Mountain Biking - The admissions thread.

If you have something that you want to admit, admit it here. I have a couple things I want to admit.

1) I have a bad fear of heights.

2)I have no feeling at all in my left hand but can move my fingers.

1) I also have quite a big fear of height

Can't think of anything else right now.

1 - I fear heights
2 - I am missing 2 fingers on my left hand and only have one knuckle in the pnky and index finger.
3 - dumb people really annoy me

1. I'm one of those people he mentioned ^

2. I suck at manuals

3. I also suck at live for speed

1) I try to race everyone on a MTB/roadie on my way to school everyday.

2) I'm scared to do some things on my bike that I'm sure I can.

3) I spend way too much time behind my laptop. Damned rain!

For those who say they fear heights do you actually fear heights or fear falling? I think there's a difference.

im scared as balls of falling, cause i broke both my arms within 8 months of each other, ill also admit that my helmet makes me look queer...haha

hmmm im afraid of snakes... i think (altough i know is not true) that i can handle a battle with wolfs, coyotes, even bears jeje but not with snakes....

Both for me. I can't step near an edge without freezing and getting dizzy...

Fear of falling/ crashing is odd, I can ride full tilt and crash and not worry about it, stick me on a drop and for some reason THAT crashing worries me

i fear the yeti. and my theory is that he just IS blurry. that is even worse. there is a big, blurry thing on the loose, and he needs a haircut.

Not trying to sound tuff, or like a big man, but honestly I can't say there is much I am afraid of, I guess loosing loved ones would be my biggest fear, other than that I guess I'll try just about anything I think, not sure if that makes me ballsy, or just stupid, maybe a lethal combination of both :) I do no my limits though, and live within them, I know I'm not going to be hucking a back flip on my Dirt Bike or doing sick 40' gaps on my Mt. Bike, so I guess that can vouch for a liitle sence in my noggen. Just watched episode 8 of Drop nwhen Dude shatters his heals, and man that's a reality check :(

Im afraid of making stupid mistakes, thats where people get hurt.

I am open to new things. I did dirt jumps for the first time today. Yea, i crashed but I learned from it. I had alot of fun.

I'm scared of heights/falling.

Large spiders(like dinner-plate size tarantulas...)

I'm scared of asking out girls.(on dates and such. I can talk to people I like, just not ask them out. how ******** is that?)

hell, I'm scared of alot of things. It would take too long to type them all out here.

hell, I'm scared of alot of things. It would take too long to type them all out here.

so what you're saying is that you're scared of typing too? :D

so what you're saying is that you're scared of typing too? :D

ahh, ummmm....


:cry:

1) Afraid to ask girls out on dates, just like forum rider
2) Fear of heights/fear of falling
3) Crowds, I hate large groups of people, so no on the club/bar scene
4) Failure, it's what drives me through school...I don't want to end up homeless.

I'm not really blonde.
My hair turned completely white when I was 22.
It's never changed.

I'm not afraid of heights at all,it's not uncommon for me to be 60ft off the ground on the peak of a house. I don't like Horses, big powerful animals.My wife just got a new horse and I won't have anything to do with it.

I'm not really blonde.
My hair turned completely white when I was 22.
It's never changed.

Was it because you got into an accident and couldn't come to school? :D

Was it because you got into an accident and couldn't come to school? :D


"Hmmmmm,mmmmmm,mmmmm...."

1.) Fear of heights also
2.) Anal about lots of stuff
3.) What, do you really think I'm going to give you guys more ammo? ;)

Koffee

Numer 2 is enough ammo :D

Numer 2 is enough ammo :D
:roflmao:

For those who say they fear heights do you actually fear heights or fear falling? I think there's a difference.
Im not afraid of falling. I love the adrenalin rush when that happens like on a roller coaster or such. what I AM afraid of is that sudden stop at the end of a fall. I am deathly to the point of getting dizzy afraid of rising, like on a coaster,or when I have to go up the ladder to clean my gutters(3 story house). once I get up there Im fine. also Im afraid to lose my temper. Im like a person standing beside myself saying calm the heck down when I lose it. I get angry but fear not being angry responsibly and going nuts. bugs, spiders,snakes wildlife etc. are cool unless they startle me then its the fear of my temper all over again because I want to kill them. I was afraid of water as a kid due to almost drowning but my older brother cured that by beating the crap out of me in the water and doing the hold me under till I almost drown again thing. hes over 50 now and I can kick his arse! he wont go near the water now though so I dont get to. as you can tell by my posts I am not afraid to say dumb things or ask dumb questions. having kids helps a person get over a lot of fears

I don't have the capital to buy a $$$$ FS bike.

I'm afraid of breaking my jaw or teeth when I wipe out.

I don't mind snakes, am afraid of black widow spiders (some live in the garage.)

I'm not as handsome or intelligent as I seem on the internet.

*SNIP*....

I'm not as handsome or intelligent as I seem on the internet.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Women everywhere are just dying a little inside knowing this. :D

Koffee

If you have something that you want to admit, admit it here....

2)I have no feeling at all in my left hand but can move my fingers.

I have this problem, but just on my little finger and half my ring finger (which maps to specific nerves). This is a result of a fall on the ice as a pedestrian in 1989. It was weird at first, but now I don't notice it.

Second admission: I have a great fear of asking people to do things. I hate calling up people and asking them to volunteer. I hate asking people to show up at meetings. This is not a good characteristic in a middle manager ;)

I am always amused when reading this forum.

Me too. Mtb'ers are funny! :)

Koffee

Afraid to admit who i like, but that's just due to peer pressure. Otherwise, no problem.
Have a grudge against those who humiliate me, forever.
Was afraid of hitting drops/anything risky - being abstinent.

1. I am very well endowed.

2. Chicks can't get enough of me.

3. Sometimes my imagination gets the best of me. ;)

For those who say they fear heights do you actually fear heights or fear falling? I think there's a difference.

Both.

1. I am very well endowed.

2. Chicks can't get enough of me.

3. Sometimes my imagination gets the best of me. ;)

Are you socks big too? :D

1: I am sh*t scared of rats (they want to eat me I know it!)
2: I am afraid of falling on rocks, not the big ones like I did this morning, but the head and torso sized ones that break bones.
3: I'm faster at night ( cant see the rocks until your on them)
4: I cant go past a junk pile. ( you know when they have those swap-your-rubbish kerbside collections)

I'm afraid of being wrong someday.... :lol:

I'm not scared of asphalt, but my face is!

I am scared of the dark and scary movies.

For those who say they fear heights do you actually fear heights or fear falling? I think there's a difference.
I'm not sure but this is especially obvious when say, I climb a long set of stairs into an old castles tower, come out at the top and it's really high up I just stay as far away from the edge as I can. In my case I think it's much more fear of falling off that height rather than being scared of the actual height. :o

EDIT: Yeah, I just remember I'm quite scared of pitch dark places.

1. I race and i dont come last, normally in the bottom 5 however.

1. I race and i dont come last, normally in the bottom 5 however.

Yes, I am afraid that any time I'm not dead last in a BMX race, it's simply charity. I'd like to thank Paul for crashing last night and giving me my 4th place finish. Had the guy he tangled with not gotten up so quickly, I could have had a shameful 3rd place.

1. not afraid of heights (Roofer by trade)

2. secretly hate guys in spandex on $4,000.00 bikes who couldn't pass my grandmother on a tricycle

-I suck at wheelies
-Im not to good at manuals
-I am afraid of the drunk farmer who always chases us with a tractor when we ride on his land (we have permission but he always forgets because hes always drunk)

I am terrified of big spiders, the little ones I can easily crush
I am very simplistic, utilitarian. Hence, I ride a single-speed MTB and road bike, and the road bike only has a front brake. Just the bare essentials.
I take stupid, but calculated risks
I am on the verge of alcoholism (maybe)
I hate just about everyone I meet, unless I have something in common.
I am very poor.

I forgot, I'm slightly duckfooted on my right foot (no, I don't have webbings between toes, when I walk my right foot is angled outwards, it ain't straight, partly to do with the knee I think :( )

I realized I'm afraid of being buried alive, that would suck so much.

1)Baldness
2)Drowning
3)Another back surgery

I hate asking for money owed to me. i.e., asking for Rent money from my roommate.

I hate spiders bigger than the size of a quarter.

I suck at personal finances. I still haven't done my taxes.

I'm a big time procrastinator. Many times to my detriment.

I have lost all feeling in my little and middle toe on my left foot permanantly by crushing some nerve endings yesterday. I also don't like asking people for money which they owe but don't mind asking to borrow money.

Hopper, can I borrow a few notes off ya?

What notes??? If I can help then why not.

I also do stupid things, dangerous and embarassing. I was talking with some of my female friends and one was complaining about how guys don't uderstand how hard it is to walk in high heels. I said it can't be that hard so she offered me her shoes, 4inch leather boots that go up to about the bottom of your knee. Well I accepted, didnt do them up though... too tight. I also believe that women who complain about high heels are lying, I jogged up and down some stairs, did a little jig and even chased her to get my normal shoes back. However I did all this after her school play and there were about 150 girls there and lots of teachers... very embarrising. Then my mate decided to kick me in the balls to check whether I was a guy or not... needless to say that added injury to insult:(