there is no bigger douche than the guy who comes up behind you after you've just wiped out on a trail and says "whoa dude don't stop in the middle of the trail!"
oi dickhead this is my favorite place to eat dirt at a sudden change in velocity. idiots
@SJP: That tiny g out didn't break that frame, it probably just finished it off (unless it was a defective frame). The few frames I've broken, all broke on pretty minor impacts, it's not till after, that I recall a massive case (or savage bottom out on a rock roll g out, or a huge huck to flat) that occurred on the previous ride. That's how Al fails usually, massive hit causes crack, crack fatigues and fails fairly quickly. Carbon is less predictable. And I'm a lot smarter about inspecting the bike for damage now than I used to be.
I use to thing that loud squawk sound when a bike bottomed out hard was the fork/shock, but I think sometimes it's the sound of the soul leaving the body
Welcome to mountain biking. I’d like to propose a new unwritten rule for the MTB community; if you’re taking a newbie along on a group ride, it should always be filmed.
6-9 months of experience has the best looking confidence vs. performance curve; there's a convergence between what you will attempt and the likelyhood of a fail-worthy outcome. - Speaking from experience.
I like the one guy's tactic near the beginning where he just gets up and keeps running down the hill after bailing. I guess if you run long enough, the pain will eventually go away!??
Huge slam. Too many send it joeys try stuff that’s too big for them creek has steep and short landings unlike gravity logic stuff so you actually have to be a good rider @swellhunter:
I agree. Creek has short landings that are easy to overshoot. And this dude was getting towed. It’s his fault. Just saying that was a brutal slam. Know that drop and could feel that in my bones how hard it must have been. @freeridejerk888:
Today's fails are more like good riders who have made small errors in judging speed or body position, who will probably nail everything attempted today after one or more tries. Kudos to them. 1:20 was lucky he didn't get impaled on a pine tree branch.
A big nasty yardsale wipeout.. Yet somehow the guy right behind just casually slows down and stops next to or behind wreckage pile. Seems a skillset gap between rider in front and camera guy?
what a scary situation, going full air and realizing that just leaving the ground you are toooooo short for the landing place, that guy in the last video knew it from the beginning.
they could actually just have a best of Audio Tape from the people that did the actual filming -a lot of Oh Shits and Are you alright with plenty of No no no
I like how the guy at 1:54 doesn't even let go of his bars. Like he's hoping the bike will magically pop back onto its wheels so he can keep riding! :-)
Biggest fail: 0:20 seconds in, frickin annoying kid starts yelling his head off behind the camera like he's calling getting raped from behind. Probably the cause of the crash! Like STFU dude!
oi dickhead this is my favorite place to eat dirt at a sudden change in velocity. idiots
- Speaking from experience.
Everyone else: "....erm....."
1) To fast
2) To slow
3) Scotty doesn't know
As he lies there, writhing, at 0:15, does he *look* OK?