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Post by terryg on Jul 21, 2006 13:45:03 GMT -5
Looking for Members of the Brown Wave "The Dip" Crash club.
You who have crashed there no what I'm talking about, for others its when you go ccw on the brown wave and near the river you'll see a Dip warning sign.
The first few are fun and you start gaining speed and then all of a sudden you see it, and know you're in trouble.
I joined the club today.
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Post by DMSC on Jul 23, 2006 17:29:03 GMT -5
Not a member of the BW Dip Club...YET!  I am a member of the "Busted my fanny on a BIG woop on the back side of Deep Step" club, however!  |
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Post by boatsman on Aug 24, 2006 22:55:40 GMT -5
I wrecked in the same spot 4 weeks ago and separated my collar bone from the acromion process of my shoulder. Rode yesterday for the first time since the injury. I did the Skinny to the Brown wave CCW right over same spot, then skinny CW home. I'm fired up to be back on these trails. Too bad for the rain today.......
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Post by terryg on Nov 15, 2006 16:56:09 GMT -5
Ok, I modded the title to The Fats Crash Club, I know most of you have stories. Don't be ashamed, its a badge of Honor!
Check out the Great Video posted today, they captured a crash on tape.
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Post by oddcouple on Dec 17, 2006 23:46:09 GMT -5
I heard one guy got hurt Saturday and one Sunday at the brown wave.There is a caution sign that says bumps ahead maybe we need to put a flashing light too.Just wanted to say its almost got me too.Hope they are alright.
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Post by seenvic on Dec 18, 2006 13:09:50 GMT -5
FATS can hurt you.
FATS can be ridden by 7 year olds.
Both are true as I've witnessed both.
It's part of the beauty of it all.
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Post by DMSC on Dec 18, 2006 20:53:47 GMT -5
FATS can hurt you. FATS can be ridden by 7 year olds. Both are true as I've witnessed both. It's part of the beauty of it all. Truer words have never been spoken! The problem is...riding like a 7 year-old is what's got me hurt!  |
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Post by Angela on Dec 18, 2006 23:05:47 GMT -5
Come on now, if you busted it maybe you were riding more like a 7 year old boy - look at all the folks knocking their teeth out on the pavement or busting tender body parts on railings trying to skateboard down the railings on Real TV .........almost without fail>>>> boys.... trying to push the limits a bit. The 7 year old girl would have been content to ride along at a nice little clip looking at the beautiful forest, checking out the flowers, etc |
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Post by azdrawdy on Dec 19, 2006 6:27:21 GMT -5
That 7 year old girl wouldn't be you, would it? MW has a very good story of a certain female flying through the air at mach 1 and landing in a creek full of water at Wine...  |
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Post by ted on Dec 19, 2006 11:25:46 GMT -5
Update on the guy that crashed Sunday:
Broken:
collarbone
shoulder/scapula in 3 places
3 ribs
Punctured lung from the ribs.
Blood leaking into his lungs.
He didn't to go to the hospital Sunday and finally went on Monday. Nurse said had he not gone, he would be dead.
Some advice: If you crash hard enough to hurt, go to the hospital.
Maybe we should change the name of this from "FATS Crash Club" to "Riding Over Your head Club"
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Post by seenvic on Dec 19, 2006 11:54:24 GMT -5
hmmmmm....no one said 7 year old girl.
Just 7 year old.
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Post by azdrawdy on Dec 19, 2006 16:48:58 GMT -5
hmmmmm....no one said 7 year old girl. Just 7 year old. Maybe I wasn't clear. I was referring to Angela's post about how a 7 year old girl would ride... |
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Post by azdrawdy on Dec 19, 2006 17:00:10 GMT -5
Update on the guy that crashed Sunday: WHOA! Is he a local? Michael |
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Post by ted on Dec 19, 2006 20:21:41 GMT -5
Not a local. He's from Tenn and has been here in Augusta working.
He's been camping in the parking lot at the shop in his RV trailer. We've been calling him "Cousin Eddie".
He was supposed to return home today, but will obviously not be going home for a while.
I'll keep everyone posted on his condition.
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Post by azdrawdy on Dec 19, 2006 21:26:24 GMT -5
Wow. After I picked up my "professionally tensioned" wheel last week, the SO and I spent probably 10 minutes talking to him (we had parked our truck right by his small JayFlight). He wanted to hook up on FATS but we told him our plans involved hitting other trails over the weekend. Seemed like a nice enough guy. Wasn't he riding a Giant VT?
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Post by Angela on Dec 19, 2006 21:50:06 GMT -5
That 7 year old girl wouldn't be you, would it? MW has a very good story of a certain female flying through the air at mach 1 and landing in a creek full of water at Wine... Yeah but at 7 no way would I have ridden through that creek crossing with the water deep enough to conceal that big rock. That was a very cold, wet landing and I sure was happy that it was a face plant into deep water on Wine or it would have been a face smash into the rocks. It is amazing what adding over 40 years to that 7 year old girl can do!! |
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Post by ted on Dec 19, 2006 22:16:49 GMT -5
Wow. After I picked up my " professionally tensioned" wheel last week, the SO and I spent probably 10 minutes talking to him (we had parked our truck right by his small JayFlight). He wanted to hook up on FATS but we told him our plans involved hitting other trails over the weekend. Seemed like a nice enough guy. Wasn't he riding a Giant VT? He was |
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Post by ted on Dec 20, 2006 10:00:11 GMT -5
Cousin Eddy should be getting his chest tube out today and possibly released by tomorrow.
I thought he should stay in the hospital longer, but he doesn't have ANY insurance and his bill is probably going to be around $50k or more.
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Post by seenvic on Dec 20, 2006 13:34:27 GMT -5
Word is that "Cousin Eddie" is the same guy that told "Oddcouple" that he rode FATS during the 2 week hunting closure because he had driven so far to ride it.
Can you say bad karma?
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