Todays happy snap... me!

[MikeyOz]

I dont drink.... but that may change tomorrow when i find out how long i'll be off the bike(s)! :|

Holy cr&p.... that is as close as I want to get to a Broken collar bone.... I had a hairline fracture in my shoulder once and that was 6 weeks until I could ride a normal bike again. Good luck with the rehab.

I was told as soon as I could do it without tooooo much pain to do some weights to help out with the muscles in that area.

 

[roshea]

I dont drink.... but that may change tomorrow when i find out how long i'll be off the bike(s)! :|

I found a few drinks was very useful pain relief for the first week or two after my collarbone incident!

 

[gplama]

I found a few drinks was very useful pain relief for the first week or two after my collarbone incident!

Too many calories... gotta use this couch time wisely, and to slim down to something around this level:

 

[gplama]

I had a hairline fracture in my shoulder once and that was 6 weeks until I could ride a normal bike again. Good luck with the rehab.

I was told as soon as I could do it without tooooo much pain to do some weights to help out with the muscles in that area.

cheers MOz.. Hopefully I wont need the upper body strength, I need to become a pure climber!!! Alternatively, I'll eat take away all day and go get myself a track bike

 

[Theo Bekkers]

gplama wrote:

> It was up against a steep embankment.. which was soft..ish.
> Head/shoulder took all the impact. Helmet was doa.

Sorry about your mishap.

How come that in so many of these offs reported, the helmet suffers a
catastrophic failure, and people seem to think that that's a good thing?

Theo

 

[PiledHigher]

On May 6, 9:08 am, flyingdutch <flyingdutch.2q4...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com> wrote:
> eeewwwiiee!!!
>
> Why are your ribs up_there????
>
> oh wait, hangon a minute...
>
> bummer, dude.
>
> Slings gimme the *****. done my right/shoulder arm 6 times and my left
> twice so feel your pain/frustration
>
> from my experience (4 plates, 5 pins. so far...) the plates work well
> IF they can drill a clean hole for the bolts/pins. I had a couple that
> were loose and so moved around a bit, resulting in a **** mend and
> consequently mandatory rebreak to get a straight arm again
>
> My best advice is INSIST on periodic X-rays to make sure everything is
> doing what it should be. 6-8 weeks is too long to wait to see if
> everything turns out OK. We aint bakin' cakes here folks!
>
> At least you can toggle the settings over to play with your good hand
> in Wii
>
> Oh, and you can probabaly look forward to not being able to get stuff
> out of your jersey pockets on that side for a while to come too
> (sorry to be bearer of bad news)
>
> and seeing as everyone else is avoiding the obvious...
>
> what_happened_to_the_bike?
>
> --
> flyingdutch

I had mine pinned after a simiar three piece break, nearly two years
ago now. Was back at work on the monday after friday surgery was back
on the bike after about three weeks, but very gingerly. Went skiing
with Dr's permission one week after surgery (but somewhat paranoid)!

General achyness for around 6 months, now just a tiny bit cold
sensitive.

Good luck.

 

[Bean Long]

gplama wrote:
> ..well not that happy..... I overcooked a corner... solo effort, so I
> didn't take anyone down.. arh well, thats racing!

Hey Lama, well typed! Ouchies! Get well soon.
--
Bean

Remove "yourfinger" before replying

 

[rooman]

gplama wrote:

> It was up against a steep embankment.. which was soft..ish.
> Head/shoulder took all the impact. Helmet was doa.

Sorry about your mishap.

How come that in so many of these offs reported, the helmet suffers a
catastrophic failure, and people seem to think that that's a good thing?

Theo

depends on what you mean, failure??... or actually doing its job...lama said doa, that suggests it did its job., not failed... helmets are oncers...

for the ideal have a look at what Franklin says
http://www.helmets.org/ideal.htm
according to F, such an "ideal" isnt made..yet

 

[MikeyOz]

depends on what you mean, failure??... or actually doing its job...lama said doa, that suggests it did its job., not failed... helmets are oncers...

oh sh*t are we going to go over all this again......

<sarcasm>
Helmets don't do anything for you, the reason everyone wears them is because they look cool. Oh there is a law thing as well. Mine just smashed to bits when I was hit by the car, what good is that!?!?</sarcasm>

 

[gplama]

Geez lama what is it you've got against helmets..how manys that now?

3 in the last 9 months... 4 all up...

 

[parawolf]

Seen the specialist yet?

 

[PiledHigher]

On May 7, 1:48 pm, gplama <gplama.2q7...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com> wrote:
> essendon93 Wrote:
>
> > Geez lama what is it you've got against helmets..how manys that now?
>
> 3 in the last 9 months... 4 all up...
>
> --
> gplama

Have you thought of buying a recumbant trike?

3 helmets in 13 years is my record.

 

[gplama]

Seen the specialist yet?

Op @7am tomorrow... woot

 

[gplama]

Have you thought of buying a recumbant trike?

I'd rather keep landing on my head

 

[Theo Bekkers]

rooman wrote:
> Theo Bekkers Wrote:

>> How come that in so many of these offs reported, the helmet suffers a
>> catastrophic failure, and people seem to think that that's a good
>> thing?

> depends on what you mean, failure??... or actually doing its
> job...lama said doa, that suggests it did its job., not failed...
> helmets are oncers...

> for the ideal have a look at what Franklin says
> http://www.helmets.org/ideal.htm
> according to F, such an "ideal" isnt made..

That's a good site.

Theo

 

[parawolf]

Op @7am tomorrow... woot

Ripper, so that means i'll probably see you at the Carlsruhe West scratch race on 26th of May then??

 

[gplama]

Ripper, so that means i'll probably see you at the Carlsruhe West scratch race on 26th of May then??

Sure, in C grade

 

[Theo Bekkers]

MikeyOz wrote:
> rooman Wrote:

>> depends on what you mean, failure??... or actually doing its
>> job...lama said doa, that suggests it did its job., not failed...
>> helmets are oncers...
>
> oh sh*t are we going to go over all this again......

Yeah why not. But feel free to not respond.

> <sarcasm>
> Helmets don't do anything for you, the reason everyone wears them is
> because they look cool. Oh there is a law thing as well. Mine just
> smashed to bits when I was hit by the car, what good is
> that!?!?</sarcasm>

That's a good question. If the helmet shatters when you hit the car, what
happens when you bounce off and hit the road/lamp-post? Seat-belts are also
single use, but what would people do if, in one third of all crashes, the
belt broke during the crash? How much longer do you think that brand of
seat-belt would be allowed to be installed in cars?

Ever hear anybody say "My seat-belt snapped and thus saved my life"? Ever
see a motor-cycle helmet that shattered and the rider survived?

Theo

 

[EuanB]

...well not that happy..... I overcooked a corner... solo effort, so I didn't take anyone down.. arh well, thats racing! http://

Ouch! Hope it heals well.

 

[Wilchemy]

Nasty - all the best for a quick healing.

But for something positive to aim at -According to cycnews a rider from Skil-Shimano team broke his collarbone in the Ronde van Overijssel on the weekend & he hopes to be racing in 4 weeks!!