The Best MTB Fails of 2020 | Friday Fails

It's been a crazy year of mountain bike fails so we thought it'd be fun to take a look back at our favorites.
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[@averymahon3774]

The thing I’ve learned from these videos: Drops, jumps, you die. Rocks, skinnies, you die. Flat trail, we die. Mountain biking, we die.

[@jamesbailey9386]

But we die doing what we love!

[@dougfromsoanierana]

Don’t forget washouts - underrated in their pain delivery.

[@mymorristribe]

Basically yeah, but hey, it's the difference between living and just being alive.

[@geanny1998]

The thing I learnd is that I have to buy a full face helmet. I was thinking about it during the video but the dude hitting face first with that rock...

[@akatgif]

Imbeciles with a low capacity to evaluate the rest before taking it. DMF'rs

[@jimoaooo3368]

2:55 parkour !!!!! Perfect safety roll

[@benanderson4639]

If he was clipped in that'd be much worse

[@rick4677]

@@benanderson4639 people don’t tend to ride clipped in when just doing jumps

[@benanderson4639]

@@rick4677 I do 🤷

[@Raphael_pf]

3:39 hahaha that gym pose! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewgilbert1463]

2:45 this guy no joke does a perfect Loon call

[@jackdoe552]

lmao

[@MrSilhouette575]

He sounded like a wolf howling 😂

[@ColoursCapello]

6:41 The bike hated it so much the rider got a combo to the head.

[@shellshocked9238]

LMAOOOO

[@neonleon7617]

I love helmets!

[@benilak]

Came looking for this comment, didn't take long lol. That bike was out for blood

[@MiGujack3]

you dum dum

[@rhyssanders9122]

Gave him a quick two piece for his audacity

[@MauriceG85]

8:20 this clip is a perfect example of why you should always wear the (correct) helmet.

[@jolebmx8150]

He almost died

[@7hhuman995]

TBI even with a helmet, I’m sure. That was nasty. Hope that dude learned the lesson.

[@micego46]

That’s why I ride with full face helmet no matter what. Unless it’s a chill trail I know with no jumps and no rocks.

[@coltsfan79]

I ride with a full face helmet as I already know what it's like to have a shattered cheekbone and eye socket..

[@consuminglight]

I ride fullface fulltime because your front wheel can wash out at any moment, and you'll go face first into the ground and smash your jaw and break teeth.

[@MTallica1985]

1:50 "you ok" dude was inches away from landing on a big ass rock 😂

[@mnisou19]

yea hahaha and he just filmed him

[@sfh594]

He landed on It actually ... That guy spent some painful weeks after that

[@DanielC-]

3:38 bro the way he crashed then the camera panned up to him walking like that sent me flying 💀

[@GeorgeLoch]

This week's compilation is like an advertisement for full-face helmets.

[@thedude8526]

No kidding. Im considering getting one now.

[@masonrobins4105]

@@thedude8526 same! I was like geez if those guys are riding with full-face on that than I better get one as well.

[@michaelhodgson9401]

Just purchased a 100% full face helmet straight after watching!

[@Thegreatnicolini]

And knee pads Jesus haha

[@masonrobins4105]

@@Thegreatnicolini for real!

[@SayJim]

5:06 that progression tho

[@antoniorizo335]

More like a regression :D

[@gavinrides9728]

thats why you have the worst go last lol

[@growlith6969]

6:42 is simply amazing. The bike manages to nail dude in the head twice in rapid succession .

[@noma_es_sebas]

Bahaha

[@michaelsteven8281]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lohdal]

The bike was possessed by Chuck Norris. It slapped him stupid….. TWICE

[@muofhemuhali3040]

3:45 my man walking like nothing happened 😂😂

[@reverieimgs]

1:09 I need one of those on my bike!! Ejecto-seato, cuz!!!

[@x11brownzzz12]

2 fast 2 furious vibes 😂😂😂

[@jbflynn4134]

6:40 a perfect example of a one-two mayweather by the bike

[@consuminglight]

Here's some whiplash for your brain, oh here's a second impact, oh hell, we'll even give you a third on the house. RIP his brain.

[@LShaver947]

2:55 man has been practicing for this very moment, that safety roll was impressive!

[@mariancounsellor]

2:56 that’s a confident, brave guy 💪🏾

[@Rorygrant11]

The first clip is literally the real life impersonation of the intro😂 edit:omg thanks so much for all the likes 😁

[@danielimpett1277]

Pretty fucking much 🤣

[@Randombikekid]

Well he didn’t explode

[@bd-ds2fb]

Hahaha like actually tho

[@JacobW_MTB]

Haha yeah

[@jimthompson4258]

So many crashes were the intro

[@sapinva]

2:24 always remove the reflectors before attempting jumps. It makes your wheels out of balance, and can even make the earth tilt off it's axis.

[@casualben1813]

Also, reflectors scream „Noob“ in the loudest way possible

[@xXscorpion_XD]

but isnt it illegal not to wear reflectors

[@JB-1138]

@@xXscorpion_XD Maybe, if they're riding on roads. Probably doesn't matter at the bike park.

[@barrybongers8288]

3:38 Looks like he’s about to start a brawl with the trees

[@_fiftyseven_]

8:20 Now, I'll always wear 3 helmets at a time!

[@felixfam0481]

2:55 that roll to slide out was kinda clean ngl

[@YouStoleMyRhino]

yup

[@TrekStarMTB-cz2hi]

Bro took a leap of faith

[@vanessasuarez799]

@@YouStoleMyRhino kind of

[@jeresi]

"If you get into the sport, you give your soul and wellbeing to the rock solid ground that you will kiss more than your wife"

[@muttleybn8007]

Which is fine because once she finds out how much money you spend on your obsession with messing about on bikes you'll be lucky if she doesn't divorce you!

[@mrsmartypants_1]

@@muttleybn8007 BS. The amount of money females spend on narcissistic crap is 3x the cost of mountain biking.

[@HappyToBeHere45]

This is too true

[@HappyToBeHere45]

@@muttleybn8007 went to the shop a year ago and saw a 11,000 dollar bike and said to my self who would by that. That was a year ago when I was kinda new to mountain biking. Now we’ll.. um. I’m obsessed

[@jacobmc7y154]

I'm starting the sport... I ride skatepark scooter and mtb already hit 1 tree

[@JasperKC1928]

2:04 that snap LMAO

[@norcodaev]

The worst is when the person in front of you falls, but you’re already in the air or in a compromised position, and just know that you can’t get out of the way and you’re going to bail too🤣

[@jdt95123]

6:28 100 - 0 real fast. Respect the send.

[@pinkpotato1]

Utterly savage

[@carmenvalentinalarosadeinc1551]

uoooo žiješ? are you alive?

[@grandpa_6.7]

4:19 new helmet for Christmas?....

[@lawrencerodeback]

I could taste the dirt

[@amaansiddiqui2376]

He's getting a new carbon fiber elbow

[@grandpa_6.7]

@@lawrencerodeback is it dry? Chalky?

[@Peter_Spang]

go follow him on insta @james_always_goes_beyond

[@hec_3549]

Crunchy

[@bochiebochie]

7:58 check the markings he left on the tree, and his helmet flying off. That was a serious collision

[@viciousKev]

Had to be a shoulder injury

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@viciousKev L2 separation at the very least.

[@ScottRidesHonda]

People who have more experience crashing a more controlled manner. It's always kind of cool to see the slow-mo's where even though things are not going to plan, they still seem to exit somewhat elegantly.

[@kawe43]

3:11 my favorite of 2020

[@Groosome128]

6:13 Plenty Gorge makes the cut. I wonder if that fork survived :)

[@rick4677]

@@beckwinter4868 he was able to bend it back after and he still rides that bike now, works fine

[@xenon5493]

Absolutely not lol

[@mihalis1010]

I'm amazed by the commitment to skill ratio some of these people have.

[@lukestephens4038]

Falls into a rock: “you okay?”

[@breahbell]

I’m 8 months late, but I swear I’ve been crying over this comment for about 20 minutes now

[@downhillgroovy5859]

Awwwwe, the sound of carbon fiber snapping on a Christmas evening. Magical.

[@andrewh7345]

The three excellent bails from the 2:40 to 3:00 were honestly a confidence-booster

[@joeMopar412]

This compilation easily has some of the hardest crashes I have ever seen on Friday Fails.@8:21 Dude faced a rock, wow!

[@Etienne-]

1:49 wipes out on some boulders 😂 “you okAY, you okAY?” I don’t think he’s okay 😆🤣

[@danielimpett1277]

8:53 nah this is a win 😂

[@ArmorOfZeus]

Moment of silence for all the collar bones that didn't make it through 2020💀🥀

[@GS-di5wx]

I felt my ribs break more than once watching these. Good to be young.

[@joeyjamison5772]

"Are you OK?" "Well, if you call being dead OK!"

[@tom-jy3ib]

* flies into a fucking tree * Friend - “you good?”

[@svenweihusen57]

He never specified if the asked the guy or the tree😁

[@RP-sb8qf]

1:22 Homie just decided to get of his bike in the air.

[@Randombikekid]

True

[@richardfiala3790]

Lmaooo he tried to do superman😂

[@khalidhamid7448]

Ha ha ha

[@egord9101]

That actually looked like a huge OUCH!

[@deathsheadmothranch7188]

4:25 the way it’s filmed perfectly captures the confusion of falling

[@soapmactavish9551]

4:19 that full face saved him tho

[@YoYo-yb2pp]

To be honest this is a better Christmas present than my new giant trance

[@rohanchivukula2809]

At least u got something

[@YoYo-yb2pp]

@@shwinner8714 no

[@christiandruan]

I got my trance last year in January, it’s been an amazing bike! Hope you enjoy it!

[@YoYo-yb2pp]

@@christiandruan thank you so much! It has been amazing so far

[@Randombikekid]

Lol recently I got an x2

[@kirawr8064]

It almost looks like mtb cost us more lifes than corona this year

[@OmegaF77]

lol and I'm thinking their price. Their price murders me.

[@potto1488]

theres about 750 mtb deaths a year in the us and around 400k covid deaths in bidens administration alone. hmm

[@radiocontrolled9181]

@@potto1488 How many of those 400K would've died just the same if Covid was not around? Probably 390K of them . . . . When someone dies while they're Covid positive, they count it as a Covid death. When in reality they would've died from other issues. Fact.

[@williamtomkiel8215]

@@potto1488 with logic like that, i can surmise you refuse need to wear any head gear . . gravity is a hoax

[@granko7902]

0:26 this must be serious pain

[@ions82]

I'm so glad most of these clips have audio. The sweet, sweet sound of carnage.

[@SenpaiChefsan]

Extra long compilation for Christmas, it’s been a great year for mtb. Thank you pink bike!

[@leonardhaworth5632]

1:35 he's definitely in hospital after that

[@thebunnisher109]

How the heck did he ride through the lip?

[@Iheartdgd]

1:03 damn that’s a sick drop though!!

[@markgoddard2560]

I love the bit where they laid the track with a tree in the middle. A real sense of humour, bit like putting cheese in a trap.

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

6:41 "When the bikes strike back!"

[@simonfazio8976]

You guys should also do a segment where you look at the fails and correct what they did wrong

[@chriswitek9455]

Speed is like 90 percent of em

[@roc_cycles]

You know a crash is bad when your mates aren't laughing...

[@cucuraki5913]

watching this at hospital due to my head/shoulder injury. god I love MTB❤️

[@s14tat]

A lot of competent riders bailing on doubles on this one..

[@M30W07]

And also a lot of incompetent riders

[@s14tat]

@@M30W07oh yeah for sure. But towards the end of the year when we mostly saw noobs getting killed on drops, most of theses guys are bailing and didn't look too hurt

[@rick4677]

@@s14tat whenever they don’t look too hurt they’ll probs be off the bike for a day or two tho

[@s14tat]

@@rick4677 that's actually more than I thought it would hurt but sure beats the hell out of breaking or dislocating something.

[@colemitchmtb]

My brother and I watched this together on our road trip, some good laughs for sure

[@GoodStuff360]

3:30 its me !!! Proud of myself :)

[@somethingreal5042]

Lol

[@qwertyquiche]

Did you break your wrist?

[@GoodStuff360]

@@qwertyquiche Of course...just not in this case 🤣

[@kilometers7117]

To the people who shared their clips, thanks for letting us laugh at you nosediving. Speedy recovery’s!

[@sendit9325]

Who else is waiting for their friend to turn up in an episode of this

[@bmadds589]

When someone tried to double backflip that step up that’s my local park

[@omarbabovic5241]

Most of mine already have

[@RiggsRides]

Yes lol

[@tommarshall763]

Me lol

[@tyleryoung4251]

Buddy of mine sent my clip in a few months ago then surprised me with it when they included it lol

[@dCip77]

The amount of slav at 7:34 is too much for me to handle

[@42LGK]

8:48 that sound LMAO 😆😆😆😆

[@gigijanelidze3012]

i love how each cameraman is so calm and reacts with only oh, ah and laugh:dddd

[@darrenjunealibangbang2077]

1:49 i was laughing of his reaction

[@Bqodj]

Ikr he just stood there like he scraped his knee. 😂

[@josephdunbar2105]

PINK BIKES IS KILLING IT DURING COVID. Putting out quality content almost daily! Dear Santa, please make sure PB doesn’t go to the dark side like Strava and Trailforks!

[@justarandomvideochannel2241]

I can't stop the desire to mountain bike after watching this.😂🚴‍♂️

[@roninmitchell-rd6on]

3:40 bro walked off like he was proud😂

[@Giroux68]

That jump into the lumber ramp is by far the most painful looking fail.

[@evanmoore102]

Ouch! I wish all these people a speedy recovery for Christmas

[@Wheeliedevil]

3:32 I could feel that in my stomach. It felt so real.

[@famousquan855]

The last guy knows how to fall the right way

[@conkercube6509]

6:39 true combo: fall to front-back tire to the head, flawless XD

[@austinpangcog8240]

Haha the guy at @3:43 walked it off like he didn’t crashed 😂

[@Beardstain]

the pose at the end was amazing xD

[@elvismawhinney2494]

"ARE YOU OKAY, ARE YOU OKAY" classic. He's clearly not ok ha

[@lilceedayy1787]

This is a great Christmas present

[@vames2257]

a wise man once said " Send it dude, trust me it will be fine dude."

[@Radxcor83]

That mili-second between the "oh, no..." realization you just fu**ed up and the actual crash got you feeling like someone's great grandpa wishing you had made better life decisions.

[@lenBrill1971]

An old BMX guy living vicariously through you young riders. 🇨🇦👍

[@goobytron2888]

Get out there and ride! From another old bmx guy.

[@meibing4912]

1:51 crazy brutal...

[@RainyWRLD.]

Yea hitting rocks

[@Magician12345]

"you ok?...you ok"

[@iancanuckistan2244]

Thank you to all of you who posted and a big thank you to Pinkbike. Best bail at 8:42

[@sh1nfo]

That's Swan Creek in Tacoma! I've bit it on that jump before as well.

[@elmerosorto1680]

I just fell off like 3:32 today. Man I was scared, thought I broke my arm or something but thanks God nothing happened.

[@lifeoj5597]

This is my favorite episode of Friday fails so far

[@lardlid7130]

Imagine how many clips we didn’t get to see because they either weren’t caught on camera, or ended too badly

[@dougfromsoanierana]

Rule of thumb: if you ask someone “You good?” three times and they don’t answer...they’re not good.

[@traphousezombie8003]

Before the pain sets in .... "Are you ok? Are you good?"😂😂

[@kartingboi360]

Is no one gonna talk about how the dude at 3:41 literally walked away like a boss?

[@alicangul2603]

No "Let my Ibis do the job"? Let down of the century...

[@ItsTeagle]

Came here to say this

[@snowbunny1001]

Pahahahahahaahaaa!!! Oh shit where can I find that gem to watch again?

[@alicangul2603]

@@snowbunny1001 Apparently it's in Friday Fails #120!

[@snowbunny1001]

@@alicangul2603 OMG YESSS! 8D

[@doubletrackdodger2512]

The introduction, and the other introduction are the same thing lol Happy holidays everyone!

[@dgevox6941]

Damn ..the dude that crashed his hand with the tree, I felt that one 🥴🥴

[@carsoccerlegend1064]

watching this after literally haveing no feel in my leg after crashing today lol

[@tsukanahibayashi4140]

Guess these guys got dirt instead of Christmas pudding

[@indypup2003]

Does everyone laugh their ass off while watching these? ;)

[@kareemancher]

its not even funny but I can't help but laugh when I see my own crashes replicated

[@consuminglight]

Nervous laughter, because we've all had them, and know there's many more to come lol.

[@RetroRogue.]

1:34 LMFAOOOOO. I knew he wasn't making that before he hit the ramp. He was going way too slow.

[@Memecat332]

Laughed so hard at 33 and also he saw the light of heaven on this

[@sorinvladu7021]

1:28 I swear this was on Friday fails last week Edit: I didn't read the title

[@rohanchivukula2809]

dudeeeee same thing for me. I thought, um this was last week then i realized it was 9 minutes long of the whole 2020

[@rajasapte9303]

0:37 when astronauts come back from the moon

[@MrSilhouette575]

0:38 JEZUS!

[@Ukreefside]

It’s like a compilation of all my previous jump attempts

[@egord9101]

Oh dear there are some nasty crashes there. Great compilation! 👍