Bill Sornson
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> Bill Sornson wrote:
>> Tim McNamara wrote: {please excuse missing attributions}
>>
>>> I believe those hits would have hurt like hell. I also
>>> believe that you might be well-served by reassessing your choice of
>>> trails vis a vis your riding skills.
>> Absurd. Technical mtb trails often cause even the best riders to
>> crash. (Besides, this was long ago. I'm mostly roadie nowadays, and
>> don't try some trail sections I once rode without hesitation.)...
> If you are not bleeding somewhere at the end, it is not a proper MTB
> ride.
This is true. (We call it an "official" ride once someone is bleeding, but
same idea.)
Bill "better the appendages than the head, however" S.
> Bill Sornson wrote:
>> Tim McNamara wrote: {please excuse missing attributions}
>>
>>> I believe those hits would have hurt like hell. I also
>>> believe that you might be well-served by reassessing your choice of
>>> trails vis a vis your riding skills.
>> Absurd. Technical mtb trails often cause even the best riders to
>> crash. (Besides, this was long ago. I'm mostly roadie nowadays, and
>> don't try some trail sections I once rode without hesitation.)...
> If you are not bleeding somewhere at the end, it is not a proper MTB
> ride.
This is true. (We call it an "official" ride once someone is bleeding, but
same idea.)
Bill "better the appendages than the head, however" S.