OK.
so here it is.....
I have a long list of MTB related injury..
but i want to share todays little *off*
here we go.....
not a bad night on call, got some sleep... nic / tim have a ride planned later on.... no one else about...
so.....
local solo ride for local people... it's dry!!
usual little impasses in local woods thus all climbable.. off to eccy woods, then the limb (near as dry!)
up over houndkirk... spinning up in a sprocket or two higher than a month ago [ feel good, bit fitter & bike a bit lighter]... ipod tunes of cheese house/trance suddenly are disturbed....
*thud, thud, thud*
stopped the bike
oh er... seem to riding through the canning plantation, into the end stages of some heinous fuckin rave.... gates open, cars in, bodies all over... it's a crusty rave... nice (not)
some girl ,off her tits shows me hers.... again not nice...
get to top, saddle down, forks out and we're off!!
first drop, second, little hip off the runnel... pump it - section near over, dive down there, sweep out to the right then le............
argghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
second time in 3 weeks top speed front wheel washout
FFS
what's the common demoninator (sp)????
my new light massive volume tyres that's what!!!!!!
1 hr in the bath later (getting home was fun) - which then looked like i'd had a brawl with a great white
i now have a nice scrape down the left elbow, tons of ingrained shite in my knee (which was padded, thank fuck) and have come ever so ever so close to popping my shoulder, which now feels like its been beaten with a lump hammer :'(
this XC shite is meant to be safe!!!
got half a mind to go back to the Demo 8
btw...
this has caught my eye
www.xpedia.co.uk/cycle/proddetail.asp?prod=64987&cat=230007would not consider to pay the full price, but for £100 it could be the clothing I'm looking for!!!
More sensibly I'm putting my old heavy, stable and very very slow nevangals back on... sod the weight... nearly got myself reconstructive surgery and 4 months off... on houndkirk for christs sake!!!!
other injuries anyone wants to share??
or shall i just add to the thread weekly... kinda like a blog!!