MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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It'll buff out, right?
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Ouch, tell us then what happened?
He's taking a while to reply as he can't type with his floppy left hand.
At school you'd get a paracetamol and you'd have to carry on with PE. Now, get back in goal you wuss. 😀
thisisnotaspoon. Did you do that playing Quidittich?
I'm not a doctor but i'll venture you might need to take a day or two off the bike...
Its a sticker !
Could be a warranty issue I'd speak to the manufacturers.
oh jesus mate, that looks horrendous
Cutlery and some carbon fibre will see you right.
Is that after plating or another bit of damage. Get better soon.
Sometimes you just instantly know what's wrong in a picture..
Good luck with healing process
Take it from the scar you've got previous then?
scar is from 2 previous brakes.
1st missjudged a jump and snapped it mid shaft, plated.
2nd, sliped on some gravel on the xc bike and the bone snaped round the end of the plate, plated again.
3rd, near stationary, hit a patch of diesel at a give way line! There's a pattern, the accidents are getting more inoquious! Its been 4 months but obviously not enough as it broke in the same place and bent the plate!
Can't they just fit a zip this time?
Good to see someone maxing out their investment in the NHS ! 😀
Ouch.
Maybe a bone density scan would be in order - you do seem overly prone to snapping.
Thats always been my concern with my ankles- both pinned and plated a few years ago.
Those do sound innocuous though right enough! Perhaps a zip would be a good idea.
That needs a [s]fancy titanium upgrade[/s] sorting in a dockyard where they use proper gauge metal plates and rivets.
Aye carumba
I told you getting it powder coated was a bad idea.
Been shaking hands with Yuri Geller lately, thisisnotaspoon?
"snapped in the same place and bent the plate"
Epic destruction skills.
...shaking hands with Yuri Geller...
Is that a euphemism? If so, he might have to lay off that for a while.
Anyway. Turn that frown upside down, OP. It could be worse...
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That'll look great with a pair of Jones bars.
Get the other one done as well, nothing worse than mismatched parts.
1st missjudged a jump and snapped it mid shaft, plated.
Viewing this thread on my phone - pics slow to load - quite relieved it was a picture of you're arm you'd posted after I read that.
At 4 months from previous injury it's still healing, the metal work is not as strong as bone so it will bend. Just bad luck chief.
Try and avoid falling on it for a while and it'll be fine..... All that stainless ain't cheap!
I think you could learn something for this lad
I'd suggest for the next few rides you do..
Put the OTHER arm down FIRST... 😉
I've watched too much You've Been Framed - was expecting the kid to break his arm.
Mate, you div.
p.s. "innocuous"
Right. It was a tough surgery, but I think we did the best job we could, with the raw materials we had. To be honest, we can hardly tell the difference.
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...we'll even throw in a suitable jumper to go with it:
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tears down my face, this could go on all day couldn't it?Turn that frown upside down
we can hardly tell the difference.
Bad luck TINAS hope your back on your bike (safely) soon.
OW!
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I think you should make the other one look the same really. For balance, like.
What waswas said - no point in that video unless the precocious wee **** brakes something and starts wailing.
I think you should make the other one look the same really. For balance, like.
Why stop there?
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Why stop there?
I actually laughed out loud at that one. It doesn't happen often!
haha. glad its making a few people chuckle!
back home now for 3 weeks untill they can schedule a bone graft from my hip! apparently the screw that went through the break itself has messed up whats left of the bone somewhat.!
Mend soon tinas, it looks awful.
I went from 'AAAARGH - that looks f****ed' to peeing myself laughing. Can't beat STW for killing time on a quiet afternoon.
You people have all spent too much time on here.
You people have all spent too much time on here.
High praise indeed from the Dark Lord of STW.
TINAS has become a ThumbThumb 😆
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You people have all spent too much time on here.
I don't know what you mean...
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FFS Jamie, that's another bloody keyboard you owe me 👿
Look on the bright side - until it's fixed you can scratch that tricky bit right in the middle of your back 🙂
scar is from 2 previous brakes.1st missjudged a jump and snapped it mid shaft, plated.
2nd, sliped on some gravel on the xc bike and the bone snaped round the end of the plate, plated again.
3rd, near stationary, hit a patch of diesel at a give way line! There's a pattern, the accidents are getting more inoquious! Its been 4 months but obviously not enough as it broke in the same place and bent the plate!
Do you tense up an put your hands out in a crash? I put hairline fractures all the way up the length of my forearm when I moved from V brakes to Hope C2's and was in such agonizing pain that the dozen of so crashes I've had after I just go floppy and at most use my elbows to cushion blows in a way that my arms give way before they break.
"The big thing when you're involved in a crash, as hard as it is, is to persuade your body to relax. If you tense up, you are going to break something. As I took off, I took my hands off the wheel so that I didn't break my wrists from the wheel hitting anything. I just sat there and tried to relax.
and
http://better-biking.com/?p=536
When you hit the ground –Keep your arms and legs pulled into your body and keep your chin tucked into your chest. Resist the urge to uncurl your body upon impact.
Roll. Rolling is always better than splatting. Rolling disburses impact energy, splatting absorbs impact energy. Disburse = good; absorb = bad. Upon impact, keep your arms and legs pulled into your body and you will roll. Letting your arms and legs flap and flail guarantees that you will splat.
Keep your eyes closed. If your sunglasses come off while you are airborne or if the force of your body hitting the ground sends your shades flying, it will be especially important to keep your eyes closed. Sharp objects and debris are the enemies of our eyesight.
Keep yourself curled into a ball until you stop rolling. When you come to a stop, begin breathing again.
Get well soon!
Is that arm still under warranty?
That needs a fancy titanium upgrade sorting in a dockyard where they use proper gauge metal plates and rivets.
They could give you a quick repair in Portsmouth as they will be short of work in the docks soon
Well, the usual spoon based repair is going to be a non starter given the op's username.
Ladle maybe?
The Docs must love you Thisisnotaspoon.
None of that boring simple fracture rubbish.
Something to get their teeth into !
"1st missjudged a jump and snapped it mid shaft, plated.2nd, sliped on some gravel on the xc bike and the bone snaped round the end of the plate, plated again.
3rd, near stationary, hit a patch of diesel at a give way line! There's a pattern, the accidents are getting more inoquious!"
Next time it'll just be a hard stare!
Snap!
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Jesus christ Mattbibbings, that looks like you let Orange weld it up
Jeez - tinas.......you are one unlucky mutha f......, hope you get that sorted and plated accordingly so it doesn't happen again - very best o' luck wi it.
On a different note .......Can we cast a vote for stw forum poster of the year? , i vote for Jamie and his photoshopping skills....every time i see him contributing to a thread i know i'm in for a genuine giggle.
It was all going fine with the sympathy, n'all, until I got to Jamie's posts, at which point I dissolved into helpless hysterics.
Sorry. 😉
Nahhh dez sorry, nothing personal 😛 Promise