Cringey Afan crash

d00m
d00m Posts: 160
edited December 2010 in Routes
Found this on youtube :o how awkward is this crash... it warrants multiple replays and feezeframes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x5s3HPPo3w

Any one got similarly cringeworthy trail mishaps to post?

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  • wobbem
    wobbem Posts: 283
    That happened because 5 idiots where stopped on a narrow trail leaving little room to maneuver. :roll:
    Don't think, BE:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Agreed, although it looks like the other guy had a bit of a mong moment they were clearly standing in a daft place!
  • d87heaven
    d87heaven Posts: 348
    wobbem wrote:
    That happened because 5 idiots where stopped on a narrow trail leaving little room to maneuver. :roll:

    Or was it because he didn't slow down for a potential hazard?
    Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    d87heaven wrote:
    wobbem wrote:
    That happened because 5 idiots where stopped on a narrow trail leaving little room to maneuver. :roll:

    Or was it because he didn't slow down for a potential hazard?

    a bit of both i think, but he didn't look like he was going too fast, the guy on the right hand side was the main problem, but he could have got past. i think he just bottled it a bit when confronted by 5 people :lol:
  • Flax1980
    Flax1980 Posts: 47
    deffo a bit of both, the guys waiting could have easily got out the way and the guy riding through could have slowed up a bit. like welsh kev says and he bottled it a bit and went totally off line. lol!
    Giant Trance X4 2010
  • nick1962
    nick1962 Posts: 156
    I always thought that there were cafes and car parks or even plain old bits of fire road if you wanted to stop and have a chat.No we'll all stop on the singletrack.Idiots indeed.
  • omegas
    omegas Posts: 970
    Sadly this is becoming more and more common people waiting for friends on sections of single track.

    If you have to slow down because you have a caught up with a slower rider that’s just one of them things that happens but you should not have to slow down because fools decide to stop and have a chat with no consideration for other riders.
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  • Flax1980
    Flax1980 Posts: 47
    yeah i was caining it at follow the dog not long ago then two guys were behind me in a flash so I pulled in asap to let them through. I was actually pretty gutted cuz I thought I was flying haha! there's always someone faster, so a bit of consideration goes along way. also if you try to go faster than you can to avoid pissing someone off thats when accidents happen. to be honest though all the people that have held me up have let me past so fair play.
    Giant Trance X4 2010

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