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Vans the #1 shoe by far
Lazarou:
It all made me think of a rider named Jeff Crawn who had a similar paralizing accident in 92. A good mate of Taj Mihelich, Jeff was paralized from the neck down thanks to his forks (LG's i think) snapping.
While what's happened to Steven sucks, he's fortunate that BMX is so prominent and so much cash is being pumped into it right now.
Jeff had huge medical bills and while fellow riders tried their best to help, i don't think the costs were covered leaving Jeff and his family in financial dire straits.
I don't know if Jeff made a recovery, i'd like to find out, does anyone know? Chris J.?
Don't really know where i'm going with this but i'm with Joe on the paltry sum donated by Vans, lads like Steven make these companies a lot of money.
It blows my mind that riders at the top of the game making millions of dollars don't have iron-clad insurance packages!
Rant over i'll shut up now.
SaMAlex:
I remember the Jeff Crawn thing at the time. It was real bad. I think that BMX was so small when he had his crash that no-one would have drempt of getting large sums of $$$ from bike companies.
Id like to know what happened with Jeff too.
I was also amazed that Steven didnt have a sports insurance package. Do any pro BMXers have insurance that covers them on their bike?
rory:
i rememeber the jeff crawn accident.
i think i read it left him paralysed and very mentally scared.
please does anyone know how jeff is.
i think many big companies should help murray
billstup:
--- Quote from: S&MAlex on October 17, 2007, 05:23 PM ---I remember the Jeff Crawn thing at the time. It was real bad. I think that BMX was so small when he had his crash that no-one would have drempt of getting large sums of $$$ from bike companies.
Id like to know what happened with Jeff too.
I was also amazed that Steven didnt have a sports insurance package. Do any pro BMXers have insurance that covers them on their bike?
--- End quote ---
Matt Hofman did, or does, you only have to read `Ride of my Life `to see how valuable insurance is :crazy2:
Vans did pay for his transfer from the 1st hospital to the specialist one he`s in now, and I would have thought that would be way in excess of $10,000 :daumenhoch:
gossa:
Spoke to steves dad at ross hills funeral on monday, seems he's got some moment in a thumb and has been breathing off of the ventilator a lot more.
I think stevens case has highlighted the need for pro medical insurance and also the need to pad up more. The fs mx riders are pretty armoured up, seems like a lot of jumpers still reckon a t shirt and piss pot is gonna work if they get a double flip wrong....
Awesome shoes? yep one of the Van Doren clan (not Jim if i recall) set up a rival company to vans and it flopped big style. Keith Duly told me he has a pair of Vans Breakers at home, anyone seen those beasts before? Hilarious!
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