Mountain Biking

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Any diehard Mountain Bikers out there, any good wipe out stories, and what bike you got also.

Crashed at 50mph once down a mountain Back in 94 coming round a corner to fast, did three full flips through the air after hitting some big boulder in the 4ft rocky drainage ditch that I landed in. Came straight out me SPD´s total distance traveled a good 60ft at least. Then my bike smashed me in the back real hard. My friends straightend out my wheels as best as they could, jumped straight back on I did. Injuries whiplash, radial nerve damage on the right arm very bruised knees and kidneys. Went to Docs 10 days later. Yes I was wearing a helmet.

Bike at the time KHS Team full XTR no suspension either, I was trying to keep up with the guys on the full suspension Iron Horses the Dave Cullan model. A new set of wheels please.

Present Bike (german make) Cube Pro Elite, Sid SL´s Shox, Full XT, with Mavic Crossrocs UST Wheels. 22lbs

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Back then we where Diehard no body protection back then, should of learnt my lesson from racing BMX back in the 80´s .
 
I ride as much as possiable. No Moutains around here. Urban trials and skate park for me.
 

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Nice story RJ! I ride my mtn bike lots but 95% on road....no adrenaline stories to tell, but it is still lots of fun.

Tod, I've never seen a chain ring like that...is it from a circular saw!!?? haha
 
But a least you met some real nice paramedics and a hippie doctor who wears socks and sandals....Man was that hilarious
 
Hey there guys cheers for the replies and other entries to this page been back home for the holidays here in Scotland, yeah nice Bash Guard they got real small these days. Top marks for your GT, used to have Zasker LE back in 97, still rate it as the best Aluminum frame of its day. HANS REY NO WAY.

Will talk all soon have a good one for the New Year and talk soon when back in Germany.
 
Did you say Mt Bike ...? Now you are talking .. I took a ugly spill last March in a 24hr mt race . Had knee surgery and was out for 1 month .. I ride a full suspension harro..
 

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That 24hr race sounds pretty wild, a Le Mans style race for us Mtn Bikers. Were you part of an entered team, something that I would of liked to of been part of.

A yes Haro (BOB HARO) that old school BMX Freestyler.
 
We have a team of 4 guys . Some guys just go single and ride the full 24hr race .. We ride 12 mile each then we take turn al day and night . The night time riding is cool . Our team name is call the rhino team since we all work at a zoo.. You can log in to grany gear.com and find out more on this 24hr race..
 

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I'm extremely lucky to have world-class mountain biking only a mile from my house in a defunct limestone quarry. I ride my Gary Fisher Big Sur hardtail there quite a bit. Probably my worst wipeout was on a descent into the quarry when endo'd on a large rock from not being forward over the bars enough.
 

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Just found this thread. I love MTBing!! There are tons of great spots in my area. I freeride, dirtjump, urban freeride, street, and skateparks.

I have a 2003 Kona Cindercone. The only thing stock is the frame. Changed every other part out. Just waiting to break the frame to get a lighter/stronger one but that hasnt happened yet.

Chucky looks like a nasty hill.....I think you meant to say you WERE leaning over your bars too much and thats why you fell right? I like to tell the new guys let your ass hit the tire thats when you know your back far enough. lol
 
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