"David L" wrote in message
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"Trekkie Dad" wrote in message
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I'm not in much shape to type out my own report just yet, but you can
read Rory's at:
http://www.bmxnonstop.com/tahoebike/loon.html

Rory sent me the link and said it was in need of proofreading, so please
ignore his minor grammatical and spelling errors.

A link near the bottom of the page goes to Rory's account of my crash
and subsequent helicopter ride to the hospital.

Consequently, my wife and I cancelled our trip to the southwest that was
to have started Monday. Thanks again to those of you that helped me plan
the trip. I'll just have to do it some other time.

Glad to hear your ok......

Hope you heal fast, a question to anyone who has broken their
collarbone...
what happens if your on a solo ride, and you break your collarbone 25 KM
snip
....maybe it's 'cos I'm an 'old dad' but this is exactly why I'd never
consider a solo ride.... An accident is just that, totally unexpected. It
can easily throw you into a situation where you end up unconscious. Rare, I
know, but nevertheless. A broken collarbone is probably one of the least
problematic things you could experience following an accident 25km from
civilisation. I don't want to be responsible for a massive mobilisation of
emergency services, trying to locate me, through my own foolhardiness, when
there might be a genuine need for their services elsewhere....


(Different) Dave
'With great age comes great responsibility...' (Spidey or something like
that ;-) - Always take a mate - and I'm not talking condoms here!!