Avoiding Broken Legs (Tutorial)

[TastinGood]

Hello Class. Today we will be examining TG's tips on how to avoid broken femurs. I will be providing visual help for this exercise so please try to keep up.

Let's begin, shall we?

Okay, we will start with Illustration #1. In this photo you can see that the rider in blue has had a mishap and gone down. We will call this rider Larry Loopout.


If you pay attention to the arrows shown on each individual picture, you will see that fatal flaws that Larry has made. I will explain these flaws in further detail at this point. Please follow along closely to the numbered arrows in the above illustration.

#1 - Larry has obviously ridden too deep into this corner to still make the turn. Always one to fight until the end, however, Larry chose to grab a handful of front brake which stopped him instantly and sent him over the side of the bike.

#2 - It is after this fall, however, that we realize Larry's second mistake of the day. Larry didnt tuck his jersey in, causing him to look like a goon. You must always tuck your jersey in at the beginning of the day. Occasionaly having the rear or your jersey come loose is cool, but only if you are really fast and it was accidental. No exceptions.


#3 - Undeterred from the knowledge of dressing like a spode, Larry has chosen to turn around and walk back to his bike with a "my shit dont stink" type saunter. This is common among newbies, as they want to appear as pissed off as possible in front of everyone so as to give the appearance that this is a rare occurrence. I hate to admit it, but on a personal note, it should be stated that I've given this walk back to my bike many times.

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Larry has picked up his bike and is ready to head back to the battlefield again. Let's take a moment to examine the frame of mind that our friend Larry is now in.
He had just falled but is now up and ready to set the world on fire. In Larry's head, it is absolutely CRUCIAL to prove to the world that he SHOULD be winning this race.

Let's flip to our next illustration:



#4 - You can see here that Mr. Loopout's front wheel is now entirely too high in the air. This was caused by Larry getting a little too excited and accelerating a bit faster than he had intended. With the wheel at this height, there isnt much Larry can do except close his eyes and hope for the best.

#5 - No...I take that back. Larry need not close his eyes because his visor is adjusted down so low that he probably cant see anything anyway. Remember kids, always move your visor UP as far as it will go.

#6 - Remember to come to the track with numbers already on your bike. In racing, preparation is key. Putting on numbers at the last second with electrical tape is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster.


So how does Larry handle this odd situation he is in? Let's find out by glancing at our third illustration.



<font size="6">OUCH!</font>
I can almost hear the bone snapping from here.
Unfortunately for Larry, he has suffered one of the most painful injuries in all of motocross racing.

But that's in the past now so let's examine the last of the flaw's that Larry made in preparation for this race:
#7 - ALWAYS make sure your goggle strap is evenly stretched across the back of your helmet. NEVER let it droop down as demonstrated by our recently turned gimpy friend, Larry. Get in the habit of checking this 3 or 4 times before the start of the race.

This concludes TG's tutorial on avoding broken legs. Every situation is different of course, but try to follow these basic guidelines and you should be just fine!

Next month: Ending that awful asscheek chafing.

[SHATOUSHKA]

Originally posted by TastinGood:
it should be stated that I've given this walk back to my bike many times.

<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">i'll assume this was added just so that you
could avoid the SECOND type of broken legs...

[Trampis]

Good stuff TG!

That whole second half of the post I was thinking,"that drooping goggle strap has to be addressed"!And you did.

Also,nice use of the word "spode",havent scene that used in a while.