Video: Friday Fails #299

Nov 17, 2023
by Pinkbike Originals  

Which Fail Looked the Most Expensive?



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105 Comments
  • 143 6
 I answered 6, but the real answer is the one that happened in America w/o heath insurance.
  • 30 2
 100% this. Even with health insurance, whoever had the worst injury in the US had the most expensive fail.
  • 33 2
 Who ever lost the most teeth... Silver lining - somebody gets a new Yeti!
  • 47 2
 Me: Pays $30k a year to my HMO

My HMO: Denied - Services deemed not medically necessary

Everyone around me: USA! USA! USA!
  • 5 3
 My insurance kicks ass and so does my friends (that have any insurance). Y'all need some .Gov jobs if you are serious about MTB.
  • 6 0
 Did anyone catch the deer prancing off at the end of 6?
  • 1 0
 @oizarod115: Heck yeah, take another look, I think a skunk runs out of the same area downhill.
  • 8 0
 @oizarod115:
I thought it was the guys soul
  • 1 4
 @suspended-flesh: I’d rather pay my high healthcare cost.
  • 1 0
 @suspended-flesh: lol from the UK, while we still have nationalised healthcare
  • 1 0
 @Katbox: my job pays. enjoy what you got while you still got it.
  • 1 0
 @suspended-flesh: which fed insurance are you using?
  • 2 0
 @suspended-flesh: this. They get nice insurance and PLENTY of time off to take advantage of mtbing.
  • 2 1
 Not Fed but also not specifics I care to discuss here. There are many levels to US health insurance - it is neither universally Bad/Expensive, nor is it a monolithic and rigid nationalized system. We all know you gotta carve out your own niche, especially if you have dependents. Mine are fully covered til they are 26.
  • 1 0
 @oizarod115: Hopefully not. Let it live free.
  • 1 0
 @suspended-flesh: you said get a .gov job but not fed? And you can’t say the name of an insurance company…?
  • 1 0
 @shandtke: might be something they don't want to discuss at the risk of doxxing themself.
  • 2 0
 @shandtke: I said I am not a Fed worker. I work for State Gov. I could have good free insurance and choose nearly any doctor I want, but I am actually on my wife's County Gov ins. I can have actual scientists work on me (UCSF MED) if I get something terrible and need that level of care. There are many systems to work with in the US and many options. My initial comment was a reaction to the many knee-jerk online commenters who say 'US Health Care SUCKS AND IS HELLA EXPENSIVE'. That can certainly be true for many, but at least we have many options to work with rather than a single nationalized healthcare system where what you get is what you get.
  • 2 0
 @suspended-flesh: I agree. My healthcare is expensive but I feel the quality is really good. I wouldn’t mind it being cheaper, but fortunately I can afford it.

Also, your job and healthcare is your business. You don’t need to explain yourself to others. I appreciate you sharing, but it’s none of our business.
  • 1 0
 @PtDiddy:Of course not - I do consider what I share but I don't really care. Privacy is a mirage and I am a small fish.I will be living off the grid soon enough.
  • 91 13
 Don't ruin this with a dumb survey. You were on a high with the numbering the clips.
  • 5 0
 100%
  • 8 0
 This is one of the best FF in recent memory. Lots of screw ups without the amount of life-altering injuries.
  • 8 4
 Just scroll on by my man
  • 6 0
 Especially when I can't even vote for number 37.
  • 1 1
 Someone who reads this vote for #21 please... not good to have one crash without a single vote.
  • 3 0
 @mi-bike: Done. Where do I get my I Voted sticker?
  • 1 0
 How else are they going to make you watch the same ad for Gunnison a third time just to rewatch some clips for the survey?
  • 21 0
 #6 looked absolutely brutal. Worst case scenario for sure.
  • 3 0
 Definitely. Just waiting for this to happen, you know it's coming but can't look away.
  • 7 0
 can we get a followup on that guy?
  • 2 0
 Maybe had to get a heli rescue ?? Horrible accident there.
  • 6 0
 What nightmares are made of. It looked his left bar end clipped that rock maybe?
  • 4 0
 Actually now that I look at it again it looks like his left pedal/crank struck that rock sending him to the right.
  • 12 0
 honestly that dude should of bailed after screwing up the entry. No where near confident enough for that level of exposure.
  • 24 0
 @devinkalt: If only he'd been using LoamLab Counterpunch Hand Protecting Grips!
  • 2 2
 @VtVolk: You win the internet today!
  • 3 0
 @devinkalt: It looks like his wheel hit the rock, trying to stay so far left.
  • 2 0
 I'm interested in what the animal was running away up the other side of the canyon at the end of the clip. Poor thing got shook and dipped
  • 1 0
 Did I just watch a snuff film on pinkbike?
  • 21 0
 Stupid idea. Stupid idea.
Yo - you good?
That was a stupid idea.
  • 4 0
 Bonus points for narrating your own crash in real time
  • 10 0
 I think the reason I have never been on Friday fails isn't that I'm an amazing rider. It's because I don't record every ride I go on. I just tell people I shred, the need to believe my "fish stories".
  • 2 1
 I had a low-speed crash off a 4' - 5' high skinny at a bike park this past weekend, that was really stupid, and I luckily walked away from unhurt. I consoled myself with the fact that, "Oh, well, at least the video's probably entertaining enough to make Friday Fails."

Turns out that was the *second* fail of that run. First fail was not listening closely enough to the beep sequence when I hit the button on the GoPro. Instead of funny crash footage I got a lot of boring climbing footage of that run, and zero footage of the downhill. facepalm>.
  • 10 0
 expensive from a medical perspective? 6
  • 6 0
 Medical or burial? the silence is scary AF
  • 6 1
 Ah, but so many FF's saved hundreds of thousands of dollars - by shredding your nutz so you can never have kids.
  • 3 0
 Definitely from an underwear perspective. I hope he's okay.
  • 1 0
 @ReformedRoadie: Seriously, not even a "You good?"
  • 2 0
 @rcrocha: LOL, it sounded like the guy was shouting, "Go, Go, Go, Oh No!". Maybe that's the spanish version Big Grin
  • 1 0
 definitely for medical reasons
  • 1 0
 @CSharp: I know enough Italian to recognize the language but not enough to know what he was saying. Anyone who speaks Italian who can help us out?
  • 1 0
 @ak-77: Only a comment on the fact that the trail had been just tidied up and a "whoah"
  • 9 1
 #3 - as a PSA - if you cannot or are afraid of riding something, don't stand in the middle of the trail and block anyone who can, or is at least attempting to.
  • 11 1
 Redhead guy, best fail ever
  • 7 0
 I liked #22. The victim trying to pass on the dual slalom course, after he crashes the other guy, "You okay?", while casually riding away.

The unstated part of the question? You okay? Because I don't really give a f*ck!
  • 1 0
 found it hilarious , mugged himself right up
  • 6 0
 Going with fail # 4
- concussion
- separated shoulder vs. fracture
- needs a new helmet
- large fine from Greenpeace for violence to tree
  • 7 0
 I have nothing against surveys... when they make sense.
  • 7 0
 First dude and opening animation. I see no difference
  • 8 1
 BANGER START
  • 3 0
 I think number 6 is still falling
  • 2 0
 I had finally forgotten all those awkward and helpless “gonna learn barspins” crashes….thanks
  • 2 0
 #17 is actually a gnarly spot to go down. The video doesn't do that section justice.
  • 1 0
 It was definitely scary to watch following from behind!
  • 2 0
 Fail 2 for sure. That dude clearly broke his collar bone and likely separated his shoulder. That ain't cheap.
  • 2 0
 22 is at blue Mountain bike park in Pennsylvania. I was just there a few weeks ago and crashed in almost the exact same way.
  • 3 0
 Big #300 next Friday. Hope it's a cooker!
  • 1 0
 Most expensive mechanically or medically? There were a few sizable payouts throughout. And the one that just stands there after the rider goes over the cliff…
  • 2 0
 "Why'd you tell him to stop?"

because he wanted footage to submit to friday fails...
  • 3 1
 #20 is Ogden Bike Park for sure
  • 2 0
 Is there a black hole in that gap that sucked that dude in like that?
  • 1 0
 @dstroud70: lol you can't see it from that angle, but that last jump has about a 20 foot gap, and there's another line that crosses right in between with a bunch of rocks and skinnies and stuff. he prolly just got intimidated by it and backed out when it was too late.
  • 3 0
 @danielfloyd: Oh yes that's a consequential gap if you don't make it... More like 36 foot gap with a 12ft deep pit full of large boulders. He's not the first one to make that mistake either...
  • 2 0
 #13 and their back is either gonna be expensive now and/or down the road.
  • 2 0
 Expensive? I assume we are talking medical bills.
  • 2 0
 Man, there's some heavy hitters!!
  • 2 0
 What comes after fail 24 ? 37, right Smile
  • 1 1
 PB Editor: Hey you skipped from #24 to #37, you know that?
PB video tech: Yeah but nobody's going to notice, you know?
PB Editor: You're right, publish it and lets go for a bike ride.
  • 1 0
 @Flc3344: And let's add a new poll to make sure people look at the clip numbering, while we're at it!
  • 1 0
 No multiple choice? I would've picked 0 and 6. #6 that was a long fall down! Hope the person is OK.
  • 2 0
 It *is* multiple choice.
  • 1 0
 @mi-bike: That's a mutually exclusive choice selection. I'm talking about real multiple choices one can select.
  • 2 0
 This edition hurt all around. Brutal.
  • 1 0
 3 and 4 have to be the same rider but different locations on the same ride....back and background are the same
  • 2 0
 Doesnt look like the same guy. Bikes look similar but #4 has a red bike with an orange stem. #3 has a black stem and a white sticker on the TT that would clearly be visible in clip #4 if it was the same guy.
  • 1 0
 @sino428: I stand corrected
  • 1 0
 @SATN-XC: I thought the same thing when I watched it. Thats why I went back and looked.
  • 2 0
 Fail 12, cuz a hurt back is too high a price!
  • 2 1
 Pinkbike, please stop combining vertical and horizontal clips in one video.
  • 2 0
 expensive? intro for the wheels, #7 for the collar bone
  • 2 0
 The intro looked like he rode over a land mine.
  • 2 0
 Friday Fails: the bike industry
  • 2 0
 #12

“Oooo my back!”

Those things are priceless.
  • 2 0
 Hey #6….. can you check in so we know you’re ok?
  • 1 0
 This episode is extra good with headphones on. Really brings those groans in, like I was there in the moment.
  • 1 0
 The guy over the edge... I was shouting for him to stop!!!
  • 2 0
 He could not hear you as the guy in the back was chewing his ear off.
  • 1 0
 Best bloodcurdling yell of terror: #7
  • 1 1
 Managed the whole video with no adds today, next thing you know I will win a prize on PB.
  • 3 0
 That's impossible. Noone can win!
  • 1 0
 Is the poll question supposed to say extensive instead of expensive?
  • 1 0
 Mind the gap !
  • 2 1
 We went from 24 to 37...
  • 2 0
 meta friday fail







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