I would like to take a moment of everbody's time to say something. Lately on these boards there has been alot of petty bickering and sometimes some downright nasty comments. I was loosing my faith in this community as a useful tool and even in the integrity of some of the riders, but that was changed on Sunday.
There was a very bad accident involving a close friend of mine on Covenant drop. He landed to flat , blew his feet off the pedals and proceeded to careen head first into the tree just to the left of the cannon jump and was knocked out cold. He was wearing a DOT approved helmet, but no neck brace and no body armor. His head left a dent in the tree and the helmet was cracked along three places and now has a softball sized dent in it. There were some other riders around, and if you guys are on these boards, I would like to say thank you very much for your concern, quick call to 911/basecamp, and blockading of the ramp. My first concern was my friend but before I even had a chance to think about taking care of any of the above things, they were already taken care of by complete strangers. It was a very nice thing to experience and I appreciate your help. Needless to say, it renewed my love of the sport and the people who ride it.
For those who were there and are interested, Corey was flown to the local trauma center and after being seen by a neuro surgeon, it was determined that he had a fractured C1 vertebre and was given a neck brace and we were allowed to take him home. I firmly believe that if his helmet had not been DOT approved, he would be paralyzed or worse. This was easily the most horrific accident I have seen in person. By the time we got home (around 11:30pm), he seemed to be himself again and was getting some of his cognitive skills back. His bell was definitely rung.
To the Diablo trail crewmember who drove the truck up to get him and then rode his bike down the mountain for him, thank you.
To the QRU med who coordinated getting him onto a backboard from his weird position against the tree, thank you.
And to all the riders who showed compassion and support, thank you.
There was a very bad accident involving a close friend of mine on Covenant drop. He landed to flat , blew his feet off the pedals and proceeded to careen head first into the tree just to the left of the cannon jump and was knocked out cold. He was wearing a DOT approved helmet, but no neck brace and no body armor. His head left a dent in the tree and the helmet was cracked along three places and now has a softball sized dent in it. There were some other riders around, and if you guys are on these boards, I would like to say thank you very much for your concern, quick call to 911/basecamp, and blockading of the ramp. My first concern was my friend but before I even had a chance to think about taking care of any of the above things, they were already taken care of by complete strangers. It was a very nice thing to experience and I appreciate your help. Needless to say, it renewed my love of the sport and the people who ride it.
For those who were there and are interested, Corey was flown to the local trauma center and after being seen by a neuro surgeon, it was determined that he had a fractured C1 vertebre and was given a neck brace and we were allowed to take him home. I firmly believe that if his helmet had not been DOT approved, he would be paralyzed or worse. This was easily the most horrific accident I have seen in person. By the time we got home (around 11:30pm), he seemed to be himself again and was getting some of his cognitive skills back. His bell was definitely rung.
To the Diablo trail crewmember who drove the truck up to get him and then rode his bike down the mountain for him, thank you.
To the QRU med who coordinated getting him onto a backboard from his weird position against the tree, thank you.
And to all the riders who showed compassion and support, thank you.