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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2008, 01:17:23 PM »
I've been riding mountain bikes for 12 years and while I am certainly not the fastest guy out there, I like to think my technical skills are pretty developed.

That being said, there are some mornings where I just don't "feel it", you know?
Taking forever to get warmed up, or tired, or maybe drank a little too much alcohol the night before, etc.  And if I ain't "feeling it", then I'll skip the difficult stuff, and get my miles on another trail.  Of course, there were also times when I felt like I could ride anything all day long, and pitched myself right over the bars on some innocuous little obstacle.

I just don't see any point in pressing my luck.  Listen to the little voice(s) inside your head.....lol.


I do exactly the same, sometimes it's better to live to fight another day...
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2008, 01:30:54 PM »
I've been riding mountain bikes for 12 years and while I am certainly not the fastest guy out there, I like to think my technical skills are pretty developed.

That being said, there are some mornings where I just don't "feel it", you know?
Taking forever to get warmed up, or tired, or maybe drank a little too much alcohol the night before, etc.  And if I ain't "feeling it", then I'll skip the difficult stuff, and get my miles on another trail.  Of course, there were also times when I felt like I could ride anything all day long, and pitched myself right over the bars on some innocuous little obstacle.

I just don't see any point in pressing my luck.  Listen to the little voice(s) inside your head.....lol.


I do exactly the same, sometimes it's better to live to fight another day...

99% of the time so do I - that 1 time I gave in to peer pressure and now........ugggggh
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2008, 01:32:32 PM »
I've been riding mountain bikes for 12 years and while I am certainly not the fastest guy out there, I like to think my technical skills are pretty developed.

That being said, there are some mornings where I just don't "feel it", you know?
Taking forever to get warmed up, or tired, or maybe drank a little too much alcohol the night before, etc.  And if I ain't "feeling it", then I'll skip the difficult stuff, and get my miles on another trail.  Of course, there were also times when I felt like I could ride anything all day long, and pitched myself right over the bars on some innocuous little obstacle.

I just don't see any point in pressing my luck.  Listen to the little voice(s) inside your head.....lol.


I do exactly the same, sometimes it's better to live to fight another day...

99% of the time so do I - that 1 time I gave in to peer pressure and now........ugggggh

...as I said when we stopped to refill....."you don't look too good".

Peer pressure sucks, I don't remember who led that ride.
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2008, 01:33:26 PM »
I've been riding mountain bikes for 12 years and while I am certainly not the fastest guy out there, I like to think my technical skills are pretty developed.

That being said, there are some mornings where I just don't "feel it", you know?
Taking forever to get warmed up, or tired, or maybe drank a little too much alcohol the night before, etc.  And if I ain't "feeling it", then I'll skip the difficult stuff, and get my miles on another trail.  Of course, there were also times when I felt like I could ride anything all day long, and pitched myself right over the bars on some innocuous little obstacle.

I just don't see any point in pressing my luck.  Listen to the little voice(s) inside your head.....lol.


I do exactly the same, sometimes it's better to live to fight another day...

99% of the time so do I - that 1 time I gave in to peer pressure and now........ugggggh

...as I said when we stopped to refill....."you don't look too good".

Peer pressure sucks, I don't remember who led that ride.

wasnt me.
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2008, 01:33:45 PM »
I've been riding mountain bikes for 12 years and while I am certainly not the fastest guy out there, I like to think my technical skills are pretty developed.

That being said, there are some mornings where I just don't "feel it", you know?
Taking forever to get warmed up, or tired, or maybe drank a little too much alcohol the night before, etc.  And if I ain't "feeling it", then I'll skip the difficult stuff, and get my miles on another trail.  Of course, there were also times when I felt like I could ride anything all day long, and pitched myself right over the bars on some innocuous little obstacle.

I just don't see any point in pressing my luck.  Listen to the little voice(s) inside your head.....lol.


I do exactly the same, sometimes it's better to live to fight another day...

99% of the time so do I - that 1 time I gave in to peer pressure and now........ugggggh

...as I said when we stopped to refill....."you don't look too good".

Peer pressure sucks, I don't remember who led that ride.

who was in charge of that thing?
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2008, 01:38:35 PM »
If it is this common to get hurt, I am going to slow it down a little and ride with people that are more on my skill level.

28 months into it and

5 broken ribs
1 shattered collar bone
1 punctured lung
1 bruised lung
5 scars that will be there forever


Dude, you have no skills, crowd the trails and have really bad luck. ;)

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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2008, 01:40:41 PM »
who was in charge of that thing?

Sandpine...
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2008, 01:41:25 PM »
If it is this common to get hurt, I am going to slow it down a little and ride with people that are more on my skill level.

28 months into it and

5 broken ribs
1 shattered collar bone
1 punctured lung
1 bruised lung
5 scars that will be there forever


Dude, you have no skills, crowd the trails and have really bad luck. ;)


well maybe it was my "advanced skills class" teacher not doing that good of a job
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2008, 01:41:35 PM »
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2008, 01:41:55 PM »
who was in charge of that thing?

Sandpine...

I saw a flash of red and titanium right before everything went black
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #25 on: December 09, 2008, 01:42:37 PM »
If it is this common to get hurt, I am going to slow it down a little and ride with people that are more on my skill level.

28 months into it and

5 broken ribs
1 shattered collar bone
1 punctured lung
1 bruised lung
5 scars that will be there forever



Dude, you have no skills, crowd the trails and have really bad luck. ;)



well maybe it was my "advanced skills class" teacher not doing that good of a job


No refund?
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #26 on: December 09, 2008, 01:43:03 PM »
it couldn't have been sandpine leeding through that section...he is still scared to do it (at this point, I wish I was a chicken)
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2008, 01:43:35 PM »
If it is this common to get hurt, I am going to slow it down a little and ride with people that are more on my skill level.

28 months into it and

5 broken ribs
1 shattered collar bone
1 punctured lung
1 bruised lung
5 scars that will be there forever


Watch it Harv,
People round here dont like it when you tellem they aint got no skill...


LMAO

Dude, you have no skills, crowd the trails and have really bad luck. ;)
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2008, 01:43:45 PM »
If it is this common to get hurt, I am going to slow it down a little and ride with people that are more on my skill level.

28 months into it and

5 broken ribs
1 shattered collar bone
1 punctured lung
1 bruised lung
5 scars that will be there forever


Dude, you have no skills, crowd the trails and have really bad luck. ;)


well maybe it was my "advanced skills class" teacher not doing that good of a job

AND you're my biggest failure. ;)

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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2008, 01:43:58 PM »
it couldn't have been sandpine leeding through that section...he is still scared to do it (at this point, I wish I was a chicken)


so you were not comfortable eventhough i was in front of you?
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