Wolfpack Casualty...
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tattiya at 04.18.07 - 1:17 pm
Does anyone know what became of Rebecca from this past Monday's Wolfpack?
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copied post from lafixed:
* sleepy
Rebecca's got a broken nose, and broke another bone in her skull. She might have to wear a "halo". Fucking lame.
sorealsurreal04.18.07 - 10:20 pm
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Rebecca fractured her nose, part of her face, and damaged her spine. Kind of where the spine ends and the head begins. She's going to recover, but it's going to take some months, and she will have to wear a "halo".
This is secondhand information. Please wish her the best.
sleepy04.18.07 - 10:30 pm
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I witnessed this awful accident and I am still reliving it in my head, realizing it could have been me . . . I was right behind her. This on top of the "hit n run" awareness ride last week has served as a sobering reminder of our mortality . . . .
Thankfully Rebecca will recover in due time, though I am guessing she will be in pain for a while . . . and not just of the physical kind; she stated that she was without health insurance, so I am sure she can use our support both emotionally and financially.
Let's organize some sort of benefit event . . . if all the ridazz listed on this site give even a few dollars, we will make a significant contribution to her medical expenses. Let's get some benefit ideas flowing . . . maybe do it in a month so there is time to get the word out.
blue_thunder04.19.07 - 12:05 am
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Rebecca was staying at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center.
She should be getting out today.
The prognosis, while not even close to good, is that she suffered a broken nose and had fractured the back of her skull near the start of her vertebrae.
Thankfully she was wearing her helmet. Otherwise it would have been much worse.
The two options Rebecca had for treatment were to either A) Have the broken part of her skull fused to her vertebrae. Doing this she'd be back to normal in just a couple of weeks but wouldn't be able to tilt her head up ever again. or B) Wear a Halo for 3-4 months and regain full use of her neck.
Thankfully she's going with option B and will deal with being immobilized for the next few months.
Now, about her accident. She crashed as a result of her wheel getting lodged in the crack between two planks on the pier. Basically she went flying down the hill and came to a screeching halt when her front wheel became stuck.
She told me this herself.
As far as her bike just falling apart as some have speculated, anyone who knows about how steel bikes fall apart knows this isn't the case. Her fork bent as a result of the combination of the wheel getting stuck while having so much momentum from coming down the hill. Proof of this is that her front tire is blown and the wheel is still perfectly true. Judging by the amount of force that went into the impact plus the fact that Rebecca was riding a 'cross bike with a heavy duty fork, it's safe to say no bike including that NJS stuff would have taken that impact.
And, as far as calling IF maybe you should let Rebecca do that herself considering she actually knows those guys. I asked her about her bike once and she told me all about how IF measured her out at the factory when she was back home in Boston. She said Trystan hooked her up with that service.
Finally, for those of you, especially the "cool kids" on lafixed.com, crashes like this aren't cool. Nor do they make you more of a bad ass by default because you were on a ride where someone got hurt. As a "real cyclist" I can tell you that nobody thinks crashing is cool or should be something to joke about.
So, please. Wear your helmet and be safe out there. While Aerospoke wheels might look cool to some, they look better on a bike not on a wheel chair.
And stay tuned. From what I hear, a benefit for Rebecca is in the works.
Thank You.
chunk04.19.07 - 12:30 pm
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Thanks for the update.
It really could have been any of us that night.
So...
Next Wolfpack a gift basket? a card?
Let's get it together.
Maybe we can show up with stuff and sombody can deliver it.
trickmilla04.19.07 - 2:15 pm
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thanks for the updates everyone.... if someone close to Rebecca would like to start a paypal dontate button I will post it on this site.
Roadblock04.19.07 - 2:22 pm
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Wolfrider1 and I have decided to change up the entry rules of the Drag Race on the 5th. there is now a $5 entry fee to race. all fees collected will go to Rebecca. Additional donations will be accepted from spectators too. thanks.
Roadblock04.19.07 - 4:32 pm
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dunno about the legalities of this, but a donation ride would be great if sponsored by the midnight ridazz club. possibly $5 each per rider. all proceeds toward a fallen "Wolfpack Rider" and her insurance costs, also re-pronouncing the urgency for rider caution.
this is definitely an issue that is far too real for all of us.
wolfpack30704.19.07 - 6:32 pm
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we're gonna open the race up to geared bikes to encourage more entrants and therefore more money to rebecca. more info soon.
Roadblock04.19.07 - 8:09 pm
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i snapped my forks in half in 9th grade and smashed my teeth out and broke my hand. heres to a speedy recovery!
ruinedbyidiots04.19.07 - 8:19 pm
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RB & WR1
You guys fuckin' rule.
Now the world knows about the warm beating heart behind Wolfpack's roughneck image. Shhhhhhhhh.
trickmilla04.20.07 - 5:31 pm
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yeah they're a bunch of softies!!
I hope this girl is ok!!! she must've been flyin
la duderina11.23.08 - 1:14 am
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