What didn't stop you?

[Melalvai]

Inspired by

I rode to the dentist... no drilling, no Novocaine. I don't think I'd want to ride after an actual dental procedure!

Before I read "no Novocaine" I had a mental image of her riding home with swollen cheek, slightly drugged, and remembered the guy who hit a bear and biked to the hospital, and wondered:

"What is the worst physical condition a TE'er has ridden a bike in?"

I saw a one-armed man riding a bike a while ago, so when I headed to the dr to get my arm checked out after a wreck I knew I could ride one-armed (though a fixie with coaster brakes would facilitate that). I could still brake & shift, I just had to keep my weight off that arm.

I rode (and fell) while pregnant...

Neither of those are very interesting. I hope someone can top it!

[singletrackmind]

Hmmmm, prolly the worst condition was when I crashed on the first lap of a mtb race, was knocked out for around 5 minutes (I'm told, no recollection of crash or, of course, ensuing nap) and broke my collarbone in 2 places. Once I came to I rode the last 10 miles. I must have been pumped up on adrenaline or something, I managed to pass everyone and win the race.

That or the next race a week later when I got three flats that I used a pump on. Oddly, soon after I got a co2 inflator. That one I so didn't win.

Figured that'd be the year I competed in 2 series, a race every weekend. Let's just say I don't recommend it.


I'll have to crash worse before y'all get much more bored of my old worn-out story.

[maillotpois]

I rode (not much, just a few double centuries, one at elevation, and some tough climbing training rides - one up to about 9000 feet) with multiple pulmonary emboli. I didn't know I had blood clots in my lungs . I thought I had a chest cold, or allergies, or asthma. Or something.

After the CT scan, I stopped riding. For quite a while.

[maillotpois]

I saw a one-armed man riding a bike a while ago,

There was a one armed guy who did most of RAAM this year.

[Aggie_Ama]

I did a 52 miler with a bladder infection. Terrible idea but it was early on and I didn't realize I had one right away. Did I mention there is only one place for a bathroom on the ride? It was not a good time and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

I also rode a century with what I believed to be allergies. Turned out to be a really bad sinus infection and I was out sick from work the next two days. I rarely miss work.

[makbike]

I rode with that giant mass (fondly named "Junior") growing in my lower abdomen for two years. In reality riding was the only relief I got from the constant pain. Once I got off my bike and "normal" life resumed it was awful. It is so nice to be pain free!

[Trek420]

I survived the brutal epic Cinderella Century

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=5788

[Geonz]

There was a one armed guy who did most of RAAM this year.

A guy on GITAP two weeks ago bailed on the first day 'cause he didn't feel right... and found he had big ol' blood clots... the kind people usually drop dead from. We're all glad he had the good sense to stop!

A lady in our club fell & finished the ride, got in the truck, went home and couldn't get out of it... she'd broken her pelvis in three places. Couple of other times people crashed, rode home and then... so I've decided that if somebody crashes I will *not* trust their judgemetn. There's some instinct that masks the messages to STOP.

[singletrackmind]

I rode (not much, just a few double centuries, one at elevation, and some tough climbing training rides - one up to about 9000 feet) with multiple pulmonary emboli. I didn't know I had blood clots in my lungs . I thought I had a chest cold, or allergies, or asthma. Or something.

After the CT scan, I stopped riding. For quite a while.

Yikes yikes yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(glad yer better, glad yer here!)

[Melalvai]

Those are some good stories. I now have something I do NOT aspire to beat!

[maillotpois]

Yikes yikes yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(glad yer better, glad yer here!)

It is actually pretty amazing how a life threatening condition can just sneak up on you. Yet there's a fine line between vigilance and paranoia.

The last ride I did before I was admitted to the hospital, I had to confide in my sister in law on the way to the ride that I'd been woken up with stabbing chest pains that morning. I just wanted to make sure someone knew. (It wasn't that but the coughing up blood 2 days later that sent me to the hospital.) Then last year I got random chest pain and went flying to the doctor - EKG and D-Dimer and nothing was wrong. So I am balancing between paranoia and stupidity.

[uk elephant]

Inspired by
Before I read "no Novocaine" I had a mental image of her riding home with swollen cheek, slightly drugged, and remembered the guy who hit a bear and biked to the hospital, and wondered:

"What is the worst physical condition a TE'er has ridden a bike in?"

I did ride to the dentist and back with novocaine. I had a round of root canals last year, which involved four trips to the dentist. I always just rode my bike, drugs and all and dribbling slightly... And BF has cycled around London one-armed (arm was in a cast because of a broken wrist and tubes were not running to where he was going). Luckily nothing really worth mentioning on a list of "worst physical condition...".