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Turned 20 two days ago and decided to skip skiing due to the crowded slopes, that have been getting me down lately. Pulled out my mountain bike and decided to go night riding with two good buddies. I was going way too fast for a night ride, on a fairly tech trail, and flew around a blind corner and off a cliff, didn’t even slow down, legitimately fell 15-20 feet. I should be in a lot worse shape considering the fall, so this is just a reminder to slow down, KOM chasing and Pr smashing has a time and a place.
**This thread was edited on Jan 27th 2022 at 8:31:38pm
Yeah i was running a 1600 lumen on my bars, just going way too fast that I missed the corner entirely. Should’ve been running a helmet light too, lessons have been learned.
JacksonA125Yeah i was running a 1600 lumen on my bars, just going way too fast that I missed the corner entirely. Should’ve been running a helmet light too, lessons have been learned.
Helmet mounts are the way to go. Been running a niterider lumina 1200 on my helmet and never let me down once, feel comfortabe doing so much in the dark with it.
JacksonA125Yeah i was running a 1600 lumen on my bars, just going way too fast that I missed the corner entirely. Should’ve been running a helmet light too, lessons have been learned.
A light doesn't make up for being a fucking idiot.
JacksonA125Yeah i was running a 1600 lumen on my bars, just going way too fast that I missed the corner entirely. Should’ve been running a helmet light too, lessons have been learned.
I have done a few 24 hour races and was just about to say that. I typically run a wide flood on my bars and a light on the helmet. Light on bars only is a good way to go off the trail but you already know that lol.
SuspiciousFishI have done a few 24 hour races and was just about to say that. I typically run a wide flood on my bars and a light on the helmet. Light on bars only is a good way to go off the trail but you already know that lol.
I’m stupid for sure lol, my new lights just hadn’t gotten to me yet, now i have a helmet light and two for my bars. I also should’ve followed my buddy who has the trail memorized, but i was dumb. Many many mistakes, glad I’m alive to learn what to never do again. I hear that’s what being in your 20’s is for, learning from really dumb mistakes.
JacksonA125I’m stupid for sure lol, my new lights just hadn’t gotten to me yet, now i have a helmet light and two for my bars. I also should’ve followed my buddy who has the trail memorized, but i was dumb. Many many mistakes, glad I’m alive to learn what to never do again. I hear that’s what being in your 20’s is for, learning from really dumb mistakes.
Your all good man. I busted my front teeth out on a mountain bike in my teens so I know the life man.
CLQTake a picture of the cliff so we can judge the height of it thx
Landed in the grassy part, probably what saved me. Hit my head on the second band of rocks after flipping of the first little diving board, this is the best perspective i can give.
Landed in the grassy part, probably what saved me. Hit my head on the second band of rocks after flipping of the first little diving board, this is the best perspective i can give.
hahahahaha those are some rocks covered in moss. Cliffs are vertical you jackass.
skiermanhahahahaha those are some rocks covered in moss. Cliffs are vertical you jackass.
That’s fair, it was also night, and I had a minor head injury. It’s okay to have a conversation with someone without implying they are the scum of the earth. Your bike skills are extremely impressive in your videos, I am sure you’ve had some falls that felt much more dramatic than they were, and some that were, in fact, worthy of the drama. This fall I took was not worth the drama, and seeing it in the day time gives me a much better perspective of that. Regardless, I ate shit, and was riding irresponsibly, I have taken accountability for that multiple times. You’re probably just spewing hateful words to invoke a reaction, but doesn’t that ever get tiring?
Landed in the grassy part, probably what saved me. Hit my head on the second band of rocks after flipping of the first little diving board, this is the best perspective i can give.
Landed in the grassy part, probably what saved me. Hit my head on the second band of rocks after flipping of the first little diving board, this is the best perspective i can give.
