[Closed] Things you learn while riding

The ground is hard.

The ground might not be as frozen as you think, you've just got your forks locked out 😳

You're never as good as you think you are 🙁

There is a certain doped you can take that corner.... No faster!

Buzzards are BIG!

You're never as good as you think you are

This isn't something MTBers really ever 'learn', it's a fact we're in permanent denial of - in our heads we're generally awesome 8)

[i]You're never as good as you think you are[/i]

I think I'm rubbish and I unfailingly don't even achieve that most of the time 🙁

+1 for never being as good as you think you are.

You can get [i]really[/i] close to wild deer if you're downwind of them.

Moist green chalk is slipperier than Peter Mandelson's handshake.

You're never as good as you think you are

+1

Though this is something you tend to be reminded of, not learn.

Alone ,in the woods at night ,the sound of a rabbit being killed in the bushes makes me ride 75% faster.

🙂

1. Dog poo smells.
2. Wild life is unpredictable.
3. Its all good fun...

it's amazing how much of the great outdoors is stronger than bits of your bike. 😡

Short-eared Owls hunt in daylight.
Bike lights attract moths, and moths attract bats.
Sheep sleep in really stupid places.
Frost on algae-coated limestone is a friction-free surface, NASA should investigate.

Frost on algae-coated limestone is a friction-free surface, NASA should investigate

They could look at frosted tree roots while they are at it,one step closer to perpetual motion 🙂

If the mates you're riding with stop immediately as they exit the bomb hole and you've already committed, it's going to hurt.

You can ride out quickly but it's a long, long walk back...

That i'm fat, unfit, and can't ride up hills quickly.

When a trip into the undergrowth has become unavoidable, laurel bushes offer a surprisingly comfy option.

Trees are hard, bushes are jaggy.

homosexual rapists await lone night riders to chase them down in packs and savage them on picnic tables.

Don't attempt that wanny little jump with one hand on the bars just because there are a couple of girls watching.

Don't buzz a group of school children on a nature trail because one of them will turn at the last minute, you will catch your bars in his rucksack and skittle the whole lot of them

Never say 'watch this'

Badgers move very slowly on singletrack when your behind them.

It's always warmer on the bike than you think it's going to be.

Bones are not as strong as flint.

Puddles are always deeper than you think they are.

Its not as cold as you think it is, unless you think it is warm, in which case it is surprisingly cold out.

Even a single engined jet training aircraft is LOUD and SCARY if you're not expecting one to buzz you on a climb.

RAF Typhoons can fly low. Very, very low.

Manuals look cool but make steering difficult.

Guys who drive Black, Gothic Reliant Robin's and sit alone in the midst of the woods surrounded by candles, are *generally harmless.

*has been so far

Brakes don't work unless your wheels are on the ground.

Doggers don't welcome sweaty-balled mountain bikers.

Weasels are lightning fast.

Never say 'watch this'

This!

Never say 'watch this'

and

The one tool you forget is the one you will need.

Should be framed for factual advice.

Pjm, yes. Yes they do. I live in Harrogate, on the flight path of a typhoon. While it was flying silly low. At supersonic speeds (confirmed by the MOD). Genuinely thought the sonic boom was an earthquake, absolutely awesome.

Never, under any circumstances, say "I'll do it just one last time".

You only crash when there are people around to witness your moment of stupidity/inability

riding with your mouth open will bring you no joy !

joao3v16 - Member

You only crash when there are people around to witness your moment of stupidity/inability

If only!

Rutting male deer really really really stink.

Putting wet gloves on after a mechanical in the cold really, really sucks!

pissing on your rear mech makes it work again when frozen

"Yep, thats rideable" is not a good mantra

Having your chain break, in the height of summer, next to a resevoir, while in shorts and tshirt, is the least desirable place to imagine.

...I counted at least 100 midgie bites, I get itchy just typing this...

Staring at couples doing things in the dark car park is not recommended when you have a very bright light on your helmet.

Trying to prove to your mate it's just as easy going quick on a ht as it is on a full suss down a rocky downhill section surround by lovely soft trees

And I thought trees would have some give!!!!!!!

Gravity is a right bastard.

Thank you for all the wildlife related lessons. they've been my favourites. Though I did read it as "The Badger is slow in singletrack" and wonder when the Internet lawsuits would start flying.

Always give way to badgers. If you ride into them, you just make them mad.

"Never, under any circumstances, say "I'll do it just one last time"."

Now you tell me!
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Never use your face to brake.......

Never ignore the red flags on MOD firing ranges...

Never think i'll hold this brake disc at the bottom of a 35mph descent in the Alps...

... now for something pleasant... getting to the top of the hill for sunrise is great...

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