Never do one last one. I was at bike park Wales a few weeks back, buddies called it a day, I thought i had one more. Off the uplift, straight into the trail, first drop, all the energy was gone. My fave trail I was saving, where I usually go fast and send it, was a weak ass roll, fighting for my life.
NecVoluerunt on
What causes the “lean” when you try and jump?
It usually happens to me and I don’t know what is the cause. Is it because you pull harder with 1 side?
fOrEvErEvA8550 on
Certainly cruel, if not unusual.
GreedyDuck2726 on
The drop after this one would have been much worse
Life-Sun8620 on
And that stepdown jump right after that is so damn fun too!
OBB76 on
I learned this lesson from snowboarding. If you’re debating with yourself if you have another run in, you probably don’t.
discourse_friendly on
Ouch, hope you’re okay bro!
AudienceMindless2520 on
Happened to me too. Last lap turned into a dirt nap, dislocated shoulder and torn tendons. Now I don’t push it when fatigue kicks in.
Tendie_Tube on
I actually felt that.
TeejMTB on
Were you pedaling into that little wood gap to dirt?
snarpsta on
I’m sitting here with a broken collarbone, every crash makes me cringe super hard now. Glad you’re ok dude!
Is this Northstar? Those pavers and tressels look like Northstar!
MrDontPlay06 on
Why did he have the front wheel turned to the right on initial jump then landing
HaloDeckJizzMopper on
Totally bro. I just got back into mountain biking after 20 years away from it, and I’m not out of shape. I’m just not in the shape I once was. I was surprised how quickly my muscle memory and body took to the trail. I realized going uphill. I just didn’t have the power or endurance I should so I started focusing on that exercise wise. All of a sudden I found myself falling. Took a couple hard spills. I was trying to figure out why exactly one day I’d take some of the hardest trails in my area with no sweat and the next day fall on a pretty basic trail. I realized it has everything to do with exhaustion. Now I’m focusing on hitting easier trails from the technical aspect that have good distance and incline for exercise on successive days. And saving the gnarly stuff for when I’m well rested. Well fed and ready to roll. I was pushing my body too hard in an attempt to harden it. Which might be a good thing at the gym, but at the gym there’s safety factors. Heading down a hill at high speeds. There’s no way just to put it down or get it back on the rack. You can’t train to failure on a bike. Because when fatigue failure occurs, you’re still in the heat of it
I’m actually strongly considering buying a road bike to get in the exercise I need without risking safety when exhausted. There are a lot of pretty darn empty desolate but very well paved roads in my area. Then just jump on the mountain bike when I want to. Have a good time two days a week. And once my legs to enema gets back to where it should be, the risk will be eliminated
Artevyx on
Exhaustion is always one sneaky bastard.
StatementOk470 on
On our “second to last” we make it a point to take the chillest trail back down! They’re probably my favorite laps to remember, just chilling down the hill on a green trail, smiles all around, feeling that warm 5pm air and almost tasting the bbq and beers!
GreenWinner8684 on
If i dont bike tired then id never bike at all lol
gadusmo on
Fucked up my face a week ago precisely for riding tired. I knew I wasn’t in a good headspace or with enough stamina to do “one more” but let friends convince me. Predictably, ate shit and fucked up my bike. Will never again ride when I’m exhausted no matter what anyone says.
Slow-Significance862 on
Yeah, true, listen to your body. I might get to a bike park 1-2 times a year so when I do I like to go pretty hard. By that I mean non-stop laps, I figure the ride up the lift is my rest time, I do ride regularly at my local trails but 2 laps doing climbs and I’m done. That keeps me in shape though.
After 6 laps at a ski resort riding mostly blue trails I was done. Tapped out. Also, my last time up in July I rode with a whoop fitness tracker and found out I did 25 minutes in zone 5 cardio and that is with zero climbing, all downhill and some flat spots. Yeah, letting gravity do the work is great but it’s still hard work.
C-D-W on
Ouch. Been there. The worst is feeling it coming and not making better choices.
Also part of why I bought an eMTB. Leaves a little more in the tank for the ride down when I’m not absolutely wrecked just getting to the top.
Disastrous-Sell-2738 on
I rode absolutely bagged at sun peaks, I was so fucking bad. Trails that were normally easy were hard, mostly due to fatigue. My hands and forearms were already really bad from work, then I went for a 3 day bike trip there and after the first day I could barely hold onto the grips. Next day loosened up but the third day I had to call it off early, my fingers were getting locked up and the barley bumps were so bad I couldnt hold on any longer. I never really have an issues with my hands so im assuming it was work. Nevertheless totally agree its a bad idea, at least take it easy if youre tired. If youre anything like me then it will be hard but could save aome injuries
Ryan_TR on
I did this exact same run a couple months ago and it scared the shit out of me lol – I ended up just skipping the gap jump at the end
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Stoked for that collarbone you didn’t break!
Not enough speed?
Never do one last one. I was at bike park Wales a few weeks back, buddies called it a day, I thought i had one more. Off the uplift, straight into the trail, first drop, all the energy was gone. My fave trail I was saving, where I usually go fast and send it, was a weak ass roll, fighting for my life.
What causes the “lean” when you try and jump?
It usually happens to me and I don’t know what is the cause. Is it because you pull harder with 1 side?
Certainly cruel, if not unusual.
The drop after this one would have been much worse
And that stepdown jump right after that is so damn fun too!
I learned this lesson from snowboarding. If you’re debating with yourself if you have another run in, you probably don’t.
Ouch, hope you’re okay bro!
Happened to me too. Last lap turned into a dirt nap, dislocated shoulder and torn tendons. Now I don’t push it when fatigue kicks in.
I actually felt that.
Were you pedaling into that little wood gap to dirt?
I’m sitting here with a broken collarbone, every crash makes me cringe super hard now. Glad you’re ok dude!
Is this Northstar? Those pavers and tressels look like Northstar!
Why did he have the front wheel turned to the right on initial jump then landing
Totally bro. I just got back into mountain biking after 20 years away from it, and I’m not out of shape. I’m just not in the shape I once was. I was surprised how quickly my muscle memory and body took to the trail. I realized going uphill. I just didn’t have the power or endurance I should so I started focusing on that exercise wise. All of a sudden I found myself falling. Took a couple hard spills. I was trying to figure out why exactly one day I’d take some of the hardest trails in my area with no sweat and the next day fall on a pretty basic trail. I realized it has everything to do with exhaustion. Now I’m focusing on hitting easier trails from the technical aspect that have good distance and incline for exercise on successive days. And saving the gnarly stuff for when I’m well rested. Well fed and ready to roll. I was pushing my body too hard in an attempt to harden it. Which might be a good thing at the gym, but at the gym there’s safety factors. Heading down a hill at high speeds. There’s no way just to put it down or get it back on the rack. You can’t train to failure on a bike. Because when fatigue failure occurs, you’re still in the heat of it
I’m actually strongly considering buying a road bike to get in the exercise I need without risking safety when exhausted. There are a lot of pretty darn empty desolate but very well paved roads in my area. Then just jump on the mountain bike when I want to. Have a good time two days a week. And once my legs to enema gets back to where it should be, the risk will be eliminated
Exhaustion is always one sneaky bastard.
On our “second to last” we make it a point to take the chillest trail back down! They’re probably my favorite laps to remember, just chilling down the hill on a green trail, smiles all around, feeling that warm 5pm air and almost tasting the bbq and beers!
If i dont bike tired then id never bike at all lol
Fucked up my face a week ago precisely for riding tired. I knew I wasn’t in a good headspace or with enough stamina to do “one more” but let friends convince me. Predictably, ate shit and fucked up my bike. Will never again ride when I’m exhausted no matter what anyone says.
Yeah, true, listen to your body. I might get to a bike park 1-2 times a year so when I do I like to go pretty hard. By that I mean non-stop laps, I figure the ride up the lift is my rest time, I do ride regularly at my local trails but 2 laps doing climbs and I’m done. That keeps me in shape though.
After 6 laps at a ski resort riding mostly blue trails I was done. Tapped out. Also, my last time up in July I rode with a whoop fitness tracker and found out I did 25 minutes in zone 5 cardio and that is with zero climbing, all downhill and some flat spots. Yeah, letting gravity do the work is great but it’s still hard work.
Ouch. Been there. The worst is feeling it coming and not making better choices.
Also part of why I bought an eMTB. Leaves a little more in the tank for the ride down when I’m not absolutely wrecked just getting to the top.
I rode absolutely bagged at sun peaks, I was so fucking bad. Trails that were normally easy were hard, mostly due to fatigue. My hands and forearms were already really bad from work, then I went for a 3 day bike trip there and after the first day I could barely hold onto the grips. Next day loosened up but the third day I had to call it off early, my fingers were getting locked up and the barley bumps were so bad I couldnt hold on any longer. I never really have an issues with my hands so im assuming it was work. Nevertheless totally agree its a bad idea, at least take it easy if youre tired. If youre anything like me then it will be hard but could save aome injuries
I did this exact same run a couple months ago and it scared the shit out of me lol – I ended up just skipping the gap jump at the end
https://gopro.com/v/4580fbc8-07be-4c15-83cc-ba5772711ed1
Looks like Trestle, my beloved.
Fuck even Green World is dangerous to ride on that tired “one last run” this year.
If I find myself saying “last one” I just call it then.