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I found out the hard way that Slippery Dip has had some water bar work recently. Can't remember how long I was in the air but I know I landed front wheel first and came to a stop 36 meters from the jump. How much of that was sliding on the ground I can't say but I split my helmet, tore all of my clothes and have cuts and bruises on every part of my body. I remember the helmet going "sqoosh" as it absorbed the impact and then waiting for it all to stop. Reckon I must have been going over 40kph but will have to check the GPS to be sure.
gazza crash site revisited
The kicker on the left was where I took off, where I'm stood is where I was supposed to land. Unfortunately I fell short and kinda, urm, well, upside down! The hour afterwards was the most painful of my life so far until a week of morphine in Canberra hospital made me a little more relaxed and 10 weeks off work gave me a beer gut (or was that the beer?) now I have a right arm that wont straighten, bruised ego and less confidence.
Any advice to new riders out there? Don't listen to idiots like me, go hard and enjoy!
Getting Back On The Bike After An Injury
I got back on my mountain bike for the first time yesterday after breaking my finger a couple of months ago.
Basically my confidence is all gone I rode Manly Dam and strugled everything looked ten times bigger. I even had a silly little crash in the mud and put the exact same hand out again but didnt break anything this time. I guess the body can heal but the mind needs to be retrained.
I think I will go for an easy ride up the Oaks before going back to the dam.
Any sugestions.
