I Am Alive!

[@miscel761]

I'm very glad you are ok Alex. Have a speedy recovery

[@TrailLib]

Stay strong, Alex! Wishing you a speedy recovery

[@PatParvum]

So glad to hear you survived a massive crash and can walk! Great shout out to all those amazing people that helped you when you needed it.

[@alexbiketester]

blown away..... its a cliche, but its true.

Hope you get well soon! At 47yrs old, this is my biggest fear when riding even with full protection, so I am slowly moving towards flatter trails and a bit of city freeride with my enduro emtb.

[@alexbiketester]

We need to share our exoperiences and enjoy normal riding

​@@alexbiketesterSo true indeed

[@MC50000]

Well I’ve learn’t something today as I had never heard of Dorsal spine before. It apparently is another word for thoracic spine. I have a fused thoracic spine from an RTA so I have a long rod, screws and bone grafts so I know how you feel. I wish you a speedy recovery 🫶🏻

[@enricocarnevali]

Un grosso in bocca al lupo per la tua guarigione Alex, spero di vederti il prima possibile in bici a Rincine...

[@alexbiketester]

grazie!

[@Domestos99percent]

Hi Alex, thank god you are doing well. I wish you all the best for a fast recovery!

[@alexbiketester]

thank you for your kind words.

[@paulbygrave6859]

Great to see you up and about hope your recovery keeps going good

[@alexbiketester]

Thank you kindly

[@IvanWilson-lv5mh]

Get well soon Alex and yes great staff and doctors in Italian hospital's, speaking from similar experience. Will be good to see you out testing again 💪👍

[@mattshepherd3412]

Wow you are very luck Alex, get well soon. I ride alone quiet often, and have had a few crashes while alone, but nothing like this. I have an interesting question to put to you. Whilst I am an advocate of protective gear (helmet and pads etc.) to keep you safe. Do you think that because you had all of your protective gear on, it may have made you over confident, which contributed to you crashing? Having said that maybe we should all try extra hard to reign in that side of ourselves when we have all the gear on and feel invincible.

[@alexbiketester]

Yes got lucky....

[@mattshepherd3412]

@alexbiketester Hope you're healing up OK get well soon Alex 😊

[@alexbiketester]

@@mattshepherd3412 slowly slowly. thanks

[@HandsomeDanNZ]

Glad you’re alive! Hope you have a speedy and safe recovery.

[@jookyuh]

I am sorry to hear that. I hope for a swift recovery so you can make more informative videos. Your video was one of the reason why I purchased my Nukeproof Megawatt Carbon RS!

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks dude, great bike. I will keep going.

[@winters3]

good recovery!!!!

[@MrThepits]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, hopefully you'll be back out testing soon 👍🏻

[@alexbiketester]

thank you

[@upeirs9277]

Thank you for sharing, speedy recovery my man. 🥹

[@davidyoung-nb2pu]

wow speedy recovery alex

[@Codeset08]

Jesus Alex that's really bad, think I will be wearing a full face more often now, accidents happen so quickly, hope you have a speedy recovery 👊

[@alexbiketester]

yessssss

[@MerlinMan1579]

I slowed down my MTB'ing many years ago, now I ride with a Jones bar at a pace that lets me enjoy the bush. Look after yourself.

[@LorenzoGando]

Grande Alex, grazie per la condivisione dell'esperienza. Cerca di rimetterti con consapevolezza e qualità, senza precorrere i tempi! (anche se questo è il tuo lavoro...quindi prima risalti in sella meglio è!) Devo dire che ho sempre più voglia di dotarmi di un full face o almeno un modulabile! ;)

[@alexbiketester]

Bravo

[@tizianosarria1124]

Best wishes Alex for coming back on trails very soon in the best form, stronger than before💪💪👍👍...

[@alexbiketester]

thank you

[@tbolende]

So appreciate what you do. That is a scary one, so glad to hear you are ok

[@alexbiketester]

Thank you for your words

[@simonnewbery10]

Wow what a mad crash in the blink of an eye. So glad you survived and are on the mend. As you say it could have been a completely different story if you had a non full face helmet on but dafe to say it was a very good decision. Right off to order a full face helmet. Hope the recovery goes well and look forward to the next video. Speedy recovery Alex.

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks man for the words.

[@johnmorrison27]

So glad you got away with that one, get well soon and very best wishes to you 👍👍

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks dude.

[@TheBrokenMountainBiker]

I wear a Leatt Evo D30 body armour and also Leatt hard shell knee/shin pads. Fantastic stuff and very comfortable, saved me from a few injuries I'd say too! Glad you're on the mend, that helmet certainly did it's job!

[@bonedocridesemtb5794]

Hope you have a speedy recovery Alex.

[@alexbiketester]

Thank you

[@dexterincognito]

Good luck with recovery mate

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Close calls make you appreciate life more seems vain to say but I wish you a speedy recovery, I've had two serious motorcycle accidents and a pretty bad DH crash with complex and time consuming recoveries in the last 10 yrs and I'm not about to quit. I can't lie and say it was always without heavy consequences but now what's left is Titanium upgrades and stories to tell kids... Keep healing and take your time to enjoy more when you're back at it. 🤟

[@alexbiketester]

thanks man

[@tuscanybytom]

Forza Alex siamo tutti con te

[@aleszverca]

Get well ✌️

[@matteobarbacci2584]

Hope you can hit tracks as soon as possibile mate. A fast recover to you!

[@rickmoz]

Get well soon fella

[@TAZMON20]

I had a similar experience when cycling alone, the biggest lesson I took from it was, never ride alone.

[@roddas26]

Wow, first time seeing your channel. Wishing a full recovery mate. I always ride alone?

[@alexbiketester]

thanks for watching. normal service will return soon.

[@PedroMartinsEnduro]

Oh man! I feel for you, man! I always keep it full face! Heal up man and soon you'll be back at it! 🙏🏻

[@alexbiketester]

thanks dude. New lease of life! ;-)

[@jamesmcknight1432]

Get well soon Boycee. Glad you're relatively OK considering

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks dude. I'm on it.

[@tsalesto]

Get well soon mate. Other riders sometimes look at me funny when I ride fairly easy local trails wearing a full face helmet, but it has saved my teeth at least once. Worth the weight and sweating that is.

[@alexbiketester]

the tech now is so good, its worth it,

[@jeffminnich3291]

i cannot wear one when i'm doing xc type stuff. I have lost my front teeth riding many years ago and wear FF for everything else but for XC it's just too hot. I really fear it at times since I've already been there and ride crazy rocky stuff. If you can wear it, that's great and it's nice to have that safety.

[@nobrakes7247]

Bad bad bad but very Good . Best wishes your way

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks man

[@Lou-f]

Heal up and chill 👍

[@Notfarfromcrammy]

Speedy recovery m8

[@alexbiketester]

thank you!!!

[@govermentsoundsystem]

Wow 🤕 get well mate 💪🏾

[@alexbiketester]

thank u

[@jokermtb]

Glad you are ok

[@alexbiketester]

Thanks man

[@ondrejjanoska660]

I wish you fast recovery .... I unfortunately do not trust leat anymore ...I have tested it on my own head.....find the Fox RPC much heavier but so much more protective.

[@MTBGeordieDownSouth]

Onwards and Upwards, get well soon, it could happen to any of us any time. I suspect the painkillers are still in the bloodstream!!

[@alexbiketester]

oh yes....

[@robbief1]

Holy Moses! Get well soon.

[@alexbiketester]

thanks man

[@jeffminnich3291]

good luck

[@JensEser]

Did the accident happens on the Slash+? - I wish you a full & speedy recovery.

[@alexbiketester]

Yes it did. Not the bikes fault. I had to abandon it in the woods. To save myself. Police picked it up luckily and trek then collected it from them. Moat unusual way to give a test bike back.....

[@robertocalvo934]

To rip a Leatt Helmet like that, such a brutal impact. Good lord...

[@BikeParkLane]

Not what I wanted to see happen to yourself. I always think when I'm out alone, what if I stack it? Wishing you a speedy recovery bud.

[@davidcart28]

Mate get well soon That chin bar on your helmet should have not snapped off like that that’s a cause for concern for Leatt

[@ciccioperformer]

You are a lucky guy

[@nigelrandtoul8646]

People take the piss out of me for always wearing a full face, your unfortunate experience proved why I do. Get well soon Alex.

[@alexbiketester]

I will always ride with one forever more.

[@ThomasBoycegigachad]

It must be hard for you too talk about yourself in this state

[@alexbiketester]

yes

[@wbshoggoth6831]

Oh fff$#$%#$! That wasn't very nice, but I see you'll get over it. Hopefully soon!

[@lovelight9999]

🧡💚💜

[@rosbarresi9774]

Didn’t know you broke your hand!!!!!

[@alexbiketester]

As well yes

[@MrDaymien1]

F. ucken hell Alex. That helmet is trashed all the blood over it You obviously landed face square on and your back was bent the wrong way. Hopefully it's all just a bad memory in 6 months and you don't lose your nerve.

[@alexbiketester]

yes it was a impact in that manner!Lucky to be ALive plus safe helmet gear etc! thanks for the comment!

[@tomquimby8669]

I don't like the look of that helmet, Just how do manufacturers test their helmets for face plants?

[@alexbiketester]

depends how hard you hit. I hit very hard. Im sure LEatt will want to know what happened.