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I slid in gravel on a camel-bak
I was following the boyfriend too close down a gentle slope on my YZ105 (80 bored over). It was dusty, we were going pretty fast (maybe 40 or 50) I caught some ruts that I couldn't muscle out of. The bike pitched me to the left, I caught the initial fall on my hands and arms in lemon sized gravel (felt like lemons in the rash) and rolled immediately to the right onto my back after feeling the rocks grinding my skin away. I slid for a while on my small women's camel-bak. I remember thinking while I was sliding "when am I going to stop?". When I stopped, I stood up and said, "fiiiine!" and walked up the hill about 15 paces to get my bike.
Damage: Camel back has a few quarter sized holes on it, water bladder is still in use today. Rash on forearms. Pulled adductor muscle.
Fun Fact: before this, I had fallen straight onto my back on a sharp snowboard rail in this same pack. Those bastards are durable!
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