How it went down - Unloaded the bike, got me gear on, started the beast and went to hit the track (grindingstone mx, Phoenix, az) i normally ride 99% on the track andwas headed that way when i had the bright idea to warm up a bit out in an open field adjacent to the track, i rolled out into the open area and was still in first gear when some FUCKING MORON came flying out of the single track into the open field and just cleaned me out. ive had alot of crashes in my day but this was the most violent and gnarly. he was a big fugger and i am a solid 240 so it was like when worlds collide. my fingers were smashed between the clutch and the bar, resulting in the shattering of my middle finger and the amputation of the end of my ring finger. I pulled off my glove and the end of the finger was still in there.
I also had some part of his bike impale my forearm and had to have pieces of the muscle removed and some reconstruction in there. without further ado here are the photos:
here is the crash scene:
here is the middle finger. that bone is twisted and lodged sideways. took two surgeries to repair:
here is the aftermath:
Kinda sucks as im an IT guy and was a decent typer. The guy that hit me suffered a broken femur and blown out knee. really kind of a freak accident and thank god for the safety gear i was wearing. the asterisk knee braces possibly saved me from a broken leg and blown out knee. they are worth thier price and then some. be careful out there on the trails. a collision is one of the worst things that can happen on a bike and for me was rarely thought of as a threat.
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