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    Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

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    I watched Mark Reynolds go down at the bottom of the sea otter classic downhill course. Unfortunately he went down the wrong way in the wrong spot about 75 yards from the finish line and suffered head and neck injuries. After nearly half an hour of CPR he was taken away with a flat ECG leaving the handful of spectators in shock. Those of you who are bikers may know him as the guy behind Wicked Racin who frequented local spots where everyone enjoyed his company. He was always one of the "old" guys who would come to Cali and show the young ones how to clear the jumps on a full suspension. Here's the news article:

    http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8995277?source=rss

    Sometimes we put our gear on and head out feeling very safe. Mark's full face was cracked in half, his SC VpFree looked pristine, and none of his pad's helped him in a fairly mild spot of the run so remember to stay alert and focused because our reflexes in dangerous situations will help more than our gear.
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    Veteran Member Four Rings Daddy MO's Avatar
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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    Wow... I have a couple friends and a cousin that race at Sea Otter every year. The DH guys need more protection sometimes. I have seen cracked helmets and even handle bars straight thru a chest protector.

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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    omg, this is sooo sad.

    the MTBR community is expressing their condolences
    http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=404034

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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    :(:(

    my first time at sea otter yesterday. i assumed there be vendors selling bike frames but i was wrong

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    Senior Member Three Rings
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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    That's sad to see someone lose their life at such a big event. I wasn't there this year, but I raced last year in the cold and the rain. Anybody else go down there this year?

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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    I was there this year racing downhill. I got 2nd in Sport 19-24 with a time of 2.40.41. I saw a couple nice Audi's/VW's out there too. I was in my Silver B5 Avant with black 19's and a Tomac bike on top.

    My buddy Bret was the first to get to Mark and administer CPR until paramedics got to him almost 20 minutes later. Bret is a purple heart recipient from the war in Iraq. Stand up guy. Such a loss for the MTB community. I had the pleasure of meeting Mark only a few weeks ago up on the local Santa Cruz trails.
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    Re: Local MTN Biker and Entrepreneur Dies at Sea Otter Classic

    Quote Originally Posted by AAQSC View Post
    I was there this year racing downhill. I got 2nd in Sport 19-24 with a time of 2.40.41. I saw a couple nice Audi's/VW's out there too. I was in my Silver B5 Avant with black 19's and a Tomac bike on top.

    My buddy Bret was the first to get to Mark and administer CPR until paramedics got to him almost 20 minutes later. Bret is a purple heart recipient from the war in Iraq. Stand up guy. Such a loss for the MTB community. I had the pleasure of meeting Mark only a few weeks ago up on the local Santa Cruz trails.
    Yea that's what Bret said about Iraq and stuff. I am a certified first responder (glorified lifeguard) but, when I saw bret doing CPR I figured it was somebody from the event....in hindsight I should have helped, 2 minutes of CPR is tiring let alone 20 minutes. The paramedics didn't seem to be able to do much...

    congrats on the time thought that's fast. I was there with a ton of people, didn't see your car though cus we parked right at the bottom of the slalom.
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    SkunkonCrunk: i hear ya, i know u guys dont get along but let bigons be bigons, or however u spell it, im at a two year

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