Why I should probably stop mountain biking:

whyamihere
whyamihere Posts: 7,716
edited September 2009 in The Crudcatcher
Almost every time I ride off road, I get injured.

Today's injury involved tackling a little vertical bit a few feet high and over a tree root. At the top, my left foot unclipped accidentally from my Eggbeaters, the pedal came back round and smacked me in the shin. Amusingly, the swelling and cuts from the Eggbeater is worse than anything I ever got from pedal shin interfaces with Gusset Incas.

Will I stop though? Hell no. Far too much fun.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    You almost had me worried there.

    :wink:
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • IcarusGreen
    IcarusGreen Posts: 1,486
    The injuries are war wounds from the battle to get as much addrenalin flowing as posssible and earning the big grin factor
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  • ramemtbers
    ramemtbers Posts: 1,562
    oh give over no pain can ever stop this pain. i nearly had a fork stanchion through my neck fortunately it hit me in the face. do i stop.... never ride till death do part. :twisted:
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    To be honest, I was still buying MTB bits when I was in a wheelchair and didn't think I'd ever ride a bike again, so it's unlikely that I will ever stop...
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Pictures! We DEMAND pictures!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    whyamihere wrote:
    To be honest, I was still buying MTB bits when I was in a wheelchair and didn't think I'd ever ride a bike again, so it's unlikely that I will ever stop...
    now thats dedication!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    whyamihere wrote:
    To be honest, I was still buying MTB bits when I was in a wheelchair and didn't think I'd ever ride a bike again, so it's unlikely that I will ever stop...

    thats the way it should be :wink:

    pair of 888 and a couple of DHX5's should sort that chair out.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    SOunds like Rob Warners chair needed it when commentating on Peaty!
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    andrew156 wrote:
    Pictures! We DEMAND pictures!
    But of course.

    Have a cute little bunny.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    whyamihere wrote:
    andrew156 wrote:
    Pictures! We DEMAND pictures!
    But of course.

    Have a cute little bunny.

    1038.jpg

    thanks for the reminder.
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    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    nicklouse
    what the hell....

    I was actually expecting that bloody badger thing again :lol:
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    bigbenj_08


    never seen happytreefreinds before?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    nicklouse wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    To be honest, I was still buying MTB bits when I was in a wheelchair and didn't think I'd ever ride a bike again, so it's unlikely that I will ever stop...

    thats the way it should be :wink:

    pair of 888 and a couple of DHX5's should sort that chair out.

    What Nick means is a pair of SID's, Stans ZTR race rims and some nice DT Swiss 190 hubs! Not that heavyweight crap :lol:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I bought a whole bike whilst I was incapable of walking anywhere, let alone riding. :oops:
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    I bought a whole bike whilst I was incapable of walking anywhere, let alone riding. :oops:
    Only one? :oops:

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