Accident at Mills Reservation
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Zaskar
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Not good. Been following this all morning.
https://baristanet.com/2017/06/fall-at-mills-reservation/
https://baristanet.com/2017/06/fall-at-mills-reservation/
Apparently the guy died.
http://pix11.com/2017/06/26/man-plu...g-with-brother-in-new-jersey-sheriffs-office/
http://pix11.com/2017/06/26/man-plu...g-with-brother-in-new-jersey-sheriffs-office/
DownhillR3
Well-Known Member
Crap, started riding down there in the suburbs last year to change it up from being in the woods out here in nice NJ. Super fun place. If its the spot I think it is climbing up to the old turret platform... I remember saying it would suck to go off that ledge but by no means is it dangerous for any skilled MTB rider to ride safely.
Shame, hope the brother is coping and interested to watch this pan out with local LEO's. Heat turned up to 10.
Shame, hope the brother is coping and interested to watch this pan out with local LEO's. Heat turned up to 10.
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Yeah... it unfortunate these accidents happen. Despite it all, I'm still pedaling in the woods but the mind does wander.
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
Wife just sent me this. Wish his family the best.
Matt_
I Get Jokes
Update on the identity of the victim
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/in...fatal_fall_on_bike_trail_was_paterson_fi.html
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/in...fatal_fall_on_bike_trail_was_paterson_fi.html
the schwartz
Well-Known Member
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Rivera, 50, had taken up bike riding a couple of months ago and was with his brother when the accident occurred about 9 a.m., Rena said.
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Rivera, 50, had taken up bike riding a couple of months ago and was with his brother when the accident occurred about 9 a.m., Rena said.
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Very tragic. Condolences to the Rivera family. Sounds like he was a very good man.
I know the spot he went off and it's a section I don't even like to hike with kids or dog...extreme exposure. I fear that some will use this as proof that MTB is dangerous and should be banned but in reality if it were legal in Essex the trails would be better maintained and safer and this tragedy could possibly have been prevented. JORBA would never approve or build a trail that exposed.
I know the spot he went off and it's a section I don't even like to hike with kids or dog...extreme exposure. I fear that some will use this as proof that MTB is dangerous and should be banned but in reality if it were legal in Essex the trails would be better maintained and safer and this tragedy could possibly have been prevented. JORBA would never approve or build a trail that exposed.
This is horrible. Condolences to his friends and family.
And then there's this.......
I feel like this post from the MAF is ill informed and irresponsible. I do not know Mills Reservation, but I do know that there are no biking trails there.
And then there's this.......
I feel like this post from the MAF is ill informed and irresponsible. I do not know Mills Reservation, but I do know that there are no biking trails there.
axcxnj
Hipster Keys
ill delete this if people think its inappropriate...but I learned to ride a MTB here and im having a hard time not thinking about this
From the helicopter shots, it looks like he fell from the spot on the right, theres a short bit of trail that goes close to the edge of the cliff and downhill. Further down the trail, theres one more exposed section that the trail gets washed out and funky. it has tripped me up a few times, I remember walking it a lot when i first started.
these two sections arent even the worst of it. Further north the trail follows the cliff edge for a while on technical rock. The riding was fun there, but i only rode it once, It was too close to the edge for comfort. A fall there would be more than 20 feet though.
From the helicopter shots, it looks like he fell from the spot on the right, theres a short bit of trail that goes close to the edge of the cliff and downhill. Further down the trail, theres one more exposed section that the trail gets washed out and funky. it has tripped me up a few times, I remember walking it a lot when i first started.
these two sections arent even the worst of it. Further north the trail follows the cliff edge for a while on technical rock. The riding was fun there, but i only rode it once, It was too close to the edge for comfort. A fall there would be more than 20 feet though.
@axcxnj I think you are correct. The arrow on the right is where I believed it to be based on the chopper vid. That part of the trail is either really bumpy basalt rock or erosion with big roots, both of which add to the risk factor. In between the two arrows there is that 90 deg turn which would also mean a big drop if one were to overcooked it.