Lone_Ranger Posted April 23, 2014 Share I know the section. Fell there myself a few weeks back due to low pressure in front tire, burped the tire and there I went. Took me about four attempts before I could bring myself to ride it again. It's going to get worse when the rains come, so it might be worthwhile repairing before then. Hope your father in law gets better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymango Posted April 23, 2014 Share Wishing the injured rider a rapid and full recovery. It was on Easter Monday in 2006 that I broke my elbow in three places doing Mamba. Four operations later that same year, and I still carry the emotional scars and have a gammy elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted April 23, 2014 Share yikes, mamba has quite a storied history of mangled body parts. I'll consider myself most fortunate then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Deon) Posted April 23, 2014 Share Wishing the injured rider a rapid and full recovery. It was on Easter Monday in 2006 that I broke my elbow in three places doing Mamba. Four operations later that same year, and I still carry the emotional scars and have a gammy elbow.Mike Mol has the same story about Vasbyt but a week before launching his new Doctors series... eventually went bionic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 23, 2014 Share MH: which section is it that? That's Mamba - where the offending rock is (can see it in the distance next to the arrow) The pic is taken right from the top of the rock garden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted April 23, 2014 Share MH: which section is it that?The bit we spoke about last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymango Posted April 23, 2014 Share Mike Mol has the same story about Vasbyt but a week before launching his new Doctors series... eventually went bionic! I was confronted with two choices - prosthetic elbow with full use or reconstructive surgery and limited use. I opted for the latter because a prosthetic elbow has a shelf life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 23, 2014 Share I was confronted with two choices - prosthetic elbow with full use or reconstructive surgery and limited use. I opted for the latter because a prosthetic elbow has a shelf life. And you can always upgrade to a new piece after normal surgery. SO yeah - reconstructive and then when / if limited use becomes a problem or you damage it again, you can go Robo... flymango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varkie2 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Wow Rolf,That's hectic. Shame man, I hope the op goes well and he recovers. Is your dad Peter??? "Hats off" to all the guys and girls who helped him off the mountain. Such a pity Tokai (and or all of San Parks) don't have the access/funds to be Helivac'd off the mountain here.Choppers all waiting or at forest fires.....??...and Hats off to your Dad ("crazy 60 year old") who was out there, on single track, mind you, giving it horns on his bike.-"We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding!" Please post up dates as I'd really like to hear how he is doing.Cheers, Joe. Hi Joe, yes Peter is my father in law. I will keep you posted. Seems like his spirits is high. He said this morning "he has a very busy day ahead of him counting all the dots on the ceiling" in his hospital bed since he is all braced up. Thanx for all the well wishes. I will carry it over to him. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Joe Feeesh, (Deon) and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted April 23, 2014 Share The bit we spoke about last week. I was pretty confused. The GoPro flattens it out a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 23, 2014 Share Hi Joe, yes Peter is my father in law. I will keep you posted. Seems like his spirits is high. He said this morning "he has a very busy day ahead of him counting all the dots on the ceiling" in his hospital bed since he is all braced up. Thanx for all the well wishes. I will carry it over to him. Yeah, please do, man! Speedy recovery and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted April 23, 2014 Share I was pretty confused. The GoPro flattens it out a lot. It does doesnt it.I have taken many photos of obstacles that looked like the side of a cliff to me at the time only for them to look like the mildest gradient when I show the picture to anybody. Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 23, 2014 Share It does doesnt it.I have taken many photos of obstacles that looked like the side of a cliff to me at the time only for them to look like the mildest gradient when I show the picture to anybody. The true "you had to be there" situation. Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackster Posted April 23, 2014 Share I've walked that section the last two times I rode down there. But please don't 'sanitise' it, we need stuff that scares the living bejeezus out of us. Kranky and Joe Feeesh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted April 23, 2014 Share I've walked that section the last two times I rode down there. But please don't 'sanitise' it, we need stuff that scares the living bejeezus out of us.A hard call that one. It's nice to get through a section that scares the snot out of you but how do you determine what that level is? What frightens me may (almost certainly will be) a piece of cake for many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted April 23, 2014 Share true, I walk that section - no shame in that. The guys I ride with don't and they've come short a few times already, fortunately no serious injuries though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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