A couple of friends of mine were out dirt jumping, one of em nose cased a landing and broke his neck, the other friend bought a neck brace on his way home from the hospital.
It totally **** you up. Last year was my first year of university, first term I did alot of drinking (out at least four times a week) and alot of riding but always struggled, my fitness just didnt increase at all. Second term I stopped drinking quite so much and my fitness got alot better surprisingly fast. I now dont really drink at all, every so often I'll have a big night but the hangovers just feel even worse 😀
Ha! Yeah, I had this problem. I used a tyre lever, punctured one tube but obviously got luckier than you! I did blister both my thumbs doing it though 👿