I enjoy watching the UCI downhills races. And some of the RedBull stuff.
But I'll never attempt trails like those on my own. I don't have the equipment. I don't have the skill. I don't have the will (balls).
Almost all of the spinal cord injuries I've heard about have occurred when the mountain biker was airborne on purpose. And not just airborne on a natural 2 foot rock ledge, but engineered ramps/jumps/etc.
The "Everest : Hiking :: DH/freeride : mountain biking" analogy is correct.
I enjoy watching the UCI downhills races. And some of the RedBull stuff.
But I'll never attempt trails like those on my own. I don't have the equipment. I don't have the skill. I don't have the will (balls).
Almost all of the spinal cord injuries I've heard about have occurred when the mountain biker was airborne on purpose. And not just airborne on a natural 2 foot rock ledge, but engineered ramps/jumps/etc.
The "Everest : Hiking :: DH/freeride : mountain biking" analogy is correct.