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August 31, 2012 at 06:54 #112216
I broke rule # 1 last night. I got to a trail head and realized I had forgotten my helmet (I thought I had already packed it).
I was intending to just do a few miles and explore the fire roads… so even though I know it’s a huge no-no, I saddled up and went out anyway.
What’s even worse is that I ended up doing 7 miles of very rooty and rocky terrain (see Ashland State Park pics in Massachusetts trails) after the first 2 miles of fire road were exhausted.
That was [i:2uwu5y25]very [/i:2uwu5y25]stupid of me. I’ve had a serious concussion and am very prone to repeat brain injuries as a result. I broke the cardinal rule of biking. As such, I open myself to your beratement. Please, scold me. Tell me that no single day of riding is worth the risk of destroying not only my life, but the lives of those who love me. Make me feel bad. I need it!
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August 31, 2012 at 06:59 #112217
What I want to add, however, is that my confidence was COMPLETELY shaken knowing I didn’t have a helmet. Every rock, stick, berm, and loose patch of soil spelled "E-R" to me. I haven’t ridden without a helmet, not even down the street, since I got into MTBing, and I should’ve just turned around and hit the weights or gone running.
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August 31, 2012 at 07:14 #112218
Keep the melon safe! It may not be pretty but it’s all you got. 😄 Later,
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August 31, 2012 at 08:35 #112219
You should take your bike away from yourself!
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August 31, 2012 at 13:39 #112220
lite beer for one month.
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August 31, 2012 at 15:25 #112221"oneeyeredeye" wrote
lite beer for one month.
Lol that’s just too harsh!
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August 31, 2012 at 15:58 #112222
No single day of riding is worth the risk of destroying not only your life, but the lives of those who love you!
That said, I’m glad you were able to make it out safely.
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September 2, 2012 at 09:40 #112223"oneeyeredeye" wrote
lite beer for one month.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I’m so sorry!!!!!
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September 2, 2012 at 13:47 #112224
Enjoy this Fat Tire Ale, My son. You are healed! Fat_Billy has spoken. 😄 Later,
P.S. Please place your money in the Beer fund bucket.
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September 6, 2012 at 08:45 #112225
"What I want to add, however, is that my confidence was COMPLETELY shaken knowing I didn’t have a helmet. Every rock, stick, berm, and loose patch of soil spelled "E-R" to me."
All the more reason not to ride. Fear on the trail often sets us up for wrecks.
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September 6, 2012 at 21:55 #112226
Even after a concussion? And you know better? Need to take the time to go back and get it!
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September 7, 2012 at 11:06 #112227
two words: gary busey
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September 7, 2012 at 13:24 #112228
You will forget what you say, you can’t keep track of numbers, you’ll forget what you promised, you can’t remember the truth so you tell lies to get by. Politics? Could happen, watch out! 😄 Later,
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September 7, 2012 at 13:41 #112229
hey fat billy, what is you avatar? looks like a turntable, or maybe a gas pump?
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September 7, 2012 at 15:18 #112230
ATM in bank driveway. Do you know your pin? Just checking. 😄 Later,
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September 13, 2012 at 10:58 #112231
I have seen a few people ride without their helmets. I do not crash much, however I do use my helmet to block branches and/or face slappers. I have not ridden without mine. I mistakenly ran over my last helmet with my fishing boat (was on the roof of my truck). Replaced the helmet within the week.
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September 13, 2012 at 14:40 #112232"DavidPeckjr" wrote
I have seen a few people ride without their helmets. I do not crash much, however I do use my helmet to block branches and/or face slappers. I have not ridden without mine. I mistakenly ran over my last helmet with my fishing boat (was on the roof of my truck). Replaced the helmet within the week.
That’s the main point I bring up while talking to folks not wearing helmets.
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September 13, 2012 at 15:05 #112233"Jared13" wrote
[quote="DavidPeckjr":3swhlogx]I have seen a few people ride without their helmets. I do not crash much, however I do use my helmet to block branches and/or face slappers. I have not ridden without mine.
That’s the main point I bring up while talking to folks not wearing helmets.[/quote:3swhlogx]
there’s also places to ride with zero helio access. crack your noggin and you’re in serious life-threatening trouble.
always wear suitable protective gear. mtn biking can be a high-speed contact sport (contact with the ground, trees, rocks, etc). a helmet is the absolute minimum.
have enough respect for the sport that you understand there will be times that you will crash.
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September 13, 2012 at 16:48 #112234
Not everyone is willing to admit they’re going to crash. That’s why I bring up the hitting of branches with their heads. They usually don’t have a rebuttal to that point 😃
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September 13, 2012 at 17:20 #112235"Jared13" wrote
Not everyone is willing to admit they’re going to crash. That’s why I bring up the hitting of branches with their heads. They usually don’t have a rebuttal to that point 😃
good one.
i tell all my newb friends that they’re going to crash. part of the learning process, and a small but necessary sacrifice to the god of dirt.
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September 13, 2012 at 17:26 #112236
Don’t vote for Obama and we’ll call it even…. Or as punishment go down to Sully’s tap and drink crappy PBR on tap with the Charlestown dirtbags for a night..
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September 13, 2012 at 17:46 #112237
Hey, I said, "I do not crash much". By saying that I know that I am going to crash. I even got one on video. Though not much to watch…
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September 14, 2012 at 03:43 #112238
I forgot my helmet a few times when I first started riding and complete strangers would yell, "you REALLY need to buy a helmet"!
After going over the bars at a whopping 6mph, and landing right on my head(with helmet, thank God), I just remember thinking how loud the thud was when I landed. Have not forgotten my helmet since! Shoes yes, helmet no. 😀 -
September 14, 2012 at 09:09 #112239"Spartan" wrote
Or as punishment go down to Sully’s tap and drink crappy PBR on tap with the Charlestown dirtbags for a night..
Hey, Sully’s Tap is [i:2f5zp8f7]kinda [/i:2f5zp8f7]fun. Assuming it’s prior to a concert at the Garden, that is. 😄
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September 14, 2012 at 09:31 #112240"Spartan" wrote
Don’t vote for Obama and we’ll call it even…. Or as punishment go down to Sully’s tap and drink crappy PBR on tap with the Charlestown dirtbags for a night..
i didn’t know this was a partisan political site. pretty demeaning post all around.
why not just leave the politics and name calling for other sites?
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September 16, 2012 at 06:42 #112241
If I didn’t have a helmet, my hair would get all messy and everyone would point at me and laugh.
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September 16, 2012 at 07:00 #112242
This is not a political site but most of the members might think you smell funny if you vote for Obama again. Obama fans should only ride on trails frequently used by horses so they don’t run out of compost for thier gardens. 😄 Later,
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September 16, 2012 at 10:56 #112243"fat_billy" wrote
This is not a political site but most of the members might think you smell funny if you vote for Obama again. Obama fans should only ride on trails frequently used by horses so they don’t run out of compost for thier gardens. 😄 Later,
no, you’re mistaken. that’s just for rednecks. 😄
let’s keep the politics off here. please.
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September 17, 2012 at 07:16 #112244
Ugh, can we can the political crap, please?
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September 17, 2012 at 19:41 #112245
Don’t be too hard on yourself you could get hit by a garbage truck walking to the mailbox
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September 17, 2012 at 21:27 #112246"cynergy68" wrote
Don’t be too hard on yourself you could get hit by a garbage truck walking to the mailbox
Only if the mailbox is in the middle of the road
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