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ZorsT
31st January 2005, 18:52
hello all,
Today on my (push)bike ride, after hitting the ditch, i fell off. At about 50-55 kph.
Gravel on the side of the road caused my movement around the corner to be straightened...severly. I squeezd the brakes, shortly after i hit the ditch. The bike stopped, i didn't (damn physics.) My shoulder hit the bank first, followed closely by my head and then my elbows, knees ect.
I was taken to a medical center, by my friends Mum, and eventually to A&E for an xray...
Injuries include:
soft tissue damage of left shoulder, upper arm
lacerations of face, knees, arms, legs ect
bruises on knees and elbows, possibly in bones of shoulder.
The xray didn't show any breaks, but MRS doctor said the pain was from soft tissue damage, and possibly bruising of bones in shoulder.
I am counting myself lucky that i didn't have any broken bones, and that my "boo-boo's" will heal soon enough.
I cant wait until I can go out again to show that corner whos boss
Hitcher
31st January 2005, 18:54
Lacerations. You should have been wearing full leathers...
Get well soon!
Riff Raff
31st January 2005, 18:56
Oooh big ouchybooboos! Best thing for your shoulder is a bit of rest and time to help it heal. Take care mate. :doctor:
Joni
31st January 2005, 18:56
Ouch...
Sorry to hear about the fall!
Hope you heal quickly...
:doctor:
Sparky Bills
31st January 2005, 18:56
OUCH!!!!
Hope your ok soon man! :doctor:
riffer
31st January 2005, 19:25
Oh well, that's your bin out of the way.
No go and get your bike - you're now precrashed...
Get well soon.
ZorsT
31st January 2005, 19:43
mum and dad took the opportunity to say
AND YOU WANT A MOTORBIKE?!?!?!????
THe doctor also put his two cents in.
It gets quite annoying, having to look like its affecting your decision, and then casting it aside like a used condom.
"precrashed", i like it
should be back with avengeance next week... hopefully
"You should have been wearing full leathers..." - tried that, got too hot...(P/T)
[EDIT] The most annoying part is that i hurt my bike too, didn't look at it because i was put into a car to MR doctor, but apparently i buckled both wheels, bent handlebars, and im very sure i bent the forks, and frame aswell, it was one of those crappy 10speed road bikes.
I had spent quite a few hours of the last week or so doing things to it..fixing puncture(s), brakes, new front tyre, wheel bearings ect. :argh:
SPman
31st January 2005, 22:09
Pushbikes...all that wafer thin Lycra protecting you from the road...
erik
31st January 2005, 22:29
mum and dad took the opportunity to say
AND YOU WANT A MOTORBIKE?!?!?!????
THe doctor also put his two cents in.
...
Yeah, full leathers next time!! :sweatdrop :sweatdrop :sweatdrop ;)
Sorry to hear about your bin.
I've gotta say I feel safer on my motorbike riding down SH22 than I do on my mountainbike doing 50km/h (downhill, on the road ;) ).
bear
1st February 2005, 07:15
I was doing 70km/h down Te Mata peak once on my mountian bike, mate behind me said I started to get the speed wobbles (had off-road tyres on) - sure glad I didn't have an off there. Would have been messy!
XTC
1st February 2005, 07:28
Yep for sure. Pushbikes are dangerous. Stay well away from them I say.
Dodgyiti
1st February 2005, 07:41
I have been riding down a big hill from time to time, the goat track [ western] springs to mind, and been overtaken by a push bike! I'm doing [ erm..] just over 50km/h.
Cyclist wearing 1.2mm of lycra and what looks like a plastic fruit bowl on the head, me- full UK cow hide and full face helmet
Who feels safer? :lol:
Motoracer
1st February 2005, 09:34
Sorry to hear about the bin man. :(
MSTRS
1st February 2005, 09:57
I see your error. 'Push" bike. And you were not pushing it! :whistle:
Biff
1st February 2005, 12:46
Ouch!! Hope you get well soon.
jrandom
1st February 2005, 13:00
I reckon them push bike things are dangerous and ought to be banned.
At the very least, the crazy bastards that ride them should be penalised for the cost they impose on society with all those accidents they're always having.
Sniper
1st February 2005, 13:13
Well that was clever now wasnt it. Imagine how silly you feel telling that gorgeous girl that you fell off your push bike.
When you could have said, I fell off my bike racing a drag car and still had time to get up, dust myself off and win the race.
inlinefour
1st February 2005, 14:59
hello all,
Today on my (push)bike ride, after hitting the ditch, i fell off. At about 50-55 kph.
Gravel on the side of the road caused my movement around the corner to be straightened...severly. I squeezd the brakes, shortly after i hit the ditch. The bike stopped, i didn't (damn physics.) My shoulder hit the bank first, followed closely by my head and then my elbows, knees ect.
I was taken to a medical center, by my friends Mum, and eventually to A&E for an xray...
Injuries include:
soft tissue damage of left shoulder, upper arm
lacerations of face, knees, arms, legs ect
bruises on knees and elbows, possibly in bones of shoulder.
The xray didn't show any breaks, but MRS doctor said the pain was from soft tissue damage, and possibly bruising of bones in shoulder.
I am counting myself lucky that i didn't have any broken bones, and that my "boo-boo's" will heal soon enough.
I cant wait until I can go out again to show that corner whos boss
You'll have the courner mastered in no time :2thumbsup
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