And the moral of the story is...........protect ya neck/back
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1) Never hit a jump at approx 20mph without leaning backwards, e.g getting your technique all wrong.
2) Never somersault, yes somersault over the bars in mid air.
3) Always remember to kick the bike away
4) Never land on your back and slide 5ft on gravel
5) Next time you fancy trying any of the above always get suitable body armour and learn to jump properly.
6) Never spend the next week with back and neck pain and a swollen right thumb.
Moral of the story (apart from laughing at myself?) get some suitable protection..
Bikes man, gotta love em..pmsl
2) Never somersault, yes somersault over the bars in mid air.
3) Always remember to kick the bike away
4) Never land on your back and slide 5ft on gravel
5) Next time you fancy trying any of the above always get suitable body armour and learn to jump properly.
6) Never spend the next week with back and neck pain and a swollen right thumb.
Moral of the story (apart from laughing at myself?) get some suitable protection..
Bikes man, gotta love em..pmsl
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blimeh :shock:
glad you're OK. There's a fine line between a sore back and a broken one.
I find that no matter what armour I wear, I always hurt the bit that's not protected.Everything in moderation ... except beer
Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer
If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
... or being punched by it, depending on the day0 -
GmanUK101 wrote:1) Never hit a jump at approx 20mph without leaning backwards, e.g getting your technique all wrong.
2) Never somersault, yes somersault over the bars in mid air.
3) Always remember to kick the bike away
4) Never land on your back and slide 5ft on gravel
5) Next time you fancy trying any of the above always get suitable body armour and learn to jump properly.
6) Never spend the next week with back and neck pain and a swollen right thumb.
Moral of the story (apart from laughing at myself?) get some suitable protection..
Bikes man, gotta love em..pmsl
You sir are Dangerous Brian's hero
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Pics or it did not happen "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
pics of what though? the mid air somersault or the mess of my back? lolnicklouse wrote:Pics or it did not happen
nah no photos this time..tell you man am defo getting some decent protection for next time, cant' be doing with sitting at work with no sleep and constant back pain..you can't drink at work to numb it.0 -
pics or your just a bike protection salesman trying to sell some products yeehaamcgee wrote:
That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.0 -
i drink at work but the people on my bus dont like it! one life live it!0
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A friend of mine did more or less exactly what you've described two weeks ago at Cannock.
He decided on his second time out on a mountain bike (since riding as a kid) that he was gonna do one of the jumps at the top of the chainslapper descent on FTD. What he didn't realise was that pure speed alone wouldnt lift the bike into the air.
14 days on and he still has a bad back and sore neck! Just lucky he was wearing a helmet at the time! Didn't stop him going and buying a Scott Scale mind!0 -
bomberesque wrote:
I find that no matter what armour I wear, I always hurt the bit that's not protected.
Thats why i always wear a condom 0 -
and protect your face.............. full face even on the road for my now!
Will post pictures of my fight against the road later.
Could agree more with the problems of a lack of sleep.0 -
Ouch....
Good to hear you're ok(ish).
Am real glad to be taking an MB training course with a local guy on the 19th. Just hope I don't fall off this weekend beforehand :oops:Cool, retro and sometimes downright rude MTB and cycling themed T shirts. Just MTFU.
By day: http://www.mtfu.co.uk0
