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How did he manage that?
Courtesy of Spoke Magazine:
Courtesy of Spoke Magazine:
http://www.wasitabatisaw.com/man-turns-hand-into-bike-brake-leverMan Turns Hand into Brake Lever
Disclaimer: This one might make you vomit/puke/barf/hurl/upchuck/lose your lunch.
Holy fuck was my initial response to seeing these photos of a mountain biking injury that involved a brake lever going through this dudes hand and then resurfacing.
When Kevin Myatt dropped his chain powering into Dragons Tail in Whakarewarewa a few days ago he couldnt in his wildest dreams have imagined how the slam would unfold. After sliding along the ground he realised the bike was still with him and glancing down at his wrist he soon realised why. His brake lever had slid up his arm (slicing it open on the way) and then pierced the skin on his wrist surfacing a few centimetres later, as Kevin puts it, he was now at one with his bike.
Just to clarify, the answer is yes. What you are seeing in this photo is the brake lever going through his palm and back out by his thumb. W T F!!! That is SO gnarly.
His riding buddies Julia and Tim called the ambulance and quickly removed the brake lever and caliper from the bike whilst Kevin Stemmed the blood flow from his own wrist. Now Im pretty sure that you like me have never seen this type of wound before, as it happens neither had any of Rotoruas health professionals, starting with the ambo guys; when one realised there wasnt enough light to shoot a good photo he instructed his partner to use the flashlight to illuminate it better. Kevin didnt fare much better at Rotorua hospital either where at least 10 hospital staff heard about the brake lever and turned up with personal cameras and cell phones.
Even the radiologist who had been on strike admitted on seeing the wound that she was glad she came in to work!!! A general anesthetic and 15 stitches later, Kevin was good to go. As soon as the stitches are out hell be back in the forest and is not deterred one ounce by his freakish (yet slightly entertaining) wound.
We wish you a speedy recovery, Kevin. Definitely one of the most badass mountain biking injuries Ive ever seen.