Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
he flew into that jersey barrier you see him leaning on at 20+ mph the rock was about the size of two good sized baking potatoes. He was drafting off the bike in front of him which is why he didn't see it. We still have the rock.
OUCHIE!!!!! Tell Raleighdon for me Mimi that I know how it felt! I broke five ribs mountain biking at Captitol Forest one July in 2000! I came flying down this downhill section and lost control of my bike when I hit this slushy muddy section. I flew into the air and landed on, what I thought was nice fern dead leaf forest ground. But hidden in all the over growth was a dead tree! I landed square onto it! Knocked the wind right out of me! Bad thing is we were 14 miles into a 30 mile ride. I had to ride in pain (very slowly) the remaining 16 miles. The group took off (I told them to) but dear hubby Joe remained with me. We made it to the truck and then straight to emergency room. Yep confirmed 5 broken ribs!