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SaMAlex

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Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« on: April 18, 2008, 11:44 AM »
I found some photos of a crash I had at Radlands, Northampton, in 1991.

The park had just opened, it may have even been my first time there. There was a really good 6ft high mini that had a flat bank down from one side with handrails down it. I wanted to air out of the mini and grind down the outside of the rail, which apart from a small 1/4 in the way, had a big drop down to the concrete floor. I was there with Ian Oz who is sat on the deck (not on the bike) and Sunil who took the photo.

The problem was, I did the grind like I was on a transition. My weight was way over to the side and I wasnt on top of the rail at all. As I ground, I lent in too far and my front peg slipped off the coping. Because the rear peg was still locked on I went straight over the bars to flat, on my head.

I was pretty much knocked out. I got up but dont remember anything about it. I 'came too' after I had walked around for a bit and got lead over to the skatepark shop. The owners wife gave me a lift to Hospital but I don’t remember too much of the journey as I kept passing out and spent most of the way with my head between my legs to stay with it. Northampton A&E stitched my eyebrow up and I was all OK really, just a few bruises.

When I went back to Radlands a few weeks later (and made the rail that time) someone had written up the incident on the café board, which I thought was quite funny.



The trick, right as it started to go wrong





Me getting cleaned up in Radlands shop





A few days later, lookin tuff!





The cafes trick of the day



mattnice

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2008, 12:44 PM »
Nice Hair  :2funny:

zed4130

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2008, 12:45 PM »
ouch   :buck2:  painfull alex, but progresion hurts, well thats what they say  ::)   ;) 

Trev

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2008, 12:48 PM »

Ouch!  :bondage:

I 'came too'

Too excited for your own good??  ;D

lodge

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2008, 01:06 PM »
Ouch, but good to have those pics all these years later . ::)

Out of interest did you put a lid on when you went for the same trick the next time?

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008, 01:11 PM »


that second photo you look like elvis, but not as fat

SaMAlex

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2008, 01:12 PM »
Out of interest did you put a lid on when you went for the same trick the next time?


Haha, good question. TOO RIGHT I DID! And I got someone to film it, incase it got 'interesting' again. On the video it looked very weak and easy. Ive got a good little 10 minute session that I will get round to Youtube'ing sometime.

welsh denny

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2008, 01:56 PM »
or maybe you were ahead of your time and luc-e grinding it. :LolLolLolLol:

yoda

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2008, 02:10 PM »
or maybe you were ahead of your time and luc-e grinding it. :LolLolLolLol:
Hahahaha what he said   ::) I was thinking exactly the same thing....

SaMAlex

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Re: Old Photos of a crash that I had ....
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2008, 02:16 PM »
or maybe you were ahead of your time and luc-e grinding it. :LolLolLolLol:
Hahahaha what he said. I was thinking exactly the same thing....


It could have been an early luc-e grind, but either way, I landed on my head!
Im not totally sure that is how T-nez does his Luc-e grinds  :LolLolLolLol:

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