reading this with interest.
whilst riding this years Jenn ride, i crashed on the descent down to the pub at seathwaite.
anyone who rode it, or indeed rides the lakes, knows the descent. it is a dried riverbed full of babies heads.
i went over the bars and landed on my left side, with my replacement hip and thigh taking full impact.
i thought i had broken my femur. i couldnt get up. i laid there for about 10 minutes until 2 riders came down and help me up.
i got to the pub, where the land lady cleaned my gashed elbow, and game me pain killers.
over the next 2 hours my thigh swelled to nearly twice its size.
no way could i ride the bike, so i had to get the pub to ring me a taxi to take me back to kandal for a xray. no break but a huge haematoma.
i wish i had been wearing some padding……. ;o(