Comments on: its been a long winter

By: austin

austin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:44:21 +0000

wow, you’ve been my idol ever since i started biking at 15.. i love mountainbiking and have an sx trail and a p1!!! and not to be a copy cat, but im gettin a skidoo rev this winter haha
I’ve always been afraid of what would happen getting a bad injury and being out for a long time, but your still the best and you’ve been injured way bad comprared to some athletes.
i crash a lot so your story gives me hope that i might be great some day too even tho i eat shit every time i ride.
rally-on man you’ll always be the most memorable rider in birth of freeriding as we know it.

By: Chris Albinati

Chris Albinati — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:19:41 +0000

Berrecloth… that is by far the most bad ass hospital story I have ever read. Thanks for jumping back on the bike!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:40:41 +0000

Wow, I am an ICU RN in Florida, and I have patients with chest tubes all the time, but your story is unique. Never seen a patient go through that much for what is called a hemopnuemothorax, like I said, wow. It is painful, I know, I give out a ton of pain medication to those with chest tubes! Glad to hear you are doing better now.
I love watching you in the collection videos by the way. My husband and I have the new Santa Cruz Blur LT2 and can’t wait to ride at Whistler sometime.

By: 3ark

3ark — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:59:48 +0000

Crazy story. I once spent 2 weeks in the hospital because of a ruptured appendix (crashed my bmx hard). Was not a fun experience, but looking back at it now I learned a lot from the experience. Funny thing is, the worst part was not being able to ride my bike which was what got me there in the first place. I’m sure you’ll be back to 100% soon enough, can’t wait to see the new video parts. Cheers.

By: malcolm mclaws

malcolm mclaws — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:08:25 +0000

Dude, I saw you crash in front of me while shotting photo’s at Crankworx last yr. You got up and shook that off. Now all this shit happens. Berrecloth you are one tough SOB. Glad to hear your back ridden. See you this weekend at Red Bull Chicago town Jumps. I was down to tonight chekin it out. Fantastic backdrop for shots. Cheers Malcolm Mclaws

By: aldo is the man

aldo is the man — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:07:48 +0000

amazing

By: sodamn insane

sodamn insane — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:52:57 +0000

Woah, darren that is one scary story. I feel you man. You are one tough bastard. Hope everything turns out well for you and the backpain doesn’t come back. Take care.

All the best from Frankfurt, Germany.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:47:00 +0000

Damn man! I think you have at least 4 years worth of no-injury karma points earned. I don’t know how, or why this was kept so quiet; I suppose there are reasons, (none of which really matter) but I was in complete disbelief the entire time I read your story.

Anyhow, thanks for persisting, thanks for persevering, and thanks for inspiring. Keep up the good work. :)