[Heidi]

Check out this dude - he and his teammate were racing the TransRockies Challenge:

Disaster struck Samantha Phillips of Team Bike Shop/Bicycle Café on the descent of the Harley Pass. She crashed hard in the rocks, opening a deep gash in her knee and cutting major ligaments in the process. Her team-mate Tom Zidek earned a medal of honour on the day-after piggybacking her up the hill where she was evacuated by helicopter, he tied her bike to his back and rode it to the finish, including the entire technical descent.

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

He da man! Hope she heals fast

 

[ridetoofast]

hah...if he was REALLY tough he would just towed her the rest of the way while she was on her bike
















j/k of course....thats actually quite punk rock
hope she recovers completely

 

[DRB]

What the f'? Were the camera guys too damn lazy to give a brother a hand?

 

[Skookum]

When you wiegh 250 lbs you always have that look on your face when you climb hills.
Kudos to the guy though, even though i think that's how you're supposed to be anyways. Always help out someone if there is an injury. i've been on both ends and i think a majority of mt. bikers would make sacrifices like this. That's why i dig the scene.

 

[hooples3]

thats awesome!!!!!! let me buy that guy a beer!!

 

[blt2ride]

That dude is hardcore, and a really good friend! This is a great post...

 

[douglas]

pffffffffffftt.............I am so hard on bikes I always carry a spare bike attached to my camel back


...........nice job Tom/ get well soon Sam !

 

[The Toninator]

that's badass.

some loc's are in first place in the co-ed dave and patty, their pretty strong.

 

[robdamanii]

Damn, that makes Schwartzenegger a pansy.

 

[jollytime]

Those handle bars in your face are worse then horse flies!



Hardcore!

 

[SK6]

That ain't nothin! Had he been REAL tough, he would have repaired the ligament on the spot, employed quick and aggressive physical therapy, and then had her on the bike, not only to finish the race, but win it!



j/k


It’s nice to hear stories like that in this day and age! Kudos!!! And a deserved pat on the back and a few beers!!!! Cheers!

 

[Motionboy2]

I, for one, never claimed to be tough. Hope she heals up quick though!

 

[Westy]

I'm pretty tough. Just the other week I got a paper cut at the DMV but just kept on filling out the paperwork like a real man, after I screamed and the nice lady behind the counter put a Scooby Doo Band-Aid on my wittle hurt finger.

 

[Cooter Brown]

no, if you were really a tuff guy it would have been a Heathcliff band aid and you'd have went Ike Turner on the lady after she helped you out

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Beyond the beyond.

 

[binary visions]

That kicks ass.

 

[-BB-]

I've had to bring people's bike back to the trailhead before, but I always just walked it.
DAMN... He's one tough cookie.

 

[spincrazy]

I doubt his suspension worked too well with an extra 30 pounds...

 

[Skookum]

I doubt his suspension worked too well with an extra 30 pounds...

Good point, i suppose he could have chopped off his arms to compensate for the wrong spring wieght. That's what a real tough guy would do.....

 

[DRB]

I still want to know why he did it and why no one helped him.

 

[splat]

I still want to know why he did it and why no one helped him.

It does seam like there is something too that. does she get credit for her bike making it across teh finishe line ?

 

[Skookum]

It does seam like there is something too that. does she get credit for her bike making it across teh finishe line ?

Only if she chopped off her leg and strapped it to the top tube, and hopped to the finish line. Then they'd split the difference between the time with a 2 minute time bonus for being hard core.