Stupid Caption Competition II

[gaz]

It's ba-aack...

http://www.gedmunds.com/stash/dublin_pp.jpg

[saxman]

Jealous that his owner had fallen in love with a tree, Bill's mountain bike prepared his revenge

[tuba_transport]

Jealous that his owner had fallen in love with a tree, Bill's mountain bike prepared his revenge

I can't top that. :D

[tsteele999]

The whole time I was blasting the downhill, I couldn't stop thinking about the sign I had passed on the way into Wakefield by the speedbumps..."Hump."

[shaka]

After exhausting his knowledge of wilderness survival techniques, Phil desparately resorted to "Stop, Drop, and Roll" in order to elude the ferocious Red HardTail.

[gaz]

Davey loved his little red bike. So much so, that every time he tried to ride her, he got wood...

[bigbadbrad]

Here's a third....
http://www.tangzine.com/images/bikerfox.jpg

[gaz]

Steve the Blue Bike didn't want no stinkin' roadie riding him!!! ;)

[saxman]

Caption #1: "I'm just head over heels about mountain biking!!!!"

Caption #2: Caution - Improper rear shock adjustment can cause the rear wheel of your mountain bike to bounce up and create a hazardous condition

[saxman]

..one more...

"Next on the Late Show with David Letterman...Stupid Human Tricks!"

[skiandmtb]

For the first:

"Two dollars!"

For the second:

"Bob's new aerodynamic riding suit and shoes were so light..."


L.J.

[saxman]

It was probably bad karma for me to make fun of picture number #1, because it almost happened to me today.

I was at Little Bennett today on the Tobacco Farm Trail descending to the creek at a pretty good clip (the opposite direction when we went on our group ride). As it made the right hand turn towards the creek, I went to the outside line. Hidden from my sight until it was too late, a bike-eating hole was waiting for my front tire. I had enough time to think "Oh S---" and then I was flung from my bike into mid-air somersault. As I landed on my back (thank you hydra-pak & helmet for saving me), I saw my bike above me in the air about to land on top of me. I managed to roll out of the way before the bike hit.

It was the hardest crash I've ever had. When I went back to reconstruct what happened, based on the crushed grass, I calculated that I was airborne about 8 feet (distance) and slid another 4 or 5 feet. Amazingly, I walked away with a few scratches and slightly sore shoulder. The bike only suffered a paint chip where the brake lever hit the frame when it landed. I've gotten hurt a lot worse on much lighter impacts.

...so no more making fun of crash pics for me :rolleyes:

[Squirrel Girl]

It was the hardest crash I've ever had. When I went back to reconstruct what happened, based on the crushed grass, I calculated that I was airborne about 8 feet (distance) and slid another 4 or 5 feet. Amazingly, I walked away with a few scratches and slightly sore shoulder. The bike only suffered a paint chip where the brake lever hit the frame when it landed. I've gotten hurt a lot worse on much lighter impacts.Omigosh! I'm glad you're OK! I took the Bike Lane's Learn-How-Not-To-Break-Bones-When-You-Fall class. I didn't help much for me on Saturday. I didn't break a bone, but I also didn't keep ahold of the handlebar, either, and OUCH. Their instruction would have been for you to roll when you finally did land after sailing through the air. I'm glad you're OK.

[saxman]

Thanks SG.

[arsenic]

heh. i looked similar on saturday too. ended up on my back in the creek at wakefield on saturday. those rocks just really aren't all the forgiving when you slide on 'em! lol

at least i can bend my leg again with only minor discomfort =] (and my dad tells me i'm gettin too old for this stuff. pfft !!)

ron

[Squirrel Girl]

at least i can bend my leg again with only minor discomfort =] (and my dad tells me i'm gettin too old for this stuff. pfft !!)

ronMy sister told me I was getting too old for this stuff. The secy at work said the same thing on Monday. But, Ron, you're 10 years YOUNGER than me!

[arsenic]

My sister told me I was getting too old for this stuff. The secy at work said the same thing on Monday. But, Ron, you're 10 years YOUNGER than me!
so many smart comments came to mind. but y'all don't know i'd just be bein a smart arse. so next time maybe =]

what made it worse was i was just stiff as could be all day sunday. and of course i made the rounds to see my mother and grandmother. naturally my smart ass aunt was there too, so she just had a barrel of laughs at me. i can move again. mostly. so i'm gonna try n get outta here in time to be at the ride tonight. the casual paced group that it. haven't made it since the couple times i went last year.

age is more a state of mind. for me anyway. i can't quite believe i'm as old as i am and still have the thoughts i do in my head. more like an umm... teenager :D

ron

[Squirrel Girl]

so many smart comments came to mind. but y'all don't know i'd just be bein a smart arse. You're knew around here aren't you????? ;)

If you'd been reading this forum, for oh, say, a week :p you'd know that smart arses abound. :p

We like 'em, cuz we are 'em.

And, indeed, lil ole me could take what you wrote and just go to towwwwwwnnnnn....

i was just stiff as could be all day....
and still have the thoughts i do in my head. more like an umm... teenager As gaz would say, it's just toooo easy.

[arsenic]

yep. i'm new. again. do/did more readin than postin. i must be the shy type. ha!

and enjoy the softball. i seem to come up with 'em a lot - whether i want to or not lol

ron

[saxman]

arsenic wrote:
(and my dad tells me i'm gettin too old for this stuff. pfft !!)

...my folks always referred to activities like mountain biking as me going through my second childhood. They're wrong. I've never left my first childhood.

I did not share with them my crash story from yesterday. They remember only too well having to take me to the emergency room after a crash on my 10 speed when I was 14 years old (No helmet or helmet laws back then!). I had cuts, abrasions (including one that left a scar that is still visible today) and a big old lump on my head, but luckily no concussion. I was put in a ward with two other kids that crashed their bikes that day. Both of them had concussions. A helmet would have made all of our lives a lot easier that day.