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Stupid bloody fall at Hopton on sunday.
Broken and displaced unla and radius, got some shiny new metal work yesterday. Just boredom to contend with now.
Two weeks before the start Pearce series too. Boo.
Cheers to Lyn for helping with the bike and getting me in the van and the guys that stopped to pick me up.
<shudder> that knocks me sick.
Get well soon!
Mmm. That's a bit wrong.
Ooooowwwww - heal quickly 🙂
aye, when one wrist isnt enough...
I'm missing pearce this year due to injury too mate. Sucks.
Get yourself on the sick bench!
feel for you i did my wrist about 2 years back, shattered in 8 places and 3 operations, but it will get better so just sit back and take it easy and dont push the recovery!!
Broke my scaphoid on 7th march - well suspected, off to fracture clinic tomorrow for x ray confirmation and new plaster. Annoying, a winter of crap riding and as soon as it dries up and looks nice you go an eff yourself up. I feel for you.
Take it steady John.
Your back now your wrist, eek!
oh dear
Oh well that's put missing my first race due to man-flu into perspective.
What's the Pearce Series BTW?
Pearces Cycles from Ludlow, Dave Pearce = Racing and orginizing God
[url= http://www.pearcecycles.co.uk/home ]Pearce Cycles[/url]
Yeah the Pearce's are super nice people too, Lindsey just gave me a call to see if i was alright.
They run a 6 event downhill series at a number of tracks around ludlow, and run one of the best organised uplifts most weekends.
Meant to be my first taste of proper racing booked on the whole series - been doing uplifts all winter and have even cut the smoking and drinking back to the rare occasion in prep and now this 🙁
Was just trying to decided if i could justify a new race bike... Might still have to buy a Foes RS7 to cheer myself up - just dont know if i can sit here looking at it for 3months...
Cheers for the support all. 🙂
Have a simlar break myself "volar bartons" fracture, painful and it's a week since i also had some shiny Titanium goodness added to my bones. Sadly nothing like Wolverine or i'd never fear falling again.
You have my complete sympathy. 8 weeks in plaster and the Orthopod who treated me told me no impact based sports for 12 weeks... buggers biking and Rugby.
Ho hum.
Well I've been off the bike since August....hope that heals quickly!
Ouch, and ouch again. Get well soon!!!!
Oh that's not good 🙁
Hope it heals up without too much bother.
I might have to come and marshall if i can get lifts. Wont be riding the first three rounds thats for sure - shame really as that means i miss bringewood (twice) which is the one track i thought i might do ok on 🙁
2010 sucks so far- rebroke collarbone, volvo engine had to be rebuilt @ cost of new DH frame, Camper has broken down (again) now broken arm meaning no riding and racing for 3months.
I cant even lift a SLR to do race photos 🙁
Its not exactly if there is anything in my life other than mtb and photography 🙁 boooooo.
(appologies for self pityingness)
"Its not exactly if there is anything in my life other than mtb and photography boooooo."
I dunno theres a petite pair of trainers in that photo, they must belong to someone;-)
Here this should cheer you up.
My leg before surgery.
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Yeah, they belong to my mate Will Capt'n of the race team. Im tall and those are a very far away (said in a Father Ted voice) There is no SO, unfortunately ive had surgery more times than sex in the last couple of years.
And that is a pretty gnarly leg to be fair.
Well you looked close:-)
You take it steady mate.
All the best
Paul
Cheers mate! Just feeling at little sorry for myself 🙂
Johnty
breaking bones not hearts
Looking at the OPs pic I would say indeed that arm has failed. Perhaps you overstressed it. Is it carbonfibre or an octoporn product? I am not sure you will be able to return it for replacement however
Aye, definately over stretched. Fortunately the NHS repaired it under warranty. Which was nice, and i didnt have to claim on the insurance.