MTB Crash

I love mountain biking, but “full contact sport” takes on a whole new meaning when you bite the dust. I took a few crash photos for evidence. The bike seems to have survived without any damage. If anything, it now has character!


Comments

  1. 1. Mo
    6/20/2004 at 8:57pm

    Wow man… I hope you’re doing ok… Not good..

  2. 2. Nick
    6/20/2004 at 9:46pm

    Mom saw the pictures and thought I should get stitches, so I did. Just got back…5 stitches (3 in the big cut and 2 in the small one).

  3. 3. Brit
    6/21/2004 at 3:24pm

    lol this is what your brother was talking about last night….he laughed for about 20 minutes straight without telling me what was so funny…I can’t believe you feel off a bike:lol:but I guess everything is possible…hope that gets better for ya Nick!

  4. 4. Nick
    6/21/2004 at 3:27pm

    I didn’t “fall” off in that sense! I was flying around a curve and it was muddy so my tires were slick. I hit a root and instead of rolling over it, the tire slid along it and right out from under me. I went flying over the handlebars, hands first into the dirt, sticks, and stones. Not fun!

  5. 5. Jeremy S.
    6/21/2004 at 7:22pm

    Aren’t we all winners, we’ve all got stitches somewhere. That “stab” wound in your leg (I think) looks absolutely savage. :o

  6. 6. Nick
    6/21/2004 at 7:24pm

    I’ll have to take a pic with the stitches. :wink:

  7. 7. MxGrl
    6/22/2004 at 11:33am

    ‘Stitches are trophies for the intense’. I saw that on a t-shirt once, I like it. Mountain biking is a lot like dirt bike riding. Now you know what I go through. Maybe you should wear some protective gear.:smile:

  8. 8. Nick
    6/22/2004 at 3:27pm

    Protective gear is for people who can’t handle the pain!

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