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Today, i got attacked by a pedal

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SKIDUBAIGUY
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So i was jumping a 8 set on my new cannondale chase, and my foot decided to leave the pedals behind and then spin around and hit my in the back of the thigh, i now have an imprint of my pedal on the back of my thigh, to make things worse, i hot the saddle balls first on landing. Why do i mtb?
Sep 5 2009 11:28AM
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Aaaron.
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fascinating tale, chap.
Sep 5 2009 11:31AM
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chapz
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ahh oh i love those infamous pedal bites.
Sep 5 2009 11:31AM
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MACAQUE
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Get used to it. If you don't like it, get better at biking, wear pads, ride clips, or quit.
Sep 5 2009 11:41AM
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WVskiing
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i fucked up my leg this summer doing that
Sep 5 2009 11:43AM
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J-Evs
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your lucky you didnt cut i open

unlike my friend
Sep 5 2009 11:49AM
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Abc567def
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Sep 5 2009 12:01PM
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Abc567def
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fuck just click the first picture.....I failled all over my own face and i can taste my own tears
Sep 5 2009 12:02PM
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summersover
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I still have a purple scar in the shape of a perfect circle on my shin from getting whacked by a pedal... cant say its my favorite thing
Cannondale Chases are dope though haha love mine
Sep 5 2009 12:07PM
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Funnel
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^Your pic worked fine for me, so no fail

I rock the clipless pedals for DH and XC just because I have more control over the bike and it is far more efficient.  I would never rock the clipless for DJ-ing, for a lot of reasons.  Pedal bite is a part of it though, my friend used to get it all the time and he had some crazy grippy pedals, so it must have hurt pretty bad.
Sep 5 2009 12:11PM
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MACAQUE
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Grip is determined a lot by pedal shape, not the number of pins and such. My old pedals gave the nastiest pedal bite ever, but weren't as grippy as the ons I have now.
Sep 5 2009 12:14PM
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k-rob
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 worst is getting it in the shin or knee, dude i know had his pedal smoke him so hard in the knee that it broke his kneecap and left holes in his knee where the studs landed.
Sep 5 2009 12:18PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Holy shit that doesnt sound too good. And yeah, maybe this is a gay thread, but i was bored and its too dark to ride now.

And yes, cannondale chases are the shit, i got the series 2, which you got?
Sep 5 2009 12:30PM
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joly.sp
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haha yea pedals in the shins hurt so much. So does knee to stem.

I ride straitline pedals on my stp now and havent slipped a pedal ever. So grippy but if you ever do slip i bet you need stiches.

Sep 5 2009 12:37PM
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bhill2.0
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the worst was metal pedals when all of my friends and I were going through the BMX phase. these kids built this gnarly track in the woods and i can remember how fucked up my shins got .
Sep 5 2009 1:16PM
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Funnel
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Yeah, I'm forgetting which pedals he had, but they were the Wellgo pedals in the shape of an X and they were super nice. 
Sep 5 2009 1:23PM
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[Dawn
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my bro

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Sep 5 2009 1:55PM
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Mooserz
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i have three round scars from my pedal from something like that right below my knee
Sep 5 2009 2:02PM
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special_k10101
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i've cut up my shin pretty badly on my metal pedals.
i just switched in some plastic ones so it's not as big of an issue.
although i have a pretty nasty scar from falling off a jump onto concrete.
i've decided to leave mtn biking to the crazies...
Sep 5 2009 2:07PM
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Steeze-On-Toast
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pedal bites suck man, got a few from my DMR V12s, few nice scars tho
Sep 5 2009 2:09PM
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double_D
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somthing exactly like this happend to me except it was on dirt jumps with NEW pedals. they slice them bad lol
Sep 5 2009 2:09PM
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AMD_5
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Cool story hansel.

but that sucks big time man. if they hit you hard enough, pedals hurt like a bitch
Sep 5 2009 2:23PM
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Klutch
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Get used to it. It happens to me everytime I go out riding, and I've wound up at the doctors more then a few times to have it cleaned out and stitched. Worst is 15 stitches so far. Wearing pads is a very good idea!
Sep 5 2009 3:25PM
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Klutch
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Sep 5 2009 3:36PM
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Hogis
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Haha that sucks.
V12s got huge pins
Sep 5 2009 3:37PM
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p-fo
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nice. ive never gotten it that bad. grippy shoes and good pedals halp. i guess i found a magic combo for that
Sep 5 2009 6:12PM
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andersteeze
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I feel you, i ride trials, and do that to my shins like every day.
Sep 5 2009 6:20PM
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