First tumble....
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First tumble....
Postby 15wilsonwu » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:26 am
I have some sort of a road rash on my knee, my skin's peeled off my palm and my elbow's stuffed up.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby g-boaf » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:37 am
Get that road rash cleaned up quickly and wash out all the rubbish from the graze and follow it up with antiseptic solution. And then get off to a doctor, they'll get you sorted.
Have you got gloves? I'd recommend using those when riding - they'll take the impact if you go down.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby 15wilsonwu » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:39 am
Normally, I use my gloves but since my commute to school is just 2km, I couldnt be stuffed to wear it. Oh and, the nurse in school already got me sorted, thanks for the concern.g-boaf wrote:Sorry to hear that.
Get that road rash cleaned up quickly and wash out all the rubbish from the graze and follow it up with antiseptic solution. And then get off to a doctor, they'll get you sorted.
Have you got gloves? I'd recommend using those when riding - they'll take the impact if you go down.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby jasonc » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:01 am
and +1 to how's the bike?
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Re: First tumble....
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Re: First tumble....
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Re: First tumble....
Postby g-boaf » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:26 am
I guess you'll be back on the bike pretty soon with the battle scars. Wear them as a badge of honour - bandaged and wounded and already back on the bike.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby 15wilsonwu » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:15 pm
So if I was extended my knee for 5 mins, and I suddenly bend it, it's gonna hurt and vice versa (does it make sense?)
Oh and, I found some scratches on the brifters.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby JustJames » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:23 pm
Despite being old enough to know better, I've stacked twice in the last six months and each time left me with a very grazed and bruised knee. Riding will help!
Do you know why you stacked? If you don't know, you won't know what to do different. FWIW, one of mine was from going too fast, the other from going too slow.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby 15wilsonwu » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:08 pm
I turned into a street too fast in wet weather... im not smart, am I...JustJames wrote:Riding will be the best thing to loosen up the bruises, Wilson.
Despite being old enough to know better, I've stacked twice in the last six months and each time left me with a very grazed and bruised knee. Riding will help!
Do you know why you stacked? If you don't know, you won't know what to do different. FWIW, one of mine was from going too fast, the other from going too slow.
btw, I'll probably be riding to school tomorrow.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby moosterbounce » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:16 pm
Australia gave you a bite mark?!15wilsonwu wrote:I just realized if you look at my knee injury, it kinda resembles the shape of Australia
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Re: First tumble....
Postby human909 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:39 pm
It shouldn't scar. I've had plenty of "road rash" like that before. Mostly from playing touch rugby on dry grass.g-boaf wrote:Owww! That knee scar looks pretty nasty.
In my personal opinion, if you feel you need to wear gloves while riding to protect yourself when you come off then you obviously are coming off far too many times to be healthy. Each to their own of course, just my opinion.g-boaf wrote:Have you got gloves? I'd recommend using those when riding - they'll take the impact if you go down.
(It is sort of like wearing a helmet in case you bang your head in the kitchen. Actually now that I think about it, the number of times those cupboard doors have got me it would probably make a lot of sense. )
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Re: First tumble....
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Re: First tumble....
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Re: First tumble....
Postby g-boaf » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:13 pm
Beautiful! The young ladies should be all over you now!15wilsonwu wrote:Scar after healing up...
It'll eventually clear up, but you'll still see it. I've got a good one on my right knee as well from over a year ago.
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Re: First tumble....
Postby uncle arthur » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:24 pm
If not then you learned your lesson
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