I broke my knee cap on my stem jumping into the pit at Ray's. First and last time I'll ever be using a foam pit. 6-8 weeks in a full leg brace.
I also witnessed a kid almost die trying 360s into the pit... he kept carving off of the lip and getting close to the side. We warned him, but eventually he carved so much that he landed straight on his hip on the wood retaining wall... bike fell into the pit, he fell out. Amazingly, he was fine.
Holy moly. 50 foot ragdoll onto a bobcat.Yeah, foam pits do suck:
That happened at a local skatepark when I was in high school. Kid landed on the bar with his stomach. He died and the skatepark closed.I've been waiting for this to happen and luckily it hasn't - but eventually I know someone is going to ride without the end caps on their bars and get impaled.
I've seen it happen so many times in my head.
Thats pretty gruesome!That happened at a local skatepark when I was in high school. Kid landed on the bar with his stomach. He died and the skatepark closed.
I don't see this as the foam pit's fault. If you had been on a ramp, you would have either: a) not tried the trick, or b) broken your kneecap and several other bones as well.
When jumping into a foam pit, you still need to get yourself either back on your bike, or far away from your bike, before you hit the foam.
this will be a challenge...as i'm trying to learn tailwhips... seems like a hard trick to eject from cuz the frame's coming right back around at you... . .
When jumping into a foam pit, you still need to get yourself either back on your bike, or far away from your bike, before you hit the foam.
You don't NEED a foam pit for anything.dude you don't need foam to learn t-whips...
You should learn pedal spins. They're the new backflip. Almost landed 3 the other day.You don't NEED a foam pit for anything.
I'll be stoked to finally get in one though. I've been dying to try some one fingered kick outs.
Not without a gymnastics harness and a trampoline bike I'm not!You should learn pedal spins. They're the new backflip. Almost landed 3 the other day.