Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey guys, I thought I would post a little video about the value of wearing a helmet. Without mine, I probably won't be typing this now. I didn't include this clip in any previous videos I've put together for fear of my mother seeing it. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! http://www.snowjapan...ideo/Tree_smash Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 time for a new helmet? Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 very lucky Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ouch!! Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ouch - I bet that hurt Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 What happened there ? You didn´t see the tree because of the faceshots, spray ...? (white on white, perfect camo) Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Well, to the best of my recollection this is what happened... I was cruising and only getting the occasional glimpse of where I was going because of the face shots. Usually I can take a mental snap shot of where I'm going so it's not much of a problem but this time I guess I was over-driving my headlights (you know when you drive too fast at night and you have no time to react to whatever comes into your line of sight?). To make matters worse what I thought were two trees was actually two branches of the same tree so when I tried to pass between the two branches the snow kind of fell away and I caught my front edge. Whoops! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Sorry brotha....had to chuckle.... Like the old hockey days of getting a pass in your skates and getting your bell rung. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Dude, it was just like that. I totally had a flashback to the suicide pass. Felt like I was picking myself up at center ice after getting caught with my head down. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Mate - stoked you are OK. After doing a similar thing years ago always (almost) riding in a helmet. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 don't wanna laugh....but I'm gonna anyway glad you are ok though and actually cool vid, I like the super slo mo in reverse Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Laugh all you want but just remember... chicks dig scars and I've got a cool new one to add to the collection I think one of the reasons I didn't really get hurt (aside from a cut across my temple, some chipped molars and a mild concussion...) was that I didn't really have time to stiffen up... I was riding pretty loose at the time. I actually kept the camera running and after shaking off the cobwebs for a minute or two I get a few more nice face shots on the way down. The accident actually happened on my third or fourth run of the first day out so there were a lot of good rides after that... and because of the minor brain damage from hitting the tree so hard I didn't remember to worry about having another accident so it was business as usual. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 uahahahahaahha way to go ! In the zone mate ... dig it Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Glad you made it. Link to post Share on other sites
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