For the record, I am not the friend that instantly asks, 'Oh! Are you okay?'
I walk over, pick their bike up, lean it against a tree (off the trail), giving the rider some space and easing their fears of a broken bike, while they sort out whether the body is broken.
This, I believe, is the more appropriate response.
Exactly. They don't *know* whether they're alright immediately after they come to a stop. (Or while they're still moving, in the case of some of these "Are you alright?"-ers.) Keep quiet, let the birds stop chirping, and give them a few seconds to sort themselves out first.
Time to sort it out is absolutely right: I once jumped up from a terrible crash and told my buddy, "Call for help right now! I know I'm really hurt, but I don't know where yet!" I turned out to be fine: mildly sprained wrist and shredded clothing.
100% agreed. Tomahawked myself into the ground pretty good over the last weekend, and my buddy came around the corner to find me on my back like a turtle. Said he asked me if I was alright three times with no response (rang my Bell pretty good). Was doing my physical inventory (no bones sticking out, everything aiming in the right direction, and so on) and slowly got up. Got to give the time to sort things out as @MtbSince84 mentions.
@Nagrom77: yeah, time for system reboot and damage assessment. Alive? Can i shout? Can move all my limbs? Pain anywhere? Blood anywhere? HEY, CHECK MY BIKE, IS IT OK?!! Can i stand up?
Give me a break @adamrideshisbike. It doesn't matter what question you ask of a downed rider, but you immediately ask a question to see if they are coherent. Then you help them up, get their bike, call for help or whatever is needed.
Ya because good riders never have bad/stupid/unlucky crashes.
My worst accident was after a 2-hr session on the biggest dirt jumps I've ever ridden; fell off my bike on the road in from of my house and was out for almost an entire year. Schadenfreude can be a real bitch...
Trailbuilder should be sent to school for that ugly thing at 1:59. That gap with that "transition" then the corner right away. The only way that makes sense is if the trailbuilder is the guy holding the camera giggling to himself quietly.
@BiNARYBiKE: If you didn't ride BMX I guess your right! but I have been telling myself this since I was a young pup and its been keeping the rubber side down. Cheers! #KEEPEMLIT
@matthewroy13: not much bmx for me but a decent amount of hardtail dirt jumping. I get your angle, but my preferred approach would be this: if you’re not comfortable with the speed necessary, then stay off the jump. Being comfortable and confident maybe the most important factors to me when hitting jumps.
@Skootur: I agree that’s it’s better to go too fast then too slow. But I disagree that you should feel uncomfortable. I do think you should usually resist that nagging urge to do a little brake check.
#keyboardshredder
I walk over, pick their bike up, lean it against a tree (off the trail), giving the rider some space and easing their fears of a broken bike, while they sort out whether the body is broken.
This, I believe, is the more appropriate response.
Alive? Can i shout? Can move all my limbs? Pain anywhere? Blood anywhere? HEY, CHECK MY BIKE, IS IT OK?!! Can i stand up?
Especially if you're the one who talked your friend into trying it for the first time while you film it!
Lesson don’t leave your bike close to the trail edge for you buddy to get impaled on!
My worst accident was after a 2-hr session on the biggest dirt jumps I've ever ridden; fell off my bike on the road in from of my house and was out for almost an entire year. Schadenfreude can be a real bitch...
Some decent upper-body strength could probably prevent 50% of the crashes on the average one of these edits.
That kinda looked like a soft landing in those big ferns.