As above, hadn’t ridden since the 20th June when I had a big over the bars on the Climach X final downhill and broke my collarbone. Had it plated in July and was coming back to life a bit then got appendicitis in September and had to have appendix and part of my bowel out 🤦♂️
Went out for my first mtb Saturday just gone for a small 9k ish ride round Ashton Court in Bristol. Lovely weather / relatively dry trails and riding my Top Fuel for the first time (I sold my Privateer DJ101 and picked up a secondhand frame and fork and build up with stuff I mostly had already plus an slx drivetrain I bought). Feels pretty rapid considering I haven’t ridden in ages.
I think it’s going to be a slow recovery back to where I was - few more short / flat rides and see if I can build from there).
So good to be back out in the fresh air / woods just chilling on my bike.
The very best of luck to you mate. Take it easy though!
Well that’s a bad run of luck - glad you’re back out, and on a speedy new bike!
Thanks both - bike was pretty good and most of me felt ok riding. Just don’t want to push my luck too far too early so going to be flat / pedally rides for a while (hence the TF). I did try a bit of muddy / leafy off piste which was a bit scary after so long out / not a huge amount of rear tyre grip.
Wow back on the bike already, fair play I was off for 7months, but they wouldn't plate me. I was surprised how quickly I got back up to speed after getting back out, though I only broke my collarbone (& a lovely frozen shoulder). I assumed it would hurt a lot but really didn't. The physio surprised me as to how much you can still do with the arm, even with a broken collar bone.
Have fun!
Some pretty rotten luck but good to see you're back on the bike. I had my first proper layoff this year, 13 weeks for a broken scaphoid, and it really does suck!
With the collarbone the NHS weren’t going to do anything other than leave it in a sling and hope for the best. The ends of the bones were 1.5cm apart though - at best they’d join with a huge dogleg in it - and it was poking into the muscle that sits above my collarbone.
Luckily my job comes with private health cover so I went private to get a 2nd opinion. Decided to get it plated - and healing has gone fine. Got signed off this month to ride a bike outside. My decision next year is whether to take the plate out or not. I’m 50/50 on that at the moment.
Well done and good luck. Took me about 10 weeks from breaking my pelvis and hip socket to be back on a turbo, then 12 weeks to get out on the CX bike from January. Been a slow recovery but commuting again, although its halved my miles this year.
Well done and good luck. Took me about 10 weeks from breaking my pelvis and hip socket to be back on a turbo, then 12 weeks to get out on the CX bike from January. Been a slow recovery but commuting again, although its halved my miles this year.
That sounds like a brutal injury - good work getting back to it!
My legs actually feel pretty good - just don’t want to strain my core too much too early or fall off and mangle my collarbone when it has a plate in there 😖