Let’s offroad…NeeeeNaaawwwNeeNaaaww
Well this bank holiday monday I thought i’d do something a bit different…and, erm…it was. For a while now i’ve been looking to get a decent bike as a few of the guys from work been bombing down hills and it all sounded like too much fun to miss out on. So I thought i’d give it a go. Me, Dave and Richie headed out nice and early up to Glentress just up past peebles. Hired a bike then we were off. Great fun over jumps and bombing down hills through the trees. Then I foolishly agreed to raise the bar and go down the “psychopath”. As you can imagine I didn’t get very far…to be precise I went over my handlebars and smashed my face off the path. Removing one of my front teeth and removing a large part of my lips. Hilarious…I ended up in Hospital while some really nice friendly chinese woman vigorously scrubbed my wounds with a brillo pad then doused them in anti-septic…lessons learnt…what you can’t see is the rest of my body which has turned into a giant scab which I plan to shed next weekend in a snake like manor…ooops.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Sorry about that. Next time I won’t let noobs go down that one.
Incidentally I’ve found a video of it: http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/website/multimedia.nsf/ByFileName/Cycopath_512K_Stream.wmv/FILE/Cycopath_512K_Stream.wmv
Notice how the man in the video has a full face helmet on. I’m looking through my back issues on MBUK to find the full-face helmet grouptest right now!
September 24th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
I know it’s a bit late now but I just found this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dvXzxQ2SdBI
September 25th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Mr Johnson,
Whilst I sympathise with your face (I always did), I can’t help noting that you intend to shed the scab “in a snake like manor”. Where is this house. I would love to see a manor that resembles a snake. That would be something to behold. Or…..perhaps…..did you mean “manner”? I hope not.
7/10 for effort. Please see me after class.
Mr Woolham.
September 25th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
I hope you’re ok - never mind though, that was my least favourite of all your teeth.
September 25th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Hilarious Bobby J!!!!! I did that once when i was young. Not so funny at the time though
October 16th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
[…] Having recently fell off my push bike (insert stabiliser joke here) I thought before I get back on the horse i better get some proper gear that makes me invincible. So I’m in the process of getting full armour and a face guard. A small discovery while doing this what that I have the headsize of a medium infant…Ha! […]
January 7th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
[…] First of all Happy new year…I’ve been silly busy over the festive period. This lunch time nipped out and bought some lights for the bike. Finally got back on the horse, been a while since the incident. Found a new way home. Didn’t fancy the scary dark riverside path, it’s bad enough during the day. Only took one wrong turn, ended up down a wee one way street in the darkness could hear children laughing. It all got a bit too blair witch. Eventually found the right path and turns out it’s easier and quicker this way. Still got the loads of stairs to climb at both ends. Turned down the pub tonight to cycle home. A new fitness regime and healthy eating binge for 2008 me thinks. A painful start. 2007 the year of gorge! […]