We'd all do this, wouldn't we? Given the chance?

[PaulB]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdk3oLHfz8

 

[Baldy]

On snow yes but I'd think twice about doing it on carpet. Too much friction.

 

[ColinJ]

Pah...!

I got chatting to a Norwegian student at university. Apparently, one summer when he was a lad, he cycled to a ski resort with his mates. They were looking at a big ski jump and one of those 'mates' dared him to ride his bike down it. Being young, foolish and wanting to show off, he agreed to do it...

He remembered thinking at one point that perhaps that wasn't the best decision he'd ever made! He landed badly and the bike disintegrated beneath him. I can't remember the full list of his injuries but it certainly included broken arms and legs, collar bones, ribs, fractured skull, internal bleeding. He spent the best part of a year in hospital.

I reckon that he was very lucky to survive. The way I look at it - cowardice exists for a reason!

 

[Beebo]

Goes to show how brave Eddie the Eagle was. Doing this with very little practice.

 

[downesy]

I once stood on top of a ski jump ramp just for a look no intention of jumping, even that brought me out in a cold sweat

 

[Cathryn]

Hell. No.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You start with smaller jumps like 5m, 10m and go from there.

 

[Tim Bennet.]

I share other people's reservations about doing it on carpet but in my case, it's because it has too little friction.

 

[raleighnut]

Nah not for me, i'd love a go on one of these though


View: https://youtu.be/iqCkICXWdWI


I'd probably brake at least a couple of times.

 

[tyred]

No thanks.

 

[vickster]

Not in a million years!

 

[ColinJ]

You start with smaller jumps like 5m, 10m and go from there.

Could I start with even smaller jumps like 0.5m, 1.0m and stop there?!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The ski jump thing on carpet

On a scale of 1-100 where 100 is "Try and keep me off it"
I would rate about -20

 

[Alex321]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdk3oLHfz8

Not for me. I enjoy skiing, but have never done a deliberate jump even on normal snow. I'm not good with heights, and there isno way I could push off from there,even with snow at the bottom.

 

[T4tomo]

Not for me. I enjoy skiing, but have never done a deliberate jump even on normal snow. I'm not good with heights, and there isno way I could push off from there,even with snow at the bottom.

I've followed my now grown kids over jumps and bumps on the piste / fun slopes (weight forward to land!), but you wouldn't get me ski jumping for love nor money.