Bruises, scabs, scars and other photogenic injuries

[David Martin]

This was my last major off, some time ago.

Good effort, that must have been a four-point landing, at the very least.

Oh, and how was the bike? 

Going round a corner, slid on gravel, bike flipped and high-sided (fall into the curve, then bounce over to land on the other side. The glass sunglasses (naughty) were a write off. The funky gel mitts saved my hands from serious injury - through two layers of leather and the gel padding to the inner layer.. A young lady stopped to ask if I was all right. I replied 'no!' which obviously flustered her so much she just walked away. Another bystander flagged down an ambulance. I still have the odd skin texture on my wrists and arm from that bump. 

The bike was fine - was looked after by a friend who stayed just a few yards down from the accident site. Needed some new bar tape but was otherwise fine.

[Rhys W]

When you inadvertently ride through this:



This:



and this:



happens.

[Jurek]

This was my last major off, some time ago.

Good effort, that must have been a four-point landing, at the very least.

Oh, and how was the bike? 

Good pic - you've definitely gone roly-poly there.
Don't get drawn in to the stuff from the Reg  .

Jeez, Rhys W!
Ouchety! Big time!

[Cudzoziemiec]

Not much to see here.

[spindrift]

This was my last major off, some time ago.

Good effort, that must have been a four-point landing, at the very least.

Oh, and how was the bike? 

 I replied 'no!' which obviously flustered her so much she just walked away.

Sorry,that made me burst out laughing. Concerned citizen fail.

WARNING ARSE CONTENT:

http://picasaweb.google.com/solomonsky/RichardAndSarahs?authkey=Gv1sRgCLO1-czpytr2swE#5340516697223550274

[bobb]

Posted before, but...

Drink this stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner:



Fall over:

[Biggsy]

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Bobb, how did you cut yourself inside your ear? Did you fall on a spike?

Biggsy, oooooh - dynamic hip screw?

[Biggsy]

Yep, dynamic hip screw.  I think "dynamic" because it was adjustable at the time of fitting (?).  It doesn't move now!

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Yep, dynamic hip screw.  I think "dynamic" because it was adjustable at the time of fitting.  It doesn't move now!

It's been about 15 years since I worked in orthopaedics, but I think the point of a DHS is that it allows the broken bits of bone to move towards each other so that they knit back together better. We used to like them cos you don't have to follow the hip precautions with them like you do for total hip replacements and hemi-arthroplasties.

[Biggsy]

It's been about 15 years since I worked in orthopaedics, but I think the point of a DHS is that it allows the broken bits of bone to move towards each other so that they knit back together better.

Ah.  The docs never told me that!  Thanks.

We used to like them cos you don't have to follow the hip precautions with them like you do for total hip replacements and hemi-arthroplasties.

Yes, the bone healed well and quickly, and has been fine since.  The op was about seven years ago.  There was more trouble with the soft tissue, and that still gives me bother occasionally now.  Falling on the hip again didn't help. 

[RW]

I didn't have the presence of mind to get the camera out when I was looking at the tendons on the back of my left hand.  Good job it wasn't a chainsaw.

[Jaded]

“What are you against?”


img001 by davidmamartin, on Flickr

“What have you got?”

[fuzzy]

Result of a coming together during cycle patrol training, we fell and I landed on the end of the other bikes handle bars- not wearing body armour. Couple of busted ribs-

[David Martin]

That is why there are rules for having bar end plugs in races. Home biopsies are not fun..

Jaded:

[rogerzilla]

Can I have a sneaky pea?



Early morning freezing rain in December 2009.  My colleague at work got out the first aid kit, because I was dripping blood on the carpet even after showering, and did my arm up like an Egyptian mummy.  The photo was taken in the evening.

I was more annoyed about the hole in my (previously) waterproof jacket.

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Fuzzy's fuzzy!

[onb]

This thread is useless without sutures.

Posted before but hope this helps




Bruising that came with same off



There are other with much more spectacular.

[eck]

I was more annoyed about the hole in my (previously) waterproof jacket.

rz, your injury looks quite similar to mine.
Funnily enough, my base layer got a hole in it, but the jacket I was wearing survived unscathed. 
Mind you, it wasn't as though it was a cheap one. It was about £9.99 from Lidl's. 

[Kim]

This thread is useless without sutures.

Will these do?





Beware of shark-infested puddles on Sustrans paths.

[L CC]

I've posted these before, but


If you've done it, flaunt it...

(click to show/hide)

and the rest
Here

This year's effort a little less impressive

[Auntie Helen]

I've undoubtedly posted these before somewhere.

To product this: (originally straight, went wonky after a year or so)





We had to briefly look like this:



And now looks like this:

[Kim]

If we're allowing surgical stuff, barakta's got some good hand pr0n.  With adamantium claws...

[Auntie Helen]

Haven't fallen off my trike (yet) so can't offer any exciting cycling-related injuries, y'see.

[Kim]

Haven't fallen off my trike (yet) so can't offer any exciting cycling-related injuries, y'see.

That just means you need to fettle harder.  Or adopt the Tigerbiten approach^[1] to terrifying descents.   



_{[1] That is, wait until the point where normal people would grab the brakes and pray, then change up two gears and accelerate.}