wackyjacky1
06-15-2009, 07:48 AM
I always lock my bike to a signpost in front of where I work. Often when I come out and am getting ready to ride home, I will notice that someone has fiddled with my bike, usually by moving the front derailleur. Annoying, but no biggie -- it's easily spotted and corrected before I hop on and ride home.
I have to go up a short-but-steep hill right off the bat on the way home, and I usually just stand on the pedals and hammer away. On Saturday someone must have messed with the rear derailleur, so when I stood up to pedal, the chain clunked and my right foot got jerked out of the half-clip. The pedal then swung around and whacked me just under the kneecap, drawing blood. My big toe had been wrenched sideways because my foot had hung up a bit in the clip before it got free of the pedal. It smarted, but other than being a little p-o'd at whoever had touched my bike, I just shrugged it off, remounted and headed home.
The pain in my toe got worse as I went along. I could only put light pressure on my right foot to pedal. The ride home became a great left leg workout! I iced down my toe when I got home. The next morning, the front part of my foot was all swollen, with the beginnings of some pretty good bruising. So I guess I sprained my big toe! How bizarre, right? I could hardly walk on it yesterday, but today it's much improved though still sore.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/wackyjacky1/odds-n-ends/IMG00061-20090615-0905.jpg
No point to this story, it just seems like a weird injury to get from riding a bike. :o
I have to go up a short-but-steep hill right off the bat on the way home, and I usually just stand on the pedals and hammer away. On Saturday someone must have messed with the rear derailleur, so when I stood up to pedal, the chain clunked and my right foot got jerked out of the half-clip. The pedal then swung around and whacked me just under the kneecap, drawing blood. My big toe had been wrenched sideways because my foot had hung up a bit in the clip before it got free of the pedal. It smarted, but other than being a little p-o'd at whoever had touched my bike, I just shrugged it off, remounted and headed home.
The pain in my toe got worse as I went along. I could only put light pressure on my right foot to pedal. The ride home became a great left leg workout! I iced down my toe when I got home. The next morning, the front part of my foot was all swollen, with the beginnings of some pretty good bruising. So I guess I sprained my big toe! How bizarre, right? I could hardly walk on it yesterday, but today it's much improved though still sore.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/wackyjacky1/odds-n-ends/IMG00061-20090615-0905.jpg
No point to this story, it just seems like a weird injury to get from riding a bike. :o