When a Whoooo Hooooo, turns into an OH Sh........

[Trekchick]

.................iiiiiiit!

I had one of the best ride nights of the season. Getting the bunny hops, popping logs, and ripping through the down hills, ruts, roots and all!
I had tons of Whooooo Hoooooo! Going on!
Then it happened.
The guy in front of me(new guy to the group) didn't follow the line of those in front of him, and went to a bad spot in the sand, he baubbled, which forced me to take a different line, one of which was worse with sand, which sucked me off trail where I hit a log under brush and went over the handle bars.
Bruised hip, strawberry marks on my stomach, hit my head hard on the ground(thank goodness for a good helmet), and twisted my wrist.
I figured I sprained my wrist, so, no biggie, finished the ride, loaded my bike and headed for dinner with friends.
During dinner, my wrist started to bruise and swell, ugh!
off to ER for xrays. Yup, Hairline fracture, and possible ligament damage.
I think I'll be back on the bike in a few weeks, but I won't know until I see the sports med doc on Monday.

My new goal, Turn the Oh Sh........its into Whoo Hoooo's, not the the other way around!

Tell me your whooo hooo stories!

 

[Trekchick]

Here is a shot prior to the crash.

 

[o3jeff]

You should of had the FS bike instead of the HT, you might of rode right on by him.

Hope you get back out soon.

 

[Trekchick]

You should of had the FS bike instead of the HT, you might of rode right on by him.

Hope you get back out soon.

I have a FS, but left it home. Don't ask me why, but I've been playing around on the HT a lot this summer. Next time The Liquid comes out to play!!!

 

[Warp Daddy]

First of all Trek -- Sorry bout the wrist those suckers are nasty . I broke mine a couple times . MY PT was playing my guitars

Just had a WOOHOO /OH shit moment today on the golf course .

On 245 yd par 3 hole I stuck the drive 4 ft from the pin then--------------------- 2 putted DOH !!!!!

 

[Trekchick]

Just had a WOOHOO /OH shit moment today on the golf course .

On 245 yd par 3 hole I stuck the drive 4 ft from the pin then--------------------- 2 putted DOH !!!!!

That does suck!
From a golfers perspective........
Much worse than a broken wrist!

 

[MR. evil]

.
During dinner, my wrist started to bruise and swell, ugh!
off to ER for xrays. Yup, Hairline fracture, and possible ligament damage.
I think I'll be back on the bike in a few weeks, but I won't know until I see the sports med doc on Monday.
!

If there is any ligament damage 2 weeks till your back on the bike is very optimistic. Ligamants do not heal very quickly. I injured my left wrist last November during judo (don't even know how I did it) and tore a ligament in my hand. It took about 5 months to recover about 80%. I am still working on that last 20%. I hope things work out better for you.

 

[Warp Daddy]

If there is any ligament damage 2 weeks till your back on the bike is very optimistic tore a ligament in my hand. It took about 5 months to recover about 80%. I am still working on that last 20%. I hope things work out better for you.

You are right on target ---I only got 85% back on mine

 

[MR. evil]

One more thing: the only way they can till if there was ligament damage is with an MRI. For some reason MRI's to the hand are one of the longest to perform. Mine took almost 50 minutes.......which really sucked! Those things are freakin loud!

 

[o3jeff]

Those things are freakin loud!

Just had my knee done yesterday, Sounded like a jackhammer for 30 minutes.

 

[deadheadskier]

I hope you heal quickly trekchik

I did the same thing Mountain Biking about 15 years ago, rushed to get back out instead of letting it heal properly and to this day I still have problems with my wrist. Best to take it slow and give it proper time to heal

 

[bvibert]

That sucks! I hope it's not too bad and you're able to get back on the bike soon. Don't push it though..

 

[Trekchick]

One more thing: the only way they can till if there was ligament damage is with an MRI. For some reason MRI's to the hand are one of the longest to perform. Mine took almost 50 minutes.......which really sucked! Those things are freakin loud!

My Brother in law is the MRI tech
I've had MRI's on both of my shoulders, which was awesome because I fell asleep.
The hand may be more difficult because I won't be laying down.


Its day two after the crash and I'm finding sore spots on places I didn't know existed.

Thanks for the well wishes. Even though I don't wish Oh Shit's on anyone, I was sorta hoping that others would tell their stories to help entertain me while I'm out of commission.

 

[MR. evil]

The hand may be more difficult because I won't be laying down.

QUOTE]

For a hand MRI they make you lay down on your stomach with you arm out-stretched above your head (like you pretending to fly like super man). It is a really uncomfortable position to be in for that long. The hardest part for me was kepping my hand still

 

[Trekchick]

The hand may be more difficult because I won't be laying down.

For a hand MRI they make you lay down on your stomach with you arm out-stretched above your head (like you pretending to fly like super man). It is a really uncomfortable position to be in for that long. The hardest part for me was kepping my hand still

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I will sleep.
I like the head set with smooth jazz, and time to mellow out.

 

[severine]

I'm so sorry to hear about your injury!! Hope it heals quickly and isn't as serious as you're thinking.

 

[Marc]

My Brother in law is the MRI tech
I've had MRI's on both of my shoulders, which was awesome because I fell asleep.
The hand may be more difficult because I won't be laying down.


Its day two after the crash and I'm finding sore spots on places I didn't know existed.

Thanks for the well wishes. Even though I don't wish Oh Shit's on anyone, I was sorta hoping that others would tell their stories to help entertain me while I'm out of commission.

I got more crash stories than I can probably remember...

One time on a wet rainy day in Bigelow Hollow a long time ago, I hit a nice slick root, caught air like I intended, but my back wheel slid on the root on take off and aimed me directly towards a ~36" DBH white pine which I didn't really intend for... tacoed the front wheel, and ended up with a bad wrist sprain. First and only time I've tacoed a wheel. It looked pretty funny.

Let's see... I've been over the handlebars umpteen times... one of the more acrobatic times was at Killington, just at the intersection directly below the K1 lodge that makes a big switchback to the right and has lots of loose gravel. The whole day we had been taking the turn fast, skidding around the turn almost to the point of needing to countersteer. Well one of the times I was a little to cavalier on the countersteer, jack knifed my front wheel, went superman over the handlebars and landed on my stomach in the gravel with my hands outstreched. Thankfully I had my gloves on and a long sleeve shirt, or I would have been bloody from palm to elbow.

One time I fell and bent the derailleur hanger on my road bike trying to get on with one foot and clip in at the same time. Banged up my knee on that one.

First time I ever tried clipless pedals I had the pedal tension way too tight and the cleat not tight enough. When I tried to unclip, the cleat twisted on the shoe and I fell over sideways in the driveway. Ol' pops laughed pretty hard on that one.

One time I was having such bad luck with a saddle bag staying on in a race, that last time it had fallen off, I was so angry I laid on my brakes with all my might... and went over the bars as a result. Fortunately it was just grass, but I was pissed and felt really stupid. I took the contents from the bag and stuffed them in my jersey and hucked the bag out into the woods somewhere. Wasn't even my bag, but now I know why my "friend" lent it to me. He laughed when I told him the story as he finished about four places in front of me.

Last year at K I was taking a small but pretty gnarly technical drop (~2') over a bad log with a 90 deg turn immediately following with lots of rocks in the trail. My foot came out of my pedal, and since I was pretty much where I needed to be on the bike, i.e. behind my saddle over my rear wheel... I fell off the back of my bike and had a big ol sharp rock go right into my left lower back. Knocked the wind outta me from behind (not a good feeling) and left a good scar. Was able to ride gingerly the next day. Still have the scar (w00t).

Ah... I've fallen countless times at Killington and wound up with gravel and small rocks and what not lodged under my skin... usually around the knees. That's always fun in the shower peeling back the skin to get the rocks out. I might actually wear some shin/knee guards this year (only took me what, 8 years to figure it out).

I got a whole mess of stories... that's really just the tip of the iceberg. Fortunately nothing season ending... most of it was no more serious than bad wirst sprains.

 

[tjf67]

I got more crash stories than I can probably remember...

One time on a wet rainy day in Bigelow Hollow a long time ago, I hit a nice slick root, caught air like I intended, but my back wheel slid on the root on take off and aimed me directly towards a ~36" DBH white pine which I didn't really intend for... tacoed the front wheel, and ended up with a bad wrist sprain. First and only time I've tacoed a wheel. It looked pretty funny.

Let's see... I've been over the handlebars umpteen times... one of the more acrobatic times was at Killington, just at the intersection directly below the K1 lodge that makes a big switchback to the right and has lots of loose gravel. The whole day we had been taking the turn fast, skidding around the turn almost to the point of needing to countersteer. Well one of the times I was a little to cavalier on the countersteer, jack knifed my front wheel, went superman over the handlebars and landed on my stomach in the gravel with my hands outstreched. Thankfully I had my gloves on and a long sleeve shirt, or I would have been bloody from palm to elbow.

One time I fell and bent the derailleur hanger on my road bike trying to get on with one foot and clip in at the same time. Banged up my knee on that one.

First time I ever tried clipless pedals I had the pedal tension way too tight and the cleat not tight enough. When I tried to unclip, the cleat twisted on the shoe and I fell over sideways in the driveway. Ol' pops laughed pretty hard on that one.

One time I was having such bad luck with a saddle bag staying on in a race, that last time it had fallen off, I was so angry I laid on my brakes with all my might... and went over the bars as a result. Fortunately it was just grass, but I was pissed and felt really stupid. I took the contents from the bag and stuffed them in my jersey and hucked the bag out into the woods somewhere. Wasn't even my bag, but now I know why my "friend" lent it to me. He laughed when I told him the story as he finished about four places in front of me.

Last year at K I was taking a small but pretty gnarly technical drop (~2') over a bad log with a 90 deg turn immediately following with lots of rocks in the trail. My foot came out of my pedal, and since I was pretty much where I needed to be on the bike, i.e. behind my saddle over my rear wheel... I fell off the back of my bike and had a big ol sharp rock go right into my left lower back. Knocked the wind outta me from behind (not a good feeling) and left a good scar. Was able to ride gingerly the next day. Still have the scar (w00t).

Ah... I've fallen countless times at Killington and wound up with gravel and small rocks and what not lodged under my skin... usually around the knees. That's always fun in the shower peeling back the skin to get the rocks out. I might actually wear some shin/knee guards this year (only took me what, 8 years to figure it out).

I got a whole mess of stories... that's really just the tip of the iceberg. Fortunately nothing season ending... most of it was no more serious than bad wirst sprains.

HAHA great stories. I have one. It was not me but a buddy i ride with. We were riding and came out along the lake. On the dock was a lady he had a fancy for. He went in her direction and rode out onto the dock. He slowed to a stop and could not get his foot out of the pedal. Fell over right into the lake. His look was priceless. Dont think he ever got in her pants.

 

[Trekchick]

Now this is the thread I was looking for!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thanks for the laughs!

 

[drjeff]

Well, the good thing is that by today, the swelling in your wrist should have peaked and will start coming down, then hopefully a clean MRI, a little rest for the ligaments and then back on the bike, and also likely back on the golf course, since I'd guess that this injury of your isn't exactly condusive for swinging the golf club either!