CMcMahon

Stop posting, for the love of God and all that is holy.

Darin

I'm with you on the leaning. I get that way from time to time. 2 Years ago, I did crash breaking my collar bone racing, the side of my head plowed into the jump as well. But I don't push myself very fast on my own track. Not saying I don't need one. Just saying that I wouldn't get up to speed without one.

Brian

Someone on here called me a dork a while back. Like that's an insult? I seem to have gotten clumsier as I've gotten older. My first day at the track, as a guest, I took my friend's bike out for a few laps. I did ok, but rolling into the pits/viewing area, my feet slipped off the pedals (they were wet from the wet grass), and I went down in front of a group of people. So there you have it, some days I should wear a helmet when I'm walking.

racersk66

Haha thats kinda funny.

queensrider86

i agree with beerman, you aren't going to progress unless you overcome your fears. if you roll up to a jump too slow, the gap will teach you to go faster. Go big, it's a green bottle.


I only wear a helmet at skateparks, cause they make me. helmets are uncomfortable, and they look very stupid outside of skateparks

Brian

You got a 'fro to protect your head?

CMcMahon

This kid knows what's up.

Darin

2 reasons, my frined had his ear drum damaged in a fall, and the edge of the board can lead to lots of stitches in your head.

Darin

What is up?

Darin

Since I've built my smallish double but with a rather steep landing. I've found that pitching the front end down comes naturally. After my double comes a pretty big table top, about 12 to 14 feet long. I'm having trouble making it acroos the whole thing at this point since I'm not carrying that much speed off the double. Some rather hard cranking is in order. I gotta tell ya, it's very cool having your own land to ride on. I wish you all had your own land to build a track on. It's fun fun. To bad my son doens't really get it. He'd rathe play Game Cube than ride on the track. Some people just take to BMX naturally I guess. I've never been all the great at it, but I've had alot of fun throught the years, and that's enough.

KinetikBiker

Thats inspiring, and a great point. Thanks ill have to tell some of the people that i ride with, so that they stop trying to put ***** landings behind the bigger jumps when they are trying them, and yes i have done it before but, i try not to now.

Darin

***** = safer?

CMcMahon

Safe is a synonym for boring.

MadMan2k

I kind of have a fear of heights, which means that I suck at dirt jumping because I **** up whenever I hit a double, and crash.. but I'm making one anyway and hopefully I'll get over it before I kill myself or break anything.

KinetikBiker

I like that one too.







And no *****/=/ Safer..

I was referint to b*tchlandings, you know where you pile up dirt on the back of a landing to make it easier not to die if you case...

its like a tabletop but only for a foot behing the landing, so theres still a gap...

Its dumb.

Brian

Um, usually it's a fear of falling. But people are rarely injure themselves in a fall. It's the sudden stop that does all the damage.

KinetikBiker

Thats true, i guess...

Fuse2man

have you ever fallin off of a wakeboard before? If you're goin fast enough, it feels like you just fell of your bike onto concrete. I never wear one, but i probably should.

FuzzyRyder

Wakeboarding and wakeskating is only supposed to be done at around 25 km/h or slower. The water only starts to hurt at about 35 km/h plus, even if you are jumping the wake high and landing on your head. The only way it will hurt is if you belly flop, or catch your toe edge. BMX hurts way more

Darin

The helmet in wakeboarding isn't to protect your head from hitting the water. But fromt he board hitting your head, which happens. Also, my helmet has ear flaps. It's not hard to damage you ear drum in a fall with water rushing in your ear.

mude

oh. i guess i've never fallen that hard doing it

FuzzyRyder

My cousin hurt his ear drum bad from a wakeboarding fall, but a helmet wouldn't have prevented that, unless of course if had the ear things like yours does. If I had a decent water rail for wakeboarding Id consider a helmet. Acctually probably not, but it would probably be a good idea. Also I've never heard of someone hitting their head on their board, Unless it was a wake skate which dosent have bindings.

Darin

Since I'm buzy with the band again this year. I won't be racing. But I have worn a helmet on my own jumps. The helmet makes me feel safer, which lets me ride a little harder. But I wear a helmet wakeboardeing.

KinetikBiker

I always ride with my helmet, especially for trails and skateparks(dont really have a choice there...), its just not worth it to me to be "cool" not wearing a helmet opposed to wearing it and being safe. And my helment, at least to me, is comfortable and i like it for the most part, despite its desperate need for a paintjob or sticker gunk removal...(im too lazy)

The only thing i do without my helmet that has wheels is skateboarding(i dont skate anymore) and when i used to scooter (haha).

Fuse2man

been there done that