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Everything has just gone pear shaped. I hit the ground with an emphatic thud. My legs float skywards and I can the clouds passing my boots. My mountain bike is laying on the track a few feet away, its wheels still spinning as though in some vain attempt to escape. I try to get up but my rucksack pulls me back down to the ground and, if all this wasn’t bad enough, I’m being laughed at by dogs. A few moments ago cycled past some terriers who barked at me through the bars of their kennels. As I rode away they went quiet but, since I hit the ground they’ve been making quite a noise, more like yelps than barks now, the unmistakable sound of canine laughter. I’ve made their day.
I collapse backwards under the weight of my sack once more, as I look up skyward, I think to myself, this must be where the expression, “it all went tits up,” comes from.
Read more here https://johndburns.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/lessons-on-mountain-biking-or-how-not-to-get-to-a-bothy/
Oh look, another attempt to drive traffic to your blog...
Is it a blog entry or some really bad erotic novel review in the sunday papers. I cant tell as i lost interest.
I looked there is nothing NSFW in any of the pics 🙁
trail_rat - Member
Is it a blog entry or some really bad erotic novel review in the sunday papers
Good point:
I collapse backwards under the weight of my sack
John - there are lots of good ideas here on STW and on the bearbonesbikepacking forum to give you an idea of better ways to set up your gear for carrying on a bike. In general, you want to get (at least some of) the weight off your back.
Hope the play goes well.
It’s a long time since I tried to ride a mountain bike up a steep hill with a heavy rucksack and it’s not long before the heat, the hill and my previous exertions begin to take their toll. I have to get off the bike and push
2 lessons here: don't leave it so long next time and never walk, if it's a made up path there's no excuse, granny ring if you must but never walk. 😉 🙂
What are your thoughts on financing a bike frame over 5 years?
Is this a romantic paperback?