Bike Options?

[jessmarimba]

Not relevant to the new bike (congrats!!) but I did the same foot thing. Not mountain biking, I walked down the stairs off of a bus and broke mine. If you turn your ankle slightly the wrong way the torsion can snap your 5th metatarsal pretty easily. Stupid easily.

Just one more reason for my reputation for breaking things in ridiculous accidents.

ETA - don't want to imply that I'm currently broken. That happened a couple years ago.

[indysteel]

Not relevant to the new bike (congrats!!) but I did the same foot thing. Not mountain biking, I walked down the stairs off of a bus and broke mine. If you turn your ankle slightly the wrong way the torsion can snap your 5th metatarsal pretty easily. Stupid easily.

Just one more reason for my reputation for breaking things in ridiculous accidents.

I can't believe I haven't managed to do that at some point in my life. Knock on wood.....

[Catrin]

Sorry if I spoke out of turn. If you'd like me to delete the post, just let me know. I mostly just wanted to correct WR's assumption that it was TJ who broke her foot.

I don't have a sense of how private a person she is, perhaps just give her first name? Of course everyone who knows her knows of her injury so it is probably OK.

Not relevant to the new bike (congrats!!) but I did the same foot thing. Not mountain biking, I walked down the stairs off of a bus and broke mine. If you turn your ankle slightly the wrong way the torsion can snap your 5th metatarsal pretty easily. Stupid easily.

Just one more reason for my reputation for breaking things in ridiculous accidents.

ETA - don't want to imply that I'm currently broken. That happened a couple years ago.

Glad to hear that was in the past (whew!) I've seen other people have similar injuries, sometimes just from not knowing a step-down was there and not finding the floor where we expected it. I've had a large number of ankle injuries over the year, but that had to do with my mother having an incorrect set of instructions for my feet I had major foot reconstructive surgery in 2004 to fix the worse of my two feet, no falls since then (knock on wood).

[WindingRoad]

That's a bum deal breaking your ankle on a complete whim! Hope SMC gets better soon

I'd love any and all help Catrin AND/OR IndySteel wants to give me with this mountain biking bit. I don't plan to ever go out by myself again. I really think being alone scared me in some ways worse than just the crash itself. It's an awful feeling knocking yourself silly and realizing that no one knows where you are. Buddy system from here on out!

[Catrin]

That's a bum deal breaking your ankle on a complete whim! Hope SMC gets better soon

I'd love any and all help Catrin AND/OR IndySteel wants to give me with this mountain biking bit. I don't plan to ever go out by myself again. I really think being alone scared me in some ways worse than just the crash itself. It's an awful feeling knocking yourself silly and realizing that no one knows where you are. Buddy system from here on out!

No need to do what you are uncomfortable doing I find I like going out by myself, but someone generally knows where I am and I text them when I am done. She knows who to call to come looking for me should something happen and I don't check in I am less self-conscious working on new things solo, but it is very nice to ride with others as well. Nothing wrong with the buddy system, for sure.

Are you planning on clipping in from the beginning or starting with a good pair of BMX or other platform pedals?

[indysteel]

Brian and I usually head out to BCSP every weekend/every other weekend weather depending. We're going on vacation soon, but hope to make it out there sometime this weekend. We're camping there the weekend of the 15th. You just let me know if you'd like to meet. Of course, we don't need to meet at Brown County, but I tend to think that you might want to take a lap around Pine Loop after some drills. You just need to get your mojo back.

[Catrin]

Might I suggest hitting the beginners loop at ft Harrison before heading to brown county? Pine is indeed a beginners loop, but thus other trail is even less technical and would allow you a chance to start getting the feel of things a bit before Pine.

Until the snow flies I will be at BCSP every Saturday that I can make it and will camp every weekend that I can afford it. Next Saturday I will be at the Hope Ride. Of course we dont have to meet in Brown County...