New bike $3000+.....

[dhshuttlemonkey]

New bike............$3000+

Dropping down a steep section of ST and ending up in the ER with a fractured rib............Priceless!!!!!

Looks like I'll be ot of commission for 4-6 weeks.

btw...the bike was not injured.

[CC]

Originally Posted by mtbracer36

New bike............$3000+

Dropping down a steep section of ST and ending up in the ER with a fractured rib............Priceless!!!!!

Looks like I'll be ot of commission for 4-6 weeks.

btw...the bike was not injured.

Franky? What happened? Haven't you found a way to be faster than gravity?

[LBmtb]

Man, sorry to hear that. From what I hear (especially from kipp) rib injuries are quite painful. Hope you heal up well.

[Von-Skipp]

BUMMER! Right before our Mammoth trip. Sorry to hear about that.

On my huck, I didnt even break a rip and it was painfull for weeks(still is). Try not to sneeze or caugh! Get betttterrr.

[ShinKen]

danngg dood!! that sucks!! try to rest eh!!

[Kid A]

ouch. feel better. being off the bike is gonna suck. what do you get for a $5K bike - spleen removal?

[dstepper]

Frank I am very sorry to hear that, heal fast...my friend. I will not tell any jokes to make you laugh and no sneazing.

From a bar end into the chest, I have spent a couple of weeks sleeping in a chair....too painfull in roll over or get out of bed. Don't know what I did to myself as I did not go to the doctor.

? new bike???

[Chaos]

Damn Frank! healing vibes dood, and to have it happen right in the middle of summer to. Still over 70 days til the Turner Gathering... you should be healthy by then right?

[CalEpic]

Sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope the healing is quick. If you want to punish your RFX by selling it cheap, let me know

C

[Wrecker]

Hope you feel better and heal fast!

Usually I just bleed (sometimes more than others), you should try that next time. Plus, makes for better pics.

[Sprockethead]

Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you didn't spend all day and night in the ER. I hope you recover quickly and like previous posters said, TRY NOT to COUGH or SNEEZE. Do whatever it takes, the pain is horrendous.

[dhshuttlemonkey]

Thanks for the good healing vibes everyone! I had to sleep on a chair last night because the ribs were so painful and made it difficult to breathe. Last thing I want to do is laugh or cough, ouch! I scraped up my right shoulder and back real good but I won't gross anybody out with the carnage pics.

[LBmtb]

Originally Posted by mtbracer36

I scraped up my right shoulder and back real good but I won't gross anybody out with the carnage pics.

Bring the carnage!!

[gurp13]

Or at least pics of the new bike, man!

Sorry to hear about the crash. I thought we had a dirttorpedo around here already. You're gonna have to snap a collarbone to really challenge his spot, though. Heal up, man.

[Frozen208]

Sorry to hear about the ribs Frank, heal up fast. Hope to see you out on the trails soon, you also missed my second crash in a week up at Marshall, and this one, I didnt manage to land on my feet.


I second what Gurp said, we at least need pics of the new bike.

[Tom Cosgrove]

Wrap it and stay active within reason. Active recovery reduces scarring and rehab time.
Good luck we have all been there.

[dhshuttlemonkey]

Originally Posted by gurp13

Or at least pics of the new bike, man!

It's not really that new, I brought it out to Cannell. Seems like every time I bring it out I manage to crash...

OK, you asked for them.

Too gross....pulled

[Chaos]

ouch!

[CC]

Originally Posted by mtbracer36

OK, you asked for them.

Too gross....pulled

We can take it???

BTW: where // how did it happen?

[Pain Freak]

When I first started riding I broke a rib twice, one on each side. I had a bruise from one from my armpit to my waist. This one hurt the least though as I tore very little cartlidge and was riding again in two weeks. The doctor told me to keep riding, but at a place that I wouldn't fall off the bike. He meant road, but I ended up finding Claremont Wilderness Park to ride, and went real easy. The next time was not so easy and it still hurts even today. I did wrap mine as it made it easier to ride, but to each his own. Good luck, Frank.

Please give us the horry details as soon as possible. Pix are a plus.