Broken clavicle & ribs

[Sombeech]

Mark had a little mishap today on bear claw poppy trail at the 3 fingers of death. Will post more when the time is right.

I removed the unflattering photo of him in the hospital bed

[theking648]

I had a bad feeling today that something wasn't right.

[denaliguide]

sorry to hear this. hope you heal quickly.

p.s. don't watch any comedy central for a while. or sneeze.

[dbaxter]

Dude! So sorry to hear this...Is there anything we can do for you and your family?

[mfshop]

Ouch! That darn trail is at the same time deceptively easy, fun, fast, & dangerous. Probably results in the most ER visits of any trail in the area - I had a concussion there myself... Hope you heal up fast, & post up some quality crash footage

[theking648]

why is it that mark always has bad luck when he comes down...


this may be too early, but did you get video? aww poor mark.

[Cirrus2000]

(Buncha edited posts make me look silly, now!)

Don't know Mark, but here's wishing him a speedy recovery!

[blueeyes]

Mark! If you guys need anything let me know. Wishing you speedy recovery.

Good to see ya all.

[accadacca]

Of course Beech got video. Duh.

Mark is in some pain, but he'll be okay. Sucks.

[Don]

Wow, sorry man. That's good advice about comedy central though. Feel better soon.

Looking forward to the video!

[tanya]

MARK is BROKE!!!!!!


Is he in St. George?

I will have to send him a special get well gift! I swear mountain bike riding is dang dangerous!

[ratagonia]

Oh man, wow, bad stuff. Hoping for a quick recovery.

Tom

[Sombeech]

Update: Mark has a broken clavicle and 7 broken ribs. They were going to use a chest tube to relieve the internal bleeding and air, but it turns out the bleeding isn't as bad as they thought. He will remain in the hospital for at least a couple of nights.

We've been on this trail more than any trail in the area, it's a must ride every time we're down here. I can't count how many times we've been on it. It's just one of those things that happen spontaneously without warning. I even hear myself chuckle right before his crash on the video. ugh...

His helmet definitely reduced his injuries too, there was a rock wedged into the back of it and the insulation was shattered inside.

[tanya]

[theking648]

7 ribs?? holy crap. I don't know what to say. it's kind of hard to believe that bearclaw could do that to a person considering the fact that it doesn't even give me an adrenaline rush anymore.. and i always ride down the middle of the middle finger where it has a double drop on it.

[Sombeech]

It's usually not the extreme trails. I remember when Wade @greyhair biker got his compound fracture going down the gravel road. It just happens at odd times.

[theking648]

i have to agree, i've had some nasty bike crashes some at 25, 30 mph and walked away with nothing more than road rash... but i can go fishing and slip on a hill no bigger than a foot tall and end up twisting my foot so that it pulled every muscle in my foot which took a mouth before i could walk on it and till this day it still hurts. it might have been broken but i have a tough guy attitude and hate hospitals.

the littlest things are the ones that get ya.

[blueeyes]

Oh my hell! 7 and the clavicle... Did he walk off the trail?

Make sure he has some good drugs to get him home. That is a long drive to be in pain.

[canyonphile]

Oh yikes, Justin!
Scary stuff for the both of youse. I hope you and Mark have a quick recovery and are back on your bikes soon...

And hopefully, no more trips to the ER!

[oldno7]

Sorry to hear that beech, hope you have a fast recovery.