Landing myself in a&e
adowling92
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3m3fr58j7Y
go to about 3 minutes.
knocked myself out, gave myself severe concussion. Face took the brunt of me and my bike! Don't even know what happened! Bit scary when the doctor tells you that if i wasn't wearing a helmet, i could potentially be looking at life changing head injuries!!!
HELMETS SAVE LIVES KIDS!!!
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
go to about 3 minutes.
knocked myself out, gave myself severe concussion. Face took the brunt of me and my bike! Don't even know what happened! Bit scary when the doctor tells you that if i wasn't wearing a helmet, i could potentially be looking at life changing head injuries!!!
HELMETS SAVE LIVES KIDS!!!
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy
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3:16 for crash
Ouch heal fast & wear glove too can save your hand
I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work!0 -
As above you might want to consider getting gloves, they can really save your hands in an off0
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WindyG wrote:As above you might want to consider getting gloves, they can really save your hands in an off
Cheers for the advice guys! i'll get someIhateDNS wrote:3:16 for crash
Ouch heal fast & wear glove too can save your hand
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy0 -
Standard advice for motorcycling, which I guess is transferable to MTBs, is to always wear a decent helmet and gloves (if nothing else) - that way, at least you can have a w*nk in your hospital bed...
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Less of that ! I am an nhs nurse. Hope you are ok. 0
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coulddobetter wrote: Less of that ! I am an nhs nurse.
So you should agree - I presume you don't want to be doing it for them, after they've knackered their hands, lol. 0 -
Less of the MTBing or the w*nking in a hospital bed?coulddobetter wrote: Less of that ! I am an nhs nurse. Hope you are ok.
Dont wear gloves and hope for a nice looking nurse! RiskyKowalski675 wrote:coulddobetter wrote: Less of that ! I am an nhs nurse.
So you should agree - I presume you don't want to be doing it for them, after they've knackered their hands, lol. Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy0 -
hope you're ok mate, you can always tell it's a nasty crash when someone doesn't move straight away afterwards.
but what the hell did you fall off on?!?! 0 -
welshkev wrote:hope you're ok mate, you can always tell it's a nasty crash when someone doesn't move straight away afterwards.
but what the hell did you fall off on?!?!
Looks like that small mound somehow made me go for a flight. I'm going to take a walk and follow where i went on the camera to have a look at some point! Will be back on the bike in a few weeks hopefully, really has knocked my confidence!
Cheers man, +1Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy0 -
adowling92 wrote:
Dont wear gloves and hope for a nice looking nurse! RiskyKowalski675 wrote:I presume you don't want to be doing it for them, after they've knackered their hands, lol. A new category of risky w*nking, lol. 0 -
adowling92 wrote:
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
should have said welcome to the darkside where we dont have 20 page arguments about helmets.
gloves and barend plugs are also a must."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
nicklouse wrote:adowling92 wrote:
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
should have said welcome to the darkside where we dont have 20 page arguments about helmets.
gloves and barend plugs are also a must.
Ey?
Gloves I know, and my bar ends are covered.Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy0 -
adowling92 wrote:nicklouse wrote:adowling92 wrote:
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
should have said welcome to the darkside where we dont have 20 page arguments about helmets.
gloves and barend plugs are also a must.
Ey?
Which bit?
Bare ends, wouldn't want to land on one of them without a plug, bit like an apple corer. Or the roadies bit? They do go a bit OTT when it comes to helmets :roll:0 -
Angry Bird wrote:adowling92 wrote:nicklouse wrote:adowling92 wrote:
P.s. Don't judge, i'm new to this MTBing
should have said welcome to the darkside where we dont have 20 page arguments about helmets.
gloves and barend plugs are also a must.
Ey?
Which bit?
Bare ends, wouldn't want to land on one of them without a plug, bit like an apple corer. Or the roadies bit? They do go a bit OTT when it comes to helmets :roll:
I understand it now, was reading it wrong. Think there should have been a comma after 'should have said'. Without sounds like a grammar nazi lol.
But i know what you mean about the helmets! I'm a roadie though, but i don't argue about my helmet
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hope you get better asap and jump straight back in the saddle when you are better. we all get scares from time to time. you just chalk it down to experience and carry on just a bit wiser.
i had a similar otb incident (a bad landing from a 2ft jump) but i just got a concusion not a k.o. my boy was with me and i think it scared him more than it hurt me. i had to replace my helmet, as i landed i hit the back of my head on a rock and snapped/squashed the foam beyond acceptable use. i would never ride anywhere without a lid, not even when testing gear/brake tweeks in my cul de sac.
I'm amazed how many don't wear them, i don't know anyone whose head is harder than a rock or kerb.I don't know enough to make smart r's remarks about peoples choice of parts 'n' things, yet!0
