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On 5/18/2000
Ben
wrote in from
(62.7.nnn.nnn)
This is a good reason to wear a helmet:-
5 days ago me and my mate Pete were bombing a steep long hill in London England, (Alexandra Palace Road) and I'm on a united skates cruiser, Pete's on a tim curran flexdex and the air was still. We get about a third of the way down and pete stands up to get a better footing and the board violently rips away from him and over he goes in a flash.
We weren't wearing helmets or pads and he's now been in hospital for three days and today was the first day that he exhibited any coherent speech. I can only say that if it werent for the emergency services he probably would have died as he's got a fracture in his skull going from the front to the back of his skull. Wear a helmet as DT will tell u.
Skate safe
Ben.
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On 5/18/2000 Mac
wrote in from
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I know most people think that there is little or no life in Utah, and well, youre right. BUT, luckily my friend and I happened across a couple longboards and were instantly hooked. My board is about a 62-inch bad*%$ that scared the shnikeys out of me the first time I bombed a big hill. I had no idea these things would get rolling like they do. We had so much fun doing this that we talked one of our friends into coming with us. He wanted to try, but we were hesitant to let him because he is about as coordinated as a pine tree. He jumped on the board, strapped on this kids fake police helmet as a joke, and headed off. I followed in My Jeep with the lights on him so he could see. He got a pretty good case of death wobbles at about 30 mph and at about 35 he was bucked. He hit the ground on his side and did nearly 427 rolls. I didn't really count, but it was alot. I jumped out to help him and all I saw was a busted up helmet and a THICK, WIDE stream of blood running down the street. I yelled his name and he didn't move. I ran up to him and he was out cold. 6 hours later he walked out of the hospital with a good case of roadrash, 10-15 stitches, and 18 staples in his head. We now wear real helmets. He hasn't been on a board since, but me and my friend ride regularly and are currently looking for a steep enough hill to try and beat the speed record of 62.55 mph. We'll keep in touch.
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On 5/18/2000 RooX
wrote in from
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well i have two tips for you all after a bad crash today. First, dont be like me and get all excited after building a new board and run out to test it on a big run, start on a small run or just the flats. second dont be a fool like me and as your flying through the air superman style (with your board careening into oncoming traffic) look down at your hands and say "oopps, what a day to forget to put gloves on" bad situation to be in, goin 40km/h without gloves... ouch.. in fact im bleeding on my keyboard as we speak. but i was wearing my helmet ,but of course it sustained no injuries.
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On 5/17/2000 todcar
wrote in from
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DT sorry to hear about the crash - glad you had the right stuff on. Some people - the gangbangers - must be born assholes.
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On 5/17/2000 DT
wrote in from
(24.5.nnn.nnn)
Yesterday, i went to Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) with Sean Mallard. The hill is about 7 miles with over 120 turns. There are every type of turn and you reach speeds over 50, although you spend most of the time in the 35 - 40 range. This is a 2 lane mountain road with no cross streets.
There were some gang bangers there drinking and probally getting high. (Now i had heard stories about past gang bangers throwing beer bottles at riders as they went by, so we were keeping an eye on them) After the first run, on the way back up, they were yelling at us as we drove by. and as we started down they had left. but not completly, they spun their cars tires off in the sand stone rock sides in 4 different turns. This came to a surprise as we would come around a blind turn into a bunch of rocks the size of soft balls and tennis balls. I made it through the first two but on the 3rd i had a problem. It was a 90 degree left that went into a 180 degree right. The rocks were in the transition between the two turns. I missed several of them but clipped my back right wheel at 40mph, instantly slamming me to the pavement. The driver said i bounced over a foot back into the air before landing and sliding to a stop. I hit my head hard, it caused my helmet to cut open my chin and i was dizzy. I waited about 30 seconds than continued on. (Problem, i should have waited longer) I rode a little further but was still a little dizzy, when i went to drag my foot i lost my balance and crashed again at about 30mph, this time i landed on my shoulder causing my shoulder to dislocate. After sitting on the side of the hill for 5 minutes i went to the nearest emergency room and had my shoulder back in after an hour of x-rays and paperwork.
conclusion:
-dislocated left shoulder
-major cuts on my chin
-large scrapes on my left knee (the first crash tore my leathers but i didnt realize until after)
-roadrash and swelling on my left hip (also torn leathers)
-my neck is also messed up as i will be making a visit to the chiropractor
IF I WERE NOT WEARING A HELMET AND LEATHERS I WOULD STILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL OR AT A FUNERAL PARLOR.
PLEASE ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET
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On 5/15/2000
Mike
wrote in from
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A fellow skater i know was skateboarding and fell off. His head cracked open and he had 1/6 chance of living. He was not wearing a helmet. He was lucky and survived but has a titanium plate in his head now. Wear your helmet!!! He then was skating and got severe speed wobbles. He flew off and did a few judo rolls. He was wearing a helmet so his head was ok but he got his leg dislocated. Wear your HELMETS.
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On 5/15/2000
SUPPORT FUZZ - THE TAFFIA
wrote in from
(193.62.nnn.nnn)
Wiggy...
YEAH BUTTY!
You mess with us and you mess with the family!
YOURS DECAPITATED HORSEING ROUNDEDLY...
DON FUZZ
xxx(kisses of death!)
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On 5/15/2000 Wiggy
wrote in from
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Hey Vlad what is all this "What". Are you feeling the pain or just taking the piss?
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On 5/14/2000
Lindsay
wrote in from
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While out walking in the rain on Friday night I happened upon
a bunch of extremely drunk rugby players in tuxedos, cheering
on their mate who was ripping around on a Payaso stick, totally
baked, wiping out again and again, just wrecking that hired tux,
man I just stood there and laughed my ass off. I couldnt decide
if he was a fool or to be admired for his totally amped-up-f**-it-all
attitude...nice stick too, randals, road racers...finally got to
have a go with some randals, we dont get them here, and those payaso
wheels were sweet. Glad it wasnt my bearings in the wet aye.
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On 5/14/2000
Vlad Jones
wrote in from
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Matt,
What?
Vlad.
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On 5/11/2000
Matt walters
wrote in from
(194.168.nnn.nnn)
Well, i unfortunatley will never skate again and i can no longer sleep knowing i will never thrash a steap roll like i did that day.Me and my brother set of very early to a hill we had heard many rumours about(people have come close to death on this hill). We arrived on the sunniest day youve ever seen my bro just went for a little skate to warm up as i came up with the bright idea of having a little sleep(as i had been on the piss alnight before). I awoke in the most pain ive ever been in my life, i wouldent even wish this pain on Hanson. RED AS A STINKY baboons arse, BURNT as a bastard. Although this did not put me off the run on not knowing were my bro was, of i went slowly picking up speed faster,faster,faster i screemed i was listening to a tape i had made up and at the minute it was pearl jam rear view mirror of VS. I came to a corner and there must have been a drop of at least 20ft if i failed to turn in time. I made it and i thought things had been a little bumpy after that and i looked down and realised that one of my wheels was loose man OH DOGNUTS! SHOVE it i carried on i must have been doing around 55mph, untill some FERRY drove toward me doing at least twice the FRUITY speed limit (which was only 30) and he just FRIGIN hit me full on the twat (MATT, YOU HAVE A TWAT?).I fell to the ground and cracked my head straight on the concrete and my stereo carried on playing and the moment i hit my head Jeff Buckley (WHO?) started singing Eternal Life the next thing you know i was in hospital and i can no longer use my legs. But i still live for the board and still dream of that SMELLY hill and if it wasent for that NOT SO NICE speeding driver i would of made it SO THERE.
from Matt Freebird rivers.
STORY EDITED IN CAPS BY YOUR FRIENDS AT THE NCDSA.
WHICH REMINDS YOU TO TRY NOT USING WORDS THAT MAY OFFEND SMALL CHILDREN AND HOUSE PETS.
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On 5/11/2000 DT
wrote in from
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sounds like Johnny was a little blazed when he bombed that hill.
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On 5/10/2000 wiggy
wrote in from
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
Sorry i was in a rush and i get confused a bit at high speed. Any how we were bombing the hill at a speed so fast that i was contemplating death on the next corner as it is a high speed drop off and if you get out of line you are going down hard.I had already had one run down that was ok and so had my friend ben on roller boots he decided to put his boots away and get his longboard out. we bombed the hill but a freak few cars stopped the vital carve or slides needed at the top of a steep section to scrubb the speed. We were going hell for leather and i was not in any mind thinking that this corner is possible at 45+ My mate lost it half way through and i had the blag of my life and slide the whole corner and come out the otherside. my mate had only a pair of shorts on so left skin all up the road i went up there today and you can still see the marks. His back and shoulder are in a hell of a state still, it looks like some one has skinned him with a blade.
I t has tought me to not loose the respect you have for a hill the first time you bomb it which is an important thing and stops the process.
keep the carve
wiggy
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On 5/9/2000
Mike
wrote in from
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wiggy. can u please restate ur crash accident. i have no clue what u said
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On 5/9/2000
matt
wrote in from
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I rememeber when i got my first longboard, it was about 6 years or so ago and my friends and i always rode our bikes down this huge hill behind a local grocery store well anyway they went on their bikes and i went on my board, needless to say i was in a hospital for two days suffering from hitting a parked car due to wobbles... but now im back and i have about 7 years of expierience and better trucks but the wrecks still come just not as bad... keep riding
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On 5/9/2000 Herbn
wrote in from
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You took the words right off my keyboard,maybe the helmet activists have a point,other than the one they're trying to conceal.oops:)sorry,no mass retaliation please,I take it back; really.
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On 5/9/2000 Fresh
wrote in from
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I am not putting anybody down. I just want to know if Wiggy is in school? Wiggy, if you see this message, please stay in school and learn how to spell and write. It is very hard to understand what you are trying to get across in this message. I am sure you are a very bright kid.
Fresh---
Bomb hills, not people.
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On 5/8/2000
vlad jones
wrote in from
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Wiggy,
What?
Vlad.
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On 5/7/2000 wiggy
wrote in from
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
I have just witnessed the the most horrific crashi ever seen. We been skating fresh east (the biggest hill)and went for some top runs i had already done one and so had my mate on boots he decided to swap his boots for a deck. We got up top of the monster this hill is easily a 50mph run and started to roll he was clad in only a pair of shorts mistake 1
We were ragging it him in front of me, i started to s+it it as it has never been this fast (i have had 50mph here) and a the bottom there is a big corner i though this is it we were well out of control i saw ben my mate disaper around the corner then concentrated on my line. I was driffting out like a ballerina tring to get back in then it started to wobble and slide *uck this is going to be death i really considered as i looked up my mate had lost it in a pair of shorts and went down on his back and bounced then on his shoulder . as i came round i got it back and finish the run i ran back up to see a ben in a bad way completley cut up half his back on the road you could see the impact mark of skin i reakon 65% cuts on his back then i saw his shoulder and it was wreaked hardcore he was wisked off to hospital and took it like a man.
I will remember today for the rest of my life today i felt the fear like i never have i though death was a certainty respect the hills.
wiggy
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On 5/5/2000
Justin Morrison
wrote in from
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Well, lets just say, I Hit 40mph, goin down a hill. The trick was, was that I had my friends 10 pound camera strapped to my helmet. Well the ride ended abruptly, and I have some interesting footage.
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On 5/4/2000 Lindsay
wrote in from
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Haha reminds me of when I headbutted a rock ducking on the
way out...an 8 stitcher I think with a fair bit of dribble,
makes one unpopular in the lineup..we get a few big noahs out
here, but the seal colony keeps them fed.
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On 5/4/2000
ROAD BURGER FUZZ (AGAIN!!!)
wrote in from
(193.62.nnn.nnn)
The Easter Bank holiday weekend turned out to be epic...
Me and the woman camped at a local break (Llangennith-nice and hard to pronounce for all you non-Welsh guys!) which was chockas with all the usual goons, valley boyos and Kappa cocks...but thankfully the surf picked up (to a decent 4ft), the wind switched offshore and the shorebreak sifted the MEN from the MICE (I am a MAN...oh yes!).
The paddle was the usual Gower marathon but worth it out the back... right handers peeling over head high, smack-able lips and long clean sections... ooh-er missus, a wave fest!
After knocking up my wave count for the first hour or so, I settled down to get focussed on some more quality sets. Boys, all the moves were coming out...I was proud...big gouges followed by long, speedy, trimming-style faces, floater, land it, bottom turn and...BOOM...smack the lip!
After 2 hours I paddled further up the beach to a series of sand bars locally known as Three Peaks...and it was worth it...suckier rights rolling for an eternity...well, maybe 15 second rides if ya lucky (that's good for around here!).
Three hours went by and my arms were beginning to resemble the consistency of noodles...several more waves...duck dives...lull...you know the scenario. Anyway a behemoth set appeared on the horizon (well, maybe 5ft), I was focused, or so I thought...I paddled for position...turned...scratched...launched, oh my God! this is fuggin' amazing - long faces...trim into the pocket...bottom turn...smack...bottom turn...trim a bit more...gain speed...ooh er, end of the section approaching, wave walls up - I'll go for the big move...bottom turn...swung into the face...BIG RE-ENTRY...and got launched into the air, pitched under the water, thud to my eye socket - ouch - pain - surfaced...and there's blood gushing out of my eye! Oh shit, I've really done some damage...could'nt see in my right eye, blood everywhere.
The worst thing was walking up the beach back to my tent - little kids wincing and pointing, "Mummy, look at the scary man!"
Cleaned up the cut, loads of blood for nothing in particular...thought it might need stitches but a few doobies sorted that uncertainty...I relaxed, arms like strings of spaghetti, jam oozing from my eyebrow, but stoked and content under the sun.
Monday (Bank Holiday) broke, the sun was shinin' and the weather was sweet...the surf had dropped but would pick up again later on the push for high tide. Thought I'd fill my time with some land carving action...bolted the Blue Kryptos to my trusty steed and headed for a shredable local hill, about a mile, super smooth tarmac, hardly any traffic...I'd tell you where but I'd have to kill ya!
Pushed off and semi bombed the first couple of runs, a couple of deep carves for good measure...nice. After the fourth run and several backhand power slides in that gravelly shit at the side of the road, I stopped for a break and a cool drink - in retrospect, BIG MISTAKE, you know why? Lost my focus...
On the fifth run, I pretty much repeated the fourth - backhand power slides...again, nice. Then I decided to pull to the left hand side of the road (as you look at it) and power slide (look mum, no hands!) on my frontside...slid...caught an edge, or the kryptos gained traction or sumfink...got pitched and bodysurfed the tarmac at about 35 mph...PAIN!
I think I've identified the problems in my surfing and skating...focus...stay focused. Other wise you'll recieve Road or even Sea Burgers from hell...no skin on my palms, chunks out of knees and elbows, almost minus a right eyeball sprained wrist (no broken bones again - close one). I gotta get some decent gloves...man, I'm getting too old for burger knees!
I hope that this injury shit don't come in threes!
YOURS PAINFULLY
FUZZ
xxx
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On 5/3/2000
hugh r
wrote in from
(205.216.nnn.nnn)
hey quicky,
back in the old days my brother and I did a lot of catamaraning. Most good runs ended in a crash. Thankfully our speed rarely approached 20 mph! That is flying for that style of riding! Hope you and your bud are feeling better... hr
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On 5/2/2000
quicky
wrote in from
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My friend and I had a pretty nasty fall last week. We were trying to catamaran (butt boarding sideways holding hands while placing your feet on on a friends board and vice versa) down a fairly small hill. We were trying to carve but couldn't so we started going about 20MPH. My friend decided the best way to slow down would be to take one of his feet off my board and drag it along the ground. Bad idea. His foot flung backwards along the ground and one of my back wheels rolled over it. I popped up in the air for a second but managed to stay on my board, sideways and sitting on my ass. My friend ate it immediatly. I guess I leaned back or somthing because I soon found myself heading towards the sidewalk. I hit the curb and rolled across the sidewalk into someones flower garden. My friend sprained his ankle and got some scrapes on his elbows and hands. I only got a couple bruises and scratches. Lucky me. I wish I had this fall on tape. It was great.
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On 5/1/2000 Sonny Rains
wrote in from
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A while back I got a carve board. Those things stick to the
pavement like magnets. They are made of slick rubber and
work just about as well as car tires. I had been jamming on
this thing pretty hard with a buddy on his old powell board.
I let him borrow my carve for a sec and I jump on his board.
This thing was set up for his old half pipe. Tight ass trucks
about 55mm 98a wheels or some shit. I was used to the carve
board so I am sliding this thing around all over the place.
Unfortunately I wasn't intending to slide. Eventually I spilled
right on to my shoulder on the pavement. I didn't break it,
but I couldn't surf for like 6 weeks. I got a buch of darvocet
but it won't worth it. Anyway that's my story in summation
it's the same old shit.
I was skateboarding and I fell. It hurt. I wished I wasn't
skateboarding at that time. I wished I was somewhere else. I
hope it doesn't happen to you.
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