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Originally Posted by Frazod
My bad bike ramp story involved landing wrong - it jarred me and my face went into the metal bar between the handlebars. Broke off parts of both my front teeth, the space resembling an inverted V. Had to have both teeth capped.
Mom sure was pissed about the extra dentist bill.
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My cousin biffed by misreading a 'pop-up' jump.
This was a dirt jump, and most are gradual, so you launch off the apex by pulling back on the handle bars and extending your feet on the pedals to land back wheel first.
So this particular jump was a pop up jump, where it's vertical at the end and throws you into the air. If you pull back on the handlebars and extend your feet like normal, you end up throwing the bike out in front of you. Quite the opposite, you need to stiffen your arms and draw your feet up into a crouch.
So my cousin comes flying along, hits the jump, throws the bike about 20 feet in front of him, and lands heel first from about 15 feet in the air, spraining both his ankles.