This just makes me cringe... has happened once in the peaks.. and much the same...very lucky!
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Oneof my biggest fears....
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*shudders*
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i did that at dalbeattie..........ended up with 14 stitches in my knee.
the moment you go beyond the return point is not a very nice feeling..Posted 2 years ago # -
That's a bit nasty that.
ton - was that an off the main trail bit or on the trail itself somewhere?
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is that the 'penalty for failure' vid?, scary
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Dufus is an apt word here.
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He was fine though, broken finger IIRC.
I particularly the like the guy who's not filming 'OH SHIT OH SHIT SHIT SHIT, THAT'S NOT GOOD... did you film it?'
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i did that at dalbeattie
I'd be interested to know where abouts.
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This vid has been around a few yrs now but why have they got lights on, always makes me think of a tumble i had on holiday in the alps i was 3rd in line my mate in front of me and a fellow holiday rider in front they both went round a blind corner i was a little way behind so lost sight of them as i came round the corner this so called xc racer (pro) had stopped for nothing other than a little rain gully that 8 other people had just gone over. i could not brake in time bumped my mates tyre went over the edge got held by a tree some 10ft down other wise it was another 700-1000ft to the bottom none stop. one very twisted ankle. tosser saw the fall but just rode away bad vibes over the dinner table that night. my fault i know lesson learned never trust people (in a nice way)you have never ridden with before
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forge197 - Member
That's a bit nasty that.ton - was that an off the main trail bit or on the trail itself somewhere?
it was of the side of the barnbarroch loop...too much speed on a corner.
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jeeze that was a bit extreme!!!glad the guy is still alive!!!
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Just as well he wasn`t riding this tral.
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Showerman, whilst that isn't very good I have to wonder why you commented about lights? I thought your story was going to be light related!?
And I don't think it's so much about not trusting people you don't know, as understanding that there's a risk in riding around blind corners faster than you can stop! Glad you survived mind!
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ton - I don't think I've taken much notice of the drops on that part of the trail there is a bit that is a tight left through a tree think that could be a bit nasty if you went straight on!! I'll look next time I am there
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This afternoon I was out my cross bike and there was a bit where I had to ride along an old hedge bank - a bumpy narrow track with about a metre and a half drop on either side. Half way along I thought about that video. It made me fall off.
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