Riding with broken hand?

amc
amc Posts: 315
edited March 2012 in Road beginners
Yesteday i wiped out a corner and broke one of my carpal bones in my hand (not to mention some road rash). It's in a sling for a few days before relying entirely on the split i also have.
A & E was the usual chaos so didn't manage to get any firm advice on when i can go back on a bike. I don't have a turbo.

Many thanks
amc

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  • Beej_21
    Beej_21 Posts: 13
    can you ride no handed or with one hand? If so, no problem! Sorry to hear about your incident!
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    amc wrote:
    Yesteday i wiped out a corner and broke one of my carpal bones in my hand (not to mention some road rash). It's in a sling for a few days before relying entirely on the split i also have.
    A & E was the usual chaos so didn't manage to get any firm advice on when i can go back on a bike. I don't have a turbo.

    Many thanks

    It was so awkward , I stayed off the bike (turbo) for the whole time I was in plaster ... 'bout 6 weeks... it effectively killed my season that year, as my off happened at the start of April.
    If you are healing with a sling then you may be better placed to keep riding on a stationery bike... I wouldnt have thought you could easily think about road riding until the all clear from the hospital?
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    I tried with a bbroken thumb last year. No chance on the road. The Turbo might have been possible but not being able to grab things with my left hand put me off (I had a fibre glass stookie). I even went to the gym but the cotton wool and wrapping was getting soggy from the sweat so I gave up.

    Patience, keep off the beer and curry and bide your time.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,752
    JGSI wrote:
    keep riding on a stationery bike
    Stationery bike? - I think this is what you need then:

    bike1_1.jpg

    Sorry.

    Regards broken hand - recently I've broken a bone in one elbow, and sprained the opposite wrist in separate falls, and the biggest problem has been changing gears - it's only when you're injured you realise the amount of twisting force needed, and how many parts of your hand,wrist and arm go into the movement required.
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  • amc
    amc Posts: 315
    Thanks everyone.
    I have a fixed (as well as a summer racer) so no gear changing and no breaking as only use front brake (right hand). But i guess the bumps on the road are a bit dogdy. I have another xray due next Friday so will try to wait until then and see what they say! Patience is not my strong point.
    amc
  • Border Cyclist
    Border Cyclist Posts: 1,279
    When I broke my wrist a few years ago, it was the thought of a sweaty and smelly cast that put me off.
  • amc
    amc Posts: 315
    Just went for a run instead. Not quite the same but it will do until appointment with hospital on Friday.
    amc
  • Wobbler72
    Wobbler72 Posts: 31
    Not sure whether he can help with your particular break and not sure whether you think it worth the travel time and cost involved but when mates and I raced motorcycles a few years ago we always went to see Brian Simpson to get the healing process accelerated. I know mates who broke collar bones and raced again2 weeks later. Also had a team mate who broke a leg and raced only 5 weeks later. Simple, painless, non-intrusive treatments. Definately worth a call. Link here:

    http://www.physioclinic.net/

    HTH
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    sounds like a great excuse to splash out on a turbo trainer for yourself. Not worth the risk of riding on the road - lose control and it could be a lot worse than a broken hand!!

    Hope you're soon back on the bike anyway. :)

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