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  1. Mattp1975 posted a tasty pic of an internal fixator holding his hip together. He fell riding and busticated his hip. I know from experience that this is not a rare event. So, in the spirit of Matt's post, I think it be cool to hear stories from people about their big smash ups, be it on the bike or elsewhere, and to see piccies, if available of the twisted human debris that was left.

    I know Jono L has piccies of his state after taking a tumble in a race somewhere in SE Asia. Taniwanker had a crash in a crit last Friday that required that he get hit by oversized men on bikes as he and his bike rested on the macadam. I keep buggin' him for pictures, but he's yet to comply.

    So, what say you? It'll just be good hearted thing, with people swappin' tales about the history behind their scars. No politics. No Powercranks. Points will be awarded for the most gruesome tales and double points will be given for any piccie of someones open fracture profusely bleeding. Avulsions will be considered on a case by case basis. I'd like to say that Steve the Admin would award $500 in cash, bike kit, or coupons for some bike store, but that wouldn't exactly be honest. If however people who take part in this openly voice their belief that Steve will be giving, we can perhaps paint him into a corner and force him to give up cash. In the worst case, if he doesn't give up cash, we can sue him for breach of contract.

  2. I don't think anyone wants to look at my bloody parts, and it hasn't been long enough for me to want to recount the blow-by-blow of this truck v. bike story, but here are pics of the loser and winner of this short but hard-fought battle.

    The medics thought the femur had compounded and receded again on the side that the bike pic is taken from, due to a deep hole on my upper thigh, but x-rays suggested it was an entry-wound from pointy bike or truck parts instead. 🙁

  3. Nice work, frenchster. Was your femur fractured?

  4. Nope. All bones fortunately remained intact and I just had to get over some ligament damage on that knee.

    I'm guessing it was the bullhorn on my TT bike that put the lick on the front of that truck, as I never had time to come out of the aero position and don't think my head or shoulders could have withstood that shot. Very lucky all around.

  5. I had a good little lie down last week, in a crit, but about from the opportunity to let bodily fluids escape there was no real damage.

    What did hurt was the chap behind who piled into me, and busted his carbon frame on my back.

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