tree hugging can be dangerous!

[emily_in_nc]

This was the first serious wreck I've been around for. It was nice to see how calm everyone stayed and how quickly things actually got moving. Made me feel even more confident with the group we ride with. We did decide though that we need to take a wilderness first aid course. It's been a while!

Yikes! Was this at Crabtree? I will definitely file that away in my "what not to do while mountain biking" file. Along with not clipping a tree with my handlebar, which caused my fall a few weeks ago. Ouch! Hope your friend will heal up quickly.

Emily

[littlegrasshopp]

Yikes! Was this at Crabtree? Emily

Nope - Harris Lake. NO worries though, he was in the play area - a group of huge dips that aren't part of the regular trail. Sort of like roller coasters on a bike

[fatbottomedgurl]

A poor lady in our area went face first into a patch of prickly pear cactus! A man in her group had to pull her out and remove spines all over her. Her face was a mess.

I rode that trail today and was a bit nervous...

[lph]

Yikes! Was this at Crabtree? I will definitely file that away in my "what not to do while mountain biking" file. Along with not clipping a tree with my handlebar, which caused my fall a few weeks ago. Ouch! Hope your friend will heal up quickly.

Emily

Yeouch, that sounds painful. My wonky shoulders are wincing just thinking about it.

Other things not to do while biking: ride over skateboard jumps not wearing a helmet. My bf did that, the only time I've ever seen him not wear a helmet, and he ended up with a serious concussion, 8 stitches in his scalp, a night in hospital and a week on the sofa.

Our son who was with us then sure learned a lesson though...

[VenusdeVelo]

Twice (maybe 3 times) now I've ridden the same trails by me -- lots of singletrack and there's this one specific skinny area where I always seem to go off kilter and the fastest reaction is to grab the tree to avoid going over. Twice now it's worked and saved my butt So I think now having introduced myself properly to this tree, we have an "understanding"....

[littlegrasshopp]

Twice (maybe 3 times) now I've ridden the same trails by me -- lots of singletrack and there's this one specific skinny area where I always seem to go off kilter and the fastest reaction is to grab the tree to avoid going over. Twice now it's worked and saved my butt So I think now having introduced myself properly to this tree, we have an "understanding"....

good point...you probably shouldn't just ride up and grab a tree without saying hello first! Some trees might not like that!

[pooks]

Wow. What a story! I hope the guy's injuries are easily patched up and healed. My husband separated his shoulder playing "touch" football (grrr) and a broken collarbone would have healed so much more easily.