Thread: In Case You Thught You Were Having A Bad Day

It could be worse

Hmmmmmm. Do you think he landed that one on his feet & achieved god like status amongst his peers?

I feel sorry for that poor fellow. I found the reactions of the onlookers interesting. A lot of dropped jaws while at least two of them stayed with their cameras. No video that I could find so I guess we'll never know how the landing was.

Thinking that you can fly......a little known side effect of smoking Smarties

Those crazy kids & their sugar dependencies!
5th from the left in the black top & cap, looks like he's about to rush forwards & catch him! I think it's safe to assume that all ended well!

so..... at what point did he say to himself " no i don't think i need a helmet". i will admit that i don't wear a bicycle helmet when just riding around, but if i was going to hit ANY jump, that would be the first thing i thought of. i'm not someone who thinks everyone should be forced to where a helmet and all that crap, but seriously, what was he thinking?

PS was this maybe photo shopped? it is a pretty sweet pic who knows right. there is kind of a fuzzy part on the back petal where a foot would be, and no clouds behind him. suspicious

I used to think that helmets were for kids until I took a spill, broke my collar bone, separated my AC joint and slammed the side of my head into the asphalt and knocked myself unconscious. Now I don't ride without a helmet.

don't get me wrong, helmets definitely have their place, but i like to think that when i am going for a leisurely bike ride on a paved trail near my house, i can be the one who decides if i need a helmet or not. if i was to go out on a real trail i would wear one for sure, and i am seriously thinking about getting one for when i ride my unicycle. i haven't hurt myself yet but the more comfortable i get with things, it seems the more likely i am to put myself in a delicate situation. i have also been riding a caster board with a friend lately and can see myself maybe falling off it the more i ride it.

Originally Posted by chee16

PS was this maybe photo shopped?

Looks to me like all the image has been squashed horizontally except the guy in the air. The ramp looks impossibly steep. And how could anyone expect to land safely from a jump like that? There is nothing for him to aim for except hard concrete a long way below him. Seems very dodgy to me.

Good pic tho!

PS I read somewhere that there is NO evidence to prove that helmets reduce injuries for people riding pushbikes normally. Probably because the benefits are offset by the risk of the helmet catching on something and violently twisting your neck.

Originally Posted by Rajagra

Looks to me like all the image has been squashed horizontally except the guy in the air. The ramp looks impossibly steep. And how could anyone expect to land safely from a jump like that? There is nothing for him to aim for except hard concrete a long way below him. Seems very dodgy to me.

Good pic tho!

PS I read somewhere that there is NO evidence to prove that helmets reduce injuries for people riding pushbikes normally. Probably because the benefits are offset by the risk of the helmet catching on something and violently twisting your neck.

Unless you are wearing a helmet with bungee cords hanging off it, I don't think you would catch/twist it.

If you want to find out if helmets make a difference in everyday riding, talk to somebody who has worked in a brain injury rehabilitation unit.

They can be the difference between a serious traumatic brain injury and a concussion.