Update on collarbone
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Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:39 am
Good news: The collarbone I broke last weekend at Taree doesn't need an opration.
Bad news: 6-8 weeks before I ride again, 8-10 before I ride off-road.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby Nobody » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:01 pm
Got a bike trainer? If not, good time to get one.
Although I like MTB, this is why I try to spend more time on bike paths (and to a lesser extent roads) these days. Having said that, I've got a groin injury at the moment and so on the MTB again. Missed the pedal the other day going over some stairs and did my shin a disservice. First time for that one.
I learn the hard way not do a lot of stuff twice, but the problem is, there are just so many ways to hurt yourself.
Edit:Grammar.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby ft_critical » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:20 pm
Nobody wrote: Got a bike trainer? If not, good time to get one.
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Re: Update on collarbone
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:09 pm
The stack was caused by riding too fast on a known trail in an unfamiliar direction, trying to keep our ride guide in sight. Missed a twitch in the trail, found myself on the right - off-camber - side of the trail coming into a tight right turn and lost the front under brakes when presented with my escape line being blocked by a gnarly tree.
On the weekend I ordered some Oakleys with transitions lenses and a distance vision prescription. 670 clams!
At the Mont back in April it felt like my reactions were slow, particularly on the night lap, like sections of trail were surprising me much more often than usual. The other riders didn't seem to have the same problem. Been noticing this over the last year and an eye test in April I took to ensure I'd be able to pass my licence renewal showed I have astigmatism, with different levels in each eye (although I didn't need glasses to pass the test). Can't be good for picking up trail information or depth perception. Didn't bother ordering at the time because they wanted to hang onto the prescription, and we had other expenses come through.
So, self-inflicted on a couple of levels.
Hope your shin's OK nobody. Ouch. On a slightly humorous take (in a "there, but for the grace of God..." sense), the department head in the area I'm being seconded to managed to slice open his calf on a pedal and needed 31 stitches. ... He did it in the gym, on a spin bike
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby Mulger bill » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:12 pm
Up to 70 days off the dirt=depressing.
Heal well Gumby, I'll take the MTB out for ya
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby KenGS » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:20 pm
Helmets! Bells! Rego!
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby sogood » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:23 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:18 pm
Hirudoid: yes, I keep a tube of that handy
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:22 pm
I must be riding like a pussy these days,haven't had a really good stack in a while!...that my change in CX season!.
Heal up quick!.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:15 pm
Why do I get the feeling you may regret saying that?toolonglegs wrote:I must be riding like a pussy these days,haven't had a really good stack in a while!...
Glad to hear the back issues are coming good.
Have to admit that if I'd needed surgical intervention, chances were 50/50 the dually would have gone on eBay.
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Re: Update on collarbone
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby Nobody » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:23 am
I remember someone on here muttering something about suspension just makes it faster when you crash.trailgumby wrote:Have to admit that if I'd needed surgical intervention, chances were 50/50 the dually would have gone on eBay.
Anyway, you could always get a rigid to slow you down. Works for me. Even my OTB crashes are fairly slow.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:41 am
4" wide Moonlander tyres at 5psi might have made a difference Staying off the front brake and skid-steering the rear might have helped as well, but it's not a move I've ever really practiced due to it being generally frowned upon for recreational riding.
Maybe something to practice when I'm able to get back on the bike...
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby brokenbus » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:30 pm
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Re: Update on collarbone
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Re: Update on collarbone
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby jules21 » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:12 pm
i think that's called a self-fulfilling prophecy. the 8 weeks is to give it time to heal properly, so that if you knock it again, it's got a good chance of not re-breaking. it's not the amount of time before you'll be physically capable of riding a bike again.triangle wrote:I am sure it is different for everyone but I too was told eight weeks before I would be able to cycle again and that prove to be completely inaccurate.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby triangle » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:33 pm
I'm 42.Nobody wrote:Wow, that sounds like you are fairly young Triangle. TG is about 47 from memory.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:02 pm
Will probably hit the spin bikes at the gym this week for a gentle introduction, the mid-section is starting to expand already! The trails around my area are moderately technical (Sydney's Northern Beaches) compared to elsewhere, and the occasional inelegant dismount is not uncommon. So an early return to off-road riding would not be particularly wise. Commuting might be OK from Week 5-6 though.
The advice Oxford got on what happens when in the knitting process mirrors what my physio said. I'm now, at the end of week 2, not using the sling most of the time. Only using when I when I'm out and about so I don't get knocked, or at the end of the day when it starts to get a bit achy (like now).
No upper body stuff like military press pushups or lat pulldowns at the gym for 6 weeks will be hard when I return. But I agree, no sheepstations to be had so better to heal properly first.
Otherwise, progressing well
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby elStado » Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:19 pm
I've almost done my time. It's been about 14 weeks (July 16th) since I broke mine and 11 weeks since I got surgery. Another couple of weeks and a few visits to the physio and doctors and I should be good to get on the road bike and go surfing again. I've ridden the flat bar a few times since about 2 weeks ago, but have been told to take it easy and avoid riding if possible. Just as well I have been writing my thesis and other final assignments so I have had to stay home and work on those pretty much every day for the past two months anyway.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:38 pm
The spin bike involved some single leg drills, and a little out-of-saddle work. Wasn't the most comfortable experience, and getting the drink bottle out of the cage was tricky. Will be leaving it until closer to the weekend before I try that again.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby trailgumby » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:02 pm
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby elStado » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:31 pm
The other alternative is the natural herbal pain remedy.Oxford wrote:much better than taking pills.
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Re: Update on collarbone
Postby jules21 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:04 pm
edit: it has been brought to my attention that could include the use of illicit substanceselStado wrote:The other alternative is the natural herbal pain remedy.Oxford wrote:much better than taking pills.
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