otherwise, the biggest fail in this series of clips is all the people who still don’t know any better to turn their phone 90 degrees to the horizontal position.
Don't reach for the ground..
When your going off a jump
And you hit a small bump
When your ass goes in the air, don't despair
It's the trail that you are bound
Don't reach for the ground
When you are feeling insecure
Bend your knees to be sure
Bend your arms, keep your fundamentals sound
Unless its your ass you want to pound
Don't reach for the ground
I was thinking it was a pretty mellow week, and then they just slipped that one in there. Pretty sure that dude forgot the last 8 months of his life, could be worse.
Thats chicksands bikepark that is. Not far from me. I wasn't there last weekend but a mate told me 4 people left in ambulances. One was an air ambulance...
While not a spectacular riding incident caught on video I had my own Friday fail today. Left a glove lying on my wheel spokes which the derailleur then ate and broke the chain.
It takes an impressive set to fuck up your line on a Megavalanche-style descent and try to ride it out... straight down the mountain. Time for a quick panic bail!
I found that one the most relatable...when you find yourself off course and it keeps getting worse...bigger and bigger boulders and ruts...rocks smashing into your downtube...last big one of these I bent my frame riding into a tree stump hidden in a clump of long grass! Sad times
Looks like COVID-related unemployement has hit the Ibises* too.
So many of these fails could have been avoided if they were there doing their job.
*Ibises? Ibisi? Ibi? Ibisee
Disclaimer: This is an Ibis reference and not an attempt to make light of anyone who has suffered financially as a result of the pandemic. I sympathise entirely with anyone who has.
I don't think trees should needlessly be removed in the trail building process, but the tree that takes the guy out at 1:24 should not be there or at least build up some dirt to push riders out.
I'm watching it over and over again, I just can't understand how he decelerated from Mach 6 to zero between 1:00 and 1:01, just in time for the rock face.
(it's all relative)
Nice that he held on for so long though
otherwise, the biggest fail in this series of clips is all the people who still don’t know any better to turn their phone 90 degrees to the horizontal position.
We've all been there, should be concerned with sympathy but can't help ourselves.
So many of these fails could have been avoided if they were there doing their job.
*Ibises? Ibisi? Ibi? Ibisee
Disclaimer: This is an Ibis reference and not an attempt to make light of anyone who has suffered financially as a result of the pandemic. I sympathise entirely with anyone who has.
Yours sincerely
Perpetually Offended (age 5)
Learn when (and how) to bail folks!
(on a side note: that tree at 1:24 is a damn booby trap)