Ever blow it while trying to show off?

[PJ]

Ben, that was a very entertaining read. Thanks for sharing. I could picture the whole thing in my head!

I had a similar experience riding a mountain bike along with my wife and little brother in a park in St. Louis. Looped it over after a nice wheelie right in front of both of them. My brother was pretty concerned, bless his heart. My wife just stood over my crumpled body shaking her head and looking at me like I'm a total idiot. Which, of course, I am.

[251am]

  The worst case I remember watching was at Rd America for an AMA round. I was there on Thursday watching practice  down in the grandstands in Canada Corner. A couple of "California surfer dude" wrenches from a team came down those massive stair/steps on their BMX bikes. First one down did pretty good. Second guy down was doing pretty good until he got near the last flight of the stairs and then it got really ugly-he wasn't wearing a helmet and there was A LOT of blood.   

[Jason748]

My wife just stood over my crumpled body shaking her head and looking at me like I'm a total idiot. Which, of course, I am.

Don't you hate it when they do that... At least they could show a little bit of concern.

[frskbm1]

 I asked a girl if she was having a boy or girl. Eh, my advise is never ask that question.

[dylanfan53]

 
I think we all make that mistake....once!

[mwsportsimaging]

This happened about 2 hours ago.  I wasn't really showing off, but it was equally stupid.  I installed my new quick shifter, and I wanted to test it out, so I loaded up the race bike and headed up to work where we have a large asphalt parking lot.  After cruising around for a little bit, I went to the far end and headed out to check out the quick shifter.  I ran out of room much sooner than I expected, and didn't get to shift before I had to hit the brakes.  Turns out the parking lot was pretty slick and I locked the front wheel up.  I saved it but I had a black mark about 6 feet long.

Here is where the stupid stuff starts....

A reasonable person would have realized that the parking lot was too small, and the pavement too slick, and waited for the racetrack.  But reasonable people don't race, so we know that's not an option.  I went back for my second run, accelerated even faster, tried to shift at 6000 rpm (didn't work just for the record), and with the highway coming up at a very rapid rate, I hit the brakes, tucked the front, and fortunately stopped before entering the highway.  The bike didn't fare so well, coming to a stop in the middle of a heavily traveled 4 lane highway.  Again, fortunate not to hit any one or anything.  As I ran out to move the bike out of the street, everyone was stopping to see if I was O.K., I was thinking about this thread and I was glad I was wearing a helmet.  Not for the safety, but so that I could remain anonymous behind my dark smoke face shield.

In the end I lost a rearset, brake lever, frame slider, and some paint.  Not bad all things considered.  Looks like I'm going to get away with a large hematoma, bumps and a sore knee.  Oh yeah, and a severely bruised ego.

[barb_arah]

I was impressed by the locks on the mobile home I shared with   girlfriends, until we came home to find a drunk Ed passed out in my room.  He managed to get in by jimmying the lock with a credit card, while drunk, mind you. 

[benprobst]

I was impressed by the locks on the mobile home I shared with   girlfriends, until we came home to find a drunk Ed passed out in my room.  He managed to get in by jimmying the lock with a credit card, while drunk, mind you. 

When was this? 3? 4 years ago? 

[barb_arah]

Ha Ha Ha!  Good one.  It was after a "golf outing" Ed had with some co-workers.  Ahh, the good old days.

[Rick Beggs]

I used to do that stuff a lot,
16 years old, running downhill to my girlfriends house, with her and her parents on the front porch. I always jump the front gate, but today, I have my hands in my pockets of my jean jacket, my foot hooks the gate, I fall on my face. They were not impressed
Then in 1995 or so, Summit Point, turn 9, after the race, i flip a wheelie all the way over. The bike cartwheels 4 times or so.
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