A short while ago -and by a short while ago I mean last weekend- Ben Kaufmann, a Norco team rider was riding a park in Montreal when a mishap sent his head for a quick meeting with the coping on a new feature. His Mace helmet proved its worth and he walked away unscathed. But check out the damage, without a helmet I doubt he would have walked away. Well, he tells the story better than I can check out the email he sent below. Oh, and all the pictures are courtesy of Ben.
” Hey guys!
Hope you had a Great weekend! Mine was pretty good -I guess. I went for a big day of riding up in Montreal on Saturday. We rented out the Taz Saturday night which was a blast! Before we went to Le Taz we rode UAB (Ugly Ass Bikes) which was so so. I felt so naked on my bike because it had been a couple weeks. I wasn’t feeling comfortable on my bike at all. After a couple hours I was feeling a bit better but still not great. I went for a Fufanu on this new sub wall just getting warmed up for hopefully an over ice pick to back over:
My brakes slipped and I did a half back flip to head smash right on this coping!! Rang the head super hard off the coping but got right up after and realized that somehow I wasn’t concussed. I was stoked! I felt that Helmet take every bit of the blow. Unfortunately, but fortunately, my helmet has a giant dent in it now. I don’t think it’s a safe thing to keep riding it. Let me know what you guys think.
Otherwise the night was really good. We went to Le Taz after and I had a blast. I felt normal on my bike and learned a few new moves like wall ride to no hander’s and re learned how to grind up big rails again. lol. I hope to go back to UAB to get some photos and video done in the next few weeks. Here is the damage to my helmet and a giant banner that you guys put up at Le Taz. Looks really good!
p.s. That helmet is amazing!!
Cheers Guys.
Ben Kaufmann
Tags: Ben Kaufmann, BMX, Helmet Safety, Mace Riding, Norco Bikes, Norco BMX, Wearing Helmets