[Updated] Remy Morton Injures Both Of His Arms in Crash on Dream Track

Jan 12, 2021 at 15:25
by Sarah Moore  
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Remy Morton has posted on social media that he's had a less than ideal start to the summer season in Australia after injuring both his arms in a crash on Dream Track. We originally reported that they were broken based on the casts he was wearing photos, but Morton has since told us that there are no obvious breaks at this point.

bigquotesI need to go back for more X-rays next week once the swelling goes down. I got blown in the wind on Dream Track on my BMX so I just came down onto my side quite heavy. Hopefully it's just swollen and sprained and nothing major. The concern is my scaphoids. Just a waiting game for a week or so until the swelling goes down. It's a bit hard with my right wrist because of past damage in that wrist. But I'll go hard to physio and hopefully it'll just be a nice break to get stoked on riding again!—Remy Morton

We wish him all the best with his recovery and can't wait to see him back on the bike and making more incredible videos.

We're crossing our fingers the damage won't take him out for too long and we'll update again once Morton finds out the extent of his injuries.

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141 Comments
  • 227 1
 BRB, going bidet shopping
  • 12 2
 Food for thought. Damn.
  • 4 2
 LOL
  • 80 1
 Casts, now with BOA. What a time to be alive. Need some’ of dat KASHIMMMMMA coating to keep the itch away.
  • 36 2
 One of my wife's best friends was visiting from out state for a few weeks. While we were out she "borrowed" one of my bikes for a spin and took off down a big hill. Needless to say she wasn't prepared for the power of a 203mm saint disc and went otb on pavement and ended up just like this.
My wife is a good friend...... LOL
  • 43 0
 it's not weird if someone holds the TP, and u just move ur butt against it, right?
  • 5 1
 Get a Tushy (it'll change yo poop life lol!)
  • 3 0
 I installed one in my house and it's lovely
  • 3 4
 @PocoBoho: HOLLY CRAP YOUR SO ONTO SOMETHING MY DUDE
  • 6 0
 I hear Miranda Miller knows all about that issue...
  • 33 4
 @Dustfarter: that first sentence had so much potential...
  • 3 0
 @Grosey: LOL
  • 3 0
 @Grosey: bow chick a bow wow...
  • 2 0
 @PocoBoho: Boa on casts, kashima on crutches.
  • 9 0
 Speedy recovery... As someone who broke both arms in a motorcycle crash, I hope things are minor. I have a good wife who took care of me at my time of most need.... THAT was a test of a relationship, let me tell you!
  • 1 0
 @savagelake: haha this comment made my day! Laughed so hard during lunch break when I red it my boss was wondering if I had a little special something something in my food :'D
  • 1 0
 @PocoBoho: also there is research being done that puts tissue on the bone which drastically speeds up healing.
  • 3 0
 @ridestuff: tush core?
  • 151 7
 I’d like to make a joke about his but it wouldn’t be very Humerus.
  • 8 3
 Too soon.
  • 88 137
flag sarahmoore FL Editor (Jan 12, 2021 at 15:50) (Below Threshold)
 Good pun, bad anatomy! The humerus is the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow (the one @brianpark broke in 2019). The bones in the lower arm are the radius and the ulna (the ones I broke in 2018!). From where his casts are, I'd say Remy did his radius and/or ulnas, but I've reached out to ask for details to be sure.
  • 49 0
 Ulna have to agree.
  • 163 0
 @sarahmoore: that’s why it isn’t Humerus.
  • 45 10
 @erbsforlife1: Ahhh gotcha!
  • 75 14
 @sarahmoore: I bet your fun at parties. Lol jk
  • 39 2
 @sarahmoore: I thought Radius and Ulna where two sisters from Switzerland who rode bikes?
  • 31 1
 @sarahmoore: So he broke a diameter?
  • 1 0
 @Downhill-Dougie: lol I’ve broken both of my arms, not at the same time OOF
  • 9 1
 @sarahmoore: Tough room, but you're OK - you're in! Gabba gabba hey Smile
  • 4 0
 Hamate thats a good one.
  • 13 0
 Talus about it.
  • 122 2
 #NoJerk2021
  • 19 6
 Zip lock bag and Vaseline shoved in between your mattress and box spring. Don't @ me
  • 5 2
 @Tmackstab: Sorta like a fifi towel.
  • 5 0
 @Tmackstab: Old school prison option is a folded slab of fatty bacon. I mean, so I've heard.
  • 113 0
 Man, and people were worried cause he wasn't wearing knee pads.
  • 11 0
 His knees could rival bees knees, they are in tip top condition, as we can see.
  • 72 3
 No nut January.
  • 8 3
 Dang, no blowies either?
  • 54 2
 @Mntneer: I'm sure not being able to move your arms doesn't stop you giving head.
  • 13 6
 @jay-me: i doubt he's worrying much about not giving head...
  • 3 0
 And February Frown
  • 7 0
 @Mntneer: WTF? Lol
  • 12 0
 @angrynipples: not that there’s anything wrong with that!
  • 2 0
 @Mntneer: that an "in your head" type of though dude... Eek
  • 5 0
 @sjma: haha true whatever tickles your pickle
  • 3 4
 That’s what blowjobs are for
  • 1 0
 @jay-me: actual lol
  • 62 1
 Ahh so this is the man Reddit lore speaks of.
  • 32 1
 And his mom, of course
  • 8 1
 @nhp890: please no
  • 8 1
 I'm only here to see who was going to post this.
  • 9 1
 EVERY DAMN THREAD
  • 8 1
 HAHAHAHA I remember reading this on Reddit back in the day. What a story. Can't seem to find it anywhere.
  • 13 1
 @sikeitsryan: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nmmjr/iama_man_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with_his
  • 3 1
 I love pinkbike
  • 46 0
 Couple of things.

1. He broke his Arms in New Zealand
2. There is no riding "season" in Australia, ride all year round baby!
  • 11 0
 @sarahmoore Dream Track Queenstown NZ?
  • 4 0
 @Heckles: Yup
  • 7 2
 @brasher glad someone cleared it up. That's what pb gets by outsourcing editing to the USA
  • 2 1
 @Heckles: it’s the only Dream Track on Trail Forks
www.trailforks.com/trails/dream-track
  • 3 0
 Pinkbike crew should know,where is the Dream Track Big Grin
  • 24 0
 I broke both of my arms once.
The next few weeks are going to be a bit crap.
Pro tip: Don't do what I did and have falls re-breaking your arms.
  • 22 0
 Heal up soon Remy.........

An emergency room surgeon once said to me in a rather cavalier fashion ...... “No, no, no....Dont stop what you are doing. We have mortgage’s to pay too”....

I spent a long time pondering that comment, while laid up on pain med’s..!
  • 16 2
 Feels bro. Shattered both my wrist years ago. Let me just say.....my wife is a SAINT!
  • 27 0
 She suuuure is
  • 21 1
 Full groupset or just a brake..?
  • 27 0
 Hasn’t been upgraded since 2011?
  • 4 0
 @theging: If it ain't broke, don't fix it
  • 10 0
 Yikes, lots of big names with injuries here recently.

Heal up Remy.

Side note, fear of this sort of stuff is probably the reason I progress slowly. Because on the one hand "Progression!" and then on the other is "being able to work and have income/pay morgage/etc!"
  • 3 6
 Not the best time to go to a hospital and there's no competitions going on, but I guess it's still a dangerous sport and people are gonna crash.
  • 3 1
 It can be a double edged sword.. slow progression due to fear but riding fearfully is more dangerous. And slowly progressing to avoid crashing and injury means sucking at crashing when it does happen, and it still will, maybe even more due to fear. Crashing is an important skill! I’ve barhopped a 40’ double and slid into the landing like it was home plate. Not gonna learn that from a how-to vid.
  • 3 0
 @emptybe-er:

Agreed.

Fear of a big crash just means I try to be calculated on what risks I take.

Still progressing, but only going bigger/farther/etc on days when I’m “feeling it”, and have been riding similar stuff/etc.

Riding scared is the worst though, totally agree. Gotta loosen up (which for mean comes from practice and familiarity).
  • 8 0
 @DoubleCrownAddict: no queues at hospitals here pal, we haven't had community Covid in months
  • 3 0
 @ocnlogan: Think you nailed it, calculation is so important. Funny how higher risk riding is usually referred to (by non participants) as mindless hucking yet it obviously requires precise calculation/precise skillset. At least to be good at it.
I’m now on the lose it side of “if you don’t use it, you lose it” so it’s getting interesting. Same with the calculation, the older I get the more important it is to keep things calibrated. The rust sets in, believe that.
  • 7 3
 @rewi: excuse him. Most Americans are unaware of what an effective government response to a pandemic is...
Also, not likely to be aware of news outside US.
  • 8 0
 Is it pure chance this article is right above the 'huck to flat' compilation?
  • 7 0
 From Olly Wilkins's recent experience, a huck to flat seems to be the way to break an ankle, not an arm.
  • 9 0
 Dream track on a bmx????? Whhaaaaattttt
  • 1 0
 Yeah I'd love to see some footage! That blows my mind just imaginationing it
  • 4 0
 @Snugs: check his insta, disc brakes on his TTR!
  • 1 0
 @rewi: thanks! So smooth, makes it look like an easy thing to do.
  • 7 0
 You mean Dream Track in NEW ZEALAND not Australia
  • 6 1
 Must have been some crash. Absolutely fucked. Good luck Remy.
  • 5 0
 At least he will save on toilet paper. Get well soon
  • 3 1
 3 of the last 6 headlines on PB...
-Remy Morton Breaks Both Of His Arms
-Paul Courderc Ruptures Ligaments & Breaks Tibial Plateau
-EWS Research on Injuries Publishes in International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • 5 0
 His robot dance will be sweet though!
  • 4 0
 No hander on toilet for next few weeks
  • 2 0
 oof
  • 4 0
 Are those BOA casts?! Oh man, even casts are contentious on PinkBike...
  • 4 0
 Dream Track is in Queenstown, folks
  • 3 0
 Socialized healthcare. . . . . Allowing extreme athletes to live the dream!
  • 2 0
 The inability to properly wipe my ass is the scariest mountain biker thought
  • 1 0
 I thought i felt a slight earth tremor recently guess it was a RM shock wave! Heal up Mate ! Come back wearing some white tube sox on your arms too!!
  • 3 1
 Don’t get to discouraged waiting before you can ride again. You will be better then you ever were!
  • 3 0
 Red bull takes your wings
  • 3 0
 Red Bull gives you (broken) wings.
  • 1 2
 Take better care of yourself please and seriously now that “ don’t be a pussy ” thing is a kids thing , you d end up f*cking up your body that bad that you won’t be able to get it fixed back so take your health more serious
  • 1 1
 I think he knows what he’s doing man, he came back a couple years ago from one of the most insane and destructive crashes I ever heard of at darkfest...
  • 1 1
 @TheLongMan: I think I know very well what I’m talkIng about. I am well aware of that crash and also listened to him talking on about it on Matt Macduff S show.
I even offered to give him a ride ( Remy ) at Mt sainte Anne back in 2017 at the World Cup. Him and his best friend at the time then.
I know what’s in my cup.
  • 5 4
 Everyone's breaking something these days. I want into this elusive club. I've gone 33 years without being cool
  • 2 1
 Well you can break your bank account I broke even in2020 so to me it was a good year
  • 2 1
 Ok Wolverine!
  • 2 2
 @giantwhip yeah it sucks. I broke my arm at the dump
  • 3 0
 @makripper: I read that ON the dump
  • 1 0
 @giantwhip: lol yeah heartland dump of all places.
  • 1 0
 Coming soon... your late 30s and early 40s when your body stops cashing cheques your mind keeps writing....
  • 1 0
 You've still got plenty of time, I've broken 7 bones since I was your age. It seems like they break easier as you get older.
  • 2 0
 Seriously though, that sucks.
  • 2 0
 Round of applause for Remy ????
  • 1 0
 I've been there, I dislocated both wrists at the same time. It makes like interesting for a few weeks.
  • 2 1
 That's gonna be a lonely few weeks...
  • 1 0
 @mackripper on a green run too ????????????
  • 1 0
 At least he got some next-level BOA-equipped casts. Bummer man.
  • 1 0
 I appreciate that Sarah wrote this article.
  • 3 2
 Riding like he does, its almost guaranteed to have major injuries. LOL
  • 1 0
 Heal up man! Just don’t get caught up in a massage
parlor sting.
  • 1 0
 He's on EI now that his tools of the trade are out of commission
  • 1 0
 Not a scratch on those bare knees though!
  • 3 1
 Good luck wiping
  • 1 0
 Dream Track....on a BMX.....the mad man!
  • 1 0
 should have had knee pads on.
  • 1 0
 "If that ain't love, I don't know what is..."
  • 1 0
 Dream track on a bmx.. woh man
  • 1 0
 broken scaphoid sucks. did that a long time ago. good luck!
  • 1 0
 I haven't seen a wreck that bad since Claw's boat turned into scrap metal.
  • 1 0
 Whats he gonna do when he goes to the bathroom?
  • 2 1
 @makripper lol
  • 1 0
 Thought you woulda died of old age by now. Woah
  • 1 0
 @makripper not dead yet
  • 1 0
 The 29th huck-to-flat!
  • 1 0
 Style first braw ????
  • 2 1
 fuckkkkkkkkkk
  • 2 1
 Breaking news!
  • 1 0
 Ouch!
  • 1 0
 Shitty news
  • 1 0
 Dang, heal up quick man!
  • 3 2
 Is that Ellen Page?
  • 1 0
 How’s his knees ;p ?
  • 1 1
 No armpads Result







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