Warning: graphic content.Damien Oton has suffered a broken back while on a training ride yesterday. Oton, with two career EWS wins and a Megavalanche win, posted a video on Instagram earlier today that showed a wrecked Fox helmet and blood coming from his head. It sounds like a branch caught in his front wheel and he landed with his back on a stump.
This is Damien's second big injury of the year as he
broke his scaphoid while training for Rotorua and missed the first two EWS rounds. Damien is heading home tomorrow to see if he needs surgery, there's no word yet on how long he expects to be out for but has said he intends to be back racing as soon as possible.
| Had a big one yesterday, my Fox helmet probably saved my life. The result is not great I have a broken back so I have to rest for a little while (again)... Unlucky as f*ck cause a branch came into my front wheel then I went over the bar where a big stump was waiting for my vertebrae. Gonna be hard for sure and I’m devastated but I’ll be back racing ASAP. Gutted for all the people behind me sponsors, friends, family, love you guys—Damien Oton |
Healing vibes go out to Damien. We hope he makes a speedy recovery and that we'll see him back on the bike soon.
1. Who is this "We" you're referring to? Are you part of an old men with small dicks club that meets every Wednesday to discuss how the internet made you angry?
2. "We've seen you on here showing support for Trump" Interesting, please show me these posts. If its as common as you say, it shouldn't take you long. I'll wait.
3. You're calling another PB member a "scumbag" and a "c*nt" and then state the person you're verbally abusing should be banned... That doesn't seem very logical. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this.
4. You're 50 years old and you're getting so upset by a forum that you're resorting to stalking and name calling. Aren't you a tad old to be acting like a teenage incel?
5. Is 50 the new 13?
I'll write again, you posted stating I love Trump and I've made comments stating this. I asked for these posts and yet you have not delivered. Just like Trump, you cannot produce any facts to back up your idiotic statements. Nice job.
Devinci: "Our team rider got hurt, safe and fast recovery!"
Nobody:
Two angry old guys: "ORANGE MAN BAD AAAAAAAUGHGGHGHHGHHHH"
Y'all are childish.
I could come up with a retort, but....meh. This crap ain't worth the effort. Have a nice day! Don't be so hot tempered.
Admittedly, I should have aimed that comment at @deadtime
Just don't think that a $250 POC is going to be any safer because it was more expensive.
Until helmets can actually slow the head down prior to the sudden stop that is impact, they will continue to do well to protect from penetrating injury but not much else.
Are you actually saying that you think walmart helmets use the exact same construction as, say, a troy lee A2 mips? Because the A2 has a hard outer shell, dense foam, softer foam, and then the mips layer, each with some scientific backing for dissipating different types of force.
However, what effect do you suppose your helmet had on the outcome of your accident?
And it was stated that because it did not try to meet a higher standard(Snell over DOT) the helmet worked better in real life situations/impacts. Note that it was a plastic shell helmet rather than fibre glass.
So this was a situation where paying more for a race helmet actually was worse than a cheap minimum standard helmet.
The report went on the state in real life situations you should not be wearing a helmet designed for race speed if you are only going legal road speeds.
Which then makes me wonder if bicycle helmets are the same. Will a DH helmet protect me more or less than a cross country helmet(assuming not a hit to the face) in the kind of riding I do(50 YO who has to work on Monday).
I also think the more you spend...what you're really paying for(besides fashion taxes) is levels of comfort??? So lighter/better fits/material feel...but essentially the same level of protection across the board...ish
It sounds like your head was protected by the helmet. What I wasn’t clear about was your reference to vertebrae damage and how you think your helmet stopped that from being worse.
@chinaboy:
When i was racing motorcycles i was totally dismayed to find out that a DOT helmet was designed to protect from only a 5 ft fall and Snell 8ft. Pretty sure that travelling at 275 kph would be much more force than an 8ft fall(if i hit something, rather than just falling down).
To answer your statement above, that is how helmets dissipate force they are designed to crush instead of your head. If they were solid they would transmit all the force to your head.
I had a big crash with my enduro motorcycle, was wearing a Fox helmet v2....the visor does not give with this one. I'm glad it broke away a bit anyway, Hurted my neck really bad, but with my old budget helmet I presume it would be much worse. I'm glad I spent some money on a decent helmet….I never saved on money on protection….getting older After this I decided to buy a Leatt fullface helmet with a visor that breaks when crashing...for my dirtbike but also useable for mtb. I also bought a Leatt mtb enduro helmet because their story made sense to me. Tests just test a few criteria, there are brands out there who push beyond that. Leatt has me convinced…Not a fanboy but just a choice after a big crash that could have me left much more severely injured.
Also why I like to have a backpack/hydration pack. When I have come off and landed on my back - it's not so much of an issue. You do get sweaty down the spine though but the price you pay.
Hope Damien heals up ok and soon. Nasty fall.
I guess that was lost on pb.
Hillarious. GFYS and learn that there's a time to joke and there's a time to shut up. The guy sustained a serious head injury and broke his back.
But ya maybe too soon. I'm autistic my timings a little off.
I was there when you won the Mega!
(only 140 places back hahaha)
Followed your racing for a long time.
Healing vibes from the UK
Wow you have some growing up to do. He clearly wasn't taking this video himself dickcheese. He and his riding buddy are very likely waiting for assistance from medics. He may have asked his friend for the footage to highlight the stark reality he alludes too, that the broken helmet we see here, is likely what has just saved his life. If you think this post is about vanity on social media you need to understand you don't know everything. Have a nice day.