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I made it, but only just.
phew, lucky escape i guess
Agreed. I once landed about 6ft off the trail doing one of the jumps at the top of Golspie. Gets a tad windy up there.
Tabletops at the top of Cwmcarn anyone? They are lethal in the wind!
The bridge drop at the end of Cwmcarn has claimed many a casualty on a windy day!
Have to say I was having fun on the road bike yesterday (not jumping, I hasten to add...)
The combination of bladed spokes and a 30mph+ cross wind up on the tops made for some uncomfortable wobbles at times.
yup! same happened to me at Innerleithen came out of the trees at the tunnel section over a jump, blown right off the track landed in a heap in the heather.
Other blindingly obvious things not to do are,
pi$$ into the wind.
tug on Supermans cape.
Complete lack of common sense in this thread?
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not me by the way...........
it was way too windy to jump yesterday at herts. 🙁
i got caught out a while ago. Needed an op 🙄
New red at Laggan suffers from side winds. Nearly got caught out once. Today wouldn't be a good day up there, 80mph wind later. I'm just glad we only got torrential rain and "breezy" for the 10UTB. 80mph wind would not have been fun at all.
i should add it was a rogue gust that happened just as i was mid air.
That's why there used to be a windsock on the top of Cwmcarn. Got blown to shreds though 🙂
i never jump in the wind. i like to be in control 🙂
currently living with a nice imprint of my dmr v12 pedal on my left shin due to a cross wind gust - jump interface
was blood everywhere those wee pins are lethal!
Jumping in crosswinds I learnt/ed that lesson about 20 year ago...
then did it again on a BMX track(with MTB) about 5 years later just to remind myself how stupid an idea it was - with serious bleeding consequences