I rode my mountain bike with abandon today. Normally, doing anything "with abandon" means "throwing caution to the wind". Not so with me. For me, riding with abandon simply means I abandoned what few bike riding skills I have acquired.
During my 12 miles of trail riding, I wrecked twice. The first wreck wasn't too bad.............mainly I just lost my line and sort of fell sideways against a tree but didn't actually hit the ground. Not so with the second wreck.
After crossing the "Butterfly Bridge", the trail turns to the left. I was riding fast, having regained my "groove" and was leaning to the left as I made the turn. I didn't notice the tree that was leaning into the trail and BOOM, I hit it with my head. Didn't hurt the tree but it threw me like a bulldogger throws a bull in a rodeo. I was left on the ground all tangled up with my bike. My right arm looked like I had been in a knife fight and the other guy won. I looked aroung to see what did all the damage to my arm and finally spotted the Razor Bark Tree! I had wrecked against a tree that had bark as sharp as razors!
Mountain bike riding is good for my heart health but not so good for the rest of my body.
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