Josh. As a 56 year old fella. You are a true inspiration. Thank you for all you posts over the years. You have pushed me to get out there and bikepack these routes. My bike has been my saviour after losing my wife to cancer 18mths ago. I wish you the very best mate, and a full recovery. Love.
No matter how many times you watch the video, it's still tough to watch. Crazy how we live by fine margins. Such a simple choice as left or right can make all the difference. I'm glad to see you're recovering mate.
Watch all your adventures, Josh. I hope you get well soon.
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Don't you think that looking at the rock kinda attracted you to it ? They say look where you want to go, not what you want to avoid. All my best for your recovery.
I think pretty much everyone would have chosen the same way through there, mad how it’s always the slow crashes that do the most damage!! Good luck for a speedy recovery.
I hope the crash video will go viral and give you millions of views and thousands of new subscribers for the next adventures! Nothing is a coincidence in life isn’t it? My prayers for a prompt and, less painful as possible healing!
Get better soon mate, this is scotty from Australia. Maybe do some bike maintenance tips or pre bikepacking tips before you go on adventures. Just some simple video until your back on 2 wheels 18:36
Ouch! When I saw that rock looming the first time watching i had a bad feeling about it. Thanks for the slo- mo, it really showed how the bike just slid from under you. There was nothing you could have done at that point. Glad you're on the mend!
Ouch! I hope you get better soon. I watched the original video, but this one is much more forensic and just shows how simple decisions (left or right?) can have different consequences. Also, how quickly things can unravel. We all probably make thousands of similar decisions on every ride, but this was one time that the outcome wasn't in your favour. Good job you had phone signal, W3W and the ability to call for help. Who dealt with your bike?
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Took me 5 weeks after my crash ( pothole) last September before i got back on a bike. My bike was crushed by a car. Now riding with torn ac shoulder ligaments
I hope you're recovering well, I got hit by a car from behind back in January and broke a couple of ribs. The initial pain was so bad, it just felt like I couldn't breathe for the first few seconds
Get well soon Josh!!! I had a similar crash a couple of years ago where I had the option to go through a shallow stream over some slabs of tarmac or redirect the bike to a point where there was just a patch of water like in your video. The combination of water on a fairly smooth surface and me turning the bike made me fly a long way, fortunately no boulder around! Now when I see patches of water like those I just make sure to go straight through them with the front wheel and myself perfectly vertical. I hope the ribs heal soon, take care
Certainly a tough watch but good to see you on the up and about. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to heal up properly! Had my fair share of spills over the years and it's amazing how many good samaritans there are out there and how great our NHS is at patching us up!
A dramatic conclusion to another great trip. It's good to see you are still smiling and keen to get back on the bike. A crash like that could put quite a few people off. It's not just the danger of the crash but the remoteness.
I still can't listen when you cry out, I have done something similar on my own and its a scary moment, you realise how vulnerable you are, glad you are up and about, take it easy and get well.
Blimey, that was a bad one, fella, thanks for the "after the crash bit" , using what 3 words. Is invaluable, people who have seen this will remember that, if needed Best of luck with your recovery fella, your a good un
Ordered a satellite communicator device after seeing (and hearing!😬) your crash. Scary injury to have when riding solo in remote places. Glad you're healing up and thanks for all the videos.
Hope you get better soon, that scream was horrifying, I live in Aberdare and i know the Welsh N H S gets a lot of bad press, I'm glad you got seen to fairly quickly.
Yowza! That’s horrendous, Are you home, Is someone taking care of you, what happened to your bike, did someone look after it for you? Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Best wishes Josh, good to see you on screen again and starting your road to recovery. Revisiting your crash, and talking it through on here, will be beneficial and cathartic.
That crash and the screaming is really hard to watch! The pain you must of experienced can't imagine. I always wear mitts, from experience. I was riding home from school and my sports bag strap got jammed in my back wheel. I flew over the handlebars hands first onto recently chipped road. I had a large flap of skin from one side of my palm to the other and about 2 inches deep hanging off both hands. Mitts save your palms if you go down hand first. Take my word from it. Heal up soon Josh.
Really bad luck. Sounds like that whole section was slippery and you were extra unlucky with that rock. I was just glad that you wasn't stuck up a mountain in the pissing rain and cold while waiting a very long time for rescue. Though 20 minutes is more than enough! I hope to see you keep smiling again soon.
I'm just glad to see you're on the mend ,I can sympathise about the ambulance ride ,I had a similar experience near Inverness & my girlfriend drove me all the way back to the isle of Wight & every single bump was agony , in hindsight I should have just gone to the nearest hospital . Perhaps do some reviews while you're mending or interview fellow bikepacking folk .
Sorry to see it dude! Ribs are the worst... and it just keeps on getting more and more painful... not being able to lie down, move, laugh, cough. You have my sympathies! Look after yourself!
Thank you for giving an update on your condition. Yes, ribs will heal and glad it was not worse ( like the doctor said it could have been.) We are all wishing you a speedy recovery. And you are lucky to have the NHS. Here in the U.S. (even with health insurance) you could be facing thousands of dollars in expenses. Speaking from personal experience. Cheers 🌞🚴♀️🖖 take all the time to heal.
Hope the recoverys going well, I'd say there's nothing wrong with the line choice, looks too tight to the right, I think most people would have gone to the left of the boulder.
I know the feeling well. I hit a rock and broke 6 ribs whilst riding the tour divide in 2022 near the Canadian/US border. Had to ride a few kms to the border checkpoint then wait in a small town (Eureka) for 2 nights due to the weather then got a ride to Whitefish and stayed in the hospital for one night then stayed in a motel for one week to see if my collapsed lung was repairing itself. Took two months to get back to almost 100% after this accident. A very memorable experience
Nightmare Josh i had a bad accident at the end of November broke my pelvis in 4 places and tore my rotator cuff black bloody ice 😢 took 4 months to heal shoulder is still not right. Well after a helicopter ride to hospital and 4 months of physio and determination im 56 im back in the gym and back on my bike. Get well soon mate.
I hope you will be fine soon. Years ago i had something simular. Well, this belongs to the things you call: shit happens. Ìm looking forward to see you on a bike again.
When you felt the rear wheel slide you may have grabbed a bunch of front brake and locked up the front wheel. A locked front wheel will take the line of least resistance and you're down before you know it. This has happened to me a lot, particularly on icy surfaces. Get well soon, Josh!
100% would have gone the same way you did. Looking from the start, it was steep, but as you said, nothing too technical. Unfortunately that's why they call these events 'accidents'. Yes, looking back at it you could have done this that or the other, but you might have ended up harpooned into a tree. The main thing is that you're okay and on the mend. Take it easy fella 👍
Arrh, its the stuff of nightmares, your route choice looks 100% like the right one. I would say you will laugh about it later, but with two broken ribs, maybe not 😩 Hopefully you get fixed soon.
What happened with your bike? I know you were reunited at the end. Did the lady look after it, did it come in the ambulance? Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Hearing you scream sent shivers down my spine!!! but i'm glad you are on the mend abit slowly & don't be on too much of a rush to get back on the bike. No-one has asked but how's the bike? (sorry had to ask)!! & what happened to it whilst you were taken to hospital? One thing I have learned from this is, is to put back my whistle to my backpack
Bad luck with the rock and how fell onto it. It certainly did not look that tech, even with go pro not making it look as steep. I guess some types of rock can be really slippery when wet. It did have a sheen to it. Could even be some kind of light algae growth maybe? Like how sea side rocks can be crazy slippery. I recall doing a crossing on my bike to Hilbre Island when the tide was out. The green algae on those rocks - crazy slippery. I made sure to avoid them and get off the bike.
Hi mate...it's plain to see your still feeling it...2 months recovery...long time to not be cycling...what a bummer ! I wish you a speedy recovery. That aside, as you have I presume time on your side I wanted to get your thoughts on the bombtrack bike you have or any other recommendations on on/off road bike packing cycles....I'm looking to purchase one...any help would be appreciated. Take care
It’s indeed the slippery bits, I crashed last year on some a slippery path made of some marble like stones and I totally didn’t see it coming. Normally you see it coming but since you slip out on the back wheel, it sort of comes as a surprise. The boulder is the complicating factor, but the slippery bit is the bit you can learn to avoid, though sometimes even dry surfaces can be quite slippery, especially if all your weight is on it, like on a steep decent. Next ride in flat and safe Holland?
Hope you are mending up ok and recovering from the trauma 🙏 I noticed that there was a rag or piece of clothing on the ground just before you lost control of the bike. Could this have caused the wheels to slip? 😢
i think the problem was that you tilted the bike to the right too soon to go around the rock and lost grip (maybe the front tire pressure was a bit high too?) if you went straight on the left of the rock and started turning after clearing it would be the better decision than going on its right
That nasty slime that grows on damp rock/concrete. Its Evil! You'll be back on the bike before you know it. Hope you find some movies or podcasts or whatever for distraction in the mean time!
Yeah that was horrible to watch, especially for yourself Josh. Two things... A: If you can crash there, then anyone can, and it's not just a one in a million chance.... Maybe someone should shove that rock right off the track? Or at least turn it around!? B: Do you think you managed to get a foot down at any point during the slide? I feel like it could have made a difference, and the reason I generally ride flat pedals. Third thing!... Really glad you're ok😓
Wow! Glad you are on the mend and able to/ willing to tell the tale of your experience. We all see the many adventures that go well, but not many when things go wrong, particularly resulting in a serious crash; thanks for sharing your analysis and thinking following this incident, it will help the rest of us be better prepared should we be in a situation similar to this. All the best for a speedy recovery Josh.
The edge on that rock was brutal. It was always gonna hurt but that edge will have been the main cause of your problems. Pretty sure sure you'd still have broken ribs (I broke ribs on a flat surface), but it's probably the viscousness of the rock that's done the internal damage. Not nice at all. I bet lying in bed is fun! 😵
First and foremost, gald you're okay and healing well. Second, have you got an Instagram filter up on the video or have you spent those big Youtune bucks on a personal make up artist?! You is looking very pretty there, sunshine.
'I'm lying on a rock in winter with god knows what damage with shock and potential hypothermia kicking in'......"Yeah....ambulance may be abut three hours" 😲......Ummm?!?...'Duty of care' anyone?
Josh. As a 56 year old fella. You are a true inspiration. Thank you for all you posts over the years. You have pushed me to get out there and bikepack these routes. My bike has been my saviour after losing my wife to cancer 18mths ago. I wish you the very best mate, and a full recovery. Love.
No matter how many times you watch the video, it's still tough to watch. Crazy how we live by fine margins. Such a simple choice as left or right can make all the difference.
I'm glad to see you're recovering mate.
Something towards a new rucksack. Hope you recover well and are back on the bike before too long!
Thank you, that's very kind 🙌
I can't believe we're hearing that scream again! Hope the recovery is going well. Take it easy.
Watch all your adventures, Josh. I hope you get well soon.
Don't you think that looking at the rock kinda attracted you to it ? They say look where you want to go, not what you want to avoid.
All my best for your recovery.
I think pretty much everyone would have chosen the same way through there, mad how it’s always the slow crashes that do the most damage!! Good luck for a speedy recovery.
I hope the crash video will go viral and give you millions of views and thousands of new subscribers for the next adventures! Nothing is a coincidence in life isn’t it? My prayers for a prompt and, less painful as possible healing!
Get better soon mate, this is scotty from Australia.
Maybe do some bike maintenance tips or pre bikepacking tips before you go on adventures.
Just some simple video until your back on 2 wheels
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Ouch!
When I saw that rock looming the first time watching i had a bad feeling about it.
Thanks for the slo- mo, it really showed how the bike just slid from under you. There was nothing you could have done at that point.
Glad you're on the mend!
Oh man, been there myself. Those greenish/moist spots - 💩 Glad you are fine and back in the saddle. All the best, consider yourself hugged.
Cycling nightmare, terrible seeing you injured, hopefully you’ll have a speedy recovery. Take care 😊
I saw Ur crash when u release the video and it feels for u on that crash screaming with the pain.. do hope Ur recovering well take it easy.
Thanks for sharing the details so we can all learn from your misfortune. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Ouch! I hope you get better soon. I watched the original video, but this one is much more forensic and just shows how simple decisions (left or right?) can have different consequences. Also, how quickly things can unravel. We all probably make thousands of similar decisions on every ride, but this was one time that the outcome wasn't in your favour. Good job you had phone signal, W3W and the ability to call for help.
Who dealt with your bike?
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Took me 5 weeks after my crash ( pothole) last September before i got back on a bike. My bike was crushed by a car. Now riding with torn ac shoulder ligaments
I hope you're recovering well, I got hit by a car from behind back in January and broke a couple of ribs. The initial pain was so bad, it just felt like I couldn't breathe for the first few seconds
Get well soon Josh!!! I had a similar crash a couple of years ago where I had the option to go through a shallow stream over some slabs of tarmac or redirect the bike to a point where there was just a patch of water like in your video. The combination of water on a fairly smooth surface and me turning the bike made me fly a long way, fortunately no boulder around!
Now when I see patches of water like those I just make sure to go straight through them with the front wheel and myself perfectly vertical.
I hope the ribs heal soon, take care
Really sorry to see you have that crash, I've had a few big ones myself. Ribs take a while so give yourself a good rest! Inspiring channel BTW.
Hey Josh, massive sympathy. Get better soon. Listen to the doctors on this one.
Glad you are healing. Just take things slow and easy. You'll be back up and running in no time.
Looking at the footage, I would have taken the same line that you did. So unlucky. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Certainly a tough watch but good to see you on the up and about. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to heal up properly! Had my fair share of spills over the years and it's amazing how many good samaritans there are out there and how great our NHS is at patching us up!
Keep smiling dude. Thanks for sharing. Hope the recovery is going well
A dramatic conclusion to another great trip. It's good to see you are still smiling and keen to get back on the bike. A crash like that could put quite a few people off. It's not just the danger of the crash but the remoteness.
I'm happy you're well, I wish you a good recovery
I still can't listen when you cry out, I have done something similar on my own and its a scary moment, you realise how vulnerable you are, glad you are up and about, take it easy and get well.
Blimey, that was a bad one, fella, thanks for the "after the crash bit" , using what 3 words. Is invaluable, people who have seen this will remember that, if needed
Best of luck with your recovery fella, your a good un
Ordered a satellite communicator device after seeing (and hearing!😬) your crash. Scary injury to have when riding solo in remote places. Glad you're healing up and thanks for all the videos.
Mate - that looked brutal, glad you are on the mend, hope you make a speedy recovery. Those sections are deceptively slippy
Hope you get better soon, that scream was horrifying, I live in Aberdare and i know the Welsh N H S gets a lot of bad press, I'm glad you got seen to fairly quickly.
Hope you recover well josh that crash was hard to watch again look forward to more of your adventures soon
Hope you recover completely and fast!
Yowza! That’s horrendous, Are you home, Is someone taking care of you, what happened to your bike, did someone look after it for you? Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Best wishes Josh, good to see you on screen again and starting your road to recovery. Revisiting your crash, and talking it through on here, will be beneficial and cathartic.
That crash and the screaming is really hard to watch! The pain you must of experienced can't imagine. I always wear mitts, from experience. I was riding home from school and my sports bag strap got jammed in my back wheel. I flew over the handlebars hands first onto recently chipped road. I had a large flap of skin from one side of my palm to the other and about 2 inches deep hanging off both hands. Mitts save your palms if you go down hand first. Take my word from it. Heal up soon Josh.
Really bad luck. Sounds like that whole section was slippery and you were extra unlucky with that rock. I was just glad that you wasn't stuck up a mountain in the pissing rain and cold while waiting a very long time for rescue. Though 20 minutes is more than enough!
I hope to see you keep smiling again soon.
I'm just glad to see you're on the mend ,I can sympathise about the ambulance ride ,I had a similar experience near Inverness & my girlfriend drove me all the way back to the isle of Wight & every single bump was agony , in hindsight I should have just gone to the nearest hospital . Perhaps do some reviews while you're mending or interview fellow bikepacking folk .
Sorry to see it dude! Ribs are the worst... and it just keeps on getting more and more painful... not being able to lie down, move, laugh, cough. You have my sympathies! Look after yourself!
Glad you're not more seriously hurt! Made my blood run cold watching that crash again!
I'd have taken exactly the same line as you...
Thank you for giving an update on your condition. Yes, ribs will heal and glad it was not worse ( like the doctor said it could have been.) We are all wishing you a speedy recovery. And you are lucky to have the NHS. Here in the U.S. (even with health insurance) you could be facing thousands of dollars in expenses. Speaking from personal experience.
Cheers 🌞🚴♀️🖖 take all the time to heal.
I’m signed up for the sundowner, I’ll certainly be looking out for this as I would have taken the exact same line you did.
Hope the recoverys going well, I'd say there's nothing wrong with the line choice, looks too tight to the right, I think most people would have gone to the left of the boulder.
Last crash I had I included a little snooze so missed the initial impact! Ouch, hope you heal up quickly.
I know the feeling well. I hit a rock and broke 6 ribs whilst riding the tour divide in 2022 near the Canadian/US border. Had to ride a few kms to the border checkpoint then wait in a small town (Eureka) for 2 nights due to the weather then got a ride to Whitefish and stayed in the hospital for one night then stayed in a motel for one week to see if my collapsed lung was repairing itself. Took two months to get back to almost 100% after this accident. A very memorable experience
Nightmare Josh i had a bad accident at the end of November broke my pelvis in 4 places and tore my rotator cuff black bloody ice 😢 took 4 months to heal shoulder is still not right. Well after a helicopter ride to hospital and 4 months of physio and determination im 56 im back in the gym and back on my bike. Get well soon mate.
Get well soon fella, I'm really enjoying you video's
I hope you will be fine soon. Years ago i had something simular. Well, this belongs to the things you call: shit happens. Ìm looking forward to see you on a bike again.
When you felt the rear wheel slide you may have grabbed a bunch of front brake and locked up the front wheel. A locked front wheel will take the line of least resistance and you're down before you know it. This has happened to me a lot, particularly on icy surfaces.
Get well soon, Josh!
100% would have gone the same way you did. Looking from the start, it was steep, but as you said, nothing too technical. Unfortunately that's why they call these events 'accidents'. Yes, looking back at it you could have done this that or the other, but you might have ended up harpooned into a tree. The main thing is that you're okay and on the mend. Take it easy fella 👍
Fast recovery mate
Get well soon. It obviously could have been much worse. Thankfully you were able to get medical help. Take care.
Arrh, its the stuff of nightmares, your route choice looks 100% like the right one. I would say you will laugh about it later, but with two broken ribs, maybe not 😩 Hopefully you get fixed soon.
That sounded painfull mate , hope you recover quickly .
Ouch! Get well soon, mate.
What happened with your bike? I know you were reunited at the end. Did the lady look after it, did it come in the ambulance? Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Hearing you scream sent shivers down my spine!!! but i'm glad you are on the mend abit slowly & don't be on too much of a rush to get back on the bike. No-one has asked but how's the bike? (sorry had to ask)!! & what happened to it whilst you were taken to hospital? One thing I have learned from this is, is to put back my whistle to my backpack
Hope you heal up well mate 💪🏾
Bad luck with the rock and how fell onto it. It certainly did not look that tech, even with go pro not making it look as steep. I guess some types of rock can be really slippery when wet. It did have a sheen to it. Could even be some kind of light algae growth maybe? Like how sea side rocks can be crazy slippery. I recall doing a crossing on my bike to Hilbre Island when the tide was out. The green algae on those rocks - crazy slippery. I made sure to avoid them and get off the bike.
To scream when no one Is around to hear you tells me how intense the pain was 😮
Hard to believe you actually hit the rock. A one in a million accident. Hope the recovery is going well.
Hi mate...it's plain to see your still feeling it...2 months recovery...long time to not be cycling...what a bummer !
I wish you a speedy recovery.
That aside, as you have I presume time on your side I wanted to get your thoughts on the bombtrack bike you have or any other recommendations on on/off road bike packing cycles....I'm looking to purchase one...any help would be appreciated.
Take care
It’s indeed the slippery bits, I crashed last year on some a slippery path made of some marble like stones and I totally didn’t see it coming. Normally you see it coming but since you slip out on the back wheel, it sort of comes as a surprise. The boulder is the complicating factor, but the slippery bit is the bit you can learn to avoid, though sometimes even dry surfaces can be quite slippery, especially if all your weight is on it, like on a steep decent.
Next ride in flat and safe Holland?
Very scary mate but luckily you made it through🩹🚲🚴🏼
That was a nasty fall. What 3 words is certainly worth having on your phone.
Get well soon buddy 🙏
Ah, man i felt that. Such an unlucky place to fall!
So glad you are alright - could have been worse! Take it easy ..
Hope you have a speedy recovery. What happened to your bike when you were taken in the ambulance?
Speedy Recovery 👍🏻
Keep smiling Josh!🤕
Hope you are mending up ok and recovering from the trauma 🙏 I noticed that there was a rag or piece of clothing on the ground just before you lost control of the bike. Could this have caused the wheels to slip? 😢
No idea what that was but i think it was just an incredibly slippery trail. The paramedics were having to go carful not to fall themselves
Mate its like that rock was put there to wait just for you ... freaky how a fun time can turn into a really bad situation .....heal fast mate
Get well soon.
i think the problem was that you tilted the bike to the right too soon to go around the rock and lost grip (maybe the front tire pressure was a bit high too?)
if you went straight on the left of the rock and started turning after clearing it would be the better decision than going on its right
Pleased your on the mend !
You know that will be known as the Keep Smiling Boulder, unless it gets moved. Get well soon. Heal properly before you get out there again.
To be honest I first saw it and thought hand/wrist/arm: so on the bright side those bones remained in one piece!
That nasty slime that grows on damp rock/concrete. Its Evil! You'll be back on the bike before you know it. Hope you find some movies or podcasts or whatever for distraction in the mean time!
You're lucky your head didn't make contact with that rock first. Really unlucky accident. We'd all have taken the same route down there.
Yeah that was horrible to watch, especially for yourself Josh.
Two things...
A: If you can crash there, then anyone can, and it's not just a one in a million chance.... Maybe someone should shove that rock right off the track? Or at least turn it around!?
B: Do you think you managed to get a foot down at any point during the slide? I feel like it could have made a difference, and the reason I generally ride flat pedals.
Third thing!... Really glad you're ok😓
Go slow, recover. Listen to your body and follow medical advice. All the very best.
What temperature was it would you say? Below freezing I assume?
Nope pretty warm, probably around 12 degrees
Wow I wouldn’t have been prepared to slide then, maybe it was mossy etc
Wow! Glad you are on the mend and able to/ willing to tell the tale of your experience. We all see the many adventures that go well, but not many when things go wrong, particularly resulting in a serious crash; thanks for sharing your analysis and thinking following this incident, it will help the rest of us be better prepared should we be in a situation similar to this. All the best for a speedy recovery Josh.
The edge on that rock was brutal. It was always gonna hurt but that edge will have been the main cause of your problems. Pretty sure sure you'd still have broken ribs (I broke ribs on a flat surface), but it's probably the viscousness of the rock that's done the internal damage. Not nice at all. I bet lying in bed is fun! 😵
I would gone that way round the rock 1 in a million crash get well soon
First and foremost, gald you're okay and healing well.
Second, have you got an Instagram filter up on the video or have you spent those big Youtune bucks on a personal make up artist?! You is looking very pretty there, sunshine.
'I'm lying on a rock in winter with god knows what damage with shock and potential hypothermia kicking in'......"Yeah....ambulance may be abut three hours" 😲......Ummm?!?...'Duty of care' anyone?
Rest up Josh, you’ll be back riding again before you know it. Please stop playing the crash, looks dreadful and is hard to watch 🫣😊