Just read this, had a similar when I was a pup, finished the course and loved it but the folk were wankers and gave it away. On our (class) first jump with no static line pulling the chute on exit, one of the guys landed wrong = spiral fracture tib/fib. Man you would hit the ground hard on those ex army chutes we were learning with.speaking of which, My wife and I went to get our skydiving licenses some +10 years ago so that we could get into this. Long story short, we got almost the whole way through our license course and jumps and decided it wasn't for us. The drop zone we were doing training at wouldnt let you jump with one of these on unless you had a crazy number of normal jumps already recorded. Cant recall exactly, it was something like 80 or 200, or somewhere in-between.
The community of skydivers is full of legitimately insane people. While safety is the number one focus in training, once you're there on your own bat, we saw people taking some of the most insane risks and no one seemed to bad an eyelid. Was just part of the culture. Jump land go again. Packing parachute properly? Pfft, just jam that fucker in. What, you're leaving now? Robbo, can I borrow yours? Low opening? YEah man, so i have more time to jam my chute back in so i can be ready for the next load before everyone else lands.
Falling out of planes gave me a fear if heights and it made me stop rock climbing (sad day). There was a constant feeling of dread going up in that plane and the falling sensation is absolutely bonkers. Most people really don't understand the term "sensory overload" until they jump out of a plane not attached to anyone or anything. The single most best bit of those experience was deploying the parachute, looking up to make sure the lines weren't twisted and realizing you're now safe. That feeling of relief is simply unmatched. Flying that a parachute is a magical experience. The falling bit not so much.
Nice!Gave the bitch a wash, dropped the fork down from 180mm to 160mm, cleaned and regreased the headset... Also replaced the Monarch PLUS RC3 with a CCDB Air CS I snagged cheap on Farcebook.
All prepped for Buller opening day! I hope.
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Buxton?Fresh rubber just in time for a race this weekend. Got sick of waiting for matching wild enduro so went with the RB favorite recommendation
YepBuxton?
Nice, still tossing up entering the 3hr.
None whatsoever.Nice!
Any problems with your Pole? Mine hasn't missed a beat in 3 years of its hard life.
Haha. I lost track of how many times my daughter fell asleep on hersI brought a cheap wee ride to use with the grandkids the other week and fitted to my old Gary Fisher parts bin/getting around town/use on the trainer bike. So today we tested it out with a trundle around town, just need to grab him his own helmet now.
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But I don’t think my riding skills impressed him much. Even with harness on I had to play catch a couple of times.
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I'm just doing @moorey favorite race concept on the Sunday.Nice, still tossing up entering the 3hr.
The down country classic?I'm just doing @moorey favorite race concept on the Sunday.
Are you going to take Ideate along for the ride?Gave the bitch a wash, dropped the fork down from 180mm to 160mm, cleaned and regreased the headset... Also replaced the Monarch PLUS RC3 with a CCDB Air CS I snagged cheap on Farcebook.
All prepped for Buller opening day! I hope.
Sigh. Why does all the good shit have to be so far awayNice, still tossing up entering the 3hr.
May as well be lolThe down country classic?
Was thinking it's in the same state, surely can't be that far... 600km each way.Sigh. Why does all the good shit have to be so far away
Is there some sort of website that lists these events? I've only seen Buxton and the Golden Goat pop up on here, generally too late for me to get to them. Could've made plans if I'd known earlierMay as well be lol
This one is a 'flowduro' haha
My problem is it takes longer than the race to get anywhere from here!Was thinking it's in the same state, surely can't be that far... 600km each way.
We used to have a rule, the race had to take longer that the drive there. Unless you had a little holiday at the same time.
That's a goer then ! Same state, no border passes needed.My problem is it takes longer than the race to get anywhere from here!
Mrs Grorge likes to tag along because it's a little holiday for her.
Follow Big Hill events on insta.Is there some sort of website that lists these events? I've only seen Buxton and the Golden Goat pop up on here, generally too late for me to get to them. Could've made plans if I'd known earlier
My problem is it takes longer than the race to get anywhere from here!
Mrs Grorge likes to tag along because it's a little holiday for her.
My local too, we must be neighbours.Rode out to my local for a change (Isaacs Ridge). Very wet, muddy, and some sketchy corners, and I loved every minute of it.