Nothing like a head-on at Wilderness. Corey and I had been out for a couple hours on a gravel/Wilderness Combo affair, when we decided to take one last pass from North to South at a pretty good clip. Shortly after the suspension bridge, where you can hold nice pace through every turn, Dave Draus was holding a similar tempo but heading North.
If it could have been caught on video, it would have been a great adventure in rodeo clown style mountain biking. Dave and I both started to break right, respectively, which usually works well, but we were actually to the inside of each others right side so I darted left, narrowly avoiding the worst possible scenario, but that left Dave heading straight for Corey. By the time I had fallen my way into the briars at the side of the trail, Dave and Corey had found themselves piled up together with their bikes; a mass of tall skinny guys and 29ers.
While the three of us gathered ourselves and talked about it being one of the strangest crashes we had experieced, Dave found his left hand to be pretty swollen. As we rode out, it was clear this was more than just a bump and Dave was riding one handed out of the park. It could have been a lot worse, but I still feel badly for Dave.
Dave, I hope the x-rays are negative. Take care.
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That was insane. It could have been much worse. I hope you're alright Dave.
Wilderness loop anyone?
get a bell and use it dude
This just in....the hand is broken. Cast for 4 weeks.
Dave, broken hands suck, you can't ride, if it your right hand you keep turning on the wiper everytime you turn the steering wheel and the big surprise to me was...which hand do you wipe with? good luck and heal quick.
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I guess we need to talk to "The Friends of Wilderness Park" and the city.
fuck... we gotta' get that loop thing going. i just left dave allder at lincoln parks & recreation a voice mail about setting up a meeting. he's the guy we need to talk to, and i've got a good relationship with him. i'll let you guys know what transpires.
big dave: sorry to hear about your broken finger. that's a super big bummer, especially this time of year. i'm glad it didn't turn out worse tho.
i've broken two helmets to-date in head-on collisions in wilderness. to say that i'm an advocate of building a return route for a one-way loop would be an understatement. this latest incident just added more fuel to the fire.
i'm always hollerin' around corners too. anyone that rides with me knows that (and has probably given me shit about how often i holler).
be careful out there my brothers and sisters.
:-}
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I would like to see this happen for all of us so let us know what your conversations yield, Matt. I am happy to put the business skills to work if we need to "sell" this to local government.
I'm happy to put my Thompson Submachine gun to work if necessary.
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