Comments on: Three Tries

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:57:59 +0000

If you ride a move cleanly (especially on the first attempt) all credit must be given to rider skill. Failure to clean a move after three tries may be blamed on equipment, lack of sleep, too much sleep, poor nutrition, trail conditions, presence of other riders, lack of other riders, animal scat, time of day, phase of the moon… in short, anything except lack of skill. And also, it can be blamed entirely in full on alcohol consumption the night before.

By: barry1021

barry1021 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:07:33 +0000

FCHear, hear Botched! Ach! Undone by an umlach!!!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:30:57 +0000

Fatty, I am deeply saddened that you thought it necessary to point out that "Dr. Lammler’s" post was fictitious.Botched

By: tayfuryagci

tayfuryagci — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:12:21 +0000

umlauts? â <—– does this count? :D

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:27:21 +0000

MIKE, it depends on how much heavy lifting is involved.Botched

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:37:07 +0000

Is it considered a "move" if said trackstand is being executed whilst seated, one handed and discreetly adjusting your "geography".

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:14:41 +0000

Was that really necessary? Yes, I employed the three try move in the blog realm, too.

By: Fat Cyclist

Fat Cyclist — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:38:16 +0000

chucky – have you considered my offer to pay all your expenses to Leadville this year if you’ll let me bungie to your bike?botched / tayfur / jimserotta / "Dr. Lammler" – i agree with botched; jimserotta’s comment was funny. i further suggest that spalm is one of the best new words ever, and we owe Dr. Lammler a debt of gratitude. somehow, "spalm" has the comedic sound of "spam" with a connotative similarity to "balm." finally, i suggest that the "Dr. Lammler" that posted today is not the real Dr. Lammler. Unlike the rest of us, the real Dr. Lammler knows how to put umlauts over his a’s.dug / al / mike – i suggest that in the context used here, a move is a specific set of geographic features. the object is to clean the move with your weapon of choice (mtb in this case). so it’s easy to imagine doing moves on a mountain bike, a bmx bike, or a skateboard. you see it all the time. i’m with dug; i don’t think i’ve ever witnessed anyone doing moves on a road bike. i HAVE, however, seen remarkable technique demonstrated on a roadbike: trackstands, weaving in and out of traffic, using cars as slingshots. but that’s technique. there’s no specific geography involved. so it’s not doing moves. i’m not saying that nobody does moves on road bikes, but it’s for sure less common.bikejohn – i’ve seen the do-or-die last-ditch effort after the third try, too. i should’ve included it in the list. good catch.caloi – if someone actually forced you off your line to clean the move, you were within your rights to kidney punch him there and then.mike – you’re a funny one to talk about self-preservation, mr. "put me back on my bike, my concussion’s not that bad."stormcrowe – i actually get hurt a lot less often trying moves than just riding along. when you’re doing moves, you’re generally aware of where your bailout points. it’s when you’re cruising downhill thinking everything’s jake and suddenly your front wheel slides out in defiance of physics that you really get hurt.bikemike – "if you’re going to be stupid, you’d better be tough" is a great rule. i try to live by it.bob – noted: crux move (provided the ride has a crux move; many do not) gives you the right to unlimited tries. as we both know, the law of diminishing returns kicks in all too often; your legs lose their pop and you do worse and worse with each try. and by the way, we only said that 25th attempt was a clean so we could finally go home.keepyerbag – if you have an epiphany that you’re a dork, you are required to start a blog enumerating all the ways in which you are a dork. i believe i have demonstrated that such an enumeration can take quite a while.rocky – "mulligan" can also be used when you start a blog, delete it, start another blog, delete it, and then start another blog. oh. you already knew that.mom – riding in the rain indicates i had a bad childhood? you’ll have to give me a call and explain that one. your sunshine hope worked; thanks! for the first time in about a month, I rode today without being soaked. i believe i may have even seen a glimpse of blue in the sky.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:16:31 +0000

Simple7 logs X 3 try rule = dug is correctYa see al >> a fixie can’t even enter the arena!

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:39:30 +0000

jimserotta, I thought it was funny.Congrats, Dr. Lammler. You are funny too, but in a different and inferior way to jimserotta.Botched