[Aquaholic]

 

[DianeWong]

You give your lifeblood to this sport!
-Ride on,
George

 

[Thor29]

29er wheels would've rolled right over that...

 

[iWiLRiDe]

Where's the sweat and tears?

 

[cyclelicious]

Rock beats skin... can you show the damage?

Speedy recovery

 

[SlowPokePete]

Ouch.

That is one chunky trail...

SPP

 

[screamingbunny]

bravo sir, BRAVO

 

[Wishful Tomcat]

You literally left your mark on the trail.

 

[bcaronongan]

you chose the wrong line... j/k.

 

[She&I]

Badass effort. Badder with no pads.

Chiquito?

Heal well...

 

[Fleas]

No gloves?! owie.

Obviously he was going too slow.



What went wrong? It looked fairly reasonable in the 2nd pic.

-F

 

[Aquaholic]

What went wrong? It looked fairly reasonable in the 2nd pic.

-F

It's hard to say exactly what went wrong. You know how it goes...someday's you're the fly...someday's you're the windshield. But, VonHeckler was killing it up until that section. This move is called the "Final Exam". It's a nasty piece, no doubt. You have to navigate a tiiiight left hander,which drops you into a hole. You really have less than a bike length to be lined up. If you are lined up and pull the trigger...the rock spine narrows rather quickly into maybe a 3-4" section. If you slip off to the left or right, bad things are likely in your future.

I won't ride this line unless I'm totally feeling it. I pass on it most times.

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/85632473">The Final Exam</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2905966">Steve Gordenker</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

 

[scrublover]

1. Looks like a fun as hell challenging line.

2. Love your drive-by postings.

3. Nice shots.

 

[Wishful Tomcat]

I'm trying to decide when the "oh sh!t!!!" occurred, picture 3 or 4?

 

[Surly Gentleman]

I'm trying to decide when the "oh sh!t!!!" occurred, picture 3 or 4?

Pic 3 for me!

You get that moment when the front wheel stops moving, your weight starts to shift forward, everything goes quiet and time stands still....

You're eyes scan the ground for a landing spot, the ass end of the bike starts to swing out while your feet try to disengage from the pedals... [Pic 4]

And then time starts moving again... At twice the normal speed!!! Sound returns and the next thing you know you're in a pile of bike, rocks and dust.

Waiting for the pain...

 

[sodak]

Yikes!! Hope you heal up soon. That trail looks mega fun!

 

[CHIEF500]

Hopefully no broken bones.

 

[DIRTJUNKIE]

Any recap on this Steve?

Did he survive?

 

[AVL-MTB]

Was the bike ok?

Seriously, those are some rocks to go over.

 

[Aquaholic]

Any recap on this Steve?

Did he survive?

Still alive and well, amigo!