I am a newbie to mountain biking and am really enjoying my new found passion. I have been biking since Spring and as a result has lost some weight and am getting in better shape with each ride.
Yesterday I stumbled upon a disturbing story on the internet about a mountain biker who went over the bars and broke his neck. As a result of this injury he is now paralyzed from the neck down. I felt horrible for this man and the story made me re evaluate my passion.
We all know most sports have their dangers and we all must calculate the risks and constantly evaluate what we are capable of on the trail.
However it appears that in mountain biking "going endo" is a right of passage and an inevitable event that happens in our sport.
Maybe I am naive but flying over the handle bars and diving into the ground head first is not something I look forward to and the risks of a catastrophic spine injury seems extremely high.
Can one ride in a conservative way and not endo or crash hard?
Am i over reacting?
Do all endos result in a head dive into the ground?
I ride very conservative and am well aware of my limits but this story really made me think.
Anybody else go thru this when they started?
I appreciate the input
Yesterday I stumbled upon a disturbing story on the internet about a mountain biker who went over the bars and broke his neck. As a result of this injury he is now paralyzed from the neck down. I felt horrible for this man and the story made me re evaluate my passion.
We all know most sports have their dangers and we all must calculate the risks and constantly evaluate what we are capable of on the trail.
However it appears that in mountain biking "going endo" is a right of passage and an inevitable event that happens in our sport.
Maybe I am naive but flying over the handle bars and diving into the ground head first is not something I look forward to and the risks of a catastrophic spine injury seems extremely high.
Can one ride in a conservative way and not endo or crash hard?
Am i over reacting?
Do all endos result in a head dive into the ground?
I ride very conservative and am well aware of my limits but this story really made me think.
Anybody else go thru this when they started?
I appreciate the input