Ride Report Repercussions of chasing 3:30

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  1. coolbreeze

    coolbreeze Looking for the gun show?

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    I have ridden the Luge many many times and have never gone down.......until yesterday. Trying to make it down in 3:30 can have its consequences. I guess I have 8 lives left :lol:

    http://contour.com/stories/the-luge-31617
     
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  2. 9er

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    Man, it's dry and slippery all over. Glad you're ok. Give it another go next week, nice and sticky.
     
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  3. herzalot

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    I agree with the guy who rolled up behind you - pretty lucky. :beer:
     
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  4. D man

    D man Ride til u smile

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    "Holy s#!t look at that dude. your lucky!" I thought you were going over the side.
     
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    Pedal Jacked!
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    So 7 more chances to break 3:30? :-k
     
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  7. coolbreeze

    coolbreeze Looking for the gun show?

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    if you don't mind, I'm going to take a sledge hammer to that rock ;)
     
    coolbreeze, Mar 17, 2012
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    That's crazy! I haven't been on that trail yet, it looks intimidating.
     
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    That was close, good job NOT going over the side. You must have been pedaling that section to get the pedal down to that rock. Guess more bottom bracket height (or shorter cranks) is not always a bad idea...
     
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  10. dstepper

    dstepper (R.I.P.) Over the hill

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    Pure luck not going over the side. Good job was all the other rocks he missed.
     
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    I was going to ask if you ended up going out. Glad you a ok. Where did you guys end up riding to?
     
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  12. da big hills

    da big hills happy night trails

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    almost same place as the other dude. Uncanny, that is what I said last time. It does not look like much of a rock. I probably would have used it for a jump. You seem to have carried more speed than the other guy in the same section. The front end was popping all over the trail before that turn out, were you springing off the trail rocks? I love popping off the trail rocks, makes my day (actually makes my night).
    Looks like you survived an OTB. How is the palm and wrist? Did you hit the front brake real hard right before the OTB?
    OTB is never fun.
    Happy Trails
     
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  13. TreksterFuelex

    TreksterFuelex Next to beer, I

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    Good to see you made it out alright. Looks as though your front tire was all over the place originally. One of the most reassuring feelings is, after the fact when everything checks out alright, saying to yourself "that could've gone a whole lot worse."
     
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  14. coolbreeze

    coolbreeze Looking for the gun show?

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    I started to pedal out of the turn and clipped the rock. Lesson learned.

    Gotta always depend on a little bit of luck :)

    Did a slow, social ride - Whiting (through Bonsai/Edison)/Old Camp/Luge

    No injuries but a small scrape on the knee and a weird bruise on my upper left arm. No front brakes. Clipped the rock, went wobbly, and just couldn't recover. Luckily I wasn't clipped in or else I might have gone over with the bike.

    Front was fine. It's the camera angle that makes it look like it's all over the place, although, the fork was a tad bit stiffer than I preferred.
     
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    Where is this "Luge" that you speak of . . .
     
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  16. strobe

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    +1000. Glad your still here to tell the tale.
     
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  17. dstepper

    dstepper (R.I.P.) Over the hill

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    Orange County, Cleveland National Forest off Santiago Truck Trail. In the hills above Cooks Corner.
     
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  18. Danimal

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    Glad your ok.
    maybe beating 3:30 ain't in the cards.

    I'll have to look out for "the rock" while I'm there. Actually, I think The Rock has done some cheesy movies.....they bombed too...
     
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  19. Bikesurfski

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    Thanks for the video. Glad you are ok. Hate when some one says, "You're lucky," or "you will be fine," which is failure to acknowledge your accident, or on a really bad day--it means you are hopelessly fuc+ed :(
     
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  20. da big hills

    da big hills happy night trails

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    800 feet in 3:30 I am very impressed
    Happy Trails
     
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