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I am 39 and I don't cause it slows you down ;-)
I am 39 and I don't cause it slows you down ;-)
Be HONEST older Retro riders - Who is taking MAHOOSIVE air ?
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integerspin
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I fall off if both wheels leave the ground.
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I get massive air regularly.
Usually after a curry. Bricks on the duvet etc.
Usually after a curry. Bricks on the duvet etc.
gerryattrick
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Bouncing should be left for bouncing castles.
At 68, over the past three years, I have torn the ligaments in my left knee, the quad tendon on my right knee, and woken up in an ambulance on the way to A&E with concussion. Twice on an mtb, once on a road bike. I can vouch that you eventually lose the ability to bounce!
I've stopped going to Cwmcarn and Merthyr bike trails and stick to roads and fairly easy XC.
At 68, over the past three years, I have torn the ligaments in my left knee, the quad tendon on my right knee, and woken up in an ambulance on the way to A&E with concussion. Twice on an mtb, once on a road bike. I can vouch that you eventually lose the ability to bounce!
I've stopped going to Cwmcarn and Merthyr bike trails and stick to roads and fairly easy XC.
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I can ride a Ht down Snowden without getting big air (and catch up n overtake some of the youngsters on fancy fs stuff) so no I don't get big air , 50 in May and some of us Yorks lot are doing 3 mountains in 3 countries this year (planned by the over 50's), hopefully we won't be getting big air ambulance !
I can ride a Ht down Snowden without getting big air (and catch up n overtake some of the youngsters on fancy fs stuff) so no I don't get big air , 50 in May and some of us Yorks lot are doing 3 mountains in 3 countries this year (planned by the over 50's), hopefully we won't be getting big air ambulance !
doctor-bond
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I haven't got the right tyres for getting air (Air Controls?) so I stay on the ground. Nothing to do with age ....
I haven't got the right tyres for getting air (Air Controls?) so I stay on the ground. Nothing to do with age ....
highlandsflyer
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The trails I generally ride require 'finesse' rather than extreme measures. Being walker's trails in environmentally sensitive areas, going off piste is ill advised, and very inconsiderate.
The trails I generally ride require 'finesse' rather than extreme measures. Being walker's trails in environmentally sensitive areas, going off piste is ill advised, and very inconsiderate.
JonTom
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The last time I took mahoosive air I was a teenager and probably hurt myself quite badly. :facepalm:
There's a trail centre just outside Sydney I keep meaning to visit. If I do, I won't be tackling the massive jumps etc straight away - experience tells me these are things you have to start small and build up to.
But once you've built up to it, and are comfortable with the height / distance / drop / impending doom, why not?
As Bill Hicks said about kids on LSD jumping out of tall buildings: "If he thought he could fly, why didn’t he take off on the ground first?"
There's a trail centre just outside Sydney I keep meaning to visit. If I do, I won't be tackling the massive jumps etc straight away - experience tells me these are things you have to start small and build up to.
But once you've built up to it, and are comfortable with the height / distance / drop / impending doom, why not?
As Bill Hicks said about kids on LSD jumping out of tall buildings: "If he thought he could fly, why didn’t he take off on the ground first?"
