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07-26-2012, 10:37 AM #1
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The backflip attempt...
Some of you may remember this sizzler thread where my little Bro-in-law hit the road gap. This was impressive because Pat did not actually even ride bikes. He had never owned a mountain bike and was barrowing the bike, helmet, pads etc.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...-Sizzler-1-pic
I said once he got his own bike, he'd move on to bigger things.
Fastforward a bit... he has his own bike now. This week he tried to do his first backflip. No, he didn't land anything yet; but, crazy just the same.
Haha, I'm kind of amazed Pat is still alive after all these years.
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07-26-2012, 01:32 PM #2
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Woah. The first two are some sort of dept store bike.
Please don't let him break his neck at I st.
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07-26-2012, 09:06 PM #3
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His bike is the stinky... may have switched to a friends bike that was less heavy.
No I-street. He's up in Logan. They hauled in some truck loads of mulch for the lander.
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07-26-2012, 09:39 PM #4
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He needs to commit to the flip. He's going to get hurt doing what he's doing.
Even under rotating and augering your face is fine on mulch. That upside down out of control shit is where the bad things happen. You guys got a lake jump or a foam pit somewhere so he can get used to holding onto the bike?Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-26-2012, 09:55 PM #5
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I was going to say, tell him to hold on to the bike and keep his feet on the pedals, but woo beat me to it
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07-26-2012, 10:13 PM #6
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He's bailing because he's not committing. That's the 'thinking about a backflip on the start hill and then just freaking the fuck out off the lip' trick.
Get him to really envision rotating all the way around. He's going half in, and then trying to quit.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-26-2012, 10:29 PM #7
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Needs a water ramp if you can't find a foam pit.
You are what you eat.
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07-26-2012, 10:37 PM #8
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And beer. Lots of beer. I under rotated every backflip I ever tried until I did it half drunk. Got every single one of them around after that.
Just get him some magic juice.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-27-2012, 12:28 AM #9
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Maybe a Snogression session?
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07-27-2012, 10:41 AM #10
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I have not seen any of this in person as Pat is living 1 1/2hrs north of me; but, I know the first session surprised him alot about how heavy the bike is etc.
I think that a Snogression session or a lake jump would be a good idea.
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