What happens when it all goes wrong...

Noizetek

Well had my first major off yesterday, what a corker as well...decided to plow down a hill reaching over 30mph, then came to a bend and just could not quite get round it quick enough clipped the back wheel on the grass verge and plowed head first into a dry stone wall...broken jaw, bruised collarbone, bruised lungs, suspected broken rib, bruised hand/bone and severe chest bruising...all good fun here is some photos...

robmanic1

WOW! You nearly lost your beard fella!

If you're gonna stack, stack good!

Hope you mend quick

Feltup

The broken jaw is a PITA, I feel for you. I had mine wired for 6 weeks and lost nearly 2 stone (I only weighed 10 stone before). I can recommend Complan drinks as a way of trying to stave off the hunger. Oh and surfing with your jaw wired is scary, it's so hard to gasp after you get mashed by a wave!!

Hope you recover quickly and the jaw doesn't give you too much trouble.

blister pus

Ouch! You're one lucky puppy by the looks of it. Could have been a lot worse by the sounds of it. Feel for ya!!.

If it's any consolation I had my first disaster yesterday too, lost concentration clipped a rock on a rocky decent, lost control of the handle bars and keeled over impaling myself on the bars first and then on rock, a nice solid blunt force trauma on my left rib cage - all the inter-costal muscles are bolloxed and I'm on pain killers to draw breath. I'll get some pics up of the cuts and bruises later. I was lucky compared to you though.

Hope the pain is duller today for you. :shock:

Noizetek

The pain is proper grim today...definitly not dettered me from going out again when im better though...i will try and go through the wall next time :twisted:

Stephen-Hawking

Ouch.

Might be tricky re-seating that tyre on that rim, might want to try tubeless

Noizetek

Was thinking about taking the Kona back to evans for its service like that and telling them that the wheels are not upto much...

Stumpy Ade

LOL at your "mate" busy taking photos whilst you are at deaths door.

I broke my jaw playing Rugby, I developed a good relationship with my local curry house who would liquidize my curry so I could drink it through a straw.

Hope you get back on your feet / wheels (whats left of them) soon.

timmys

Consider it punishment for leaving the reflectors on the bike (and the silly pubes on your chin).

Daz555

I guess a full-face is on order as soon as you heal?

Noizetek

Oh yes a full face is the order of the day methinks...and I told my mate to take the pictures

Noizetek

he had already rang the ambulance at this point lol

supersonic

And the dart survived!

gET WELL SOON.

Ditch Witch

Ooof, jesus. That's a pretty showbiz crash, though. Respect

Torres

Hope you're on the mend soon mate!

deadliest

timmys wrote:

Consider it punishment for leaving the reflectors on the bike (and the silly pubes on your chin).

Is that hair on his chin ??? I thought it was moss from the dry stone wall

Next time pick on someone your own size, Get well soon fella.

And BigBenj if you are reading this put your helmet on

weeksy59

Cracking pics... nice one

mongoosed

Yip thats quite a crash,speedy recovery.

Stephen-Hawking

You say you're getting a full face soon - is that after surgical reconstruction

prawny

'Tis but a scratch! :P

Get well soon!

blablablacksheep

like how your freind. i mean freind rushed to his camera before helping you

miss notax

Blimey :shock:

All the best for a speedy recovery (and great photos - although i'm not sure 'great' is the right word to use.... :? )

Furkuk

Just one question....Do you shave your legs

Steve Legend

I blame those Ignitor tyres. I hated them when they came with my bike so sold em on ebay! (you didn't get them on ebay did you? ha ha)


Great picks...speedy recovery!

Oh yeah, and ouch!!!! :shock: