The Gap Jump is found in heavily wooded and mountainous areas across the world. If you encounter one BY NO MEANS SHOULD YOU APPROACH IT. Slowly back away and head in the opposite direction. Leave them to the experienced. They will not pursue you.
Ever since some people here started moralizing on use of elbow pads I take extra pleasure from watching Safety Kind Of Guys crashing. Like the dude all padded up in a fullface in the indoor skate park... he needs to raise his testosterone level, he’ll be less scared of falling and more committed to pedalling and boosting which will result in less usage of his padding. Uhhh
A recurring theme I’ve noticed with some of these riders is the rock solid commitment to fail. There’s usually a few of these each week where the rider could have corrected mid-fail and had a better outcome. Some of them decide mid-air that they’re failing and follow through with it.
Jumping requires performing a bunnyhop like movement pattern to be executed. You have to lean back and drive with your legs into the lip, then you have to lean into the landing. Most freeze after leaning back. Then many get the side balance wrong just before the end of the lip like they soften one of their arms more. They also freeze. If you try to do a fat whip, you have to lean to the side a bit on the lip. Then you have to lean the opposite direction in the air to get the bike back on track. It requires commitment. If you lean back and to the left you will have to turn bars to the left to get the bike back under you, then lean right and forward. One fluid movement. If you lean back and left, then wait for what will happen, maybe even freeze, you’ll eat shit. And this is exactly what is happening in most scenarios here. No finishing of initial movement or no movement at all. Getting soft on the take off and stiff in the air. Exact opposite of what should happen. Tense on take off, relaxed in the air, tense on landing. Being careful is the best way to eat sht.
@kookseverywhere: oh come on, it was such a joy to see all condescending comments on Adrien Dailly “he learned nothing, when will he learn to wear elbow pads, stupid people trying to look cool don’t wear elbow pads” only to realize that he hurt his elbow through a pad... gutted for Adrien but boy, this must have stuck an elbow in the mouth of these rational men...
That huckster to flat off the roof, though! I didn’t know you could smash your face on a top tube like that! Is there a new term for it? Like a reverse scorpion? Maybe call it the fetus?
To be fair, I cry nearly every time I see a Friday Fails episode. However, this one seems exceptional and I am still wiping tears off my face as I prepare to watch this again. Kudos Pinkbike.......kudos.......
The built in cape for our Superman at 00:17 and all the knives sticking out of the tree at 2:48 are highlights. 2:48 Guy would have been in a world of hurt if the tree didn't adhere to feng shui.
Not quite sure why 3:03 was included. Guys going to need ankle surgery, a couple stitches in the taint, and possibly a new helmet, but that was a make all day!
Every week I watch these, and every time I cringe I’ve had my fair share of crashes and I know what it feels like to slam into the ground or hit a tree, but watching these videos makes me laugh and it reassures me that I’m not the most terrible rider out there
I did exactly 2:48 on a sled when I was a kid on the first day of Christmas break. I had a bruise on leg so big, I had to be dragged home and didn't walk for the rest of the break.
A recurring theme I’ve noticed with some of these riders is the rock solid commitment to fail. There’s usually a few of these each week where the rider could have corrected mid-fail and had a better outcome. Some of them decide mid-air that they’re failing and follow through with it.