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Location: Midland, MI | Like I ever post on topic, so why bother warning you? ;)
Last night was "push your body way too far" night here (read: road bike night). We put in 35+ miles at an average mid-15mph pace. The sucky part was riding into the 15-20mph headwinds on the way out. Which shifted around to being a headwind on the way back (this happens every time), although it had died down to about 7-10mph. It didn't help that my riding partner thinks he's Floyd Landis and continually trying to 'drop' me...it's a freaking rail trail, not the TdF, man!
Anyway, we got back to the head end of the trail and the parking lot was jam packed for some nonsense going on downtown. I saw a car creeping along, and called out, "Car!" He saw it and did a track stand. As I was behind and to the right, I unclipped my right foot and slowed, continuing to watch the car and my buddy. He said, "OK" and started his right foot down...this was a signal I interpreted as "Go!" and mashed away. Which is when I saw the car lurch forward into my path and slam on the brakes. I hit my own brakes (they work GREAT!) but, due to the quick stop, my front wheel turned left. Ugh.
Now, remember where I said I unclipped my right foot? Guess which way your bike wants to go when the front wheel turns left and you're balancing in place. Through some weird gyroscopic principal, it wants to FALL OVER TO THE LEFT! Without having my left foot free (it did get free of the pedal just as my knee hit the asphalt), I couldn't stop the fall and did what anyone else would have done...put my hands out. Double ugh.
I wound up with a skinned knee, a scrape on my left shin, a cut on my inside right calf and a cut on the inside of my right thigh with an, oh, 2.5cm x 1.25cm flap of skin hanging off. And blood all over my bike and water bottles...ewwww. I picked myself up as "Floyd" was saying, "That's going to leave a mark, eh?" and just in time to see the elderly (late 60s, I'm thinking) driver laughing at me. :rolleyes:
The worst damage, though (other than my twisted left brifter, missing bar tape plug, and scratches in my pretty carbon parts) seems to have been to my right arm. After the fall, the base of my right palm hurt, and the underside of my arm, just up-stream from my wrist was numb. I also had a sharp ache going from the inside knob of my wrist to my elbow and a pain on the outside of my elbow.
This morning, I have a nice bruise on my palm, and the aforementioned other parts just ache. But, here's the real pisser...when I play the guitar (fingerstyle anyway), after about a minute the outside of my elbow aches something fierce. Like a bad toothache; not a sharp pain, just aching.
It's my own fault, I should have had both feet unclipped (I never do, because I'm lazy) and shouldn't have gone. But, man, this is going to put a serious cramp in my guitar playing. :mad:
And that is my off-topic post for today. I've now gotten more wounds from road biking than I have from mountain biking. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | See a doctor. He'll probably put the right wrist in a splint. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I really feel bad about your accident, but you know what? You just typed over 500 words. If you can work a god damn computer keyboard you can sure as hell finger pick a guitar. Now quit crying to us, suck it up and start playing.
Dave
PS - And I mean all this in the kindest way. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Btw, if you're into cycling you might like my other website www.road2moab.com
Yeah, I know "how many freakin domain names does this guy own ..."
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Location: Marlton, NJ | You just typed over 500 words. And you did it with few or no spelling errors and proper grammer!
Seriously - take a few Aleve (sp?) and feel better! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Tupperware:
I really feel bad about your accident, but you know what? You just typed over 500 words. If you can work a god damn computer keyboard you can sure as hell finger pick a guitar. Now quit crying to us, suck it up and start playing.
Dave
PS - And I mean all this in the kindest way. An excellent point. My job centers around typing. That's all I do. Type, type, type...all frikkin' day long. Might explain the constant ache in my arm today. ;)
And this, "Now quit crying to us, suck it up and start playing." sounds suspiciously like my riding partner. You're one of those Type-A+, ultra-competitive types, too, aren't you!
EDIT: Cool site! I'll look at it in more detail once I get home. I'm sneaking out early...shhh...don't tell. |
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Location: closely held secret | Your 'singlespeed' link links to the editorial page. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Crustfallen.
Hey Doc, my elbow hurts when I do this.... |
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Location: SoCal | Have the injury evaluated by a pro. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by noah:
Have the injury evaluated by a pro. I'm not sure what visiting "une fille de soir" has to do with my elbow, but I'm willing to give it a shot. :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Your 'singlespeed' link links to the editorial page. Yeah, I know. It's been that way for about 3 years. I almost had it working and then I got busy with guitar gallery websites. Good reminder that I need to get it done.
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Location: closely held secret | After so many years in IT, I know... there's always something else to fix. |
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Location: NJ | i had an infection in my elbow a couple of years ago. I felt better. I did not listen to the doctor. I paid for it big time.
see a doctor. |
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Location: Tennessee | You ought to get it x-rayed to make sure there's no stress fracture. I'm no doctor but I did stay at Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Cruster....dude.. you work in a hospital!
It's not like you have to go out of your way to get to an x-ray machine.
Do it. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | The last time I "twisted a left brifter" I got my face slapped :eek: |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Brad's right. Go see the doctor. I forgot that you work in a hospital. There's no excuse. Just don't go to the OB/GYN labor and delivery department ;) :D :p |
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Location: Midland, MI | Y'all crack me up...I wasn't looking for medical advice. I was looking for sympathy, damn it! ;)
If it still aches Monday, I'll mosey down to Radiology and chat up the help. In the mean time, there's always Motrin and beer. :rolleyes:
No worries about me hanging out in L&D, Phil. Five trips later, I'm pretty sure that's not someplace I want to be...for any reason.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Hey, I put my left-hand pinkie finger on a Hot muffler today! :eek:
I was really concerned! A blister on my pinkie would ruin a bunch of seventh chords all weekend!
But I lucked-out, no blister! :D
Now I have No Excuse for my playing :( |
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Location: Central Oregon | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Crustfallen.
Hey Doc, my elbow hurts when I do this.... Don't do that. |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by cruster:
The sucky part was riding into the 15-20mph headwinds on the way out. Which shifted around to being a headwind on the way back (this happens every time) It was uphill both ways, too, yes? I hate when that happens! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cruster:
The sucky part was riding into the 15-20mph headwinds on the way out. Which shifted around to being a headwind on the way back (this happens every time) Have you thought about starting the ride at the other end, thereby having the wind at your BACK both directions? Just a thought.
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Location: south east Michigan | Yeah Dave... He'll do that when you figure out how to go downhill both ways.
Man.. I'd love to bike in the desert. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by FlySig:
It was uphill both ways, too, yes? I hate when that happens! Nope, that's just not possible! ;)
Originally posted by StandingOvation:
Have you thought about starting the ride at the other end, thereby having the wind at your BACK both directions? Just a thought. Of course, *I* have thought of that, but "Floyd" is a masochist who enjoys the "extra challenge."
Originally posted by Slipkid:
Yeah Dave... He'll do that when you figure out how to go downhill both ways.
Man.. I'd love to bike in the desert. I've noticed I've gone downhill a lot lately, Brad. :rolleyes: :p |
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OT: Elbow pain