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[Zilla]

An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I ride,
with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared it the last
100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one log and
THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure
all is still connected.

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Cary, NC
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Zilla wrote:
> An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I
> ride, with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared
> it the last 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one
> log and
> THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
> pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
> know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure
> all is still connected.

God, Zilla, that's monstrous! (Glad you're mostly OK.)

Bill "Mothra" S.

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

On 2004-05-11, Zilla penned:
> An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I
> ride, with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared it
> the last 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one log
> and THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
> pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I know
> it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure all is
> still connected.

Definitely see a doc. s/he'll prolly say it's nothing, but it's always
good to check.

Good reflexes, pulling your chin in.

Hope you feel better soon.

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Go see a doc in Wake County NC.

I MTB 2004

 

[Ride-A-Lot]

Zilla wrote:
> An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I
> ride, with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared
> it the last 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one
> log and
> THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
> pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
> know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure
> all is still connected.

If you're still in some pain, try BIO FREEZE. Great stuff!

I've graduated from endoing to falling on my left side, everytime. It looks
like someone has been wacking me with a bat on the left for weeks.

Get well and don't forget to check the helmet to make sure it was not
damaged. You may even want to send it out for replacement if it hit that
hard.

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[Zilla]

Definitely Wake County, more precisely on
Cary Parkway in Cary, NC USA.

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[Zilla]

"Ride-A-Lot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Zilla wrote:
> > An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I
> > ride, with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared
> > it the last 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one
> > log and
> > THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
> > pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
> > know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure
> > all is still connected.
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> If you're still in some pain, try BIO FREEZE. Great stuff!
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> I've graduated from endoing to falling on my left side, everytime. It
looks
> like someone has been wacking me with a bat on the left for weeks.
>
> Get well and don't forget to check the helmet to make sure it was not
> damaged. You may even want to send it out for replacement if it hit that
> hard.
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> o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
> www.schnauzers.ws
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It's iced as I type this. After I made sure I can wiggle my toes, the helmet
was the next thing I checked.

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[Dave W]

"Zilla" <[email protected]> had this to say
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> "Ride-A-Lot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Zilla wrote:
>> > An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail
>> > I ride, with logs going across it to control water flow. I've
>> > cleared it the last 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to
>> > much on one log and
>> > THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
>> > pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
>> > know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make
>> > sure all is still connected.
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>> If you're still in some pain, try BIO FREEZE. Great stuff!

Second the BIO-Freeze reccommendation

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>> I've graduated from endoing to falling on my left side, everytime.
>> It
> looks
>> like someone has been wacking me with a bat on the left for weeks.
>>
>> Get well and don't forget to check the helmet to make sure it was not
>> damaged. You may even want to send it out for replacement if it hit
>> that hard.
>>
>> --
>> o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
>> www.schnauzers.ws
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> It's iced as I type this. After I made sure I can wiggle my toes, the
> helmet was the next thing I checked.
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[N. D. Muscutt]

I'm pretty new to MTBing and reading this post makes me feel a bit
better. In a way I couldn't wait until I had my first bone cruncher. I
was flying down a trail the other day and as I came out of a bunch of
brush I was confronted by a tree. Looking bad I'm thinking that maybe I
could have avoided it with more experience, but my tendency was to lock
my eyes on that tree and I think that made me steer into it. My first
big, hard hitting endo! Luckily I shifting my weight to the left
quickly, I missed taking a straight impact down through my neck and just
peeled a bunch of skin off my shoulder instead. Does this make me
official now?

Zilla wrote:
> An endo that is. I get cocky now in this one DH section of a trail I ride,
> with logs going across it to control water flow. I've cleared it the last
> 100 times, but not today. I concentrated to much on one log and
> THUD, over the bars, head first. My helmet hit the ground since I
> pulled my head chin down to my chest. My neck hurts now, and I
> know it'll hurt worse tomorrow. I'll probably see a doc to make sure
> all is still connected.
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"N. D. Muscutt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm pretty new to MTBing and reading this post makes me feel a bit
> better. In a way I couldn't wait until I had my first bone cruncher. I
> was flying down a trail the other day and as I came out of a bunch of
> brush I was confronted by a tree. Looking bad I'm thinking that maybe I
> could have avoided it with more experience, but my tendency was to lock
> my eyes on that tree and I think that made me steer into it. My first
> big, hard hitting endo! Luckily I shifting my weight to the left
> quickly, I missed taking a straight impact down through my neck and just
> peeled a bunch of skin off my shoulder instead. Does this make me
> official now?

OUCH. Very glad you are here to tell about this one. Trees in a head-on
can lead to real tragedies.
Don't take this wrong, friend, but isn't it a good thing it was a tree
instead of a PERSON? You were out of control, as we ALL have been at one
time or another, so this is no condemnation, but the scenario you painted
for us is a prescription for trail closures. Learn from it, for your good
and for the good of other trail users.
Bad trail design (blind corners on flowing downhills, for instance) can
set you up for these kinds of incidents, and it should be corrected, but in
the real world, probably won't be. Note that corner in your mind and get
slowed down beforehand in the future. And remember that _anytime_ you cannot
see what lies ahead, the instinct needs to be to slow down _now_, not after
it's too late.
Yep, you're official now.
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