Me vs. the line in my yard

[awf170]

dude, looks like my front teeth. I'm surprised you didn't hit a nerve and had horrible pain like I did.

I'm guessing you went over on the drop, not the stairs, eh...

And where is the vid? There is an icon for a vid and I wanna see it.

So how did you do it? Yeah, I just barely missed the nerve. The dentist said he could actually see some pinkness from the end of the nerve.

That's a pic icon, duh. I guess it could a camera too though...

And yeah, I went off the wall not the stairs. The stairs are cake.

Dude... just..... dude.


A month of riding and you've already broken your front tooth = you're doing it wrong.

1.5 months actually. So hah, in your face.

It's been on before, so I'd guess it'll be on again.

Cool, could you send me a PM if you see it up again. I check Cranklove everyone once in a while but not nearly as often as AZ.

Holy crap...one reason why I don't Mountain Bike..that's a big chunk of tooth..maybe Dr. Jeff can help..

It's not like you could get hurt or anything going 40mph down an icy slope.

After pic:

...yeah I love retarded, very unflattering, extremely close pictures.

 

[Greg]

Good as new. :lol: You're whacked, Austin. Be careful...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

How did they fix your tooth? 5 years ago when I was wrestling..I chipped my tooth and it was just filed a tiny bit..but they must have epoxyed yours...but the dentist did a great job,,.

 

[awf170]

No more missing teeth for me now:

 

[bvibert]

No more missing teeth for me now:

Are you planning on wearing that all the time? Seems like it would get kinda hot. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

[MR. evil]

I have been concidering getting one of those ever since my last crash at Nass. My face missed that tree by inches. I tried on one at the bike shop the other day and they do seem warm. But the protection might be worth it. I think I will wait until fall to get one. Then by next summer I will be used to waering one and will deal with the heat then.

 

[bvibert]

I have been concidering getting one of those ever since my last crash at Nass. My face missed that tree by inches. I tried on one at the bike shop the other day and they do seem warm. But the protection might be worth it. I think I will wait until fall to get one. Then by next summer I will be used to waering one and will deal with the heat then.

You really are turning into a downhiller.

 

[MR. evil]

You really are turning into a downhiller.

Why do you say that.......just becuase I like having a nice plush suspension, trying out platform pedals, concidering wearing a full face helmet and like going DH the most.


Seriously I think I am way to much of a wuss to ever become a DHer.

 

[Greg]

I really hope I never get to the point which requires me to get a full-face. I'll stick with drops no higher than my knee and no crazy downhills. I'm fine with fast longer XC rides.

 

[Skier75]

Okay, so your one crazy kid! Use that helmet!

 

[bvibert]

Why do you say that.......just becuase I like having a nice plush suspension, trying out platform pedals, concidering wearing a full face helmet and like going DH the most.

Uh yes, that's exactly why, actually.

I really hope I never get to the point which requires me to get a full-face. I'll stick with drops no higher than my knee and no crazy downhills. I'm fine with fast longer XC rides.

Ditto, though I could see getting to a point where having a full face might be helpful, but not required.

 

[awf170]

Are you planning on wearing that all the time? Seems like it would get kinda hot. Let us know how it works out for you.

Probably not. Only when I plan on going off stuff higher than 3 feet.

Not sure if I'll wear it when I go out alone. On one hand I want the extra protection, but the extra protection might make me do larger drops and lead to more injuries. :???:

I really hope I never get to the point which requires me to get a full-face. I'll stick with drops no higher than my knee and no crazy downhills. I'm fine with fast longer XC rides.

Seriously, I would be all right with mostly fast XC trails, but the XC around here kind of sucks. If we had riding like what we did at East Hartford Reservoir I would be fine doing that about half the time. All the XC stuff in Lynn woods is just so frustrating though because the hills are very loose. Plus I would really want some bigger hills. I'm dying for something like this:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128858

Heck even something in NNE will a soild 1000-2000 vertical of continious climbing would be awesome. That first 30 minutes or so of climbing at the Reservoir was wicked fun, I would love to give that a try without stopping if I can get back.

 

[o3jeff]

If you thought West Hartford res was good, Nassahegan I think is twice as good.

 

[cbcbd]

So how did you do it? Yeah, I just barely missed the nerve. The dentist said he could actually see some pinkness from the end of the nerve.

Dove into a shallow pool, teeth first... possibly the gene pool, I'm not sure.

Probably not. Only when I plan on going off stuff higher than 3 feet.

It's not the air, its the landing.
But I do have to say that extra gear does give confidence. I got some shin/knee pads... after a while with them I went for a ride without... it was one of my worst rides ever- I was screwing up lines I had done dozens of times and even endoed on a log, smacking the side of my jaw on a rock... hmm... maybe full faces aren't that bad afterall