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Didn't clean the bike
Got changed
Took sneaky pic of HtS widdling on the hydrangeas
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We need you back binners to put us on the path to righteousness
I'll be back next week. If only to save you from yourselves!
Very noble of you. We are blessed.
Finger is a little sore this morning with black bruising snaking up my hand.
Have a cracking picture of the x ray (confirmed spiral fracture) and sideways finger but wouldn't know where to start to upload and get it here. Could send it to the BMX email crowd but don't want to spam you all.
Dr Dazh - should have taken your advice, all they did was try to straighten it (didn't work) and then tape it to my other fingers. Praying it will straighten over the next few weeks...
The ride down was interesting, particularly the water bars and a kind fellow did offer a suspended bike, but thought better the devil I know.
Thanks for the thoughts, likely off the bike for 4-6 weeks so when I return it will be to warm, light evenings with dusty trails and open pubs.
Late edit - if you ever come off and your hand starts swelling, take off any rings.
Goo d point. One of us should really have let him borrow a bouncy bike to get to the pub, just to take the edge off really.
I did! Look:
a kind fellow did offer a suspended bike, but thought better the devil I know.
ruddy you can send me the pic if you want (my username at gmail dot com) and I'll stick it up here for you.
Right, here we go, Ruddy's broken finger pics. Warning: contains images of a broken finger.
Inside:
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Outside:
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Can't believe we gave him all that sympathy for that! 😉
Apart from HtS who called him Mary and told him to crack on! 😆
Seriously though ruddy, hope you heal quick in time for the decent weather.
euuuwwwww, that's not the right colour for a hand...
Ouch! Hope it straightens out and heals quickly.
That was an ace ride. Although someone seems to have nicked my lungs. I need them back by the weekend please!
We should strike that pub off the list of approved venues too - bad show all round.
Bloody hellfire!
Glad I was still recovering after 3 days of riding elsewhere....
*yak*
Ruddy what you need is some finger tape. Available from all good climbing shops. Finger tape solves all finger injuries*, you'll be back on the bike within a couple of weeks.
*It doesn't, but go down any climbing wall and see how many people use it, you'd think it does.
Look on the bright side, you get to take some nice painkillers until the swelling goes down.