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I don't want to sound like every Rottweiler or Pit Bull owner who
claims his/her dog wouldn't hurt anybody, but this harmless little
hobby of ours is sure making itself seem unsafe lately, with five
heavy head impacts recently, and two hospital visits because of
them. Thursday night (18th Sept) was Tim's turn for an accident and
it was almost a copy of Stevie's the previous Sunday. Do we
put too much pressure on ourselves or each other? Should we maybe
relax a bit and (dare I say it?) slow down somewhat? Or am I being
paranoid?
One thing I AM paranoid about is personal protection on the
bikes. We're all sensible enough to know we must wear safety
helmets, as a minimum. We also wear hand protection and some have
been known to wear body armour. But have we grown too confident? I
still shiver when I see fingerless gloves (whatever they are) being
worn, and a while ago our Speedy (Ian A) almost sliced his
finger end off although he was wearing real gloves, not Fagin's
Fingerless F***ers. And at Hamsterley in September, Ian F almost maimed
himself for life with multiple finger injuries. Preach comin'...
Check your helmet - has it had a good crack lately? Is it
four years old because you just used to "ride your bike"? - if so,
bin it and treat your head to some decent, new protection. You're a
Man (or Woman) now, a member of the privileged, world-renowned and
highly esteemed MidAirCrisis. Just because you like to pick your
nose while you're doing a 360 back flip, that's no excuse for not
keeping your digits covered. Get bigger nostrils. Our Jason learned
this the hard way a few months back and quickly lost his fingerless
fetish. Lose yours before you lose a finger. Whaddya think about all
this? e-mail bailout@midaircrisis.org.uk. AND DON'T FORGET - you may be
lying there with blood oozing or gushing from the odd crevice, but
your mates are the poor s@ds who now have one extra bike and
backpack to carry out of the forest, and it can be very tiring.
But seriously - think about your family or nearest and dearest, and
how they could be affected by your lack of consideration for your
own welfare. End.
Keep watching and if you fancy a ride out with us, drop us a line here:
bailout@midaircrisis.org.uk
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