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first jump over a small gap FAILED

DougizzleDougizzle Posts: 133
edited April 2008 in MTB beginners
hey, i did my first gap jump today and basicly sitting in A&E childrens ward watching high school musical for 4 hours is not fun! Im 15 and 6ft tall yet i get put in the childrens ward with 3 year olds lol. Ened up with a fractured clavical. Hasnt put me off tho, when healed i will be back to the trails.
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  • supersonicsupersonic Posts: 82,708 Lives Here
    You get internet in hospitals nowadays?! Eee, when I were a lad, we didn't even have nurses and had to pull our own teeth ot.

    Get well soon :-)
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  • DougizzleDougizzle Posts: 133
    edited April 2008
    no internet in childrens ward just high school musical on repeat :evil: i could have shot myself

    thanks and yeah i hope i get better soon aswell, typeing with one hand sucks
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    Hurling through the air
    Exhilarating high
    See the earth below
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  • supersonicsupersonic Posts: 82,708 Lives Here
    Ah, you not still there then lol.
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  • Marjory Stewart BAxtorMarjory Stewart BAxtor Posts: 508
    not failed! just experienced gained. positive mental attitude my lad. and high school musical HAS to be an incentive to get it RIGHT next time ;) !
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  • Father FaffFather Faff Posts: 1,176
    The trick here is to practice jumping sticks laid on the ground, NOT ditches! It hurts considerably less.

    Another thing to watch for if you use SPDs to help your jumping is that they are tight enough. I once jumped a ditch but came out of my SPDs so the bike stayed in the ditch and only I got to the other side (which had a particularly rib-bruising large rock at my landing point).
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  • bikeperson45bikeperson45 Posts: 415
    I quite enjoy high school musical...
    Me like trials biking me do
  • DougizzleDougizzle Posts: 133
    Marjory Stewart BAxtor wrote:
    not failed! just experienced gained. positive mental attitude my lad. and high school musical HAS to be an incentive to get it RIGHT next time ;) !

    I suppose your right. Well atleast now i have 4-6 weeks (healing time) to sit here and choose my new bike that im getting end of may for birthday :D
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    Hurling through the air
    Exhilarating high
    See the earth below
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  • marikamarika Posts: 392
    Dougizzle wrote:
    thanks and yeah i hope i get better soon aswell, typeing with one hand sucks



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  • heez29heez29 Posts: 612
    Dougizzle wrote:
    hey, i did my first gap jump today and basicly sitting in A&E childrens ward watching high school musical for 4 hours is not fun! Im 15 and 6ft tall yet i get put in the childrens ward with 3 year olds lol. Ened up with a fractured clavical. Hasnt put me off tho, when healed i will be back to the trails.

    at least you only fractured it! mines was in 3 pieces and 7 weeks later its still a little sore! and haven't rode my bike yet
  • Mc SmileyMc Smiley Posts: 252
    I almost did the same thing, i'm 18 first jump and i broke my wrist. Well just damaged it apparently now. Well you are technically a child, but its probably better than adult A&E.

    Make sure to pop of the lip, i am definetly going to stick to table tops until i have it down!
  • bikeperson45bikeperson45 Posts: 415
    Oh well... Better Luck Next Time! 8)
    Me like trials biking me do
  • stuconstucon Posts: 361
    man thas bad news!!!

    hope you get back on the bike soon.. well the new one anyway!!! any clue as to what your going to get next??? something a bit lighter might do a good idea?!?!?!!? :wink:
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  • stumpyjonstumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    Well you still got more balls than me, I'm 36 and still a jump virgin. I like both wheels on the ground thankyou very much although today I did (unintentionally) launch myself off a drop off. The launch was fine, the landing was a bit hairy, really should check out the landing area before committing next time.

    Hope the damage sorts itself out quickly (one of the advantages of being young, you mend faster than us old uns, grumble, mutter, dribble).
    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

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