I have no idea if this is correct, but I assume that most moderately good to expert cyclists have a story to tell about the time they discovered that Dual Suspension Advance Alloy Frame Bikes bought in finer American institutions such as K-mart or Wal-mart for $150 are absolute s**t.
In my case, I had a friend with a homemade bicycle ramp. I thoroughly enjoyed abusing my Peugeot Tigershark road bike by flying it several feet into the air then crashing it hard on the pavement - as far is I was concerned, a successful jump was one that did not involve helmet-pavement contact.
One day, I decided to try out a new Project X mongoose with Mozo shocks and Advance Aluminum 6061 construction on my friend's little ramp. I flew farther and higher than I'd ever jumped before; I loved the Mongoose; but then I landed. With a hiss the front shock went down like a WW2 fighter with the engines ablaze, and the rear shock compressed as far as it could, and before I knew it I went over the handlebars as the shock expanded again, and I hit my helmet hard. My bike, a missile freshly forged from 6061 aluminum, hit me hard in the back. Luckily I wasn't too badly injured - just a huge bruise on my back.
Feeling like an idiot and hoping other cyclists have similar experiences -
Jojo
In my case, I had a friend with a homemade bicycle ramp. I thoroughly enjoyed abusing my Peugeot Tigershark road bike by flying it several feet into the air then crashing it hard on the pavement - as far is I was concerned, a successful jump was one that did not involve helmet-pavement contact.
One day, I decided to try out a new Project X mongoose with Mozo shocks and Advance Aluminum 6061 construction on my friend's little ramp. I flew farther and higher than I'd ever jumped before; I loved the Mongoose; but then I landed. With a hiss the front shock went down like a WW2 fighter with the engines ablaze, and the rear shock compressed as far as it could, and before I knew it I went over the handlebars as the shock expanded again, and I hit my helmet hard. My bike, a missile freshly forged from 6061 aluminum, hit me hard in the back. Luckily I wasn't too badly injured - just a huge bruise on my back.
Feeling like an idiot and hoping other cyclists have similar experiences -
Jojo