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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: SaMAlex on April 18, 2008, 11:44 AM
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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
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/riding/railcrash1.jpg)
Me getting cleaned up in Radlands shop
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/riding/railcrash2.jpg)
A few days later, lookin tuff!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/riding/railcrash3.jpg)
The cafes trick of the day
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/riding/railcrash4.jpg)
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Nice Hair :2funny:
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ouch :buck2: painfull alex, but progresion hurts, well thats what they say ::) ;)
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Ouch! :bondage:
I 'came too'
Too excited for your own good?? ;D
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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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that second photo you look like elvis, but not as fat
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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.
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or maybe you were ahead of your time and luc-e grinding it. :LolLolLolLol:
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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....
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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: