We've all been there: It's the rock roll you've done a thousand times before, that one off-camber root section, or maybe it's your first time hitting a brand new drop - you crash. Evoc would like to reward you for your blunders by dishing out prizing for the best fail of each month. Here are our picks for July.
#1 - Hillsboro, United States
#2 - Brisbane, Australia
#3 - Vancouver, Canada
#4 - Victoria Canada
#5 - Whistler, Canada
EVOC will retire to their viewing room to pick their favourite fail for the month, the winner will be announced in the next article and take home some sweet EVOC product.
June Winner: coolbeans1235
Title Photo: Long Nguyen
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I'm just gonna assume he was fortunate to being wearing a neckbrace.
vote for "Oh shit"
Same shit happend to me and even though I was flying as high as he is I was down and off the bike for 1 month
Here is my footage and contribution to FOM lol
youtu.be/5rO5dIlqfAg?list=UUjTEdLhyhhuSbW5Qj7b9axQ
We have all had the "oh shit" moment when your balls retract into your uterus and you end up on a fetal position or regressing back to a zygomatic state.
How did he propel himself to flip forward? Was he leaning too far over the bike at the exit of the jump? Any comments on where things went wrong? Any suggestions for ensuring that this never, ever happens to me?
I don't think there's much question which video should take it..
The rider could not have bunny hopped here. I know it is not very apparent in the video, but I know the trail and can tell you that the incident happened just after the landing of a big jump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgYIYj59g18
Www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcx9hXoKcBE
I once had a nasty crash while racing. I seriously thought that i had broken the riders neck!
Just look at the link to see front tyre vs neck
Both the other rider and i were ok.
The rider i landed was fine and back on his bike only days later ( so I heard).
And i was three weeks in bed with a bruised spine and broken toes.
As I sit here mending chuckling with a new reconstructed left shoulder from a complete L5+ rupture of my clavicle and new screws and cadaver tendon. Overshot a landing and lawn darted....
Gotta give it to #5. There's just something about unintended fronts.
Remember kids..Don't!...Get!...Eliminated!
www.pinkbike.com/video/364299
#3 for the crash.... #5 for the audio