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More Serious Mountain Biking Crashes
Is this the legacy of mountain biking? Lucky this young boy did not
break his neck -- the helmets do not protect from that kind of injury. This dad just does not "get it". And the other unnecessary burdens on our health care system. A friend crashdad Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 1 cracked Helmet « on: August 13, 2006, 12:42:39 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- last week I took my son to Whistler . being new to the sport, we had to purchase a full face helmet. after trying on several. my 11 year old picked the most expensive one. grumbling I agreed and payed the $160 for the cool helmet that is in all the mags. After lunch we were having a great day . My son was getting more and more confident in the whistler experiance. while traveling down the road part of heart of darkness. He hit a rut and gave too much front break. seeing your son fly over the Handle bars landing head first into a rock was trama enough. he was scruched up motionless for some time. Luckly a moutain giude was near by and call for the medics. carfully we isolate his body to a back board and was transported via ambulance to the Hospital. After beiing checked over buy the emergancy doctor. He was relesed with a small headach and a slightly bent bike. Bringing the Helmet Back to the store of Purchase. they Immediatly cut off the straps, pulled out the lining and showed us that the helmet had done it's Job. they Gave us a new hemet at a reduce (crash Insurance) cost. I am greatfull at the technology and that my son had made the right choice. So If any of your Parents ever complain about the High cost of protective equipment. Have them send me a e-mail and I will set them straight. Happy Biking More on mountain bike injuries from propelling onself of of cliffs and jumps: Squamton represent Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 3 Crash Today « Reply #4 on: April 08, 2006, 09:37:15 AM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I fractured a rib last Wednesday hitting a little step-down jump on my big bike that I had already hit-up succesfully before on my HT. Basically it went like this: DH run in down to little booter. Pedaled in, way too fast, overshot landing after stylie dead-sailor air, and landed in a brush pile where an intuitively placed branch gouged nicely into my side causing much pain and a now very tender right side. So ****ty. Jim Bob Guest Teeth « on: March 26, 2006, 06:38:11 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got new teeth last week ,they were nice & perdy .Today went for ride down Boogieman did face plant off pile driver & done broke em. dubprof Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 28 anyone who busts themselves up real good « on: April 11, 2006, 12:55:10 AM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- on the north shore....gets to see me. U break em....get em fixed...and i get you going. i see all kinds of broken bones at work....frickin crazy ass stuff...like busted knee caps, shin bones, double broken wrists... and once the whislter bike park gets rollin, man o man are there some doozies. My reccomendation? Put on knee pads...nice big thick puffy ones like the ones Troy Lee puts out...they'll save ya the most injuries. Logged jamie Newbie Karma: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 17 anyone who busts themselves up real good « Reply #1 on: April 19, 2006, 11:15:07 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- my buddy did this on the big wall ride at whistler. bones poked out of the body armour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bernie_carnage2.jpg (55.86 KB - downloaded 60 times.) Logged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll hit it if you hit it! jamie Newbie Karma: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 17 anyone who busts themselves up real good « Reply #2 on: April 19, 2006, 11:17:12 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- he also did this to his knee during the same crash. he's all good now. the doctors in vancouver put him back together after about 25,000 dollars in surgery. === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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More Serious Mountain Biking Crashes
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message ... Is this the legacy of mountain biking? Lucky this young boy did not break his neck -- the helmets do not protect from that kind of injury. This dad just does not "get it". And the other unnecessary burdens on our health care system. A friend crashdad Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 1 cracked Helmet « on: August 13, 2006, 12:42:39 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- last week I took my son to Whistler . being new to the sport, we had to purchase a full face helmet. after trying on several. my 11 year old picked the most expensive one. grumbling I agreed and payed the $160 for the cool helmet that is in all the mags. After lunch we were having a great day . My son was getting more and more confident in the whistler experiance. while traveling down the road part of heart of darkness. He hit a rut and gave too much front break. seeing your son fly over the Handle bars landing head first into a rock was trama enough. he was scruched up motionless for some time. Luckly a moutain giude was near by and call for the medics. carfully we isolate his body to a back board and was transported via ambulance to the Hospital. After beiing checked over buy the emergancy doctor. He was relesed with a small headach and a slightly bent bike. Bringing the Helmet Back to the store of Purchase. they Immediatly cut off the straps, pulled out the lining and showed us that the helmet had done it's Job. they Gave us a new hemet at a reduce (crash Insurance) cost. I am greatfull at the technology and that my son had made the right choice. So If any of your Parents ever complain about the High cost of protective equipment. Have them send me a e-mail and I will set them straight. Happy Biking More on mountain bike injuries from propelling onself of of cliffs and jumps: Squamton represent Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 3 Crash Today « Reply #4 on: April 08, 2006, 09:37:15 AM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I fractured a rib last Wednesday hitting a little step-down jump on my big bike that I had already hit-up succesfully before on my HT. Basically it went like this: DH run in down to little booter. Pedaled in, way too fast, overshot landing after stylie dead-sailor air, and landed in a brush pile where an intuitively placed branch gouged nicely into my side causing much pain and a now very tender right side. So ****ty. Jim Bob Guest Teeth « on: March 26, 2006, 06:38:11 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got new teeth last week ,they were nice & perdy .Today went for ride down Boogieman did face plant off pile driver & done broke em. dubprof Newbie Karma: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 28 anyone who busts themselves up real good « on: April 11, 2006, 12:55:10 AM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- on the north shore....gets to see me. U break em....get em fixed...and i get you going. i see all kinds of broken bones at work....frickin crazy ass stuff...like busted knee caps, shin bones, double broken wrists... and once the whislter bike park gets rollin, man o man are there some doozies. My reccomendation? Put on knee pads...nice big thick puffy ones like the ones Troy Lee puts out...they'll save ya the most injuries. Logged jamie Newbie Karma: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 17 anyone who busts themselves up real good « Reply #1 on: April 19, 2006, 11:15:07 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- my buddy did this on the big wall ride at whistler. bones poked out of the body armour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bernie_carnage2.jpg (55.86 KB - downloaded 60 times.) Logged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll hit it if you hit it! jamie Newbie Karma: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 17 anyone who busts themselves up real good « Reply #2 on: April 19, 2006, 11:17:12 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- he also did this to his knee during the same crash. he's all good now. the doctors in vancouver put him back together after about 25,000 dollars in surgery. === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande YAWN |
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