No matter how much planning goes into a ride, there’s always a chance something will go amiss. Share your favorite shots of when your ride was met with an unexpected challenge -- the best photo will score AltRider swag. Don’t forget to include a caption to go with the shot!
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100km to nowhere
Naomi Tweddle
On a hot desert day in Sonora, Mexico we had planned to take a road on our map from Caborca to the cost. The road was barely a path through the sandy desert. After dropping the bike countless times and sweating in the insane heat I decided to take a break in the shade of a cactus. As dusk approached we decided to turn back and splurge for a classy hotel for the night.
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honorable mention
Rise of The Fallen
Clidanor Cano
After riding all day somewhere in Turkey i had my first Big fall into a road side ditch but thanks to peoples help i could continue because was impossible to turned it by myself. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
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honorable mention
Stuck
Mike Lewis
Stuck in the mud at the beginning of the rainy season in Tanzania.
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Sir Issac Newton is shaking his head....
ScottM
Thought I would charge through the snow to keep going .... my reward was eating snow... crash gear did its job...
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OOPS !!
wayne
ruts in wet grass
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Tiger nap
GtiKyle
Triumph Tiger stopping for a drink in the creek. Tight single track with panniers was a squeeze.
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OOPS !!
Wayne
ruts in wet grass
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Should have put on the knobblies!
Paul
V-Strom on a muddy bush track in Western Australia! Had planned to stay on the bitumen so didn't put the knobblie tyres on - bad move!
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Cloud Collision
Chris Cawein
I was doing fine until I hit the clouds....!
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Just below the Bohemia saddle
Kevlar
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Wet Slippery Rocks
Jeff Hower
Passing through part of a rain forest in Chili when decided to take a closer look at the terra less-firma.
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down on the Mogi Dugway!
fasteddiecopeman
Stopped for a photo op, but picked a spot that was LOWER to the right, so when I put my foot down... it went DOWN-N-N, and BIG RED ended up taking a rest against the stone/ rock wall there.
I hopped out of the way, so I didn't get hurt, or caught by the bike.
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OOPS
WAYNE_D
WET RUTTED SLIPPERYB GRASS
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Log Jumping Gone Wrong
JZ
PSSOR 201 log jumping
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H02
sad_story
altrider Ho
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What Side Stand?
ScottM
No side stand required ...
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OOPS !!
wayne
ruts in wet grass
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