How not to hit a desert jump... shell reef crash (video)

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https://youtu.be/CTefexFVdMc

My buddy thought he could make the gap, he was way off. He walked away with minor injuries
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TXDirt 11/15/2016 8:48am
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He wasn't really even close. Good jump form and you could have absorbed that pretty easily. Glad he's alright.

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TXDirt wrote:
He wasn't really even close. Good jump form and you could have absorbed that pretty easily. Glad he's alright.
I thought that too. Weak sauce. Glad he's ok.
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Premature Eject-ulation.

Gotta ride it out..
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garagedog 11/15/2016 10:32am
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That dust after the crash was impressive!
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Two stroke!
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Spankey 11/15/2016 11:38am
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Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
STAYTRUECREW 11/15/2016 11:42am
11/15/2016 11:42am
Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
If seen fatal mx crashes even with top of the line neck protection. Plus they are uncomfortable to wear but that's just my .02
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Spankey 11/15/2016 11:58am
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
STAYTRUECREW wrote:
If seen fatal mx crashes even with top of the line neck protection. Plus they are uncomfortable to wear but that's just my .02
I wore my friends Leatt chest and neck brace last weekend for practice on Saturday race on Sunday. Normally I just wear the random chest protector and honestly, I couldn't even tell I had it on. The neck brace, didn't even know it was there. It really surprised me.
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davbrucas 11/15/2016 12:05pm
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put forth by Leatt, et al. Not trying to get into a pissing match...just giving my opinion.

And there really wasnt a reason to crash in the vid above. He should have been able to ride out of that one. Glad he is ok though.
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
davbrucas wrote:
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put...
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put forth by Leatt, et al. Not trying to get into a pissing match...just giving my opinion.

And there really wasnt a reason to crash in the vid above. He should have been able to ride out of that one. Glad he is ok though.
I'm very interested in your opinion and would really like to hear your take on them. I understand the firestorm on here that comes with talking about them, so you can PM me if you want. Specifically, do you have varying thoughts on the varying brands? I wear the Atlas Air and my son wears the EVS youth R4.
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Stuntman949 11/15/2016 12:47pm
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A rep of a very reputable brand and a personal friend said I should not wear one. That was a little eye opening.
temporarily_locked 11/15/2016 12:50pm
11/15/2016 12:50pm
I'm surperised he stayed with the bike as well as he did. Anyone saying he should have road it out has never hit that jump before

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Spankey 11/15/2016 12:59pm
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
davbrucas wrote:
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put...
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put forth by Leatt, et al. Not trying to get into a pissing match...just giving my opinion.

And there really wasnt a reason to crash in the vid above. He should have been able to ride out of that one. Glad he is ok though.
Please explain. How will you get hurt more and what injuries will you have?
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C-Rock 11/15/2016 1:02pm
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garagedog wrote:
That dust after the crash was impressive!
Unlike the jump...
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Titan1 11/15/2016 1:10pm
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No knee pads/braces...

That melodramatic "I broke my collar bone...and I'm in a lot of pain" seemed fake and forced.

otherwise, I'm glad he's okay. And I'd never attempt it...so good for him.
STAYTRUECREW 11/15/2016 1:28pm
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Titan1 wrote:
No knee pads/braces... That melodramatic "I broke my collar bone...and I'm in a lot of pain" seemed fake and forced. otherwise, I'm glad he's okay. And...
No knee pads/braces...

That melodramatic "I broke my collar bone...and I'm in a lot of pain" seemed fake and forced.

otherwise, I'm glad he's okay. And I'd never attempt it...so good for him.
Was not faked but did seem a little over dramatic
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Falcon 11/15/2016 1:39pm
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That jump has way less pop than it used to, or the weather has taken its toll. In person it is 100% gnarly. The camera angle doesn't do it justice.
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seth505 11/15/2016 2:10pm
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
davbrucas wrote:
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put...
IMO, you're more likely to get hurt wearing a neck brace than not. I am an emergency physician and I have read all the data put forth by Leatt, et al. Not trying to get into a pissing match...just giving my opinion.

And there really wasnt a reason to crash in the vid above. He should have been able to ride out of that one. Glad he is ok though.
Spankey wrote:
Please explain. How will you get hurt more and what injuries will you have?
Head will unscrew!
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Skidaddle 11/15/2016 2:30pm
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Thats not a step up by anyone I knows definition. More like a blind uphill double.

That jump bites anyone who doesnt know how to jump. There is also no lip or kick like 10 years ago. Last I was there the amount of drunk quad carnage was epic. Place is garbage except the day after a rain.



rollin64caddy 11/15/2016 2:38pm
11/15/2016 2:38pm
I haven't been there in a few years, even then everything was worn down. I miss riding ocotillo wells 10 years ago Sad
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dean122 11/15/2016 2:45pm
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Falcon wrote:
That jump has way less pop than it used to, or the weather has taken its toll. In person it is 100% gnarly. The camera angle...
That jump has way less pop than it used to, or the weather has taken its toll. In person it is 100% gnarly. The camera angle doesn't do it justice.
So true on the camera angle. Where he landed is a steep part up to the top. No way he could've easily rode that out. Been there plenty of times and he got off easy coming up that short.
STAYTRUECREW 11/15/2016 4:43pm
11/15/2016 4:43pm
Falcon wrote:
That jump has way less pop than it used to, or the weather has taken its toll. In person it is 100% gnarly. The camera angle...
That jump has way less pop than it used to, or the weather has taken its toll. In person it is 100% gnarly. The camera angle doesn't do it justice.
dean122 wrote:
So true on the camera angle. Where he landed is a steep part up to the top. No way he could've easily rode that out. Been...
So true on the camera angle. Where he landed is a steep part up to the top. No way he could've easily rode that out. Been there plenty of times and he got off easy coming up that short.
Yea jump is pretty intimidating in person
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hillbilly 11/15/2016 5:08pm
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Spankey wrote:
Why the Fuck don't people wear chest/neck protection!! Just dumbfounds me!
STAYTRUECREW wrote:
If seen fatal mx crashes even with top of the line neck protection. Plus they are uncomfortable to wear but that's just my .02
I've seen car crashes where the dude was flung over a building and died. He probably thought the seatbelt didn't look cool.

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