Hit by a friggin' boulder

[bostonbiker]

Add boulders to the list of things I never knew I needed to worry about when going out for a ride!

[Saxon]

Wow, that rock was waiting for you Feel better and all good luck from now on!

[pdonk]

A friend from years ago who was a national team mtb racer had a similar incident in Moab a few years ago, he was not so lucky and lost his leg.

Good luck with healing and rehab.

[Toeclips]

Driving through north Carolina years ago I drove on the blue ridge parkway through a deluge of a storm.

When I saw the first boulder hit a car then another flew by I was in for it, I swerved around a few but other drivers weren't so lucky. At least I knew what side they were coming from and I said my prayers that day

Hope you get better

[Nags&Ducs]

HOLY SCHNYKEES!!! That is some serious bad luck three years running!

Heal up fast, but more importantly go buy 1 super lotto ticket. You’re luck has got to turn big time!

I’ve been wanting to get back on my roadie...maybe this is a warning to me to stay off the bike. Danger Will Robinson! Danger!

[Michael Maddox]

Holy sh*t. Take the hint, my friend!

At least you're getting hella stories out of this...and that's always a good thing.

Rest and repair! We're all rooting for your recovery.

[soulspinner]

Glad you are going to be ok. If that hit you higher.....

[biker72]

Those x rays hurt just looking at them.
I fully understand screws and rods in bones.
Get well quick.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Triple damn!

Heal well, sir. Sure hope you're done with this sort of thing by now.

[RudAwkning]

Originally Posted by coffeecherrypie

Wow! Best wishes for the recovery!

But we have to know--what are your plans for the boulder??

Boulder is going into the garden out front.

[RudAwkning]

Originally Posted by jtakeda

Holy ****. Heal up quick!

Have you looked into Reach insurance? Free helicopter rides to the hospital and pretty cheap—I think there’s only a handful of states that don’t participate.

Reach tried to bill me $90,000 from the flight from Bishop to Reno. Took over a year of back and forth between my insurance and Reach to reach any sort of settlement.

[RudAwkning]

Originally Posted by parallelfish

Yikes! Glad you are recovering, again.

So, the unasked question. What of the bike?

I was on my titanium Timberjack hardtail. It shows NO signs that it was in a collision with a 73 lb boulder. I took 100% of the hit.

[jtakeda]

Originally Posted by RudAwkning

Reach tried to bill me $90,000 from the flight from Bishop to Reno. Took over a year of back and forth between my insurance and Reach to reach any sort of settlement.

Really... and you have reach? The plan I signed up for only charges you if you demand to be taken to your home hospital vs the closest hospital

[RudAwkning]

Originally Posted by joosttx

The boulder incident happened in Marin county. Where, exactly? Heal up fast. Might be time to start buying lottery tickets bc man you have had some bad luck.

This is where it happened. The most benign portion of the ride. The only paved, residential segment of RR Grade.

[RudAwkning]

Originally Posted by pdonk

A friend from years ago who was a national team mtb racer had a similar incident in Moab a few years ago, he was not so lucky and lost his leg.

Good luck with healing and rehab.

Originally Posted by soulspinner

Glad you are going to be ok. If that hit you higher.....

I think about this often. As bad as it was, it would have been waaaaay worse if it had hit my knee or ankle. And I was lucky I was on the far side of the road. The boulder hit the pavement and bounced into my leg. If I was riding on the hillside, it could have bounced off the hill and into my head.

When I saw the condition of my leg I was totally freaking out. It was bent at 30 degrees. As much as it hurt, I think I was screaming more out of panic. I had no idea how bad the injury was internally and was thinking worst case scenarios. The potential loss of leg was definitely running through my mind.