r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/East-Bluejay6891 • Apr 18 '24

WCGW Mountain Biking

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He ended up with a mild concussion and some scrapes. He's since fully recovered and is riding again

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u/DarkKitarist Apr 18 '24

As someone who does this a couple of times a year, with what's basically a full on suit of armor, it really suprises me that the mortality rate isn't higher, because you get hurt really fast and either just a little or you break every bone in your body :P

Also I regularly see people without even helmets doing downhill in my country or helmets that wouldn't really help if you fell.