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@CrazyJames
Putting on some old skool offspring choons at what used to be known as playstation skatepark back in the day, and then attempting to gap a long box into a rail on the other side, I think the music got me too hyped up, because I went way too fast, overshot the whole thing and nosedived into the ground about 4 ft in front of the rail, from about 7 ft up in the air.
Total damage to the bike:
Shattered front hub and tacoed rim
Tacoed rear wheel and bent axle (bike bounced and flew quite far/high)
Bent rear dropout
Totalled saddle
Twisted bars
Total damage to me:
Fractured shoulder blade
Strained tendons
Hametoma on/in my abdomen
Shredded skin all over my hands
Various bruising
Nice little piece of flesh missing from my thumb
Road rash on my elbow
Sore ankle twisted/bruised
Bizarrely/amazingly, I didn't hit my head (although I did have a helmet on), seems my shoulder took most of the impact.