ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 01:24 AM
just watching something from bike wrecks
I was just surfing the web today for bike vids and came across this set of bike wrecks. Some of them were from professional racing and I noticed that all of them kept their arms tucked in on thier chest. Just a point I thought I would make while I'm trying to get my foot better. Anyway you all get those bikes ready for another season and keep it safe.
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TedG
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posted February 09, 2006 08:00 AM
Having a presence of mind to tuck usually is the result of having crashed on prior occasions. Take it from someone who has taken more than one horizontal trip to the hospital from the race track.
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Just Joy
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posted February 09, 2006 08:24 AM
ummm, isn't that something you learn as a kid.....tuck n'roll.....having appendages whipping about, can only result in broken bones....just my 
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 09:29 AM
I understand that. Having been on two wheels now for around six years now i hate to admit it but that wasn't something I thought about doing if i went down. I will be the first to say that i always need improvment so knowing that i always ride below my skill level, but it's always cool learning new tips. I just saw that and thought i would share that.
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posted February 09, 2006 09:38 AM
no, sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like a "dig", I was just saying that tucking in your arms and legs should be an automatic thing that you would do......you know, something that you shouldn't have to think about.....you would just do it....
sometimes my "bitch" mentality comes across when I don't want it too... another automatic thing 
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 11:31 AM
it's cool i was just defending it before someone else comes in and starts in on me. But when i went down a couple weeks back the only reason i hurt myself was cuz i accidentaly stuck my foot out with my toes pointed up which jammed everything up. But i wasen't going fast enough to slide 50' either. Anyway good ridding to everyone.
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 11:52 AM
http://www.redztread.com/vidz/dismounts.wmv
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 02:04 PM
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/bikeanklebreak.html you gotta check this vid out.
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posted February 09, 2006 02:07 PM
 Edited By: Just Joy on 9 Feb 2006 14:11
http://www.redztread.com/vidz/dismounts.wmv
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/bikeanklebreak.html
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 06:04 PM
hey thanks for that
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posted February 09, 2006 06:07 PM
I always tuck my dam arms in to keep them from getting ripped out or broke then end up breaking ribs with my elbows.....that fukn sucks......3 times now I have did that.....
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ez2remember82
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posted February 09, 2006 06:16 PM
That sucks for some reason i just had this natural feeling sense i was going slow to try to balance myself out, but i guess maybe if i was going faster i would have tried to tuck and roll. I hate to admitt this and probably will get static for it but boots are something i never wore. But after seeing that one video i don't imagine i will ever ride again without boots. Oh and if anyone wants to see any cool videos i found alot of ones i haven't seen at cbrforum.com just go under the pics and vids on the main page.
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