Comments on: None of This Is My Fault

By: Zed

Zed — Wed, 31 May 2006 00:54:10 +0000

Just imagine the carnage at the Spud Man Triathlon this year. Glad you switched sports, dug. I’m sure it won’t be your fault when you kick someone in the head during the swim, either.

By: Dork01

Dork01 — Tue, 30 May 2006 08:28:32 +0000

I’m fat. I’m not a cyclist, but hey, we all have to start somewhere :D! I was wondering if you could give me some tips on making my space as good as yours.

Dork01.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 29 May 2006 22:19:44 +0000

Does blogging and the net generate excess accidents?

I’ve noticed that in our local MTB bulletin board, folks get to talking about how great they are, then they go out and break body parts. Maybe they would have broken them anyway, but it seems that cyberpressure eggs everyone on to try stuff over their heads.

As for me, I just dismount for any obstacle greater than 3 inches.

But I still managed to break a body part. It’s not a good idea to ride a rooty trail during an icestorm.

Just sayin’.

By: Tom Stormcrowe

Tom Stormcrowe — Sun, 28 May 2006 19:54:29 +0000

I know that, Dug, I am currently sporting a strained Intracostal Muscle (Between the ribs!) for a Wile E Coyote moment with a tree doing some really tight singletrack in combination with a near tangleup with a total newbie in a little outlaw trail through Murdock Woods here! Notheing broke, but it still hurts! Still riding the road bike today, did 62 miles out to Thorntown and back, and no cracks in the ribs! Woohoo! I just couldn’t resist the dig….Dug!::GRIN:: Getting banged up is part of the sport.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:53:21 +0000

you know, it’s not like the rest of us aren’t hurting ourselves out there. broken wrists, cracked helmets, concussions, and the like. i’m just pointing out a few newbies who’ve had a rather rough introduction to the sport.

doesn’t matter how good or experienced you are. if you’re not crashing, you’re not riding hard enough.

By: Tom Stormcrowe

Tom Stormcrowe — Sun, 28 May 2006 03:43:01 +0000

Dug, If I ever ride with yoiu, remind me to wear full body armor and have an ambulance standing by as well as a medivac helo! Maybe we should consider a full trauma team as well. I get gonzo enough without someone to egg me on!

By: ferhat

ferhat — Sat, 27 May 2006 21:26:05 +0000

MERHABA FROM TURKEY

By: The Dana Files

The Dana Files — Sat, 27 May 2006 14:25:31 +0000

Oh my gosh! Bike accidents are popular blog entries lately. I can’t imagine some of these injuries!

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Sat, 27 May 2006 02:30:49 +0000

See! There’s another reason for me to not start mountain biking. Who can I trust?

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 26 May 2006 20:31:31 +0000

dug, i had no idea you are posting on fatboy’s site. kewl. but wait, you’re not fat.

i miss working with you. i miss hearing your morning-after stories about how you took yet another dug-wannabe up/down tibble and racked him up.

i remembered two more favorites from you. in one single trip up hog hollow you brought two grown men to their knees. you made bruce knorr turn so red from heat exhaustion that we though he was going to spontaneously combust at the saddle. in fact, he may have just done that. we missed it because we were too busy administering to mark talbot, who had blown a gasket and vomited all over his shirt, pants, bike, and bruce knorr.

and my dear kim, the advice i gave you some 15 years ago had nothing to do with mountain biking. the offer, i mean advice, still applies today.