On Sep 24, 11:15*am, Mike Vandeman wrote:
"Jumps" obviously don't belong on trails.... DUH!
Mike
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbc...20110924/NEWS0....
Injured mountain biker rescued
Published: September 24. 2011 4:00AM PST
A mountain biker who injured himself while riding near the Wanoga Sno
Park was rescued Thursday evening, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s
Office said.
Perry Hertler, 40, of Milwaukee, was riding down the Tiddlywinks Trail
when he failed to negotiate a jump, seriously injuring himself. A
friend who had been riding with him called 911 and directed rescuers
to their location.
Hertler was treated at the scene and flown to St. Charles-Bend for
serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
http://www.ktvz.com/news/29279571/detail.html
Injured Mtn. Biker Rescued West of Bend
From KTVZ.COM News Sources
POSTED: 9:15 am PDT September 23, 2011
BEND, Ore. -- A mountain biker from Wisconsin who was injured trying
to make a jump on a trail west of Bend Thursday evening was rescued by
officers and volunteers, authorities said.
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue, as well as
Oregon State Police, were dispatched around 6:15 p.m. to the report of
an injured mountain biker on the Tiddlywinks trail, out of Wanoga Sno-
Park, said sheriff’s Deputy Rhett Hemphill.
They learned Perry Hertler, 40, of Milwaukie, had been riding his
mountain bike down the trail when he failed to negotiate a jump he’d
gone over and fell, causing serious injury, Hemphill said. A friend
riding with him was able to call 911 and give their location.
Two sheriff’s deputies, an OSP trooper and seven SAR members responded
by mountain bike, ATV and on foot, he said.
Hertler was located and treated on scene by SAR medics, then placed in
a wheeled “ambu-sled” and taken by ATV to the Wanoga Sno-Park, where
he was moved to a waiting AirLink helicopter.
The risk of injury is one that every mountain biker understands, and
thus undertakes in the sport accordingly. It is unfortunate that this
man is injured, but it is not unheard of by any means. Every aspect of
our life involves risk, even riding public transportation, something
you often advocate, and it is up to the individual to decide what
risks to take. No one forces you to ride your bike off of jumps, it is
entirely a personal choice.
Mountain bike trails often contain jumps because negotiating them is
extremely enjoyable, such that the discipline of riding called Dirt
jumping has been created specifically for that purpose. Pictured in
the link below is a series of dirt jumps of various sizes.
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7211388/
Trails that are multi-use, ie. intended for both hikers and cyclists,
will almost never have jumps on them, and if they do they will be
easily negotiable, and not feature gaps between the take off and the
landing as shown in the picture below.
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7185647/
Trails that are created for the purpose of cycling on the other hand,
are free to have whatever stunts they like, as only cyclists will be
attempting them. An example of something built on a mountain biking
specific trail that shouldn't be on a multi use trail is the teeter-
totter shown in the picture below.
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5008169/
I see no issue with stunts like jumps on mountain bike specific
trails, for the very reason that they are intended for the use of
cyclists only.
Please do not respond to this post by saying "did you say
something?",
as you so often do, ignoring someone's statements in that manner is
simply a method of admitting that they are right. I would much prefer
you to actually comment upon what I (and others have to say), so that
we can engage in a proper, intelligent discussion or debate.
SW