I'm sharing this story with you all because were all a community who enjoys the same things. A Family!
I'm saddened to tell the news about my brother Matt and his Bicycle Accident on Friday. This hurts us all here @ Pirate Cycles. Matt is the Deck Boss, Matt is the Driving Force of the Pirate ship. Matt is my Best Friend, and my Brother.
When faced with a quick decision to either impact a car, go into on coming traffic, or hit the deck. Matt choose to hit the deck. Well, at 42 yrs of age it was a very hard impact for him. This was a low speed accident but I believe he may have gone over the handlebar on the high side and then right down on his shoulder. The bike landed on top of him..
Matt suffers from a Broken shoulder in 4 different places, a Broken collar bone, broken ribs # 2-9, a Punctured lung, and a very hurt feeling. This Sucks!
The Good things are >> He was wearing his helmet (See Pic), He didn't get run over, He don't have brain damage or spinal injuries. Also, hes still alive to ride another day... Thank God!
He will have a long recovery period as none of his broken bones can be casted or re-set. It all oohhs and aahhhs for a while.. It hurts me to see him hurt like that.
Lets all say a prayer and wish Matty a speedy recovery so we can get him back by our side over here.. He is a big to do @ Pirate Cycles and this ship just won't be the same without him.
I'm now back on deck which is Tuesday 6/7/2011 and doing my best to get caught up from this unfortunate incident. We've been down since Friday. I will upgrade shipping speeds for everyone that may be waiting longer then normal. I will get the items out and to the customers as quickly as I can here. We hope to be back on track by midnight tonight if possible.. Thanks for your patience and understanding in this matter.
Please forward any and all phone calls to the new Pirate land-line phone number 508-839-1100. Matt's Cell 508-735-5376 will no longer be used for a Internet Pirate phone line.. After a $945.00 phone bill and 5,400 minutes of chit chat later we smartened up and threw it in the trash. Sorry we went that route. The land-line is here to stay in shop and the other phone will be used to return long distance calls only.
Ride Safe and be careful
