Bush crashes mountain bike again
 

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- Running hurt his knees. Swimming cramped his style. So President Bush took up mountain biking, a sport that gets him outdoors, pumps up his heart rate and, every so often, sends him crashing to the ground.

Bush offered a glimpse of his new pastime to an Associated Press reporter Monday, roaming the dirt roads and far-flung pastures of his 1,600-acre ranch. About halfway through, he sailed over the handlebars during a dangerous descent, but dusted himself off, picked up his $3,100 bicycle and kept riding.

Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Posted: 1:05 PM EDT (1705 GMT)

anyone got the pics? :1orglaugh

falling down is an inevitable part of mountain biking.

however, this is strike 2 on Bush, he should get an ATV.

fuck yeah, then maybe he'll go fast enough to kill himself.

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what a moron :1orglaugh

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what i got was the old Segway crash, old but still funny

http://www.adultoutsourcing.com/gfy/...idiotproof.jpg

He needs training wheels. The guy can't even handle a segway.

http://tandoku.com/photos/static/bush.segway.jpg

TTH, if he got on an ATV he'd be dead in an hour. I think he should stick to golf.

Bush can't afford anymore head injuries:winkwink:

$3100 bike wonder what it was ?
he could have got a Kona stinky or something for that I bet he got something gay though

here's the rest of the story:

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/....ap/index.html

Bush, who was wearing a helmet and a mouth guard, escaped injury other than a small cut on his knee. But he conceded he was a little shaken up, riding tentatively as he descended the rest of the downhill.

Crashing is a routine part of mountain biking, a sport in which riders roll over loose dirt, rocks and other obstacles. Nevertheless, the president said, it's easier on his body than jogging, which was grinding his knees.

"This is like running except I don't feel bad afterward," he said Monday after burning about 1,200 calories over an 18-mile ride that lasted an hour and 20 minutes.

"You can cover a lot more, and you can go very fast on a bike," Bush said. Most important, he gets his heart rate up. "At my age, you're more concerned about the cardiovascular" benefits of a workout, the 58-year-old president said.

Bush has only been riding the knobby-tired mountain bikes since February, yet he takes on dangerous sections that would give veterans pause. He keeps a cramp-inducing pace on long uphill sections, pouring it on to reach each peak, backing off a little to recover and then attacking the next hill.

He pants hard, emitting low "hrrr, hrrr, hrrr" grunts with each stroke of the pedals, his shoulders bobbing up and down.

Bush's new bike is one of the best in the business: a Trek Fuel 98 made of high-tech carbon fiber. The frame is adorned with top-shelf components that Bush professes to know little about, including a motorcycle-style front and rear suspension that soaks up big bumps.

He had it specially fitted by a Washington bicycle retailer.

"I was looking for a different way to get outside and get exercise," Bush said. "Swimming is outside exercise, but you don't get the feeling of the wind rushing by you, nor can you swim your favorite piece of property."

But mountain biking is inherently dangerous, as the president has learned firsthand.

On May 22, he lost traction on a dirt road, scraping his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees. The next day, a Secret Service agent riding behind him slammed onto the ground at high speed on a paved section, breaking his collarbone and three ribs.

Bush approaches steep downhills warily.

In the minutes before Monday's crash, he warned his riding party of a sharp drop and a hard left turn ahead. "I'm gonna show you a hill that would choke a mule," he said.

He hit the brakes and steadily advanced downhill when his front tire lost its grip on the loose rocks. His foot got stuck in a strap that keeps it on the pedal.

In the blink of an eye, his rear wheel was in the air and Bush flew high over the handlebars, landing on his back with the bike on top of him.

He lay motionless for a few moments. The reporter hoisted the bike off him just as medics arrived.

There were trees and a drop-off nearby and a road littered with rocks, but Bush was largely unscathed.

A reflector snapped off the bike and was left as a warning marker for next time. Bush straightened the handlebars, threw a leg over the bike and kept rolling.

"We've got thrills, spills -- you name it," he said.

Bush is unwinding on his ranch during the Democratic National Convention and before the home stretch of his re-election campaign. He has spent the morning in meetings, some of them concerning the recommendations of the independent September 11 commission.

But out on the trail, it's officially a politics-free zone. When the reporter points out that Democratic challenger John Kerry has a $8,000 road bicycle, Bush replied: "Who?"

"Bush's new bike is one of the best in the business: a Trek Fuel 98 made of high-tech carbon fiber. The frame is adorned with top-shelf components that Bush professes to know little about, including a motorcycle-style front and rear suspension that soaks up big bumps."

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Maybe Osama sabatoged his bike...
Bush's bike =WMD
Will terrorism ever end?

MAybe he is hitting the bottle again?

hehe, i wonder how the vote would go if he died

would people vote rep just because they're sorry?

hehe, i do not doubt that

http://www.democraticunderground.com.../13_bottle.jpg

"Best in the business" with reflector? LOL!

Bush needs to come to the West Coast and ride some of our trails before anyone can claim that he's a "mountian biker"...

Do they even have mountains in Hillbilly country (Texas) where he's from?

;)

J.

He shouldn't ride drunk:winkwink:

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yeah hell....

.. even Ron Jeremy could ride a segway...


BIG B

The funny thing is that Bush is in better shape at his age then anyone posting in this thread.

He rides hard, and fast. That is what mt biking is about. When I usedto ride in college all the time, I crashed on a regular basis. That is aprt of the fun, pushing your bike and yourself as far as you can. The man has a resting heart beat in the low 40s. That is very impressive.

Amazing to see people will not even give Bush credit for exercising and staying in good shape.

Even funnier to think that he could ride circles around all of us....

For all of you slamming Bush, in mountain biking you WILL fall off the bike. It's so easy to hit a little gravel or just have your timing off by a split second and end up on your back with the 50 lb bicycle on top of you.

Shame he couldnt use that toned physique when "serving" in the army

EXACTLY!!!!!


Haha.... I've had 10 year olds/50 year olds just absolutely put me to SHAME going down trails. I wouldn't be shocked if Bush could whup me on some of the local trails here.

This thread need pics! :D

basically what i said in the thread about the first crash...

that segway shit is fucking hilarious

hehe I'd do everything to see a tape like that!

A 50 lb bike? :1orglaugh

true, but i don't think he's fit to get into extreme sport the fact that he's running again for the seat. in fact, this is not only the 1st time he got into trouble. he shouldn't be too rough with himself.

18 miles in 80 minutes? this guy should ride pro mountainbike races

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