[arista]

[parmnion]

Its ride hes had in a long time as well ...get well soon

[Ammi]

..a 60yr old, breaking their back..?../...does not sound great at all, those older bones don’t have the same healing capacity as younger ones...at least though, he will afford the very best of medical care and I wish him a good recovery...how life can be changed in a split second...

[Ammi]

...excellent mask wearing btw....

[Ammi]

...apparently his surgery went very well, so wishing him a good and full recovery.....

[bitontheslide]

it really depends on how severe the break was and it's location. Even with the best outcome it's life changing

[Ammi]

...it was more than one break is what I read, bots...but yeah, these things are life changing...

[arista]

Simon has tweeted
read the manual of Electric bikes.

[bitontheslide]

Simon Cowell has thanked the medical staff who treated him in Los Angeles following a bike accident in which he broke part of his back.

The music mogul and talent show judge sent "a massive thank you to all the nurses and doctors", calling them "some of the nicest people I have ever met".

Cowell was taken to hospital after falling off his new electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home.

The 60-year-old said he should have "read the manual" before riding it.

"Some good advice... If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time," he tweeted.

He thanked fans and friends for their "kind messages" and exhorted them all to "stay safe".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53719783

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Simon Cowell has thanked the medical staff who treated him in Los Angeles following a bike accident in which he broke part of his back.

The music mogul and talent show judge sent "a massive thank you to all the nurses and doctors", calling them "some of the nicest people I have ever met".

Cowell was taken to hospital after falling off his new electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home.

The 60-year-old said he should have "read the manual" before riding it.

"Some good advice... If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time," he tweeted.

He thanked fans and friends for their "kind messages" and exhorted them all to "stay safe".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53719783

aw I wish him a speedy recovery

[hijaxers]

Well it was pretty idiotic of him trying to do a 'wheelie' on a bike he'd never ridden before !

I very much doubt he wll ever be riding another bike , such a silly thing to do and only himself to blame.

[Mokka]

Here's the Tea.... it wasn't an e-bike :rollseyes:
It was an electric motor-cross bike that can reach speeds of 75km/hr



But as reporting from Forbes transport journalist Carlton Reid has since revealed, Cowell wasn’t really on a bike, or even an e-bike, at all. “Media reports have wrongly stated that British music mogul Simon Cowell broke his back in the courtyard of his Malibu home falling from an electric bike,” Reid writes. “In fact, he was riding an electric motorbike with a top speed of 60 mph [96.5 km/h].”

https://cyclingtips.com/2020/08/simo...ike-or-did-he/

[Nicky91]

good news, he will return to AGT for the finale next week

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

good news, he will return to AGT for the finale next week

....awwww, great to see he’s doing well and able to come back.....(...no pun intended...)...

[arista]

He has done it again.


[Simon Cowell 'lucky to be alive' after SECOND terrifying
e-bike smash:
BGT supremo is rushed to London hospital with broken arm
and facial cuts - 18 months after breaking
his back in Malibu accident
The music mogul, 62, was rushed to hospital
on Thursday after the horror crash
He flew over the handlebars at 20mph
while not wearing a helmet
The 'blood-soaked' tycoon
was treated by passersby before
paramedics arrived
The crash comes just 18 months
after he broke his back on an e-bike in Malibu]

[arista]

West London near his home.
before the crash.

[arista]

E bikes are Over Priced.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ike-crash.html

[Toy Soldier]

He broke his back in a crash... then recovered... then went riding around at 20mph on a bike with no helmet on...

Really quite baffling.

[Oliver_W]

Bloke needs stabilisers tbh

Though, riding a bike is more environmentally friendly than getting chauffeured around in limos, which h could easily do if he wanted.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

He broke his back in a crash... then recovered... then went riding around at 20mph on a bike with no helmet on...

Really quite baffling.

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice

[arista]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice

Yes but, at his age of 62
he should

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice

I know that and to be fair I was plenty guilty of cycling with my daughter to school without a helmet on (she of course had one on, I didn't bother) ... HOWEVER ... most people haven't previously fractured their spine in a cycling accident. I'd have thought he'd at least be a bit more safety conscious after something like that, but each to their own I guess, at least it's only his own life he's risking in this situation.

[bitontheslide]

if you dont learn from mistakes, you might as well be brain dead, so maybe his approach is right

[arista]

[Simon Cowell, 62, has been seen with his
broken arm in a cast for the first time after
being rushed to hospital following a second biking accident]

[arista]

Having a break and Pub/Cafe