and the back of my arm and elbow still is a bit bruised
i`m lucky though i ain`t broke or fractured it i must have hard bones
so thats it you can all laugh now and tell me what a silly sod i am ![]()
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threediscsin |
OK so don`t all laugh at once but i fell off my bike |
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2 weeks ago now and very bloody painful it is too, was going downhill and tires gave way of some fine gravel and WHOOSH next thing i knew i`m laid on the deck
in agony, i went down sideways, my knee took the main brunt, but when my arm hit with a bang, it was such a force full on from the shoulder to elbow, and now i
still have bruises and it still hurts
and the back of my arm and elbow still is a bit bruised
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anyanka vengeance |
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I bought a new bike 2 weeks or so ago and terrified to use it as I think I'd do something like that! Plus, the saddle hurts my backside and I can't
tighten the handlebars fully. Meh!
Ah, the joys of keeping fit! |
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threediscsin |
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well at least i can take my dog a walk still albiet for now with one arm, i didn`t say but its all ligament damage, and that bloody hurts, at least if i`d
broke it i would be numb.
embarrassing moments. the first week couldn`t put socks or underpants on unassisted + boots, trousers tuck shirt in etc etc, thankfully my brother was there for me. |
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Last time I fell off a pushbike I hardly grazed myself, but on previous occasions I've had stitches, broken bones, and concussion. I wear a helmet now
whenever I go for a ride, and body armour if I'm doing any downhill MTB hooliganism. Seeing as I can go nearly as fast as I would on a motorbike it seems
only logical to get decent protection gear on before engaging in intimate contact with the ground, be it tarmac or mountainside it still hurts.
Years ago I had a motorbike racing accident in which the knee ligaments pulled fragments of bone from their attachment to the tibial plateau. That hurt rather a lot. Combined break and ligament damage is not good at all, but that's what you get for getting run over by your own motorbike at 90MPH. I was up on crutches in 2 weeks, and racing again in 5 weeks. I can't imagine doing that know, I must be getting old... |
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ok so i`ll tell the truth now, i was joring with my dog
that means i wasn`t peddling he was pulling the bike, that maximises peddle speed by 2x, ie i can do 20 downhill with dog running fast he can do 50 - 60, 40 on a flat, the stronger the dog (mines a staffy labrador cross) but he does go a bit go to youtube and search dog joring, or put in the bike word in there and you`ll see what i mean funny thing is this is the second time i came off after buying new tyres? a few pics of a safer moment a few weeks before i was on the bike also but stoped to take the pix
p.s. the long lead is tied to the handlebar stem so as to make it central, seen many berks trying to do this either holding lead one hand trying to steer
bike with other (megadangerous in my book) or tied to left or right (more megasdangerous)
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beegal2 |
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That is pretty countryside. Did you get Xrays?
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Alli |
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From the age of 3, I've always ridden. I'm sure I fell a bunch of times. I was 7 & riding along daydreaming about who knows what. I was right
along the highway, got distracted & my front tire hit a rock & went SMACK down on the pavement. My chin hit the ground hard. I was abit shaken &
when I got up, I noticed my chin was bleeding heavily. I cupped it, got my bike & started heading back home. While I was bleeding all over, I realized my
mouth was filled with blood. When my chin hit the ground, my tongue was between my teeth. There was so much blood & my mouth & face hurt so bad, I
nearly got sick. I had to tough it up & get back home on my own. 7 stitches, it wasn't fun.
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Alli wrote: In the old days before bike helmets were invented or mandatory, I rode my Schwinn (with the cool banana seat - I had the same bike as Jan Brady in the
glasses episode) I fell twice and was in hospital both times with a concussion and slight memory loss) which may explain some things about myself. |
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RANCiDTOM |
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It won't matter what tyres you use if the surface is slippy. Sand, fine gravel, moss, wet grass, wet rocks (especially limestone, slate and granite) and
mud can be as tricky as ice.
Hmmmm... not so sure abut the practice of "dog joring" myself, as there's always a possibility of injuring the dog in an accident, and that wouldn't be fair unless said dog has signed consent forms and injury waivers? Seriously though, is it really fair to tie a dog to a bicycle that could run over the dog in the event of loss of control? I wonder if your dog has a bit of cheetah in him? 60mph? Sorry to question you on that one but I'm a tad cynical on the calibration of your speedo old chap! Do you mean kmh? As a kid I owned a Dalmatian which were bred for running behind carriages/chariots/horses all day, and reputedly can maintain about 28 to 30mph for long distances, with a possible 40mph top speed short sprint. Greyhounds are faster on sprints, atround 45mph, but again nowhere near 60! I can pedal at 28mph on my mountain bike on level tarmac quite comfortably and hit 45mph on not very steep hills. I have seen 55mph pedalling down the path off Ilkley Moor (briefly! I had to hit the brakes as there were walkers on their way up). Only possible with a decent full suspension rig as it's a rocky bumpy path, with gritty, sandy bits in places. The trick is pedal to about 30 then let gravity do the rest, but don't drag the brakes if you have rim brakes, it'll overheat them and you'll regret it by the time you need to stop quickly! Or invest in decent disc brakes, but you can still warp a disc from overheating them.
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vampira vanian |
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we have got bikes, Celine fell off hers on saturday
and even Mr Fidget wants to go on a bike ride
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Pheloctates |
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Ahhhhh...You are on the mend at least
It can take longer to get over a fall psychologically, even now I am apprehensive at turning right too quickly and tend to veer right turns very
broadly...and I'm a bit more nervous on profiled surfaces as regards to flat/uniform ones.
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vampira vanian |
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they look painful bruises least your ok
peter fell off his bike last night his legs are full of bruises |
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shrunken ed |
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Falling off ya pushbike is natures way of telling you "you're doing it wrong!"
I went over me handlebars coming down a track down the side of a hill, hit a big rock, wasn't really looking at where i was going.....that hurt, quite alot. Think that was the last time i fell off actually. Fell off my motorbike while in a lesson once, that was rather embarassing, i was only doing about 5mph, turning outta a t-junction and for some hugely retarded reason i put the front brake on.......i think, instantly on the floor with the bike ontop of me.. elbow still hurts now from time to time.. But That was how i learned not to pull the front brake on while pulling out of a junction. Quite a painful and costly lesson, but pretty effective
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plenty of lead room is the key to dog joring to ensure no accidental running over of the dog, and besides, they instinctively run to the left or right
depending on what there is , grass verges etc, its a scent sniffy thing
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Sorry to hear your injured and i hope you heal quickly, However im with Tom on this one, unless your dog has been bred and trained for this pursuit, is this
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RANCiDTOM |
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An old racing adage is "If you don't fall off once in a while you don't know how fast is too fast..."
A certain Charles Darwin might well have a theory relating to our thrill seeking on 2 wheeled forms of transport, be they motorised or self propelled they are inherently unstable and require full attention from the operator, and as a result the unsuccessful rider will either modify his/her technique or just give up two wheeled transport. I'm still hooked on the adrenaline production resulting from being almost out of control almost all of the time. I've been told I need help for this, but I personally don't think so! Well, maybe I could do with a faster bike? Kill or cure I suppose hehehe! So long as your dog is safe, and enjoys it fair enough, it's good excercise for him. Have you considered using a chest harness instead of his collar? I think a harness might be more comfortable and more efficient. |
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I think it's dangerous for the dog. Next time i hope you land on your head, it may knock some sense into you.
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Loki MT |
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Did you fall off in front of a bunch of people? Then get up pretending it didn't hurt and limp round the corner with your wheels all buckled before you
allowed yourself to show any pain? That's the usual series of events for a tumble in the High St.
Last time I fell off, I was trying to commit vandalism - leg jousting a temporary sign in the forest. (Cycling full tilt, then lifting your leg and using it as a joust to knock signs and things over). The sign didn't move.. I stopped dead and toppled sideways on to the gravel. Just desserts I expect! |
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Alli |
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Always up to mischief Loki. I have to ask, how old were you when this happened?
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RANCiDTOM |
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Bobby, can I ask you have you ever had a bollox collision incident with a crossbar? Or do you ride a ladies frame? Not being sexist like but I was wondering if
you needed the clearance to stop your extra couple of pairs of socks which you stuff down your trollies from getting caught while pedalling?
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Loki MT |
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Twas 2 years ago... so plenty old enough! In to the dark years now.
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