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mattk 
| 21 Apr 09:53 |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile | Went out on the weekend and my front wheel got wedged in a 4x4 track and my feet were locked in - I went over and my handle bars turned... managed to wind myself by landing on the bar end and now have a nice bruise on my ribs! |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN | |
| supermackem | 04 Jan 17:03 |
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Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Bike: | i went out on my tandem with eldist daughter did 40 miles lovly sunny day coming down carlton bank near stokesly long twisting sharp turn steep hill breaking and leting of then over the catle grid and a all mighty bang trye blew out we went right over other side of raod i tried to keep tandem up but at 35 miles an hour no way next thing i am lieing in road blood every where broken collar bone and daughter graveled rashed all over as it was a warm hot day shorts and t shirts lol so we where still strapped into our pedles she pulled tandem off me and called for ambulance patched up at hospital and now its been 5 month i still have a broken collar bone now i need a bone grarft from my pelvis to collar bone pin it and plate it wish the doctor did it on the 23 august not in febuary 2010 dang no cycling or scuba diving still for a long time till it heals do not belive wat other people say that oh i got striat back on cycle i am still waiting to be fixed lol |
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BusterG
| 22 Mar 06:50 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | I feel lucky reading your injuries as I have only had a collection of cut and skinned knees. Being tall and that consisting of mainly leg i tend to bash them if I do come off. Just started road biking so I havent come off that yet but I am always tumbling off my mountain bike. Worst leg injury was the most innocuous one as it looked like nothing then swelled up the next day. That took 6 weeks to sort out after various antibiotics and anti-inflamatories didnt work. :-) |
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OrangeJez
| 02 Apr 10:31 |
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Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Bike: My Profile | I got knocked off by a lorry coming out of a side road in central london two weeks ago. Cracked rib, bruised knees and a 1 inch scar above my right eye. Nice. |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 Twickers to Baker Street Commute | |
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jacobwise
| 10 Aug 09:51 |
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Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 1 Bike: My Profile | My first post! Anyway back on subject; I was going fast downhill when I hit a small bump that sent me flying up in the air and landed on my front wheel making me go over the handel bars and slide about 5m on my front! Only got a few cuts and bruises but apart from that I was fine! |
| My Latest Route: Aug 2010 Cranleigh to Winterfold Hill Climb Loop | |
| JamTartMan | 14 Aug 10:33 |
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 Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Bike: | Newbie here, and first post. Was interested to see what sort of injuries people get as my last 2 wheeled passions (ones with engines) have left me with assorted broken bits (right collar bone, left collar bone twice, 3 ribs, little finger, assorted screws and metal plates) not to mention all the bruises and gravel rash. Bought an XC/trail bike a couple of years ago when daughter was born and haven't got out much until recently. No broken bones, yet, but I have had a few silly offs. Much like the last post, I went over the handlebars - a failed attempt to nip across a couple of logs. Front wheel went over the first but the second one moved forward allowing the wheel to drop down between them. I was summersaulted over the bars, and as I use SPDs, the bike summersaulted with me. I hit my dodgy shoulder on the ground, must have whacked my head, but thank goodness for helmets, and the bike crashed down on to my chest. Dont know how, but I had such a bruise on my thigh that it took weeks to fade. Hopefully, that will be the worst that happens (touching wood) |
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parlo
| 12 Jan 14:12 |
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Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1 Bike: GT Avalanche My Profile | Couple years ago.Cycling home from work on designated path, 3ft from road. Going downhill. Metal railling was on path, too late in seeing it, over I went. Only thing I remember, is on my back trying to stop bike from landing on,me with my feet. Couple of cuts to shoulder & elbow, ripped jacket, broken helmet. But best of all BROKEN RIGHT CLAVICAL(collar bone). Took 3 months off work. |
| My Latest Route: Aug 2012 Strathkelvin & Canal Route | |
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ozzie51
| 03 Mar 16:49 |
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Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 39 Bike: My Profile | Gidday fellow sufferers, Back to cycling after 40yrs(now57yr) 3 mishapes, first turned a corner too fast, badly grazed Knees and elbows, 2nd entred th Brisbane to Gold coast race 100Km, got side swiped at start comtinued but right arm became sore and painful, continued could not use the arm so braking and gear change only one side, finished in 4hrs, went to hospital 2 days later to be told I had bocken the radial bone end off had to have a pin put in, 3rd cycling along the cycle track to discover I had a puncture in the rear, picked a nice spot of grass but when I turned off a 2ft deap hole hidden by grass, over the bars and land flat on my back unable to move with pain, after a short rest fixed the puncture and rode home, ripped most of the muscles from my chest, it only hurts when I laugh, and snezze. Back on the bike and planning my June-Oct trip to Nottingham. John Ps miss a spell check PPs need a bike |
| matski | 06 Mar 11:18 |
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 Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 5 Bike: | My injury was from a big fall when skiing - bent my right thumb back and it's never been the same since, especially when cycling and going over uneven roads! Have tried replacing and changing the handle-bar grips to larger padded ones with more support to my thumb, but it's still fairly painful and put me off cycling more than 20/25 miles at a time. Has anyone got any suggestions or know of better handle-grips that would help? My bike has straight handle-bars. |
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sdwalker
| 22 Mar 09:04 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | @ matski you might fins a bit of physio will help with the pain in your thumb not surte if you have seen anyone about it? and on topic i have had several accidents over hadle bars and landed in a nettle patch stung to buggery but was with a large group so more pride hurt than myself. But my big one was a couple of years ago onmy way home from work not enough room in my bag for some last minute dinner provisions so on the handle bar they went took a corner at about 25 wind caught the bag knoked it into my front wheel everything went into slow motiona i sailed through the air landed straight on my face and ended up with a shattered chin broken and dislocated jaw and the oobviouse gravel rash from skidding my face down the road a lot of blood and the wind was knoked out of m. the miraculous bnit was the car behind stoped about 6 inches from my head too. was eating soup a shakes for 6 weeks whil my jaw reset and lost about 4 stone in weight |
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| matski | 23 Mar 11:17 |
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Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 5 Bike: | Thanks SDWalker - at moment am waiting to be referred to the hospital physio, the reason why I've only just got round to doing it now, is because was waiting until I got back from a skiing trip last month... but thank you for the advice. Although compared to the sound of your numerous injuries - I can't complain! |
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ozzie51
| 08 May 04:10 |
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Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 39 Bike: My Profile | latest injury, cycling along a concrete cycle, doing around 28Kmph when an aproching cyclist dropped his bike across my path, I ran over it and over the handle bars, his excus was he pannicked, my injuries are right thigh totally blue with a lot of floating fluid like a water bed, grazed shoulder,elboew and Knee, bike not a scratch. Now I will be okk the bike for 3-6weeks, he had not a scratch but very apolagetic. John |
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fillbee
| 23 Jun 18:45 |
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 Joined: 03 Jun 2011 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | I have had 2 accidents recently, I was going at around 20 mph when I got a puncture and lost control .. I managed to keep control but twisted my knee and ankle ... then I had another accident again going fast down hill and my seat bracket broke ... so as not to be thrown into the road I hurled myself into a ditch suffering cuts bruises and damaging my rotator in my right arm ... still waiting for an appointment with a physiotherapist. |
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| oneten | 28 Aug 18:11 |
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 Joined: 28 Aug 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | Crushed Windpipe Riding home along a coastal route, dark rainclouds loomed ahead and the sea was a beautiful deep shade of green. I Stopped, took a photo and put on a waterproof jacket and pressed on into the heavy rain and strong headwind.It was difficult to look ahead as rain kept stinging my eyes so I relied on peripheral vision, only looking up occasionally to check the sea wall was clear ahead. Went on like this for a couple of miles when suddenly bang! I ran into an aluminum five-bar gate positioned across the prom to prevent vehicle access. I fell over sideways, toes in the clips just laying there in a puddle thinking I had done some serious damage.After a few minutes I got up but couldn't swallow and found it a bit hard to breathe.Felt like I'd been kicked in the neck by a horse.I managed to phone my wife who came out and took me to local casualty.I was shivering with cold, soaked through and in shock, panicking because I couldn't swallow.They took me straight through to a bay, gave me an Ibuprofen jab in the backside which reduced the swelling and established that the windpipe was only bruised, not fractured which would have been worse. Luckily the collar bone was only bruised but could so easily have been broken. Throat was really sore for about ten days and swallowing remained difficult but then it slowly eased and after a month was back to normal. The bike was OK, not even a buckle to the front wheel. What I've learned? Look where you're going! |
| MikeM22 | 01 Sep 06:13 |
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Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | On my commute to work about three years back I hit a stationary bus less than half a mile before my work place. I was on a green lane which I knew didn't have many bus services using it. I was trying to work my legs into a head wind so (on my hybrid bike) put my arms down flat over my head stem, and got my head down. Looking up I saw a bus about 400M away, at a bus stop indicating to pull out. I looked back down in my make-shift TT position, knowing it would be gone before I got there. The next thing I was bouncing off the back of it. Fortunately I hit it dead centre, on the relatively springy engine access door (at about 25mph). I still managed to dislocate my should and break a load of ribs and damage a whole lot of muscles in my chest. I also managed to crack my helmet both sides, left side where I hit the bus, right where I hit the road. Everyone had to get off the bus and wait for another one, I am surprised I never had a few more injuries from annoyed commuters. The bus driver gave a statement to the police, telling them that because of the noise, he thought he had been hit by a car. The paramedic had to cut off my favourite cycle jersey in the ambulance. |
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rustyspoke
| 01 Sep 14:38 |
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Joined: 28 Aug 2011 Posts: 244 Bike: My Profile | To many and some serious ones along the way but still riding.that life. |
| Southwestcyclist | 02 Sep 06:11 |
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Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | I've had the usual bumps and scrapes, a couple of fractures of my left wrist but am currently recovering from a pair of broken metacarples (Bones in the hand). This latest injury was caused by cycling over a wooden bridge which was protected with welding mesh on a wet day. The bridge not being flat and my tyres being high pressure racing tyres I was unable to stay upright even though I was travelling slowly. I didn't put my hand out to avoid another fractured wrist and ended up with a broken hand instead. A fractured wrist is now my fracture of choice as I will be unable to work for 8-10 weeks where as my wrist fractures have just been painful. If anyone has advice on the best wet weather tyre I'd appreciate it. Looking at web sites they don't seem to promote tyres for the wet very much even though I'd have thought it'd be a great selling point. |
| Black | 28 Jul 06:04 |
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Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Posts: 3 Bike: | Due to nothing other than dumb luck and helmets I have got away with cuts, road-rash, bruises, broken nose. Over time I have destroyed two helmets that I have no doubt saved me from a fractured skull. A smashed front wheel and bent steel forks saved me from some broken bones. Where your helmet and mitts, take care of your bike but most of all be lucky. |
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ND
| 17 Aug 08:21 |
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Joined: 17 Aug 2012 Posts: 6 Bike: My Profile | The only really bad crash i've had was a couple of years ago when cycling with a friend (thankfully) I caught a groove in the road surface which wedged my front tyre in it and threw me from my bike at about 20mph sending me landing in the middle of the road smashing my head on ground as I landed. I always wear a helmet so other than a small crack in the helmet and a splitting headache I sustained no head injuries but I did manage to tear a good layer of skin off my legs and elbow (it would have been worse if I was not wearing a baselayer), chipping a small piece of bone of my elbow (the piece of bone is still floating around in my arm), and a good layer of skin torn oof one of my legs too. Thankfully we were near a country cafe where the helpful staff gave me a cup of tea as I was a bit shaky, sat me down until I was feeling more relaxed, my friend had some headache tablets on him which helped the pain and we managed to cycle home the remaining 15 miles after a bit of rest time and I manaaged to shock mny girlfried coming home with wounds and starapping around my arms and legs, she hates the sight of blood. |
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| matt1943 | 05 Jan 14:57 |
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Joined: 24 Jul 2012 Posts: 2 Bike: | Had literally just had a conversation with my mate about how he should 'man up' and start doing the descents a bit faster to keep up with me, we set off again and within about 30 seconds I hit a patch of thick mud which stopped my front wheel dead throwing me straight over the handlebars. I was locked in and managed to use my face as a brake, finding the only rock sticking out of the mud. My front teeth went through my lip leaving me with a 1 inch hole all the way through my lip, 2 broken teeth and a horrendously bruised ego. 9 stitches later and some root canal work on my teeth, I still have a tooth that is going to fall out and a lovely scar across my top lip. Strangely enough, my mate still cant stop laughing everytime I mention it!!! |
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chipmunk
| 05 Jan 16:17 |
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Joined: 09 Nov 2012 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | only been riding a hybrid a couple of months -went visiting me brother who suggested me borrowing his road bike and going for ride -went into local park and rode over several speed humps didnt see a narrow unmarked one - next thing im using my face as a brake!!!! claret everywhere - broken nose- 25 stiches 10 hours in A/E ( 2 hospitals as cuts were too deep)also kind of whiplash/shock injury to opposite side -cant raise my arm hardly but can still cycle and love it especially at night!! |
| aglet2 | 06 Jan 16:32 |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2013 Posts: 2 Bike: | Some nasty stories guys, but I am writing to see if anyone has suffered a balance injury? My husband managed to fracture his skull in a bike accident this summer and severed some temporal nerves, hence deaf on one side and no balance information on that side either. So he is having to relearn balancing. I was wondering if anyone knows any cyclists who have come back from something similar, and how they did it? I would be grateful for any info to encourage him, he is very fed up with not cycling. Thanks in advance. |
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chipmunk
| 06 Jan 17:15 |
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Joined: 09 Nov 2012 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | hi aglet thats a really nasty one - i can only say time is a good healer and the human body repairs itself quite well just takes longer as you get older - my wife had a stroke 3 weeks before xmas and lost use of her right side but with the physios help she is gradually getting a bit better- just very down as she wants to do things for herself- ive not been on bike but use a trainer indoors so still keep fit- another boost was hearing about the ex speedway champion peter collins who had a massive brain haemmorige but is now well on the mend- i know its not the same thing but an example of whats possible with time and patience hope your husband gets well soon and back on his bike -very good luck to him |
| aglet2 | 11 Jan 15:10 |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2013 Posts: 2 Bike: | Thanks Chipmunk and best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery and regaining her independence. |
| janiebike | 14 Jan 22:04 |
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Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Posts: 5 Bike: | I fell over from the bike last month... My face directly hit the road... you can imagine how I look like then... swell mouth with big size wound ..... damn bad luck.....the most thrilling was I nearly hurt my eyes,... bad memory.i gonna stop. |
| sturmey1966 | 20 Jan 09:15 |
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Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 1 Bike: | I caught a manhole cover on damp road on a road bike and high sided, doing a charity bike ride. I broke my arm in 10 places this was pinned, plated and screwed back together, dislocated my shoulder breaking my humerous head and dislocated my clavicle. This happened at the end of September last year and prior to the recent snow I have only just managed to get out for the first time since rather gingerly. |
| Chris516 | 02 Mar 09:06 |
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Joined: 28 Feb 2013 Posts: 1 Bike: | I broke the same wrist with only a hairline fracture, nine years apart. The first time I was chasing someone who tried to run me off the road, when I made a wrong turn in a mall parking lot, crashing into a parked car. The second time with the same wrist, I was knocked off the road, because I wasn't 'taking the lane'. So the motorist could easily tell the police, they didn't see me. Even though I had been viewable to them, only moments before. |
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geeka
| 05 Mar 10:02 |
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Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 50 Bike: My Profile | wonder why we do it? are we crazy. what tends to cause most accidents? lack of concentration? poor road conditions? idiot motorists? ive been very lucky only fallen off once (touch wood) and that was just a minor slip. I take it steady I guess and give my self as much space and time and get off if unsure. sounds abit wet really! |
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VELOcete
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 Joined: 31 Dec 2013 Posts: 23 Bike: My Profile | hmm ive had three concussions, four broken ribs, many bruises, skint elbows knees etc, dislocated big toe think thats about it cycling is still awesome though :) |
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eastman
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Joined: 01 Sep 2015 Posts: 15 Bike: My Profile | I have a knee injury right now actually don't even ask .. Let's just say you should be more safe than I am |
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