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Popped up to glentress for a few days, big drive up was a bit tired, got here the sun was out so thought grab the bike quick blast while the other half has a nap.
Great conditions really enjoying the sun and the trails, got to the top of spooky wood, unclipped slipped on a wet stone fell full force into the table and bench, a bit winded but when I moved blimey it hurt, my camelbak buckle had dug deep into my chest it hurt proper hurt.
Struggled all the way back to the b&b, had a quick check up nothing broken but if I have it's ribs so not much that can be done.
2 days later in agony, it proper hurts to lift that side no obvious bruising but never had pain like it.
Thinking about the drive home, if it hurts to eat breakfast, I'm pretty sure it will hurt to drive for 8 hours. I'm sure I'm not the only one, any advice for today, rest up, get back on the bike (joking) would a compression tshirt help?
Anyone else do something as daft?
Yes.
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I once slipped getting out of the bath in a VERY narrow bathroom. I got wedged between bath and wall with my arse on the floor and my knees up around my ears. Took me about 5 mins to get myself out, I lost some skin and wrenched my back quite badly. But obviously I took loads of painkillers and told nobody what actually happened.
I feel daft if I had fell off biking I would have my GoPro evidence of being macho on the bike but to fall into a table and bench is just daft, although just goes to show flat pedals next time!
I once dislocated a finger, leading to a lot of pain and two weeks of limited mobility/grip, wrapping an elastic band around an inner tube 😳
Don't they just. I managed to have the front wheel wash out on the way to the uplift for the 1st run of the day at BPW on Monday (sill no idea how it happened), dislocated my finger, distal radius fracture I've got to wait 2 weeks to see if it needs surgery, 2 cracked ribs, torn shoulder muscle (on the other side to my wrist) and numerous scrapes. I wasn't going fast and I was only about 100 yards from the centre 😕
Picked up some deep heat pads, makes it a bit more bearable, still feeling a bit daft makes you feel like I wish I had come off the bike somewhere!
Don't add heat to inflammation, cool pads and ibuprofen are better.
Bent my ring finger back 90 degrees riding up a curb in Tesco car park. Straightened it myself then had to cut my wedding ring off with cable cutters.
Five or so years ago I turned onto a shared use path at around walking pace, got about a bike's length, when for no apparent reason I can recall both wheels went out from under me and I went over like a sack of spuds!
Lovely old couple hurried over all concerned to see if I was ok, I'd hit my left knee really hard, my shoulder, my left cheek was bleeding, and thankfully I had my helmet on because that took a big hit on the edge of the peak.
Five years on, I have osteoarthritis in two places below the impact point on my left kneecap, a lasting legacy which reminds me on a regular basis to take painkillers and use Voltarol.
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Leku > were you slapped in the side with a large penis?
Bent my ring finger back 90 degrees riding up a curb in Tesco car park. Straightened it myself then had to cut my wedding ring off with cable cutters.
Schoolboy error. It's far easier to cut through fingers.
Back when I was climbing regularly and about as on form as I've ever been, I went for a session at West View in Preston. I had a fantastic session, absolutely smashed it (not to boast, I had plenty of shit ones too where nothing went right). Hanging off the smallest of holds, pulling off really stupid dynos (where you can't reach the next hold so you basically jump into thin air for it), I was feeling really proud of myself.
At the end I went to leave and stood half-on, half-off the edge of a 6" thick crash mat. My ankle squirted sideways I went flying, and with a sound like a gunshot I landed with all the weight of me plus a gear-laden rucksack on my kneecap on a laminate floor.
Pride, fall etc. I'd been leaping around like Spider-man all afternoon and then managed to fall six inches off the safety equipment. My ankle came up like a grapefruit and my knee was sodded for months. That hurt like an absolute swine, I'm not so sure as my ego was any better off.
I was coming down Cumberland Brook at speed and got distracted watching lambs frolic in the fields. OTB, lots of big bruises and a chunk of my ankle missing. Still got scars.
Once ran full tilt in to a lamp post whilst hungover and attempting to get to the bus. Broke two ribs.
Couldn't decide which trail to take (left or right) at a fork in a local riding spot, last minute decision I'll go right, bike goes left at pretty low speed. Wake up with purple and green tweety bird swirling round my head. 7 stitches in the mouth after face planting rock.
Slowbloke - did you post some pics of your injury on the Fat Lad Facebook page?
Can't have been two people trash themselves there after 100 yards this week?
Yes, that was me and my odd shaped wrist. I've ridden there before without issue as well.
I once crashed into the back of a car (whilst riding my bike) cos I was looking at beautiful girls.
I once crashed into the back of a car (whilst riding my bike) cos I was looking at beautiful girls.
Don't lie. You were checking your STRRRAAAAAAAAAVAAAAAA!
Testing new brakes on road outside my house. They were a bit too good. Went other, fractured elbow is now arthritic for life (did at age 32) . daft idiot.
Over the bars I should say
I wrote a cortina estate off by hitting it in the rear passenger side door with my Raleigh Chipper at full chat as it drove past at about 30 mph circa 1979 ish. Freshly laid tarmac path and crap brakes! I think the Chipper was repairable. It faired better than the car from memory. I went over the roof and landed on my arse. No helmet in those days either.
I managed to wipe out on the first field of the Edale loop, by going way too fast over the field and utterly failing to bunny-hop the massive ditch at the bottom. Pringled the back wheel (straightened by mates stamping on it), ****ted the saddle rails and my nads, but in a state of shock completed the ride on broken bike/wheel and one brake.
Couldn't walk properly for about a month after that. But at least i didn't sever my femoral artery. 😯