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After a weekend of pretty mixed weather, who came off there bike and what was the outcome?
I was out riding at Stainburn and I have done a classic knee/frame coming together with a resulting very swollen and painful knee. 2nd time in a month so it was already tender! Knees are so delicate it doesn't seem to take much to cause me a lot of pain, so I'm ordering some knee/shin gaurds today.
My mate managed to clip a tree with his shoulder and slip off a northshore style log, which he then greeted with his face so he's looking a rather swollen today too.
Comes witht he territory I guess, especially when ones ambition exceeds their ability! That being said, I came off because I was front wheel braking as I went over a rock section, a rookie error!
I was out riding at Stainburn and I have done a classic knee/frame coming together with a resulting very swollen and painful knee. 2nd time in a month so it was already tender! Knees are so delicate it doesn't seem to take much to cause me a lot of pain, so I'm ordering some knee/shin gaurds today.
My mate managed to clip a tree with his shoulder and slip off a northshore style log, which he then greeted with his face so he's looking a rather swollen today too.
Comes witht he territory I guess, especially when ones ambition exceeds their ability! That being said, I came off because I was front wheel braking as I went over a rock section, a rookie error!
Edited by TheBALDpuma on Monday 12th May 09:33
AiD1 said:
I came off Friday morning on my way to work... wet corner with freshly cut grass on the cycle path que my front wheel washing out and the bike tumbling over me and having to unclip as I stopped rolling.
Forearms look like I've taken a cheese grater to them and my ribs are killing! Feels like I'm being shot when I sneeze!
A few weeks ago I was messing around on the local BMX race track, the second jump being about a 15-20 foot gap so a fair bit of speed needed, cocked it up, threw the bike away and landed on the landing, on my side. Plenty of gravel rash from the bearing mind the track is literally made of gravel, so I know how you feel!Forearms look like I've taken a cheese grater to them and my ribs are killing! Feels like I'm being shot when I sneeze!
ETA I think my problems come from not having ridden for 8 years, and expecting to come back and do the same stuff I used to straight away!
AiD1 said:
Ouch, gravel rash down your whole side sounds mighty painful!
Plus, it appears the older we get the longer it takes to recover, no more bouncing straight back on!
It wasn't as bad as it sounds tbh, the worst was my arms which wasn't covered as I was wearing short sleeves. The rest of me got away with light grazing. It did sting though Plus, it appears the older we get the longer it takes to recover, no more bouncing straight back on!
TwistingMyMelon said:
I'm pretty risk averse, but I do like to kane the descents if I have a good view, sometimes once you start moving you cant really slow down, especially on greasy 12% + descents with 23c tyres on and the rain! I remember going down a hill last year and having my whole life flash before me, road was like ice in the rain and a strong cross wind, I had to lock my knees to the top tube to try and keep the bike straight! A week later a fellow cyclist died on the same hill.
Worst crash in recent memory was when me and my mate locked bar ends years ago on a downhill on the London to Brighton @ 30 mph, we both went to get apart and both handlebars went 90 degrees, I went down on gravel, my mate in a ditch.....messy. 1 rider behind then crashed into our bikes! I had to do the rest of the ride with not much skin on my arms and 10mph max due to the state of my front wheel
On the road bike it's obvious that offs are less frequent that us MTB'ers, but when they do happen it's usually pretty bad!Worst crash in recent memory was when me and my mate locked bar ends years ago on a downhill on the London to Brighton @ 30 mph, we both went to get apart and both handlebars went 90 degrees, I went down on gravel, my mate in a ditch.....messy. 1 rider behind then crashed into our bikes! I had to do the rest of the ride with not much skin on my arms and 10mph max due to the state of my front wheel
Thought I'd bump this to sulk in self pity...
At the local BMX race track, having some fun on the Stanton MTB, last run of the day (it always is isn't it!) and I decide to take a pumpier, faster line rather than just jumping the lot. End up hitting a jump way too fast, clearing the landing and going arse over tit on the gravely concrete surface. Massive bruising on my hip, gravel rash up my back, arm and shoulder and a grade 2 seperation of my RHS acromioclavicular joint. BALLS. My shoulder have taken a lot of punishment over 15 years of extreme sports, with 3 broken collar bones and not two snapped ligaments.
At the local BMX race track, having some fun on the Stanton MTB, last run of the day (it always is isn't it!) and I decide to take a pumpier, faster line rather than just jumping the lot. End up hitting a jump way too fast, clearing the landing and going arse over tit on the gravely concrete surface. Massive bruising on my hip, gravel rash up my back, arm and shoulder and a grade 2 seperation of my RHS acromioclavicular joint. BALLS. My shoulder have taken a lot of punishment over 15 years of extreme sports, with 3 broken collar bones and not two snapped ligaments.
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