Crash and burn.
Results: separated shoulder, torn knee & lots of bruises and armor tatoos. Someone may want to fill in the holes for next year!!
Photo by: Larry Maurer maurer.photoreflect.com
he is about to eat dirt!!! he still clipped in with one foot bless!! Looks like it will hurt and that it did!!!!
get better mate!! get back on that bike asap!!
tetopluz (6 hours ago) (Below Threshold) show comment thats what happen when u use a flat handlebar for downhilling
naww, those are risers, just cant tell cause the bike is not in its normal stance. lol. but a great pic. kudos on the photographer that got these great shots.
Joy, that is just a rad picture. Proof that you can take a hit like a champ. Dirt flying, feet clipped in. Awesome. Hope you're healing up well though.
Good Lord, will you guys PLEASE read a little before posting?!?
SHE has her fingers on the bars. SHE uses clipless pedals. SHE has a nice helmet.
I can't believe folks don't take the time to glance at other posts before spewing their idea of input all over this and other sites. It's the internet equivalent of waiting to talk instead of really listening.
deserves POD! ouch, keep everyone posted on the MRI results, and injuries happen to us all (unfortunately). the dirt roost is pretty cool! Cool shot. hope you have some good anti-inflamatories and ice packs at home
man, i know how you feel, its shitty i done the exact same thing today and i got my front rim folded and my fork is cracked off now i got about $500 worth of damage done
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HA --- I was just talking about this with some of my MTBR buds and one of the guys here on PB.
I don't care what ya say. I think being clip'd in is better. crashes are crashes... ask me, you're more likely to crash because you have platforms than you are because you have SPD's.
I use TIME Z's, I can't remember the last time I crashed because something went wrong with my pedals. I can however, remember several times I crashed because I slipped off a platform pedal.
The only time I wouldn't want SPD's is doing some sorta stupid tall, way off the ground, elevated skinny or through a silly twisty-turny DS type trail.
I'm not into the big stunts, I just ride and have jumping and slammin' through rock gardens, rough XC stuff. I used to do that stunt stuff when I was riding motorcross and had the power band to help get big air. Powerband? man, I'm I dating myself or what? I bet half of ya don't even know what a powerband is.
And looking at that photo, I can say this. There's been a few times I saved my bike from smashing down on its side thanks to my SPD's. With my cat like reflexes, I was able to hold my bike up long enough so I could gain some control over the bike before it hit rocks...
I'm not trying to convert anyone, to each his own. There's plenty of pro's and con's with both. I will say this though. I think those Shitmano pedals suck. TIME's are way better .... err ahh, If you ask me.
I must agree... honey you rock! Get better! One hell of a photo! Kudos to the photographer.. He knew that it was the spot that would take someone down. Sorry it was you
so clipless is dangerous i dont care what people say, you have to lern how to unclip quickly if u need to, just so much easyer and cheaper to run flats, and there lighter, normally
It's all preference. Some of the fastest guys in the world are clipped in!! Greg Minnar, 2008 World Cup Champ!?! Even if I was running flats during this crash I was going over the bars regardless. Not sure why everyone is so hung up on the fact I'm clipped in? It doesn't change the outcome...eating sh*t. If I wasn't clipped in on some of the courses I've raced in the past I know I would have crashed from not being able to keep my feet in place (even with good peds & sticky shoes). Being clipped in for ME is best. I do plan to try out flats to see if I like it, but I don't think people who run clips should get so much crap for it. People crash..PERIOD. Glad you all like the shots regardless.