Confessions from the fuckwits
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Boom King
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I normally find it's a pedal strike when you have no idea why.
flamin'trek
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Has happened to me too. Only thing I could figure was a rock on the otherwise smooth single trail kicked the front wheel off line enough to turf me off. Fortunately in that instance I wasn't injured, just shocked.
Flow-Rider
Burner
Loosing or washing out the front wheel can put you into the "I don't know how I got into this predicament" quite easy. It just happens so fast at speed, before you know it you are bouncing off the ground or trees.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
On account of my panty butter smooth style I feel like this pretty much all the time. My favourite was a small rock that popped out from under the front tyre at speed in an off camber rocky corner. I rolled the rocks into the bushes and sticks. It was pretty rough and left me dazed and winded. I headed home via the nearby shopping strip to refresh with a ginger beer. I noticed a few people looking at me funnier than usual. This prompted a quick inspection and I discovered my shirt covered in blood and dirt. I followed the blood trail to my ear...I had my first piercing! A thin stick through my ear. Pulling the stick out hurt quite a lot.
But nothing compared to broken wrist and cracked vertebrae! Sounds like a hectic combo and a close call. Good luck with the recovery.
stinky1138
Likes Dirt
I was at some djs with friends who finally managed to convince me I could hit this sketchy gap.
I decided to go for it when everyone else was off looking at pebbles or something so as not to get stage fright. I remember getting on the bike and putting a crank in, doing the pumps, hitting the lip........then sitting up seeing 2 strangers looking at me with the biggest headache I've ever had in my life.
Since no one was watching, what we figured happened was I went too fast and landed too far down the lander. Some idiot had left a pile of dirt too close to the lander and I hit the edge of it which bounced me off into the side of another jump. At that point I just OTB'd and smacked my head pretty hard.
I think, the memory I have plays 100% the way other people say things happened and in 3rd person. I wear a mouth guard frequently after a different stack caused me to chip teeth, was pretty glad I had it that day. I've read you can get bad jaw injuries when you hit your head, something about involuntarily clamping your mouth shut ? My fuckwittery was not seeing a Dr right away, waited a day and a half.....
I decided to go for it when everyone else was off looking at pebbles or something so as not to get stage fright. I remember getting on the bike and putting a crank in, doing the pumps, hitting the lip........then sitting up seeing 2 strangers looking at me with the biggest headache I've ever had in my life.
Since no one was watching, what we figured happened was I went too fast and landed too far down the lander. Some idiot had left a pile of dirt too close to the lander and I hit the edge of it which bounced me off into the side of another jump. At that point I just OTB'd and smacked my head pretty hard.
I think, the memory I have plays 100% the way other people say things happened and in 3rd person. I wear a mouth guard frequently after a different stack caused me to chip teeth, was pretty glad I had it that day. I've read you can get bad jaw injuries when you hit your head, something about involuntarily clamping your mouth shut ? My fuckwittery was not seeing a Dr right away, waited a day and a half.....
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
"just walk it off..."
Hmm pedal strike might be the thing! I thought it might have been a wheel washout too.
Here's the video too, be warned as my moaning at the end is a little off putting, lol.
https://youtu.be/K-f-UD_jF-g
Here's the video too, be warned as my moaning at the end is a little off putting, lol.
https://youtu.be/K-f-UD_jF-g
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
Pedal strike fo shizzle!
Flow-Rider
Burner
Doesn't look like you had a pedal strike, the trail looks clear and not really dusty or fast enough for a washout. Not trying to be stupid but are you sure you're not having a minor epileptic seizure.
Flow-Rider
Burner
I can't see what you hit unless your bottom bracket is really low and when you cornered the pedal touched the trail. My back is a bit more screwed than others, it jars my back normally when I pedal strike.
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
There is a rock on the left just before the fall, it's not big but it doesn't have to be when you get your timing right. Bit of left lean, pedal at bottom dead center and bingo.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Or that small bush. Rider is tight on the inside line going into the turn. Sudden tyre deflation perhaps? Rolled sidewall? Loose surface? Hand of God? Microsleep?
Yeah that's what I was thinking too. Wasn't a mechanical. The bike is fine. No dropped tubes or nothing.