"Game over man, game over"

[Major Stare]

Currently 3 days into my holiday in Somerset on the Jurassic Coast.
Had a fall, spent 3hrs in A&E. Have a bust ankle, lump of flesh missing from my elbow and now on crutches.

So no MTB riding for me for 4-6 weeks?.

Stay safe everyone.

 

[Zimmerframe]

As my Ex would always say .. "Why did you do that" ?

So what kind of crutches ? Are they adjustable ? Do they have bluetooth ? Is there an automatic mode. Can they be upgraded with dropper levers ? Have you added little round cut outs of 5-10 soles on the bottom for a more grippy experience ?

 

[RustyIron]

Well hopefully you'll take advantage of the next 4-6 weeks to think about the errors of your ways... and to get a pedicure.

 

[apac]

That's crap man. I thought I had it bad with my broken arm, but a least I don't have crutches! There always someone worse off.
Did you find any dinosaur bones?

I hope you heal up soon.?

 

[Major Stare]

I did research new pedals whilst waiting for my x-ray (still undecided) and parts needed for the headset on the CUBE. All without the wife saying "stop spending money on the bike".

 

[steve_sordy]

What a bummer, and on your hols too!

A week after my first mtb and helmet arrived, and the day after my first mtb skills course, I did a Superman OTB on a gravity assisted gravel track. I ended up with deep gouges on my knees and elbows. Oh and a brand new broken helmet. This was 2 days before we went to the Lake District for a week of normal walking about holiday. No matter what the weather, it was shorts and tee shirts because I could not stand to have the fabric straining against the dressings. I grew bored with the well meaning questions from people I had never met, typically addressed to my wife/carer... "has he had a fall?" FFS!!! I did not "have a fall" that happens to old people, I crashed my 'effin' mountain bike!!! I was 57 at the time. That's not old.

Get well soon @Major Stare

 

[apac]

I can't ride for another 6 weeks. By then my bike will probably look completely different from boredom and buying.

 

[Zimmerframe]

I can't ride for another 6 weeks. By then my bike will probably look completely different from boredom and buying.

 

[Norange]

⬆
I remember reading something in the news about an Alpaca ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

I think there's a lot to be said for Ramdlebars, infinite hand positions for comfort no matter what you're doing.

 

[apac]

I think there's a lot to be said for Ramdlebars, infinite hand positions for comfort no matter what you're doing.

Hahah,,, I could have done with some of that bar cushioning the other week when I OTB'd

 

[The Hodge]

Get well soon ..
Im curious though ..you said you had a fall ..was that off the bike ..?

 

[Major Stare]

Get well soon ..
Im curious though ..you said you had a fall ..was that off the bike ..?

Nope, I enjoy coastal path walking and fell off a boulder when one walking boot got stuck. 1mile hobble up a path till I could call for assistance due to no phone signal.

 

[Davvee]

Get well soon.

 

[Mikerb]

Im hoping you took a trip from your Somerset campsite to the South Devon coast ( given that Somerset has no Jurassic Coastline!!) .....the alternative being that you are disorientated and also banged your head!! Ankle looks angry...get well soon.

 

[Tubby G]

Im hoping you took a trip from your Somerset campsite to the South Devon coast ( given that Somerset has no Jurassic Coastline!!) .....the alternative being that you are disorientated and also banged your head!! Ankle looks angry...get well soon.

Bream to Minehead is Somerset’s Jurassic Coast

 

[leftside]

Honestly sorry to hear that. I can't help with preventing future broken ankles, but these might help prevent getting sore elbows. I just purchased them and they saved my arm/elbow at the weekend. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

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[Major Stare]

Ooohh, it's getting a little bruised and swollen now.

 

[luna87824]

Humans are such fragile creatures..........

 

[apac]

Hopefully you"ll regain some movement in it soon once the swelling goes down.

 

[chamaruco]

so now you have time to cut your nails. What about the bike?

 

[Major Stare]

Back home on Saturday night, will cut my nails, promise ?
Can't see me biking for 4-6 weeks and depending on the check up in 4 weeks for the torn ligaments.

 

[Metamucil]

I have been riding MTB for near 20 years and got past crashing. I rode pretty slow tech stuff and could usually just run out of my crashes. That and i've never been a big fast riding drop and jumper. The dozen or so times I've ridden my e-mtb I've been wrecking like never before only now it is at higher speed. Thought I broke my clavicle on Monday and it turns out my shoulder only dislocated partway, tearing a bunch of ligaments. So 2 weeks down instead of the 6+ clavicle break. I will be a lot more cautious when I get back on I think.

My problem is I get cocky with just launching off of rocks, etc. Then I try to throw my bike around in the air like my lightweight MTB and that doesn't pan out. The e-mtb is just SO much faster riding, but it is more of a point and shooter.

 

[imax]

Speedy recovery. I try send it max on the uphill tech climbs and ride with caution. I stay away from DH as there are no spare parts available. Love my MagPeds as an all rounder on the XC A lines

 

[OldBean]

Nope, I enjoy coastal path walking and fell off a boulder when one walking boot got stuck. 1mile hobble up a path till I could call for assistance due to no phone signal.

Well that serves you right ...you would have been ok if you had been on your EMTB!!

 

[OldBean]

IMAX pleas tell us about that bottle cage and tool holder.
I kept the adaptor on my CO2 cartridge ..but it somehow wound itself in and left me "airless" when I needed it .
now keep it separate.

 

[Pdoz]

Nope, I enjoy coastal path walking and fell off a boulder when one walking boot got stuck. 1mile hobble up a path till I could call for assistance due to no phone signal.

So you have 6 weeks to research satellite communication / tracking devices?

 

[Major Stare]

I am off crutches, swelling is 99% gone and I'm wearing an ankle strap during the day.
Last weekend I managed 9 miles on a blue route. Peddling is fine with the ankle strap although I do feel like I have lost the sensation of feeling the peddle under my foot?

 

[steve_sordy]

Keep at it, and do what the physio says!

 

[Major Stare]

Keep at it, and do what the physio says!

Cheers Steve. Hope to join you and others at SP sometime.