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>http://www.racerxonline.com/video/LM-Team-Intro.aspx
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While I guess that it was technically "black and blue", if I still had
access to abpm, I could show you some "black and blue".
I just got home last night from a "Tuesday through Monday" ride with
my friend from Helena, Arkansas, Jon Roberson. (RahRah on KTMTalk and
other webly places)
The first day of my ride (for the last week with RahRah) was at White
Rock Mtn on Tuesday afternoon.
It was my first "real ride" in six weeks (due to a knee problem), but
I was getting in the groove quickly, and immediately started having
"too much fun".
RahRah and I were just about to the top of a mountain, when I spied a
very steep trail up a "right of way" to the right.
Feeling frisky, and loving being back on a bike again, I just turned
up the trail and gassed it.
As I neared the top of the "really steep" (much steeper than it
looked from the bottom) climb, I spied a tree down, right across the
top of the climb.
Thinking of all the pain I've put up with for the last six weeks (with
the right knee), I backed off just a bit to better pick my line over
the top (and the tree).
Well.... I still made the climb to the top, but when my front
wheel hit the tree, I looped over backwards.
The bike only tumbled down the hill about 20 feet. (handlebars
down)
I, on the other hand, did a "head, feet, head, feet" roll backwards
some thirty feet further dow the slope, before I was able to catch a
root (with my hands) to stop my decent.
Did I mention that this hill was steep? It was too steep to
climb/scramble up on my hands and knees. I had to climb (on hands
and knees) by pulling myself up root by root (by big rock) to make it
up to where the bike waited patiently, leaking fuel out the tank cap's
vent..
Once I got up there, my old "Bear Creek Trail" skills came back to
me, and I bulldogged the bars back and forth to work the front wheel
lower than the rear.
It was so steep that the bike tried to flip forward over the bars,
just as soon as I was able to lift it upright. I got it stopped by
holding the front brake with one hand, and weighting the rear of the
seat with the other.
I was in a quandary; what to do? Should I just let go of it and
hope it rolled (unscathed) to a more level area, or ... ?
After looking down the hill for a bit (and also looking at Rahrah, who
was laughing his ass off), I asked him what he thought I should do,
in light of trying to make sure I didn't re-injure the torn muscles
below my knee. He just shrugged, and coming off a nine month riding
hiatus (with two surgeries) due to a badly shattered foot, himself,
didn't offer to come help me. <G> (He may have had a camera out,
but I'm not sure, and haven't seen his trip photos, yet.)
I leaned the bike towards me, and let it slide down the hill about
two feet, which put me a bit above it.
Then, as smoothly as possible, I again raised the bike upright and
hopped on board before it could go anywhere.
As soon as my feet and butt made contact with the bike, I let off the
front brake. The bike was moving before I was mounted properly, but I
was able to get my weight over the rear fender and roll down on two
wheels. As soon as the descent lessened in severity, I bump started
the bike and was rewarded with engine braking to help with control.
As I got to where Rahrah waited, I killed the engine on my 300 and
asked him "what he thought".
His reply was, "Damn! That was steep!" and to laugh some more.
Oh; the "black and blue" part?
Well, on my first contact with the ground (head below feet on my
back), what cushioned my blow was the impact of my right butt cheek on
a "large rock". My ass hurt me more than my knee until Sunday
morning, when it quit bothering me.
This evening, one week later, I still have a dark, black and blue
bruise on my left ass cheek, that is about ten inches wide and five
inches high.
We rode White Rock through Saturday, and then rode Sunday and Monday
at TrainRobbers Trail. We had a blast!
If I get a chance, I'll incorporate this recount in a full ride
report.
Good Riding!
Jim
Jim Cook
Tree Dodger Rock Finder
Team LAGNAF
2006 Gas Gas DE300
The reference to my "right butt cheek" below was a brain fart. All
"damage" was done to the left butt cheek.
Remember, "Momentum is your friend."
Jim
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>While I guess that it was technically "black and blue", if I still had
>access to abpm, I could show you some "black and blue".
> I just got home last night from a "Tuesday through Monday" ride with
>my friend from Helena, Arkansas, Jon Roberson. (RahRah on KTMTalk and
>other webly places)
> The first day of my ride (for the last week with RahRah) was at White
>Rock Mtn on Tuesday afternoon.
>It was my first "real ride" in six weeks (due to a knee problem), but
>I was getting in the groove quickly, and immediately started having
>"too much fun".
> RahRah and I were just about to the top of a mountain, when I spied a
>very steep trail up a "right of way" to the right.
>Feeling frisky, and loving being back on a bike again, I just turned
>up the trail and gassed it.
> As I neared the top of the "really steep" (much steeper than it
>looked from the bottom) climb, I spied a tree down, right across the
>top of the climb.
>Thinking of all the pain I've put up with for the last six weeks (with
>the right knee), I backed off just a bit to better pick my line over
>the top (and the tree).
>
> Well.... I still made the climb to the top, but when my front
>wheel hit the tree, I looped over backwards.
> The bike only tumbled down the hill about 20 feet. (handlebars
>down)
>I, on the other hand, did a "head, feet, head, feet" roll backwards
>some thirty feet further dow the slope, before I was able to catch a
>root (with my hands) to stop my decent.
> Did I mention that this hill was steep? It was too steep to
>climb/scramble up on my hands and knees. I had to climb (on hands
>and knees) by pulling myself up root by root (by big rock) to make it
>up to where the bike waited patiently, leaking fuel out the tank cap's
>vent..
> Once I got up there, my old "Bear Creek Trail" skills came back to
>me, and I bulldogged the bars back and forth to work the front wheel
>lower than the rear.
> It was so steep that the bike tried to flip forward over the bars,
>just as soon as I was able to lift it upright. I got it stopped by
>holding the front brake with one hand, and weighting the rear of the
>seat with the other.
>
> I was in a quandary; what to do? Should I just let go of it and
>hope it rolled (unscathed) to a more level area, or ... ?
>After looking down the hill for a bit (and also looking at Rahrah, who
>was laughing his ass off), I asked him what he thought I should do,
>in light of trying to make sure I didn't re-injure the torn muscles
>below my knee. He just shrugged, and coming off a nine month riding
>hiatus (with two surgeries) due to a badly shattered foot, himself,
>didn't offer to come help me. <G> (He may have had a camera out,
>but I'm not sure, and haven't seen his trip photos, yet.)
> I leaned the bike towards me, and let it slide down the hill about
>two feet, which put me a bit above it.
>Then, as smoothly as possible, I again raised the bike upright and
>hopped on board before it could go anywhere.
>As soon as my feet and butt made contact with the bike, I let off the
>front brake. The bike was moving before I was mounted properly, but I
>was able to get my weight over the rear fender and roll down on two
>wheels. As soon as the descent lessened in severity, I bump started
>the bike and was rewarded with engine braking to help with control.
> As I got to where Rahrah waited, I killed the engine on my 300 and
>asked him "what he thought".
>His reply was, "Damn! That was steep!" and to laugh some more.
> Oh; the "black and blue" part?
>Well, on my first contact with the ground (head below feet on my
>back), what cushioned my blow was the impact of my right butt cheek on
>a "large rock". My ass hurt me more than my knee until Sunday
>morning, when it quit bothering me.
> This evening, one week later, I still have a dark, black and blue
>bruise on my left ass cheek, that is about ten inches wide and five
>inches high.
> We rode White Rock through Saturday, and then rode Sunday and Monday
>at TrainRobbers Trail. We had a blast!
>If I get a chance, I'll incorporate this recount in a full ride
>report.
>Good Riding!
>Jim
Jim Cook
Tree Dodger Rock Finder
Team LAGNAF
2006 Gas Gas DE300
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