Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19681923)

First sailing lesson done. They basically pointed out the parts of the boat, how to get everything in to place and shoved us out in to the water. It was some good fun, but I'm too big for those little tubs - the kid doesn't come close to balancing me out, so we took on water on a couple turns and the boom kept brushing my head no matter how much I reclined. 'nother less in two days.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19681948)

These boats are tiny - I couldn't possibly sit in a way that I'd be able to get my head between my knees. I'm almost laying down, back against one side of the boat, feet hanging over the other side.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19681929)

Reclining never works in my boat, you gotta get yer head between yer knees pretty much.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19681948)

These boats are tiny - I couldn't possibly sit in a way that I'd be able to get my head between my knees. I'm almost laying down, back against one side of the boat, feet hanging over the other side.

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19681956)

[MENTION=415273]jtaylor996[/MENTION], stay whole dude. Don't go breaking yourself.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19681948)

These boats are tiny - I couldn't possibly sit in a way that I'd be able to get my head between my knees. I'm almost laying down, back against one side of the boat, feet hanging over the other side.

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19681913)

So I just had an EPIC MTB crash. 20 feet vertical down into a creek bed. I managed to keep the bike on top of me most of the way down, and keep the RD off the ground at the bottom, somehow. I rolled a few times on the way down.

So bike is ok. That's the important part.

The trails got 3.7" of rain last Saturday morning. A normal month of June is 3.4", so that was crazy. There were lots of new deep ruts all over the trail, and where roots were in the ground previously they're now like a 6" obstacle.

This was one of those, but at an area called "The Pit". It's kind of like a snowboard pipe, where it's super steep entry (vertical) super flat creek bottom that's dang wide, and then super steep climb out. But in the woods, so from the start you can only see about half of the bottom-- the climb on the other side is up in the trees from your POV, so it's blind. I get to the bottom and lose a little speed due to a mud patch, and then I start the climb up. This is an easy feature, if you lose speed you can normally power up the end where it gets less steep. Only this time I notice 3/4 the way up that there's a new rut, and I'm in it, and the root at the top is sticking out way more than I can deal with from the bottom of the rut. I stall out, get unclipped, but it slopes like a dome to the right where my weight is so I'm going over anyways. And then I start rolling and rolling and actually intentionally kept juggling the bike over top of me to save it. At the bottom I kind of land of my feet-ish, with one foot ankle deep in mud, my bike on it's nose in the mud, and the rear wheel in my hand. It's SHOCKING just how much thinking you can get done in one of those situations.

God I wish I had a video. It was like the one with [MENTION=411791]topslop1[/MENTION] on that switchback where he goes over and rolls, but I went another 15' down and it was like 55 degree steep to begin with.

So then what do you do? Well, I straightened my seat back out, and then made the hike back up to the start and did it again. Successfully... just 4" to the left of the rut did the trick. #ManCard

I think I'm ok. Maybe a back strain, a welt the size of a lime on the back of my left hand, scrapes on my elbows. But basically fine. And lots of mud on the bike. You know you had a good "digger" when you have to clean mud off your top cap.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19681911)

Marginally.

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19681993)

I forgot to mention the funniest part of the crash. I get home, covered in mud (brand new jersey, to boot), and my wife says in her talking-to-a-toddler voice "did you fall down?" I laughed and could only reply "I fall down" in my own toddler voice.

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19681913)

So I just had an EPIC MTB crash. 20 feet vertical down into a creek bed. I managed to keep the bike on top of me most of the way down, and keep the RD off the ground at the bottom, somehow. I rolled a few times on the way down.

So bike is ok. That's the important part.

The trails got 3.7" of rain last Saturday morning. A normal month of June is 3.4", so that was crazy. There were lots of new deep ruts all over the trail, and where roots were in the ground previously they're now like a 6" obstacle.

This was one of those, but at an area called "The Pit". It's kind of like a snowboard pipe, where it's super steep entry (vertical) super flat creek bottom that's dang wide, and then super steep climb out. But in the woods, so from the start you can only see about half of the bottom-- the climb on the other side is up in the trees from your POV, so it's blind. I get to the bottom and lose a little speed due to a mud patch, and then I start the climb up. This is an easy feature, if you lose speed you can normally power up the end where it gets less steep. Only this time I notice 3/4 the way up that there's a new rut, and I'm in it, and the root at the top is sticking out way more than I can deal with from the bottom of the rut. I stall out, get unclipped, but it slopes like a dome to the right where my weight is so I'm going over anyways. And then I start rolling and rolling and actually intentionally kept juggling the bike over top of me to save it. At the bottom I kind of land of my feet-ish, with one foot ankle deep in mud, my bike on it's nose in the mud, and the rear wheel in my hand. It's SHOCKING just how much thinking you can get done in one of those situations.

God I wish I had a video. It was like the one with [MENTION=411791]topslop1[/MENTION] on that switchback where he goes over and rolls, but I went another 15' down and it was like 55 degree steep to begin with.

So then what do you do? Well, I straightened my seat back out, and then made the hike back up to the start and did it again. Successfully... just 4" to the left of the rut did the trick. #ManCard

I think I'm ok. Maybe a back strain, a welt the size of a lime on the back of my left hand, scrapes on my elbows. But basically fine. And lots of mud on the bike. You know you had a good "digger" when you have to clean mud off your top cap.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19682031)

Is the romance gone?

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19678673)

Finally had someone look at my MRI: herniated disc(s). They want me to do PT.. more PT :(

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19682054)

I haven't taken up softball yet.

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19681959)

Dinghy sailing. Such fun.

I started on a nice civilized 35 foot boat. ;)

Did the boy enjoy it?

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19681962)

What kind of boat is it?

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19681986)

Ahh, a sunfish or the like. Yeah guess you gotta lean back in those.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19682051)

Gnarly

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19682054)

I haven't taken up softball yet.

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19681993)

I forgot to mention the funniest part of the crash. I get home, covered in mud (brand new jersey, to boot), and my wife says in her talking-to-a-toddler voice "did you fall down?" I laughed and could only reply "I fall down" in my own toddler voice.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19682031)

Is the romance gone?

Originally Posted by velo vol (Post 19682031)

is the romance gone?

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19682054)

i haven't taken up softball yet.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19682485)

Rain, rain, rain. Took the dog out for the morning walk and the light rain had me thinking that I might head out for a ride anyway... but the hourly forecast is calling for thunderstorms through the afternoon. :mad: