Worst Case Scenario Mountain Bike Fail

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He carries a rope but no tyre levers - that I can except. But his mate full face and rim brakes??This is a block of text that can be added to posts you make. There is a 255 character limit.0
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'if the fall doesn't kill you' - death is inherent in falling off a mountain bike, Bear Grylls says so.0
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Wait a second. Mountain biking is dangerous? Is that what you're saying? Well I want nothing more to do with it.Santa Cruz 5010C
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Before disc brakes became mainstream, every bike that was being used offroad had rim brakes (although hub brakes were around but failed miserably) - when dh'ing started becoming a marketeers wet dream, they then raced in full face helmets and used rim brakes...it's not that difficuly a concept to grasp...
Rim brakes are pretty good, just hydraulics disc brakes are better!The Quest for Singletrack is Endless...0 -
DickBarton wrote:Rim brakes are pretty good, just hydraulics disc brakes are better!
Good compared to what, using your foot or jamming a stick between your spokes ?
Either way that was a load of rubbish, the only thing that bloke would have died from is the boredom waiting to get off the side of the hill.0 -
sandy hill wrote:But his mate full face and rim brakes??
Don't quite get the issue here, kind of like people giving me jip for wearing a full face on my 100mm XC bike. The type of bike you have, or the kit/brakes on it for that matter, should have nothing to do with the protection you wear - some people just don't want to smash their face in if they fall on a rock.0 -
arguably if you have less effective brakes you want more protection0
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h34e0f wrote:sandy hill wrote:But his mate full face and rim brakes??
Don't quite get the issue here, kind of like people giving me jip for wearing a full face on my 100mm XC bike. .Many happy trails!0 -
Tom Howard wrote:Wait a second. Mountain biking is dangerous? Is that what you're saying? Well I want nothing more to do with it.
Ask someone to use the Jedi mind trick on you.
"Speed is your friend"
"There is no danger here"
"Move along now"Many happy trails!0 -
Thats the first Bear Grylls video I have sen where he doesn't suggest drinking p|ss to surviveTransition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350
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Where's the part where you ride up to the place where your mate come off, laughing and shouting
"What a Jessie! My baby sister could have rode that on a tricycle. MTFU and get back on your bike you loser."0 -
timpop wrote:h34e0f wrote:sandy hill wrote:But his mate full face and rim brakes??
Don't quite get the issue here, kind of like people giving me jip for wearing a full face on my 100mm XC bike. .
Yeah, but I'd rather be a tad hot than dislodge my face on a tree stump0 -
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Stiff_Orange wrote:Where's the part where you ride up to the place where your mate come off, laughing and shouting
"What a Jessie! My baby sister could have rode that on a tricycle. MTFU and get back on your bike you loser."We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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sandy hill wrote:But his mate full face and rim brakes??
Is that not mainly because it was his job to throw himself down a mountainside while no longer on the bike?Uncompromising extremist0 -
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I think its shocking and Bear Grylls should be fookin ashamed of himself, he clearly doesnt know what he's doing.
Not once did he check if the bike was ok or not.0