Took my house mate out on a ride in Morzine and Les Gets today after equipping her with high rollers and some good pedals on her all mountain rocky mountain element 30. She was slow but steady on Pleney and was really listening to advice well – however.. without warning just after crossing over to Les Gets she lost her footing on a smooth bit of ground that proceeded into a 1 meter gentle slope but as she had at this point lost control she went off the track into some soft grass.
Sounds like nothing?
Next thing I know shes upside down with her leg being supported by my helmet and I’m calling in the paramedics! the chain ring had ripped up the back of her leg a good 5″ and muscle deep! blood everywhere!
Guy comes down with a big bag of bandages, goes “woah” calls in the land rover… rover comes… calls in the ambulance… ambulance comes – goes to the doctors surgery – doctor comes – sends her to Thonon Hospital!
Now shes just had a sterile shower with iodine and is currently in surgery!
She had full body armour head to toe…. and just ridden pleney well!
Whatever the odds are, I don’t like them!
Pictures tomorrow! (not for the squeemish)