Author Topic: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.  (Read 153492 times)

Pedal Castro

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #500 on: 13 December, 2018, 08:44:26 pm »
Stop it!

I’ve broken at least one bone each of the last three winters (average of 4.3/year), I’m aiming to go the whole of this winter in one piece.

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #501 on: 13 December, 2018, 09:02:04 pm »
Ouch! Condolences, Paul. I feel your pain.
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #502 on: 16 February, 2019, 02:22:44 pm »
mist, greasy negative camber roundabout -> deck

more miffed about the damaged assos kit than the grazes tbh


Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #503 on: 16 February, 2019, 04:38:59 pm »
Chainring got me on my left leg when I was hit by a car several years ago.


Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #504 on: 16 February, 2019, 04:53:24 pm »
Came off on black ice two years ago. Colles fracture:-



And the K-wiring that temporarily held stuff together:-



How the xray looked with the wires in:-


hulver

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #505 on: 18 February, 2019, 10:30:19 am »
Came off this morning. First time in quite a few years.

Going down the hill towards a mini roundabout, lots of traffic queuing on the road I want to join. I decide to cut across the pavement and the pub car park to join the traffic further up. Steering towards a "dropped" kerb, I was thinking "Oh dear, that doesn't look very dropped" and indeed the bike decided that it wan't going up that kerb, but was going to go straight on while I carried on moving to the left.

So, hit the deck pretty hard. Must have looked pretty spectacular. Quite a few people stopped to check if I was ok. The morrisons delivery driver who stopped flagged down a passing ambulance. They had a quick look, and gave me a lift home.





There is some gore under the shredded longs as well, but I've stuck a dressing on it now and didn't get a picture.

My whole upper body aches, I hit the ground pretty hard.

Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #506 on: 18 February, 2019, 12:02:40 pm »
That looks sore. I hope the head (in particular) isn't as bumped inside as it looks outside. I hope you're having a nice cup of tea and taking it easy.

hulver

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #507 on: 18 February, 2019, 12:46:05 pm »
Aye, it's a bit sore now. Fortunately I think I scraped it rather than bouncing.

Cup of tea consumed, I think i might have another one. Been quite thirsty since, drinking plenty of water though.

Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #508 on: 21 February, 2019, 11:49:34 am »
Came off this am, early on in the commute, turning right at a mini rab (fortunately quiet at half term).  I picked a line, and not fast either, between the white circle and the arrows and the bike just went from under, so the road must simply have been slippery for some reason.  The tarmac on this section is new and pretty smooth, which is good, and bad.   So I managed to graze my knee and upper thigh, and with the lycra all intact somehow.  Base of thumb aches a bit a lot, but was wearing double mitts - so this probably could have been worse...

Thanks to the driver who parked up, and came to see if I was OK.   :)

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Paul

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #509 on: 21 February, 2019, 11:05:28 pm »
That’ll make fine pickin’.

Scab (and heal) well soon.
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #510 on: 21 February, 2019, 11:35:31 pm »
yay scabs to pick.   Every cloud...    ;D

Thanks.   :)
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #511 on: 22 February, 2019, 12:15:00 pm »
Glad you've survived another battle with only minor wounds Andy!

Small selfish question from me: can you explain where that is? Even just transcribe the place-names on the signs, I can't read them on the version my PC is serving up :(

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #512 on: 22 February, 2019, 01:24:42 pm »
 :)  tis here

The fall really took me by surprise since I wasn't turning fast, and I avoided (I think) the white paint.  Could be fuel on the road - not sure.

On future occaasions I may well turn right by  going to the right of the central circle, so less of an angle of turn.
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #513 on: 29 March, 2019, 06:31:11 pm »
a minor one - shin/pedal interface with some bonus swelling:



Paul

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #515 on: 02 April, 2019, 07:43:52 pm »
Hell’s bells. Are those dog bite/claw marks?
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #516 on: 02 April, 2019, 07:47:15 pm »
Hell’s bells. Are those dog bite/claw marks?

Yes dog bite and various teeth marks. There were also some on the other side of my calf. The later infection was not good. Antibiotics for 3 weeks and I can advise against having to have rabies injections.

Paul

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #517 on: 02 April, 2019, 07:57:24 pm »
Where did it happen?
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #518 on: 02 April, 2019, 07:58:55 pm »
Looks like Istanbul going by the map on Flickr.
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #519 on: 02 April, 2019, 08:39:33 pm »
Ouch!  Makes my encounter with a French hound last year seem trivial.  I can still, just about see the teeth marks.  A week of antibiotics, and after a chat with the Pasteur Institute in Paris no need for rabies treatment.


Heal quickly, looks quite a trip from the pics following the bite marks.
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #520 on: 03 April, 2019, 04:43:32 am »
Thanks everyone, it was Istanbul. There are lots of big feral dogs. It was quite scary really.

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #521 on: 03 April, 2019, 02:01:18 pm »
Thanks everyone, it was Istanbul. There are lots of big feral dogs. It was quite scary really.

I set the world land speed record for a Turkish BSO-MTB some years ago when chased by one of those Turkish sheepdogs out near Gallipoli. Really concentrated the mind for about 30 seconds.

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #522 on: 05 April, 2019, 07:06:28 am »
Hell’s bells. Are those dog bite/claw marks?

Yes dog bite and various teeth marks. There were also some on the other side of my calf. The later infection was not good. Antibiotics for 3 weeks and I can advise against having to have rabies injections.

Would that be the purple one? Stung quite a bit iirc
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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #523 on: 05 April, 2019, 12:12:49 pm »
As someone who manages her fear of dogs in the same way as her fears of heights and cars.... *shudder*

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Re: Cycling injuries- the gorier the better.
« Reply #524 on: 22 May, 2019, 07:11:11 pm »
Falling off on gravel stings a bit!
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