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03-21-04, 10:09 PM
This morning a bunch of locals met up at a nearby mtb stomping ground. It was a DH ride, and most of these guys are pushers when it comes to going up - so I took off (figured I'd get a run in while they pushed) and pedaled up. One guy - and his dog - came with. We get to the top of the "Zipper" and take off. The run goes smooth untill the very last part. There is two small drops in a row on a very steep trail. The first is about 1.5' - the next about 4' and they are about 8 feet apart. I usualy just lean back drop the first and manual between the two and drop the next. However the guys dog decides to pass me right as I unweight my front wheel. I nail him in the side as he knocks me off line - I lean forward trying to gain control, but end up pinching the dog between my front wheel and the ground - the dog yelps and jumps causing my wheel to go 90 degrees and hit the dirt just past the lip of the first drop and forcing me airborne, away from my bike and head first over the second drop. I hit my noggin, roll, slide on my belly and then my bike decides to land chainring first on my head. Thank god for helmets.
The carnage -
Me - just fine, other than a sore neck. (good pads)
Dog - Better than me.
Gear - helmet will have to be replaced and and because of it's mutiple cracks and exposed foam it will end up on my story wall (in the bike room). Pads are cut and torn a bit but did their job.
Bike - One stantion on the JrT was badly scratched - about 8 scratches, the worst being about 1 mm deep. Since the lower crown is a press fit I will probably have to replace both sides and the lower crown.
The carnage -
Me - just fine, other than a sore neck. (good pads)
Dog - Better than me.
Gear - helmet will have to be replaced and and because of it's mutiple cracks and exposed foam it will end up on my story wall (in the bike room). Pads are cut and torn a bit but did their job.
Bike - One stantion on the JrT was badly scratched - about 8 scratches, the worst being about 1 mm deep. Since the lower crown is a press fit I will probably have to replace both sides and the lower crown.