Post by Tim on Aug 17, 2009 17:20:59 GMT -5
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Temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
* common cold
* totally rediculous bike crashes
* headache
* toothache
* muscular aches
* totally rediculous jumps gone wrong
* backache
* menstrual cramps
* minor pain of arthritis (really)?
* temporarily reduces fever
Ok, headed out to scales today with my new bike. A bike not built for what scales has to offer but that is beside the point.
scales is not my playground, never really was. I do enjoy some of the moderate climbs though. Not the stupid 45 degree stuff that seems to be everywhere. Some of the drops are pretty fun though.
The teeter totter was cool, first time I ever messed with that thing.
A little harder than I thought to get the right leverage.
I took a few pics to document my comedic performance, do enjoy...
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Came across a little ramp that jumps a small washout. climed to the top of the hill and sat there pondering if i should even try it. I don't do jumps, don't have the eqt to pull it off but I had to give it a shot just to prove to myself that I really am crazy. I didn't wreck the bike just the shins. I landed great but both feet came off the pedals and raked down my leg. This was minor but it looked cool as hell.
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After that stupid move I moved on and headed down the trail. Came to a nice little plunge and totally had to much speed at the bottom and had to widen the trail a bit on the right side.
OOPS didn't see that log hiding in the brush !!!
End over !! Followed by my traditional WTF was that all about?!?!?
Man, I hid pretty hard and slammed the 'ol noggin into the ground with some force. I will live to ride another day.
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I can't say enough about helmets. If you don't wear one your an idiot, straight up fool. When I slammed my melon down in the above photo I stuck something sharp right through. That would have been my skull.
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OOOH should I try it ?? HELL NO !!!!
I'll leave this beast to the young guns with the right eqt.
All in all it was a fun day of blood and sweat. (literally) ;D
Temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
* common cold
* totally rediculous bike crashes
* headache
* toothache
* muscular aches
* totally rediculous jumps gone wrong
* backache
* menstrual cramps
* minor pain of arthritis (really)?
* temporarily reduces fever
Ok, headed out to scales today with my new bike. A bike not built for what scales has to offer but that is beside the point.
scales is not my playground, never really was. I do enjoy some of the moderate climbs though. Not the stupid 45 degree stuff that seems to be everywhere. Some of the drops are pretty fun though.
The teeter totter was cool, first time I ever messed with that thing.
A little harder than I thought to get the right leverage.
I took a few pics to document my comedic performance, do enjoy...
____________________________________________________
Came across a little ramp that jumps a small washout. climed to the top of the hill and sat there pondering if i should even try it. I don't do jumps, don't have the eqt to pull it off but I had to give it a shot just to prove to myself that I really am crazy. I didn't wreck the bike just the shins. I landed great but both feet came off the pedals and raked down my leg. This was minor but it looked cool as hell.
___________________________________________________-
After that stupid move I moved on and headed down the trail. Came to a nice little plunge and totally had to much speed at the bottom and had to widen the trail a bit on the right side.
OOPS didn't see that log hiding in the brush !!!
End over !! Followed by my traditional WTF was that all about?!?!?
Man, I hid pretty hard and slammed the 'ol noggin into the ground with some force. I will live to ride another day.
___________________________________________________
I can't say enough about helmets. If you don't wear one your an idiot, straight up fool. When I slammed my melon down in the above photo I stuck something sharp right through. That would have been my skull.
____________________________________________________
OOOH should I try it ?? HELL NO !!!!
I'll leave this beast to the young guns with the right eqt.
All in all it was a fun day of blood and sweat. (literally) ;D
The first time I went to Scales I came around that corner down the hill pretty quick and had a split second decision to hit the ramp, or hit the bridge.... Luckily for me, I remembered that I had NO SKILLS and I took the bridge, but every bone in my body said "you ARE going to ramp that baby one of these days". Great story. I don't remember that last picture...that must be new. 