Do you belive in the "Personal Crash season"

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Because I do, And I am in one right now, seems everytime I ride for about the last two months, I am hitting the ground pretty hard at least once a ride.
 
Hmmmm...could it be mental (i.e. fear related)? Or could it be injury/strength (or lack thereof) from previous injuries/falls? I myself have experienced both. Food for thought.

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Shoot man, I've been doing that for about the last 10 years! :lol: :clap: :bang:\\:D/

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I find that when I crash for no apparent reason, or at least I can't figure out why I crashed, I really begin to doubt myself. Once the confidence drops, the crashing begins! Instead of trying new trails or techniques, go back to what you're familiar with, and have fun. Get the confidence built up again. Just my 2 cents.
 
jfromlv said:
I find that when I crash for no apparent reason, or at least I can't figure out why I crashed, I really begin to doubt myself. Once the confidence drops, the crashing begins! Instead of trying new trails or techniques, go back to what you're familiar with, and have fun. Get the confidence built up again. Just my 2 cents.
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I couldnt agree more. I just got over a crash season about 3 weeks of it. I went back to my local trail to that familiar single track got my confidence back and now Im good to go. :beer:
 
I tend to fear the Ides of March. Historically, I seem to have a pretty bad crash/physical ailment right around the middle of march, for the better part of my life. Perhaps I'm a reincarnated Cesar or something...:?:

Let's see:
stitches on several occasions.
perforated bladder (wayyyyy freak accident)
broken pinky finger

Amusingly, all of these have been in the middle two weeks of March of whatever year. weirdest thing ever.

Then again, most of those aren't crashes per se. Only the broken finger is bicycle related
 
Same thing happens to me. They come in bunches. I agree with Jason. You need to revamp your confidence.

Find a trail you are very familar with and ride it carefully for a few times and gradually take it up a notch and continue to keep doing this till you get it back. Works for me.
 
Anytime I do go down, I get back up and re-attempt the same spot Multiple times.... I just find every couple years, I have a series of Stupid mistakes, Like friday, Went riding with My Brother, Neveer rode his new rig, so I say"Hey, swap me for a bit, I want to try your rig out..." I find myself going really fast, liking his setup, and sliding straight through a turn, Here the Mistake was riding too fast on an Unfamiliar ride, being super tired, and did I mention just going too fast????
 
Bryguy17 said:
I tend to fear the Ides of March. Historically, I seem to have a pretty bad crash/physical ailment right around the middle of march, for the better part of my life.

I have broken my arm a few times and twice were in March, once on a road bike and once on a mtn bike. I call it spring conditioning. :-k
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I'm hoping that was last season for me.

Anyone else save all their busted helmets? I've got a pretty good pile of them going.
 
I believe in it. Mine come in groups. *Knock on wood* I'm not in one of those periods right now.
 
I just started riding a couple of months ago and find myself in this crashing funk. Just thought it was part of the whole learning curve. Glad to know I'm not the only one taking soil samples. I just took 2 good ones in the last 2 rides. I believe in the crash season and am looking to end this with some of your suggestions. Wish me luck#-o
 
As the saying goes, "If you're not crashing, you're not riding hard enough".

I just try to learn something from each crash and make an adjustment. Most are just dumb mistakes.

Remember to relax, being too tense or fearful will cause the "WTF just happened?" kind of crashes.
 
Those "WTF just happened" crashes are the ones I'm experiencing! Thanks for the tips...we'll see what happens tomorrow!#-o
 
bighit8 said:
I always crash in three's:lol:
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Does that mean you took three consecutive crashes to knock out your grill? :beer::bang:

i have only crashed a few times, knock on wood, and i have noticed everytime is just trying new things and doubting myself, or just trying plain stupid things.
For example, we have a small double in my backyard, its about a two feet tall and a foot gap, with a smaller landing... i have tried to case this thing and could not for the life of me case it. Well one day i was messing around in the backyard and was curious what would happen if i tried jumping it sitting down and throwing a moto style whip, and land standing. the first thing that came to mind was endo and cazse it, but i wanted to try it. Well, i gradually sat more and more, until i went "balls out" and just went for it completely sitting down. Somehow, i managed to hit it, blink, and i found myself on the ground on my face, with my hand throbbing. I jumped up, shook my hand to make it feel better, and inspected the landing.. Well turns out my front tire cased it so bad i took a chunk of the landing out...:)
 

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