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Team Edge RC wrote:

Great job bro!  Im still riding as old as I am but age is just a number..  I still do tricks of all types and all I can say,  don't let your age stand in your way.  Many look at me and don't think Im as old as I am until I pull out my driver Lic.  Im 47 going on 48...   Keep on drop'n and like the one poster said about going in front first?  He's so right.  Its much easier.  Once you do it,  the rest gets easier.....


Robert

Thank you very much!  Keep on riding my friend. 

Last edited by dpercival (2012-05-03 3:34pm)

I will keep practicing.  Hopefully I can roll in soon! 

Last edited by dpercival (2012-05-05 5:49pm)

dpercival wrote:

My not so gracious first attempt:

That great Damien!!!! Good Job!!!! You will be catching airs in no time!!!!! I must attend your next ' Training session ' !!!

ivegotabike wrote:

a little inspiration.......

  Thanks brother! 

Last edited by Dirty Habits (2012-05-03 5:08pm)

Inspiring! it takes alot to ride in skateparks..I llve near burnside, and ride there sometimes..
Dennis McCoy is older tan both of us and still rides too..

sonikk71 wrote:

Cool congrats man I know the first time can be scary, especially on concrete and a deep bowl that has a little vert. When you decide to ride in be cautious of the coping. It is hard to tell from this vid how far it sticks up but one of the injuries that took me the longest to heal from happened to me just a few years ago due to high coping. I was at the local indoor wooden park and riding with a bunch of young bucks in the deck. This particular park has coping that was really tall. I was all focused on getting a great pump is I dropped in so I go pedaling across the deck super aggressive, go to hop and the wood right by the coping under my front tire was a little stressed so it flexed down pretty far. I had already committed and didn't compensate for the extra height of the flexing deck and the coping. My front wheel locked in right between the coping and the wood and I went over my bike Miami hopper style. I tried to get off the bike but NOOOOOO as the luck of physics would have it, my stood bike straight up perfect and did not fall to the left or to the right. I was perched torso on my back wheel, in a perfect superman style miami hopper move with my legs folded over my head in a C shape.  I hung there for a second and then the bike went over. Again not to the left or right perfectly end over end mean I went over the top of the bike. Due to this there was no way I could catch the transition I had the height of the ramp (6 foot) plus the height of my bikes wheel base (a good 3 feet as it was standing on end) and fell straight to flat from around 9 feet up to the concrete floor. My wrists took all the hit. the worst part was as this is happening I hear a couple of the buck grunt as they are watching "grandpa" take it hard. My stupid left wrist didnt feel right for about 4 to 5 months. At first I thought I had broken it but I could move it so my guess it was just a bad sprain. Anyways be careful and have a good one.

Those young bucks can be brutal.  I am in good with the kids, but I am sure they would laugh if I bit it hard.  I am picturing your crash in my head and it sounds horrible.  I agree brother, we need to have fun and be careful!  I have lots of extra safety gear I may start to wear.  Thanks for the story and tips on being careful!
Ride On! 

Last edited by dpercival (2012-05-04 10:59am)

I tried to drop in the "easy way" today and did a massive FACE PLANT!!!   

Last edited by dpercival (2012-05-06 7:06pm)

That'll happen.
Tuck your weight back more & you'll be good.
A half-crank more of speed would help too.
Stay padded up & keep it up.
-Bill

I tried to drop in the "easy way" today and did a massive FACE PLANT!!!   

wds wrote:

That'll happen.
Tuck your weight back more & you'll be good.
A half-crank more of speed would help too.
Stay padded up & keep it up.
-Bill

I do need to wear more pads!!! 
Yes, I need to keep my weight back more!

zero07 wrote:

keep it up!

I will, thank you!

Last edited by dpercival (2012-05-06 7:21pm)

ah that sucks, you didn't seem hurt though, did you go again and get it?  Those tiny little platforms call for a half crank and more of a bunny hop in though. 

fully, if you had lent back it would have worked.  Good on you man for going for it.

I was trying to cleanly jump the large double at the track and the wind was stopping me, it's a bit more lippy than I am used too, but I am nervous of it a bit so trying to hit it at mach 10 as the speed is there, but not really the skill set anymore.  It was a windy day and I'd just cased it a half dozen times after clearing it easy first or second go, not too hard, just clipping it and washing off some speed.

Wind died and I overshot it, went over the bars and broke 2 ribs.  first real crash and things broke so easy.  That was in Feb and it's all in the past now and no longer scared and have jumped it racing even.

I manual it usually now though......

aaronl wrote:

ah that sucks, you didn't seem hurt though, did you go again and get it?  Those tiny little platforms call for a half crank and more of a bunny hop in though. 

fully, if you had lent back it would have worked.  Good on you man for going for it.

I was trying to cleanly jump the large double at the track and the wind was stopping me, it's a bit more lippy than I am used too, but I am nervous of it a bit so trying to hit it at mach 10 as the speed is there, but not really the skill set anymore.  It was a windy day and I'd just cased it a half dozen times after clearing it easy first or second go, not too hard, just clipping it and washing off some speed.

Wind died and I overshot it, went over the bars and broke 2 ribs.  first real crash and things broke so easy.  That was in Feb and it's all in the past now and no longer scared and have jumped it racing even.

I manual it usually now though......

Nah, my wrist and hand are a little sore!
I will be out there again, I love it!
I agree with you, we need to just get back up and try it again!
I am glad you are better now!
Ride On!!!