Turns out, Alex G is dead lucky, as his finger was ‘just’ dislocated. However, he’s covered in cuts and bruises, his helmet is cracked, and his shin lost a fight with his DXs. He posted this on the Naim forum:
Thank you all
I have “safely” made it back to sunny London.
Many thanks to Dr Mekon for his efforts following the accident - his calm head probably stopped me really freaking at the sight of my 90 degree finger.
I am now off to lie down and take loads of painkillers - my shin is blue and twice it’s normal size, my finger is agony and my hip seems to have stopped bending despite no sign of any injury.
Props to Sussex County - pretty good ’service’ all round.
Thanks again
alex, who has just discovered the hard way that white men can jump, they just can’t land again.
There was something wrong about the way the bike was landing from the start. When I was jumping, it seemed like the tire was flat, tho’ when pressed, it felt at least 40psi. I guess the tire was just rolling on the rim, or something, but it was a mess in hard landings. Other than that tho’, his Cove is stunning, with everything tight. Makes mine seem like a soggy mess in comparison.
Anyway, other than the accident, great fun. We’ve already talked about organising another ride, and hopefully dragging a few more people out next time.