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#43 ·
awesome!! Lucky kid for sure...

The jumps and pump track in Elk Grove are fun, I bring my full suspension out to practice every now and again.............and, my daughter likes to stand at the top and watch!

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Child down.

Ok, major setback. We snuck in a session at the park yesterday to get a feel for the bike. It's really light and fast. Moments after I took this video
Miguel with new Spank bike at Calabazas - YouTube

he dropped in to the big side without brake checking. On the first jump, he endoed and crashed into the next jump. He was crumpled into the ground and was dazed. Nothing can really prepare a dad for that scene and I'm still having a hard time with it.

I thought he shattered his clavicle as we took him to the ER. Verdict is the outer tip of the clavicle is broken and the clavicle is stretched up a bit. No surgery for now as we'll let it heal on its own and do physical therapy.

He is now at home recovering with meds. Family is by his side and friends are coming over. Thank you for all the kind words in Facebook.

This is a setback for sure. Hope he comes out of it ok.

fc
 

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#45 ·
Oh no! Poor Miguel - I ate it the exact same way on those same little jumps and was pulling gravel out of my elbows for months.

The worst head injury I ever had was at Cali many years ago, when I wasn't much older than Miguel. Heal up, kid! We spilled the same blood in the same mud :p
 
#46 ·
Sorry to hear man. A similar thing happened to me a few months back at Z's, and I thought I broke some ribs or the sternum and my jaw. I did not get any confidence for descending, for a long time. I'm just finally getting my confidence back. Though, I won't take a jump now until I get the basics down.

I hope he gets better.

So, truth time....did the mrs. really lay into you? Just curious, I wouldn't hear the end of it, if it was my son, or worse my daughter. Fortunately, for me, it was just me and the mrs. didn't care that much, just another one of my billion crashes. :(
 
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Boy is good today. He had 4 visitors bearing gifts and I saw him two handing the xbox controller. Tomorrow, I'll take him to Bike SFO. His buddies were taking turns on his new bike.

If I can only STOP patting him on the bad shoulder, he'd be good. :eek:

fc
 
#54 ·
francois said:
Boy is good today. He had 4 visitors bearing gifts and I saw him two handing the xbox controller. Tomorrow, I'll take him to Bike SFO. His buddies were taking turns on his new bike.

If I can only STOP patting him on the bad shoulder, he'd be good. :eek:

fc
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Glad he's better.

It's also good to hear that kids haven't changed, always bum your buddies stuff! :thumbsup:
 
#56 ·
Go Miguel! Best thing about being that age is they come back!

Personally, I hate what they did to Cali... I wish they left it with Hill, endo, the tree ride (worst head injury I ever had), nut... Cali was never safe, but I think it was safer back then.

Except for the doubles :eekster:
 
Discussion starter · #60 ·
IAmHolland said:
Nice! That must have sparked a bunch of talk about biggest crashes. But....why does the dad have the biggest smile? Ear to Ear, lol! Dad's way too stoked!
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Thanks for the well wishes. He is doing great as he's getting mobility back and is off the painkillers. Yesterday, at the show I think he felt the upside of his injury as he had a story to tell and all these dudes would make him feel at ease about recovery and welcomed him to the club. I think all the bike people just wanted to know that it was a bike injury.

Last night, we talked about biking and his return to the track and how we make some adjustments. And he asked if we would have gone to the trail today if not for the injury.

fc
 
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