Dave recently took it on a rail which unfortunately resulted in him blowing out his knee. Frenchie caught up with Dave to see how it happened and what he is doing to keep sane…

What happened and what type of injury do you have?
I went to backwards grind this rail and miscalculated. Nose bonked on the way up and it sent me all fucked up and landed with a straight leg and it bent the wrong way. I blew out my ACL, Micro Fracture in my knee, PCL and meniscus damage.

What was the first thing that went through your mind when you crashed and realized you were broke off?
Heaps of shit went through my head while I was waiting to find out what I did to it. Just mainly annoyed at such a stupid crash taking me out.

Ever had this injury before?
Never

What type of treatment/surgery did you or need to get?
I had an ACL reconstruction. They used part of my patella to make the new ACL. then they ground some of the loose bone away from the micro fracture and did some other shit I don’t understand ha.

How long until you can ride your bike again?
5 months today I am hoping for the all clear from the docs.. i am aloud to start peddling around road bikes and shit at the 3 month mark but no stunting.

What are you plans while being injured? How do you deal with it?
Lots of chillin on the couch at my parents so far, hanging with the misses, online poker, xxxx summer, and lots of rehab! The thing with this injury is that you can’t rush the rehab. So just doing what I can handle and taking it a day at a time.

Is it affecting you financially?
This injury actually lost me a sponsor before i even had it. I had worked out a deal with Adio shoes right before i got hurt and was looking good. But I hadn’t signed anything then obviously they don’t want to pick up a rider that can’t ride for 6 months. So that sucked but hopefully there’s a spot there when I get back on the bike! GT Bikes, Famous Stars and Straps and Demolition are still supporting me and I’m very grateful for that.