@thisguy1092 to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agoWhat's something you did once but won't do again?message-square159arrow-up1122arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something you did once but won't do again?@thisguy1092 to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agomessage-square159file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 months agoHa. Fair point. No, this was the kind of suspension where they put hooks through your skin, and then hoist you above the ground by the hooks. (I do ride, but only street bikes. And IMO, for street bikes, unless you track your bike regularly, your stock suspension is likely just fine.)
minus-squareGooglyBoobslinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoNote that the tone of judgement can’t be helped when asking this, but why would one want to do this to begin with?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 months ago…Because? That’s like asking why people climb Kilimanjaro, or K2. Because you want to know if you can. And it turns out I can, it is kind of boring, and makes me feel carsick.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoThis should explain it. Well, visually, at least.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoI also wondered why you weren’t trying your bike tricks over a foam pit.
Ha. Fair point.
No, this was the kind of suspension where they put hooks through your skin, and then hoist you above the ground by the hooks.
(I do ride, but only street bikes. And IMO, for street bikes, unless you track your bike regularly, your stock suspension is likely just fine.)
Note that the tone of judgement can’t be helped when asking this, but why would one want to do this to begin with?
…Because? That’s like asking why people climb Kilimanjaro, or K2. Because you want to know if you can.
And it turns out I can, it is kind of boring, and makes me feel carsick.
What…? is this a medical procedure ?
This should explain it. Well, visually, at least.
I also wondered why you weren’t trying your bike tricks over a foam pit.