One of the incidents I'll probably never forget is your wipeout on the gnarliest part of the "old" Cornwall Hill DH RUSH.
Never nice to get to a rider lying on his back not wanting to (or able to) get up. At least we finally found your glasses... I fall a lot. Almost every ride. I haven't fallen since Saturday. I haven't RIDDEN since Saturday... But I don't often fall so hard that I just want to hug the ground for a bit longer. Makes me cringe just thinking about it. I've seen The Mummy fall like that. And Daemon. And Dash. Myself too. And a teenager called Donovan at the Barberton Classic. And some other guys. I've only seen a girl fall like that once before; it was on a sprint race (one of James' team mates; I think she was close to losing a tooth). But riding that fine line between balance and poetry is what keeps me coming back. When riding in the dark, constantly reacting to non-visual feedback and avoiding that tummy-turning weightlessness feeling (just before you hit the ground) is where it's at. Every now and again you misjudge the feedback. Last Saturday I should have had a major wipeout (on top of the one I had). I was cruising downhill next to Sgt Skillz on a wide bumpy trail, when I got that tummy-turning feeling. Shortly after that, lots of feedback on the handlebars (almost lost my grip on them). Shortly after that, I simply continued cruising. It could have turned out differently, and my D&D rides are to blame. We sometimes forget that when we're cruising on "holy dirt" in the dark, we're actually on the wrong side of control. Turns out there was a dip (without a lip) on the trail, and if it had been deeper, I would have bought some property, again. Keep the rubber side DOWN, and the smiley side UP, guys!! From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacques Booysen Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 09:39 To: [email protected] Subject: [DarknDirty] Re: About last night...... It was mooo'se cool going down old "Baby Powder", You couldn't see the rocks or anything for that matter in front of you and had to ride the DH solely on feeling, almost felt like we were stuck in the Bermuda triangle... disorientated and feeling like you were gonna fall anytime soon. This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
