Don't beat yourself up, we're just glad your OK (and the bike too)
If it happens again, holler in advance.
I can picture it now-
OUTTA THE WAY- I CAN'T STOP!!!! AIEEEEEEEEEEEE!
That's what I always do
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10-03-2007, 06:03 PM #1
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10-03-2007, 07:08 PM #2
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I probably fractured a rib in a crash this summer (rider about 4 people ahead of me in a group went down, and I had no way to avoid going down.) It hurt to laugh, cough, sneeze, or breath too deeply. However, I was able to ride. Climbing out of the saddle hurt for a few weeks, but I was able to ride - well enough to take a weeklong tour in Colorado just three weeks after. I just had to take it a little easier than usual. You might be back in the saddle sooner than you think!
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10-03-2007, 07:36 PM #3
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So sorry to hear that you had a bad spill. True! broken ribs are one of the most painful injuries. Oh My! sneezing!
Don't despair...I was back on my bike less than 2 months after breaking 5 ribs and deflating my lung. I was pretty stiff but I was determined!"Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong
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10-03-2007, 08:16 PM #4
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ouch! now I'M scared!!!!
But you all just keep on...inspiring!
Heal quickly!
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10-03-2007, 08:27 PM #5
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Awww...don't be. I've learned lots...and I'll just be wiser next time. And whimper a bit at the top of hills.
Originally Posted by elk
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10-04-2007, 03:34 AM #6
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Wow teawoman- so glad that you're "mostly" ok! Sounds like it could've been a lot worse had you not been so good at handling your machine flying down that hill. How scary!
Take care of yourself. Stay away from things that make you sneeze (or people that make you laugh a lot- sometimes that can hurt just as bad ).
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10-04-2007, 03:47 AM #7
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Well, since this is in the New Riders category and I have no access to group rides at the moment to learn these things, I feel compelled to ask a very stoooopid newbie question: what are the hoods and the drops?
Heal quickly, teawoman!!
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