We should have a thread to show-off our bike bruises!
I am a survivor of 3 incidents in one week! (newbie getting used to clipless pedals) LOL
So I'll start...here's my new chain ring tattoo!
Anyone else have any mishap pics to share???
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We should have a thread to show-off our bike bruises!
I am a survivor of 3 incidents in one week! (newbie getting used to clipless pedals) LOL
So I'll start...here's my new chain ring tattoo!
Anyone else have any mishap pics to share???
When i get home tonight i can post a few of my leg when i had my oops last year..:o
I didn't know bruises travel...it was cool!
Here's my spring '07 road rash including the allergic reaction to the polysporin:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...g/100_0863.jpg
Silver is the one who really has the serious ouchie pictures:eek:...I'll let her decide if she wants to post them or not;)
Silver?
mine are too minor, I don't stand a chance in this competition (and hope to keep it that way)
Dang! I didn't know I was supposed to take pictures!
pic of my hip: (includes chest tube for deflated lung)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...g/100_0501.jpg
my elbows and knees:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...g/100_0498.jpg
my bike:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...g/100_0509.jpg
my helmet:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...g/100_0515.jpg
You win, Silver.
Yes, I said win. You're alive and well, aren't you? ;)
:eek::eek::eek:
Silver, did the cover come off your helmet in the wreck, or did you pull it off for a better picture???
See, chicks do dig scars :rolleyes:
Sheesh, the only time these kinds of pictures get posted on the m/c forums is as ATGATT lessons.
Let's not start posting copies of X-rays okay?
Yup, Silver takes the GOLD!Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
Just a couple of photos of a bruised/swollen leg..
I wasn't aware that bruises travelled. I'd never seen a bruised breast!
Silver...WHAT HAPPENED???????
:eek::eek: Ummmm....I think I'll quit whining about my chain ring tattoo now!!! :eek::eek:
I'm SO glad you 2 are ok! those take the cake for 'owies' !!
imdeanna, your chainring only gave you a love-bite:)
Lordy, y'all are makin' me queasy! :o
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When I cracked my ribs, there was no bruising!
Though I did have a heck of a hematoma on my elbow. Didn't take a pic though.
:eek:
Does getting smacked in the lip by an unidentified flying (and, I guess, stinging) insect, and subsequent swelling, count??
oooo Ouch!!! I had that same thing run thru my mind.....what if a bee flew INTO my helmet...what would I do?? Yikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
7r...at least Silver was smiling in her picture! I can't tell if you are or not:DQuote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
cc: Youch! did you twist your knee all the way around!
HI! This is the last night with my soggy plaster "club", so my DH immortalized it for me. Note the rub-on transfer (for scrapbooking RV'ers) I thought it was funny! Tomorrow a sporty fiberglass cast goes on:D! It barely hurts anymore, and I can tell that the ligament is working, I can move my thumb laterally a little inside of the cast. Tokie
I hope Raleighdon counts.
When he broke his ribs after his bike hit a rock in the road
http://www.sersale.org/bike/ddcrash.jpg
http://www.sersale.org/bike/dbruise.jpg
(btw...LOVE the 'change daily' undies) LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
and OUCH!!! did he land ON something? or just from the way he hit the ground? :eek:
Ick, this is scaring me! My little road rash bruise on my elbow is NOTHING compared to some of this stuff! And that was already quite painful. :(
he flew into that jersey barrier you see him leaning on at 20+ mph the rock was about the size of two good sized baking potatoes. He was drafting off the bike in front of him which is why he didn't see it. We still have the rock.
That sounds more like internal bleeding... eek!Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Glad everyone is OK now and be careful out there!
OUCHIE!!!!! Tell Raleighdon for me Mimi that I know how it felt! I broke five ribs mountain biking at Captitol Forest one July in 2000! I came flying down this downhill section and lost control of my bike when I hit this slushy muddy section. I flew into the air and landed on, what I thought was nice fern dead leaf forest ground. But hidden in all the over growth was a dead tree! I landed square onto it! Knocked the wind right out of me! Bad thing is we were 14 miles into a 30 mile ride. I had to ride in pain (very slowly) the remaining 16 miles. The group took off (I told them to) but dear hubby Joe remained with me. We made it to the truck and then straight to emergency room. Yep confirmed 5 broken ribs!Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan126
:eek: :eek: HOLY MOLY :eek: :eek:
That had to been very scary not knowing what was wrong while being in that much pain!! Amazing that you were able to continue on 16 more miles!!
Oh my gosh, Mimi! That's terrible! It was a pretty nasty fall and glad it wasn't any worse. Sometimes I think I'd rather be on my mtb on dirt in case I do take a spill. Unless I fall on a tree like Sue. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/sick/sick0010.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
:eek:
i don't like this scary thread. :(
awesome war wounds though! ;)
Bruises ARE internal bleeding, and yes, that blood does move around !
I also flew through the air once after losing control of my bike. I remember my brief weightlessness experience, but then gravity claimed me and I fell and cracked ribs too, but nothing like Donald or Susan. I too had to ride the remaining 10 miles back home. Donald got to go to the ER like Susan.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ikkin
It def makes you aware of how quickly even the most experienced rider can have something go terribly wrong.
There is no 'gaurantee of safety' in this sport that is for sure, (mix in a little speed.. around a few thousand pound vehicles mixed in with road debri and little tires....stuff could happen)
If you view these as stories of survival....then they may not seem so scary ;)
(and proof that Helmets DO save your noggin!)
and I am SO impressed to hear of these people getting 'back in the saddle' true brave people!!!
(or maybe it's just my own morbid show off your bruises thrill seeker self??) :) :)
That actually happened to me--only I was on my motorcycle. :eek: The bee, apparently unhappy with her suddenly dark surroundings, stung my earlobe then went on her way. I yelped, pulled over at the earliest opportunity, checked helmet to be sure Ms. Bee was gone, then went on my way. Lucky I'm not allergic.Quote:
Originally Posted by imdeanna
Dedicated to the brave TE'ers who have survived nasty spills.
OUCH!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sundial
Holy moly! There should be a "Newbies should not check this thread!" warning!! :eek: I'm really glad everyone is okay after all these horrific tales/photos.