PunkRockCPA
07-14-2010, 09:26 AM
Sunday after the c-bass search I headed East.
We went mountain biking in the Cuyamacas. A brutal 22.5 mile ride that consists of 8 total miles of downhill (one 2 miles stretch and the final 6 mile downhill back to the car). So, 14.5 mile of climbing…ugh!
On the 6 mile downhill, I was feeling muy confident and leading the group…by a long way. During a left turn I was spotting my move coming out of the turn, washed the front wheel in the sand enough to cause my weight to shift forward and soon enough I was airborne!
I didn’t learn my lesson. 5 minutes later, I’m still leading the pack, ripping down the trail at 20 to 25 mph. I come to a rutted section and don’t like the line I’m on, try to switch, misjudge the speed, end up in a rut. Tried to get out of it at an appropriate spot…something went wrong. OTB (over-the-bars for you non-rider!) face first into a dirt embankment.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/AlJolson.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/Elbow.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/Ouch2.jpg
I slowed down for the remaining ¼ mile of the ride.
We went mountain biking in the Cuyamacas. A brutal 22.5 mile ride that consists of 8 total miles of downhill (one 2 miles stretch and the final 6 mile downhill back to the car). So, 14.5 mile of climbing…ugh!
On the 6 mile downhill, I was feeling muy confident and leading the group…by a long way. During a left turn I was spotting my move coming out of the turn, washed the front wheel in the sand enough to cause my weight to shift forward and soon enough I was airborne!
I didn’t learn my lesson. 5 minutes later, I’m still leading the pack, ripping down the trail at 20 to 25 mph. I come to a rutted section and don’t like the line I’m on, try to switch, misjudge the speed, end up in a rut. Tried to get out of it at an appropriate spot…something went wrong. OTB (over-the-bars for you non-rider!) face first into a dirt embankment.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/AlJolson.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/Elbow.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/PunkRockCPA/Ouch2.jpg
I slowed down for the remaining ¼ mile of the ride.