all change our avatar to that one!

You need to put "Flavor of the month" as the title, then you win.
ok. :D:D

:o

That picture is classic. I'm going to follow the trend :D

Was just admireing the rear cog setup last night, Even showed the wife how you did it! now I can show her some pics of how well the bike performs! Great job!:D

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

I too learned the hard whay when jumping my XC HT going down the trail with the seat up. NOT a good idea. I now lower my seat about 1.5 inches on the trails that have jumps to make it a little easier.

hahahahah nice