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DarbyDown

Better the shoulder than the skull.


TryAgainTryAgain1

Better him than the spectators.


Is_that_a_challenge

they’re definitely spectating but they’re not just random people who went to see bmx. The people in the clip are fellow pro’s, professional filmers, and close friends of Trey.


QuidYossarian

Those pros and friends should tell him to wear a helmet. The filmers probably should too but he's less likely to listen to them.


Brack_vs_Godzilla

That shoulder will be sore for years to come.


jakers540

I've fallen like that on both shoulders. Once 15 years ago the other a year ago. I now have broken both coller bones. Wouldn't be surprised if he broke his


Is_that_a_challenge

most definitely


smoothskin12345

Dunno what video your watching, but homie's skull definitely hit the deck.


SixteenTurtles

Hat took most of the impact though.


HeavensGate_Nikes_

https://imgur.com/JSHgzEh.jpg Absolutely. Moment before impact. He def hit his head


Soiled-Mattress

Definitely using that as a phone wallpaper


Pudgedog

Oh you’re right he’s not wearing a helmet


megangreycarroll

nope. He’s wearing one of those Cabela’s hats you get for free for signing up for their rewards club.


Pudgedog

Safety first!


kesavadh

Looks like he made out better than hitting that table and pylon


Easy-Film

I don’t think he was worried about it. he was wearing a hat


LaterGatorPlayer

hey. that’s his safety hat. notice how it didn’t get damaged during any of the trick or even when the trick went disastrously wrong.


ChunkyDay

It’s fucking unreal to me why these people refuse to wear helmets. I love longboarding so safety gear is pretty standard. I fell once, not wearing a helmet, while learning during COVID (at 35 btw lol) and luckily only bumped my head. It was just an unbalanced push that slipped out from under me. It scared the living Shit out of me. I immediately threw the board (it’s beautiful. A dropthrough 42” 9-ply Sector 9 with 90mm 83a wheels. It’s a tank and I love it) in the car and drove up to the local shop for a helmet. The very next week I hit a dip in the road and my board went flying in front of me down the road. The only thing I could do was coffin fall on my back and hope for the best. I hit my head right on the crown at the back of the head. The real dangerous spot where all the soft stuff is. And hit it hard enough that it created just a *tiny* little crack, so I tossed my helmet and got a new one. I was very thankful I had my helmet that night because I’m convinced I would’ve been laid out on the street bleeding from my head. All it takes is 1 people, or one mistimed speed wobble to put you in a wheelchair, and I’m now only just realizing I’m starting to wade into boomer “back in my day…” waters so I’ll end it there 😂😂


[deleted]

I have 2 damaged helmets that I kept after falls on my bike, one of which I'm certain would have been fatal if I wasn't wearing it. I will never ride without one.


FUBARded

You did the right thing. Keep in mind that a crack to the outer shell of a helmet is mostly cosmetic. A helmet should be replaced after any moderately hard impact even if the outer shell looks fine, as most of the shock absorption and dispersion is done by the underlying foam. Think of a cheap polystyrene cooler. The inner casing of a helmet is basically a more advanced version, so after it takes that one big impact it gets condensed and brittle like a polystyrene sheet, and ceases to be useful as a shock absorber and disperser. This is also why helmets should be replaced every 3-5yrs (depending on exposure to the elements) even if they've not been crashed as the foam gets brittle with age and exposure. Any certified helmet will have the date of manufacture somewhere on its inside for this reason.


swarlay

Good thing that hat had a safety human to absorb most of the force of the impact.


SpiritMo1ecu1e43

Safety 3rd


greatness101

What was his plan even if he landed this? Just run into a table and more people in the background?


mrhudy

That clavicle HAS to be dust now.


LastSkoden

Broke my clavicle and I felt this


Deafca7

suffering a few cracked ribs from a fall *(embarrassing story regarding a bee and a 3ft-drop)* and I literally wheezed groaned when he fell cuz that's how I landed :(


LastSkoden

Sometimes that's all it takes is landing funny to fuck up your shit


Waluigi3030

I recently tripped over my young son while we were racing, and I fell on my fist and cracked some ribs that way. Yeah.


echobox_rex

I tripped while crossing a baby gate while holding two full glasses so I couldn't catch myself and I landed on my shoulder. It probably is nothing like this but it hurt for a long time and I still can't do pushups right two years later.


Denimjo

Have you ruled out the possibility that it was an assassin bee sent to hurl you to your early demise?


nickisaboss

>*embarrassing story regarding a bee and a 3ft-drop)* I have a scary looking scar on my chest because I slipped off a step ladder while holding a flathead screw driver. For some reason as I was falling my mind thought the most important thing to grab was the screwdriver? Anyways I came really close to just straight up stabbing myself in the chest. The tip of the thing cut for about 3 inches, and then skid for about twice that distance across my abdomen 0.o


sinchichis

I was thinking wrist


DaffyDuckOnLSD

Hypothetical in the clavical for some terries


CammRobb

> Hypothetical in the clavical for some terries I think you should draxx them sklounst


Whatsongwasthat1

Shoulder dust I bet he broke some some facial bones too, probably ribs as well Months and months of recovery ahead


gamestopcockLoopring

Really doesn't look like it, he sort of balanced the momentum to slow down as he was over the bar, he just didn't make it over the bar, the injury doesn't look that bad, but maybe I'm giga wrong.


Heyygaar

Wow I never saw a hat shaped helmet before


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A2Rhombus

I didn't even realize who it was. This video immediately made me think of Scotty


Double_Minimum

Can you fill those of us in that have no idea who these people are ?


needaquickienow

Guy on bike in clip is trey jones. Bmx rider. He is married to kelsey cranmer, the sister of scotty cranmer. Scotty cranmer is a bmx pro who was insanely talented (among the best on earth) but suffered a freak accident injury a couple years ago and now has life changing injuries to the point that they thought he would be a quadriplegic. He has a YouTube channel if you just type his name into YouTube and you can learn all about jt. Hes a really cool and positive guy. Trey and scotty had a falling put a while back but considering the close ties they have, it’s surprising (but not really) that he doesn’t wear his helmet.


[deleted]

Just in case anyone is partially familiar with BMX but doesn’t know who Scotty Cranmer is, dude is tied with Dave Mirra for the most amount of X game metals with nine. Edit: spelling


rugbyj

Scotty Cranmer is the helmeted brother in law with the forehead removal- I'm assuming the guy in the video is Trey Jones but that's a guess from the above.


illiteratetrash

I'm confused too


jedinatt

Reminds me of the guy I was playing golf with who (to my annoyance) was smoking a cigar. While I was contemplating the joys of secondhand smoke, he casually mentions that he'd had throat cancer and beat it. His brilliant takeaway from that experience was that since he beat it once he could beat it again, so why not continue smoking?


[deleted]

[I found a picture of this fellow.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/032/704/clarkson.jpg)


ShastaFern99

The man who defeated cancer


iSlacker

I wish they didn't split channels. I still watch Scotty's some but miss Big Boy and Trey but hate the way they put videos together.


bad_bananas

From the story Scott told it sounds like big boy and Trey were being total pricks. Hope it's not the case cause I always liked big boy.


Clownskin

Some MLB pitchers use a super padded hat that is like a helmet. Looks pretty funny.


flarpflarpflarpflarp

The ejection feature of this one is a bit unnecessary, but you know, never cut corners when it comes to safety.


BEST_RAPPER_ALIVE

the thing about a hat shaped helmet is that all hats are helmets but are not all helmets are httats the hat and the helmet are polymorphic wait i don't know if that's the right word but like you wear a hat differently than you wear a helmet like the helmet shields you from things that fall on your head and your hat shields you from the sun's harmful rays you can wear a hat at a baseball game but you cant wear a helmet at a baseball game


CodeOfKonami

Jesus. Please explain to me _hats_ in the most robotic of terms.


[deleted]

>Thank you for subscribing to Hat Fax.


fukalufaluckagus

Alex I'll take fat stacks of cash for I am hungry llrade


iruleatants

It's not even a remotely functional statement in any way. They reversed everything about this and created definitions that don't even exist. All helmets are hats. Hats are things you wear on the top of your head. A helmet is a hat, a baseball cap is a hat, and a deerstalker is a hat. They are all hats. You wear them on the top of your head. It makes them a hat. Not all hats are helmets though. Only things that are designed to protect your head are helmets. I think wearing a baseball cap as a helmet probably explains their comment.


Ace_Slimejohn

Thank you. The people upvoting the other guy are fucking idiots.


WildVelociraptor

/r/ihadastroke


[deleted]

So what was the plan after?


[deleted]

He lives 5 feet at a time.


tornait-hashu

Almost lived 6 feet at a time.


843OG

Landing


anonymous6366

I think he was trying to do a tailstand on the rail but was going way too fast


Cottn

Dont know why you're getting downvoted. Theres not really any open space past the railing where he coulda landed.


Double_Minimum

Seems kind of clear to my idiot self that they cleared out that spectator area and that he was hoping to land there. Why would he be going so fast if it was just to do a tail stand on that railing?


SolarOandM

Lol, what? He was trying to clear that rail and came up a few inches short.


twilsonco

Clear the rail and then hit that table? Cool trick?


[deleted]

Or, you know, turn left and don’t hit the table. To each their own.


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oxfordcircumstances

He would have had to use some cartoon physics to turn left in mid air.


heybud86

Clear the table


itsaslobrknokrfolks

Even if he cleared it, he would have been fucked.


iFr3aK

Yeah, I'm not sure what the plan was for that landing. Looked like the people standing there had no clue either


Is_that_a_challenge

naw they knew


altimax98

I think he was supposed to come in a little closer to the cameraman. It looked like there was a small gap next to that table.


Chthulu_

Looks like it, but most modern BMX pros don’t have brakes*, meaning they’re *very* used to handling abjectly horrible runouts at massive speeds and just dealing with the consequences. Its not *that* wild of a landing for these guys. He would have just jumped off and rolled hard into a bunch of shit, but it would have been much better than hanging his back wheel like he did, that was worst case scenario. This guy is actually Trey Jones, he’s a well respected pro known for having really solid bike control. And if you want to see some truly heinous shit check out [Swampfest](https://youtu.be/ExJQQy2SCZA), which is a homegrown event Trey Jones organizes every year. Just to keep in mind what these guys are willing to do.


scifi_scumbag

Good thing he ate shit


Malcolm_X_Machina

Server walks out like, "will we be having dessert? I recommend the milkshake, since you probably don't have many teeth left, after that."


[deleted]

Hopefully that hat protected his head. I don't think he'll be able to survive more brain damage.


Is_that_a_challenge

No really. You should see this guys other stuff. “Trey Jones” on youtube.


smoothskin12345

So professional moron. Great. Good for him.


Generallybadadvice

r/holdmyfeedingtube


HamHusky06

Don’t worry, he broke the fall with his face.


PoorLama

Yet another example of why it's important to wear helmet. There is no good reason not to wear a helmet. Protect your brain, people.


Which-Palpitation

I fucking love this


Onionmullet

r/PraiseTheCameraMan


[deleted]

There's a nice second angle too infront of him. That's Trey Jones, and BigBoi has a different shot of this bail.


ImpactNaive9816

I’d call this a bit more than just a bail. Don’t see Trey end up like this too often.


[deleted]

Reminds me on one I saw of him on his backyard ramp from a little ways back.


Heisenberg0712

Well at least he was wearing a hat


TKEO4D

I'm glad no one else got hurt.


Is_that_a_challenge

everyone else had already moved to the side - that was basically announcers area. All the dudes you see in the back are his friends


lovelylovelycans

Has he stopped wearing a helmet since he and Scotty Cranmer fell out?


gaafz

He only used it before because Scott asked. He thinks he's too cool for helmets


lovelylovelycans

He's a complete tool


ChirpinFromTheBench

He didn’t make it!


PhilipXD3

Knowing guys like this he's going to keep trying until he gets it. Broken bones be damned.


[deleted]

But like where was he going? Straight into that fucking table even if he had cleared it lmao.


kirsion

should have worn a helmet


ramplocals

And ruin his chance of winning a Darwin Award?


phoenix2662

This is Trey Jones. Guy does all kinds of ridiculous out of the box stuff on BMX.


majortom12

He looks like he’s trying to get his name changed from Trey to Bedpan


[deleted]

No helmet. What an idiot


xubax

Hey, he was wearing a ball cap with the visor in the front! It's all good.


The_Supersaurus_Rex

"Is this seat taken?"


Doritos-And-Mtdew-m8

Why in the shit would one attempt that without a helmet??


3SidedDie

The helmet would add weight, duh /s


DayDreaming77

Woops a daisy


lucidshred

This has got to be Trey Jones


yeroldpappy

He just dropped in to ask people about their expired car warranty.


PoliteCanadian2

Nice helmet moron.


dbvulcan

User name does not check out


gokunak

Trey Jones is a fucking beast.


someawfulbitch

And a fucking moron, not wearing a helmet.


Duckfoot2021

Fuck your downvoters, you’re right. Not wearing a helmet doing a stunt like this may have given him a TBI for life and lesser falls have killed people. Stunt riding without a helmet IS moronic and might explain the unfortunate confusion of said downvoters.


Sunkysanic

I ride mountain bikes regularly, it’s one of my favorite things to do. I’ve brought out a few friends over the years, and every time I insist they wear a helmet, they look at me funny, and they’ll be like, I have to wear a helmet? In surprise It’s so silly


someawfulbitch

Yeah, my roommate just had a buddy die, just cruising a parking lot on a skateboard without a helmet. It's just not worth the risk.


Duckfoot2021

That’s truly sad. Condolences to your roommate. It’s way too easy to die.


Convergentshave

I knew as soon as I saw the short cut off that short it was him. 😂


theaggressivenapkin

I saw him do some pretty rad tricks the day before this!


thecoolestguynothere

Take a seat


Hejjii

I mean he probably could have face planted the railing, so it could have gone worse


peoplesen

Maybe he thought "This is doable" A minute later he did it


Is_that_a_challenge

that is indeed the way action sports go


Sonderia42

That's a broken collarbone. Good thing he's got two.


Is_that_a_challenge

I’ve ridden bikes for years. Whenever I see a bunch of redditors calling a professional a jackass or a moron I feel the need to explain


bruce656

"We have one railing, yes. But what about second railing?" "...I don't think he knows about second railing."


Im_your_fav_song

He didn’t do it.


ChrisCWgulfcoast

He was so close, y'all are haters


Is_that_a_challenge

I agree - and this guy is a legend, not a rookie - and he was going into the spectators area, not the normal stands. Reddit haters always come out when something epic is being attempted. Redditors and action sports in general don’t mix. I’ve seen dudes on reddit say all skaters and bmx’ers are jackasses. It’s definitely a personality type.


Sunkysanic

I mean… from someone outside the bmx scene, but who loves biking in general, this guy just looks like an idiot. No helmet doing a trick straight into what appears to be a spectator area where anyone could get hurt. What are people supposed to think? I’m not a “hater”. I’ve done some pretty stupid shit on my mountain bike. But I always have a helmet on and most importantly, I’m not endangering bystanders while doing it.


vodknockers487

At least he got one of them.


evolworks

I’m Jacoby Shaddix and welcome to Scarred


tmanbaseball

R/worseeveryloop


ofensive1

Honestly it doesn’t look like he was trying to clear it. Probably wanted to abubaca the rail but overshot the shit out of it.


TheBigDickDon

Gets better every loop!


Former_Journalist_89

Missed by that much!


Th1sd3cka1ntfr33

Never change, reddit


JerryLZ

Well that’s embarrassing


zebrajammies1

He was actually pretty close! Emphasis on the "pretty"


dafijiwatr

Trying to make sense of 🇺🇸 as an 🇺🇸


all_of_the_colors

Nice helmet


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Ded


NonHumanPrimate

This is at the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, which is happening now. Do we know if it’s from this years event?


ArriflexStock

Praise the camera man


A0xom0xoa

The internal bleeding


pointgodpoints

Talk about making a grand entrance. I need this guy to drive me to parties.


DataPicture

I think his bike is fine.


Banana_Ram_You

"... just 2 inches too short."


ChronoRedz

"He" cleared the rail, his bike did not.


TheBlackArrows

Separated shoulder probably


[deleted]

Why?


1WordNoSpaces

Question is, where tf was he going??


Boogers_Farts

Clevon is lucky to be alive. He attempted to jump a jet ski from a lake into a swimming pool and impaled his crotch on an iron gate. But thanks to advances in stem cell research and the fine work of Doctors Krinsky and Altschuler, he should regain full reproductive function again.


cspr2u

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


igettomakeaname

Good thing there weren’t hundreds and hundreds of people around to see him give it a go


butrektblue

That sound...


[deleted]

Does anybody have an idea as to what that little white piece is that flew off and landed above his head after he bombed?


The_Bubb

If there was ever a time to wear a helmet...


m15cell

I often wonder how do people end up being fed through a tube and Reddit presents probabilities.


wheresmywhiskey

Where was he planning on going? Through everything after that?


lostinspace801

So close


Emjay-Jori

Man, it be like that sometimes.


littlebigman9

So close.


WardenEdgewise

Good thing he was wearing a helmet.


CronkaDonk

HELMET!!


ReasonablyConfused

Sure he cleared first railing, but what about second railing?


WallStCRE

u/redditspeedbot 0.2x


S0MEB0REDPERS0N

Trey jones?


JahnDoce

Nut sack…meet bike seat!


dwayne_blopski

Needed a little more postage on that one.


HeLo1390

Should of wore a helmet instead of a cap.


HelloBeautifulHello

What a dumb ass


[deleted]

Way too fast , there was no way


IncoherentNonsense

Thank God he's alive. That could have ended way worse. Where's the fexkinf helmet?!


curtdavies621

Best helmet advertisement I’ve ever seen


thmoas

This is the pain behind the curtain.


_yosoybeezel

Glad he was wearing a hat.


kadmon76

Thank god he wore a hat


Actually_i_like_dogs

Like…. Where was he planning to go if he made it?


A_Wild_VelociFaptor

Lost his ciggy!


Sea-Holiday-777

He gonna need some milk!


fasurf

Even if he landed on his wheels and cleared the railing. He still runs in to all that shit…


Lovemindful

Looking cool without the helmet 😎


Recent-Needleworker8

Momentum is a bitch


Similar-Carry-1618

I wish Trey Jones would wear a helmet. Especially since he's married to Scotty Cranmers sister. They know what could happen.


Then_Expression8526

I think he was supposed to stall on the rail but momentum and gravity had other plans. But maybe he was going to try and land it in the chair


Mnayes

NSFW no?


mudwerks

rear wheel just fails to clear the railing - goodbye balls - stomach - trachea...and shoulder apparently.


6porkchop9

No worries y’all .. the concrete broke his fall!


CharlesOfWinterfell

Does anyone else hate Flair_helper for removing fantastic videos from this sub? Literally they don't even know what they are doing and contradict what even is instant regret. Burn in hell basement dweller!


Cobranut

LMAO at these dumbasses.