CatGirl Posted July 26, 2011 Share I have done 135km/h once and it was on a very technical part of the route..... ek ook, vegeet om die garmin van die fiets af te haal, en die fiets was op die bike rack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 26, 2011 Share Slight wobble at those speeds and you're going to bleed. Properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted July 26, 2011 Share Yeah, I have a few scars to show for my sessions in tokai, and believe it or not these were from speeds below 20km/h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geecee Posted July 26, 2011 Share 51 this weekend and it was my 4th time riding mtb clocked 76 odd on the road tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banna Posted July 26, 2011 Share Yeah, I have a few scars to show for my sessions in tokai, and believe it or not these were from speeds below 20km/h Sheesh, I've been putting off getting knee pads for way too long. Every fricken time I take a tumble my knees hit a rock or a root. A tradegy waiting to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted July 26, 2011 Share Nope - 20 stories and you'd probably be doing closwer to terminal velocity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted July 26, 2011 Share Sheesh, I've been putting off getting knee pads for way too long. Every fricken time I take a tumble my knees hit a rock or a root. A tradegy waiting to happen...I know what you mean, I have finally ordered me some knee pads and some very discreet elbow pads from crc should be here this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmeyerSS Posted July 26, 2011 Share 68Km/h DOWN BREEDTS NEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted July 26, 2011 Share I know what you mean, I have finally ordered me some knee pads and some very discreet elbow pads from crc should be here this weekNo need to be discreet about elbow and kneepads, wear them with pride and hope you never need them! Which is more or less what I did, then I piled shoulder first into a log and ended up breaking my collarbone (and not even a bit of dust on any of the pads)! Now I'm wondering what kind of discreet body armour is on the market..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezer Posted July 26, 2011 Share I once hit 89km/h on a long straight jeep track. At that speed the fork travel 80mm on the slightest of bumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 26, 2011 Share Sheesh, I've been putting off getting knee pads for way too long. Every fricken time I take a tumble my knees hit a rock or a root. A tradegy waiting to happen... yup! knees are devices for finding rocks and roots in the event of an involutary dismount. Last year I came off a dirt jump pretty hard. My right shin went purple from the knee down. That was with knee guards. Probably woulda split my knee cap if I wasn't wearing them. This year I came off another dirt jump pretty hard (you seeing a pattern here)... my knee hit the ground so hard that it knocked a scar right off. Again... with knee guards on, so I shudder to think what would have happened if I wasn't wearing them. So yeah... make the plunge... get some guards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted July 26, 2011 Share Riding down the road from Avoriaz to Morzine. I don't know how fast I was going but I overtook 2 cars and 4 roadies on my DH bike. Needless to say they were not stoked with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted July 26, 2011 Share Just a thought. Hitting a tree at 80km p/h is roughly the same as jumping off a twenty story building and landing on concrete. Be carefull. I know its big fun, but it can cost you. About 2 years back my wife comes back from working the Sunday shift at Vergelegen Medi-Clinic here in Somerset West, tells me about mountainbiker in ICU that hit a tree while going downhill. Crushed his ribcage and bunch of other injuries. Unfortunately that guy is now no longer with us. I know us guys have adrenaline issues, but if you have families, think twice before screaming down that drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted July 26, 2011 Share Now I'm wondering what kind of discreet body armour is on the market..... Body armor probably would not have helped your collar bone. It's uses are mainly abrasion prevention and light impact protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2011 Share 221km/h according to my Polar! The Eskom transmission lines I rode under might have something to do with that though :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted July 26, 2011 Share I once hit 89km/h on a long straight jeep track. At that speed the fork travel 80mm on the slightest of bumps. If you aren't talking poo that is KKKKAAAAAAAKKK fast on a bicycle on a dirt road. You're very lucky you didn't crash. Edited July 26, 2011 by Omega Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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