Farmgate meets the troll under the bridge...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

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Okay,

 

 

 

So

we (Farmgate & I) went to Tokai forest yesterday, at around 5pm to have a bit

of a play, and for a bit of a skills session.

 

 

 

The

primary reason for this little foray, is that Chris oh so desperately wanted to

overcome the little troll of a bridge that has been the source of many a hassle

in his MTB?ing life - the one in Faerie Garden that our little friend Busta boy has taken up residence. He wanted to be able to cross the bridge without resorting

to getting off the bike and walking across it?

 

 

 

First

try, with me waiting patiently at the base of the bridge while showing him the

correct line, he hits it. He owns it. And he is overjoyed! We promptly turn

around for him to try again for a 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th,

& 5^th time. On all of these supplementary attempts though, he is

thwarted by his cretinous hands that creep inevitably closer to the brakes, and

then pull them at the pivotal moment.

 

 

 

We

are now at attempt number 6, on which Chris has assured me it will ?definitely

happen?.

 

 

 

So

I stand in my normal spot, and have a full view of his attempt in order to help

him with any errors he may have made. And, low and behold, he does it! He manages

to slay the demon on his shouldaaaaaaaaaargh!!!

 

 

 

Chris

has, in what seems to me to be a manner of utmost precision, managed to clear

the rocky descent, maneuver himself onto the bridge, and, like a deer in the

headlights, lock his gaze on the edge of the bridge. This coincides with him

making the mighty mistake of forgetting to turn in order to complete the

transition from bridge to trail. He keeps his arms locked. His feet clipped in.

And executes the PERFECT faceplant.

 

 

 

If

there was a class, he would be the Professor, having graduated Cum Laude from

the University of Mishaps. His hands, they had remained glued to the bars

thoughout the full pendulum-like arc of his fall from grace. His bike follows

him through, as if to say ?I?m with you, whatever you do?. After all, he is

still clipped in.

 

 

 

It

seems as if the Troll has won this battle. The war is still to come.  

 

 

 

And

this, ladies and gentlemen, is the result? (taken 5 minutes after the fact, of course. I just HAD to get photographic evidence - pity I didn't have a video cam for the event itself...)

19 stitches later, and Farmgate is released from Constantia Medi-clinic with a packet of Myprodol (wonderful stuff) and some antibiotics. Most laugh-worthy though, was the fact that he was ordered to leave the centre on a wheelchair. Which I graciously offered to push.

Is he going to hear the end of it? NOT A CHANCE!!!

 

[MoreTrails]

Huh?

[El Gringo]

EINA!

[Slowbee]

huh ?

 

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

okay guys - tried to copy  / paste from Word - obviously not working. Check it out here...

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=54619

 

 

 

[Solstice]

ai caramba!