Wishing JoshS a speedy recovery

[Chuck Whitlock]

Rest up and heal up, Josh!

[GJM]

I was at a bike park, so I was wearing pretty decent PPE. Full face helmet (w/ rotational impact protection), chest protector, padded shorts, and knee/elbow pads. I just went from 20 ish MPH to a dead stop with no sliding. It was an awkward fall. I was on a blue jump trail that I’ve ridden dozens of times. Just some very bad luck with the way that I fell.

Josh, that sounds terrible. My wife was once racing in a NORBA downhill race at Mount Snow, stuck her nose wheel into a mud patch, and went from about 30 to 0, up and over the handlebars, arresting her momentum by landing on her head, splitting a full face shield helmet, knocking herself unconscious. This rad biking stuff is dangerous, probably even more so than an IDPA match.

[Kyle Reese]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, dude. Hit me up if you need anything.

[EMC]

You can only develop a joint sparing surgery if there are joints to spare.
@joshs, best wishes on recovery.

I don't want to jinx myself, but I've been doing that dangerous sport for more than 30 years and still haven't ended up in the ER from it. It's like anything, you mitigate as much of the risk as possible and then pray to some form of patron saint figure for the remaining % risk.

Also I'm a trail rider not a bike park gnar couch guy. I'm the type that gnar couch listeners make fun of.

[UNM1136]

Am I to understand there is a bike to be had cheaply?🤪😝😜

PM for delivery info....

Seriously, dude, you are an incredible resource here. Take care of yourself.

pat

[StraitR]

Dang, Josh. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

[HeavyDuty]

Heal well, Josh!

[okie john]

Feel better soon. We need you.


Okie John

[Suvorov]

Yes, SPEEDY RECOVERY!!!

Thanks for all the work you do!!!

I was in the gnarlies yesterday, wadded up and ate shit (first time on my new bike). Luckily my speed was low so a scratched up elbow is all I have to worry about.

Us middle aged dudes and our mountain bikes……..

[idahojess]

1. Yeah, you were going 20 mph, but how much air did you catch?

2. Rest up, get well.

3. Thanks for all the work that you and your organization do.

4. Hopefully you can get on that bike sometime soon. I cracked a helmet about 15 years ago (feels like yesterday). Nothing as bad as what you are describing, but I certainly had a mild concussion. It took me a while to get back into it.

Edited to add: my worst crashes have happened when I wasn't catching air -- the worst are the one's you don't see coming.