Check out what BCC Member Andy Colby did to his face on a road bike last year!!
Still it got him in MBR Magazine, and he’s alright now though. Well, sort of.
Category: Injury
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That's gotta hurt…!
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Crash bang wallop
Yesterday Geraint decided to test out the skills of our freshly trained Ride Leaders by crashing and breaking himself a bit. What he didn’t realise was that one of our newest members and first time Tuesday Night Rider was a Doctor. No need to flex any AVPU muscles then…
Big thanks go to Mark Vose for his help and for actually having a triangular bandage!
Anyway, here’s Geraints take on what happened:
Me and my big mouth…no sooner had I said the words ‘airborne’ and ‘faceplant’ to describe my mountain bike riding style, than I tried to jump a log and went headlong into a course of events which includes, paramedic, A&E, sling and pain! Clavicle broken in two places, MTB off the menu for 6 weeks! Sorry to stuff up the best bit of singletrack on the ride, the sling from the RUH isn’t much different from trail side first aid. Got my beer in at 12.30 when we got back, but that shirt will have to go….
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We're not the only forest users…
…and so it’s really important that all mountain bikers show respect to walkers, dog walkers and horse riders when out on the trails.
Unfortunately on the 29th May a horse rider had to be taken to hospital by ambulance after falling from her horse onto her face due to a mountain biker startling the horse she was riding. The incident occurred in Longleat (on a bridleway) when the mountain biker rode past the group of horse riders at high speed rather than slowing to a reasonable pace and giving way. Unfortunately the mountain biker rode off leaving the other horse riders to pick up the pieces.This is very rare, but does emphasise how important it is that we all take care when riding our bikes in or around Longleat, because other then our Allotment the trails are shared by so many.
So please, ride responsibly.
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We're in MBUK!
That’s right kids, the dude in the photo looks like a younger skinnier Chris Smith. Well it is! In between his contracted 3 out of every 4 cover shots for MBUK Chris manages to write a column about being ‘Britain’s best known freerider’.
This month Chris talks about the fantastic new Gawton set up and the TickerTape Mix-up! Read below for the article in full.
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Skids are for kids…
…but then I’m sure Chris would testify that he was drifting and that his rear brake wasn’t touched once in the making of this video….
(Note: his eye and knee injuries were sustained during the last TickerTape event held on BBMS, over 2 months ago, he doesn’t half like to drag these things out! Well he’s getting no sympathy from me, the big wet bag. OK, big FAST wet bag)
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April BCC Weekender – TickerTape
The day started fantastically, great weather and a spotless trail to mark… somehow Rob and I managed to make the 500m role of course marking tape last 450m’s meaning that we had to get creative if we were to give the illusion of a fully marked course. Seemed to work though as no-one said a thing.
The format was same as always – 1 taped course, plenty of freelap watches, a white board and some good old fashioned competition.
BBMS was riding faster than ever, and it quickly became obvious that the day was gonna see some new PB’s and potentially a new track record!
Some of the highlights were Ben Irons frantically dancing to the jingle of the Morris dancer bells he ‘d strapped to his arms as every rider rode past, James Richards riding the log drop like a man possessed and and Robert Bunce showing more stamina than anyone else ( racking up 8 timed runs).
Chris Smith managed to set a new track record: 36.13, before braining himself on a rock. Pretty selfish really as I’d just managed a 36.48 and was pretty flippin’ intent on celebrating rather than wiping blood off of his face and telling him “you look fine mate, really, it’s not that bad…” typical pro; all about him!
The day ended pretty swiftly after the sabotage crash (seriously, his last run was timed at 8:10), but it had been a great day.
James Richards won the prize for “giving it beans” after riding with real commitment, showing that he’s got the skills just needs to let them out. Closely followed by Robert Bunce who really put the effort in on the day.
The spot prize was won by Adam, the stealth rider amoung us, quietly going about his business getting his lines sorted….won’t be long before he starts posting some fast times.
Both James and Adam won a bottle of Fenwicks bike cleaner.
Check out the white board to see how people got on….
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New Track Record! (….and quite a bit of blood)
BBMS : 36.13 : Chris Smith : Big Crash : Bloody face : RUH Bath : Minter!
He should be fine; he’s proclaimed himself to be “a frickin’ hero!” so we think the adrenalin has prob kicked in nicely. He’s got his own seat in the waiting room, one they keep warm for him, so is happy as larry.
I personally think it was all a cunning attempt to sabotage an otherwise rubbish run.
We’ll keep you updated on his condition and how many vending machines we manage to empty while Chris gets his flirt on with the nurses….
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38.55
Will has set a new record on BBMS; 38.55! It was his first timed run so feeling confident he gave it some of those Glencorrwg beans on his second but managed to make more of an impact on Garrys tree than the magic sub 37 sec barrier. The impact must have messed with his creative side a little as he’s started producing one off paint ings… inspired I’m sure.
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Safety is no accident
For those who weren’t riding at the allotment yesterday:
Darren binned it on BBMS (his first run) whilst approaching the rock garden. He flipped over the bars and landed on his right shoulder separating his collar bone from its ligaments. Not good.
Sam (new member, Darren’s mate) took him to Bath A&E where he was told that he’d be off the bike for approx 12 weeks.
It’s our first ‘proper’ injury at the allotment since the BCC was formed and although mildly amusing (for Sam more than anyone else) it’d be good if we could all refrain from braking ourselves whilst riding there. I’m speaking to some bubble wrap suppliers about suffocation concerns but hope to have the first BCC full body suit on sale within the next few weeks…
