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Author Topic: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?  (Read 1728 times)

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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #30 on: December 09, 2008, 01:44:53 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 #31 on: December 09, 2008, 01:45:32 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. ;)

as if that is the first time I have heard that
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #32 on: December 09, 2008, 01:46:58 PM »
In Harvey's defense....He taught me while I was riding a 26er - and I was fine on that until I hopped up on the 29er machine of death
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #33 on: December 09, 2008, 01:49:03 PM »
In Harvey's defense....He taught me while I was riding a 26er - and I was fine on that until I hopped up on the 29er machine of death

I guess you need a bigger wheels to avoid having to fly over again.
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #34 on: December 09, 2008, 01:50:50 PM »
so you were not comfortable eventhough i was in front of you?


I thought we had finished that section 20 minutes before the slow group led by Sandpine decided to drop in  :D
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #35 on: December 09, 2008, 01:51:14 PM »
MTB'ng is a risk.  All of us will get injured sooner or later.  You can take steps to minimize your risk, but the fact is you will get hurt.  I don't think serious injuries are up at all.  Thanks to the internet the info is out there more. 
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #36 on: December 09, 2008, 01:53:18 PM »
how dangerous is riding a fixie on a velodrome track?
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #37 on: December 09, 2008, 01:55:52 PM »
so you were not comfortable eventhough i was in front of you?


I thought we had finished that section 20 minutes before the slow group led by Sandpine decided to drop in  :D


20 minutes before that I was putting my bike on a rack to leave and you were calling me a p@$$y
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #38 on: December 09, 2008, 01:56:08 PM »
In Harvey's defense....He taught me while I was riding a 26er - and I was fine on that until I hopped up on the 29er machine of death

Harvey's lesson #29

"When approaching a steep drop, move your center of gravity to the front of the bike and use the front brake HARD"  

 ;)

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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #39 on: December 09, 2008, 01:57:40 PM »
20 minutes before that I was putting my bike on a rack to leave and you were calling me a p@$$y

Lies, all lies.

In fact I specifically remember telling you to "not try anything over your head, especially if you hesitate"
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #40 on: December 09, 2008, 02:01:01 PM »
In Harvey's defense....He taught me while I was riding a 26er - and I was fine on that until I hopped up on the 29er machine of death

Harvey's lesson #29

"When approaching a steep drop, move your center of gravity to the front of the bike and use the front brake HARD"  

 ;)



Put ALL of your weight on your bars.

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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #41 on: December 09, 2008, 02:01:36 PM »
20 minutes before that I was putting my bike on a rack to leave and you were calling me a p@$$y

Lies, all lies.

In fact I specifically remember telling you to "not try anything over your head, especially if you hesitate"

So it was Luis who led the ride?
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #42 on: December 09, 2008, 02:02:38 PM »
Osteoperosis?
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #43 on: December 09, 2008, 02:03:18 PM »
20 minutes before that I was putting my bike on a rack to leave and you were calling me a p@$$y

Lies, all lies.

In fact I specifically remember telling you to "not try anything over your head, especially if you hesitate"

So it was Luis who led the ride?

I have to agree with this
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Re: did MTBing just get way more dangerous?
« Reply #44 on: December 09, 2008, 02:04:02 PM »
Osteoperosis?

is that some fancy word that means "29ers turn slow"?
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