Why I should not ride without wearing armour
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Why I should not ride without wearing armour
Just a small rant ...
I decide to go for a ride (my first REAL ride of the year). Its been raining for a couple of days and I was able to get out yesterday relatively unscathed (banged my shin) which is all good. I hop on my bike not wearing any armour just planning on doing the beginning of Mel's Dilema and Emerald Forest. Two fairly rooty trails that are wet but pretty basic as far as local trails go. I am ripping it up pretty good except for a lot of slipping due to wet roots. I am more aggressive than last year as my front end doesn't feel like it will snap. When I hit a soft spot and I do an endo slamming my left knee into the stem. I hop back on and see a drop that I couldn't hit last year. I nail it and decide to play again. This second time I endo landing flat on my back. I keep going and there is a small jump. I land it fine but my foot slips off spinning the crank around driving the nice new pins I got into my shin.
I then come home and decide to play the trials game. Trackstands, attempted nose wheelies, pivot front and rear and a lot of attempts at rear wheel hops (all of which failed arg)...one slip on a rear wheel hop and I have a bloody right shin andf then after a failed j-hop I slam (much harder) my right knee into the stem and end up crumpled on the ground.
I finally decide to go home and ice my knees and get ready for tommorows ride. Man do I miss this riding thing. I almost forgot what it was like. Oh and the moral. I was a dumbass! I can't do xc, I need to wear armour 100% of the time when I ride as I can't just go out and pedal. I am such a dumbass and that was my first lesson of the year.
Cheers.
I decide to go for a ride (my first REAL ride of the year). Its been raining for a couple of days and I was able to get out yesterday relatively unscathed (banged my shin) which is all good. I hop on my bike not wearing any armour just planning on doing the beginning of Mel's Dilema and Emerald Forest. Two fairly rooty trails that are wet but pretty basic as far as local trails go. I am ripping it up pretty good except for a lot of slipping due to wet roots. I am more aggressive than last year as my front end doesn't feel like it will snap. When I hit a soft spot and I do an endo slamming my left knee into the stem. I hop back on and see a drop that I couldn't hit last year. I nail it and decide to play again. This second time I endo landing flat on my back. I keep going and there is a small jump. I land it fine but my foot slips off spinning the crank around driving the nice new pins I got into my shin.
I then come home and decide to play the trials game. Trackstands, attempted nose wheelies, pivot front and rear and a lot of attempts at rear wheel hops (all of which failed arg)...one slip on a rear wheel hop and I have a bloody right shin andf then after a failed j-hop I slam (much harder) my right knee into the stem and end up crumpled on the ground.
I finally decide to go home and ice my knees and get ready for tommorows ride. Man do I miss this riding thing. I almost forgot what it was like. Oh and the moral. I was a dumbass! I can't do xc, I need to wear armour 100% of the time when I ride as I can't just go out and pedal. I am such a dumbass and that was my first lesson of the year.
Cheers.
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Lesson Learned. I just bought new shin pads today.
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well, we all live and learn, eh?
i'm recovering from a broken leg right now, and am really itchin' to ride. i know i'll ride even harder than before, but i will wear more protective gear, for sure. it really does put a hamper on things when you seriously injure yourself. it's finally kicking in that i'm not industructable, and it sucks.
i'm recovering from a broken leg right now, and am really itchin' to ride. i know i'll ride even harder than before, but i will wear more protective gear, for sure. it really does put a hamper on things when you seriously injure yourself. it's finally kicking in that i'm not industructable, and it sucks.
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I went for a cruise after work today, but couldn't ride as long as I wanted to since the sun was setting. I didn't fall.... not even once
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My lesson of the year, "Make sure you have plenty of replacement parts of critical pieces for your bike!"
I sheared the main pivot bolt on my Uzzi, and haven't ridden off-road in two, make that three weeks. Parts are on order and I'm forced into being a roadie. Did I mention I really don't like being a roadie!
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I sheared the main pivot bolt on my Uzzi, and haven't ridden off-road in two, make that three weeks. Parts are on order and I'm forced into being a roadie. Did I mention I really don't like being a roadie!
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Originally posted by DiL
That just means you weren't trying hard enough!
That just means you weren't trying hard enough!
Yeah.... I didn't want to risk being injured or having a mechanical with only 1 hour of light left. Getting stuck in the woods overnight isn't my idea of fun
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Originally posted by a2psyklnut
My lesson of the year, "Make sure you have plenty of replacement parts of critical pieces for your bike!"
I sheared the main pivot bolt on my Uzzi, and haven't ridden off-road in two, make that three weeks. Parts are on order and I'm forced into being a roadie. L8R
My lesson of the year, "Make sure you have plenty of replacement parts of critical pieces for your bike!"
I sheared the main pivot bolt on my Uzzi, and haven't ridden off-road in two, make that three weeks. Parts are on order and I'm forced into being a roadie. L8R
Did I mention I don't really like being a roadie?
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I was a dumbass!
Well, now you have some new battle wounds to show off. Whats wrong with that?
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Originally posted by dirtbikedude
If you would have asked earlier I could have told you that.
Well, now you have some new battle wounds to show off. Whats wrong with that?
If you would have asked earlier I could have told you that.
Well, now you have some new battle wounds to show off. Whats wrong with that?