Author Topic: Most embarrassing thing you have done on a BMX (Read 772 times)

southern andy · « **on:** February 23, 2008, 09:21 AM »

Whats yours

Mine was back racing at Poole in 85/86. Got a good gate, went in to the second berm, you know the new 180 tight one they put there. Front wheel went under from me and wiped out.
When i got up a few mins later to wipe away the comp 3 and Van treads that littered my body, i carried on to finish the moto in last place.
But before i did, i entered the last berm fast to jump the last straight triples, now i had nevered jump those triples in my life. I normally rode the first one and doubled the last two. Take off was good and in front of the expecting crowd that gathered there i landed right on the last one, my tyre went bang and my skinny that i was running decided that round was soon too be changed to flat on one side.

How the crowd must of pissed themselves, my dad was not happy. I limped away lamely.

Moose · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2008, 12:16 PM »

I got on a BMX once and tried to ride it - so embarrassed

MartyC · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:15 PM »

I think it has to be Earls Court in 82, holeshot the start and leading by a country mile into the first corner and went from first to last in one slide as the front wheel washed out and I went down

lazychubs · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:57 PM »

prob 85 at rom jumped out the bullet at speed
nosed dived the landing nuts to stem
and split me a new jap eye
was nice at the hospital showing the nurses me swollen bits coverd in blood lol

se-bmxer · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:57 PM »

Front wheel hook up on Nottinghams indoor vert ramp when straight down with a bang i think the whole skatepark went quiet and looked

welsh denny · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:33 PM »

a gumbie!!!

Philbert · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:57 PM »

rode along a wall in front of two birds! jumped off the end and shinned my pedal (odyssey sharkbites) winced out of sight, checked my leg and found it gushing with blood and a 2" gash. felt a right tool.

evamedia · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:58 PM »

First time riding after my acid house layoff 92-93 at Northampton.

Absolutely packed on a Sunday, I head straight for the vert ramp. I start from the flat bottom, do a few airs and think I have enough speed to pop out....nah not quite, right in front of Mr Bestwick. I kinda land on my arse on the coping and just manage to scrabble onto the deck with my bike.

I then sat on my bike for 2 hours while on one side, a 15 year old Stuart King tailwhipped everything in sight, and Bestwick put the ceiling in danger.

I think I stepped in and went home....

My mates still rip me about this now.

tricknuts · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2008, 08:07 AM »

popped out on a quaterpipe thingy in front of loads on new schoolers at the skatepark last year. As I landed on the deck side-on I thought they'd be impressed if i could pop back in again without putting my feet down. so i started sidehopping to the edge. Well I hadn't done sidehops for 20 years and although i could get both wheels off the ground, I wasn't make much sideways movement. felt like 45 mins later i'm still sidehopping to the edge- I could feel them all watching and thinking "whats the old git doing? -wish he'd free up the ramp" I eventually get close enough to the edge to attempt reentry, so go for one of those front wheel steer down the tranny things, without letting the wheels leave the ramp.. but the front wheel slides out and i take a massive head first bail to the flat bottom. arse and tits everywhere Fooked up my ankle, tore the ligaments in the foot and had to take time off work ...

haven't tried it since...