marcswan Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 hi newby here, been riding about 5 months now and absolutly love it, cant get enough! havin been lucky enough to move to the yorkshire dales this year found theres acres of playground now ive got to know the locals who have shown me where to ride. my only problem is I keep falling off, big time, in five months two broken ribs a broken thumb and just this week fractured my wrist not to mention the constant barrage of bruises that are constantly on my legs (wife keeps askin, u call that fun?) **** yes... ive never done a sport where ive hurt myself so much though, still i cant stop myself from getting out there, in pain or not. do or did a lot of you guys out there do a lot of falling off? i bought a protection vest but the lads seem to give me funny looks at the bulges protruding from my shirt, so i dont where it cos i look like a ****, does anyone else wear one thats a little less conspicuos. on another note watched the reeth 3 day for the first time which was fantastic, not sure if its the norm but there seemed to be a lot of injuries not lifethreatning but painfull all the same, hats of to the air ambulance and the riders who helped out though. just thought id give a quick shout to the organisers as well for a really good trial. might even enter next year if i can stay on me bike for more than 20 seconds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggs888 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Ride at a comfortable level dude, you should not be breaking bones (unless you are being very well paid for it). take it one step at a time and build yourself up more slowly ..... if not you will come off and really do some serious damage ... or worst .... and never ride again ....chill and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcswan Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 yip your definatly right, but once ive conquered somthing ive just gotta get a bit more daring and do somthing that i know is out of my league, suppose thats how i thought id get better quicker, obviously not! but no riding for a good three weeks now cos of my arm so it should give me some time to read some columns on here and maybe calm myself down a bit!!! it still is fun going up them really steep hills though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybaines Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Good work Welcome and good to hear you are enjoying the learning curve and although I kind of agree with Daggs, I would also say you are right that as long as you are not riding alone and are happy to push yourself you should learn quickly. Just have fun without being daft I suppose! Hope the wrist heals up quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandelboy Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 i totally aggree with dags, and an old saying from my racing days" DONT LEAVE YOUR BRAINS IN THE TOOLBOX" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Good work Now dont you go pointing your finger at marcswan, Barry ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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