Great piece Mike, guess having reached the over 50 status and one year prior breaking my knee, the first such injury, besides concussions, in my life, really has tempered my riding. Like you, I'll tackle the steepest, rockiest, most jank piece of trail, but jumps, not my thing, drops OK, but jumps, my limit is <2ft, just never got the timing/technique right and it hurts when you crash at speed vs going slower down that tech stuff, at least for me, so far, luckily.
Absolutely 100% agree, how the hell Gee Atherton could even think of getting back on a bike after that last crash is beyond me, it took several tries for me to actually watch it in full, it made my blood chill and sent shivers down my spine, that guy is an animal, but I hate to think how he'll be moving when he finally crests 50.
May 12, 2022, 4:47 a.m. - Lynx .
Great piece Mike, guess having reached the over 50 status and one year prior breaking my knee, the first such injury, besides concussions, in my life, really has tempered my riding. Like you, I'll tackle the steepest, rockiest, most jank piece of trail, but jumps, not my thing, drops OK, but jumps, my limit is <2ft, just never got the timing/technique right and it hurts when you crash at speed vs going slower down that tech stuff, at least for me, so far, luckily. Absolutely 100% agree, how the hell Gee Atherton could even think of getting back on a bike after that last crash is beyond me, it took several tries for me to actually watch it in full, it made my blood chill and sent shivers down my spine, that guy is an animal, but I hate to think how he'll be moving when he finally crests 50.