SD Fixed
05-05-04, 05:27 PM
Post pictures of your owies..
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - New fun: owie photos:
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05-05-04, 05:30 PM
WTF an 'owie'?
slopvehicle
05-05-04, 05:36 PM
got doored on the SS last week. wish I'd taken a photo...it was a large, crescent-shaped black/blue/yellow bruise in the middle of my shoulder.
Got some nice red VW paint on my riser bars-- don't mind the battle scars.
Got some nice red VW paint on my riser bars-- don't mind the battle scars.
Thylacine
05-05-04, 06:06 PM
ahhh, I see. 'owie' as in 'ouchie' as in 'that farken hurt'.
Right.
My best crash was actually just scooting around town, on the way to meet up with some friends to tell them all about this great race I did on the weekend. I was 17 i think, just did my first MTB race back in 1988, which I DNF'd because there was this nice rock hidden just under the surface of this river crossing ( yeah, a river crossing. This was back when MTB races were half interesting ).
Anyway, I digress. I was riding along, and there was this part where you had to scoot onto the footpath, and turn this sharp corner, before you hit another section of road. Anyway, there was these small log kinda barriers on this corner. It was a corner I had turned a thousand times before. However, this time I must've been daydreaming and I clipped a pedal on one of these things on the downstroke and BAM! I was on my head.
Literally.
It felt like a minor crash, but I thought I better pop into the toilets near where my Mum worked so I could just wash my scraped up hands and check for other damage. When I looked in the mirror, I almost fainted. I had road rash on my forehead, on my nose, chin, my......****ing upper lip, shoulder, knees.
It was insane. I ended up bed ridden for two weeks, and got super depressed coz I was convinced I was going to be scarred for life.
Which I wasn't, of course. I have a little scar on my upper lip that's kinda cool, but you don't think that when you're 17. You think "That's it, I'll have to become a hermit, ride only in the cover or darkness, and date blind chicks."
No pictures of that crash, thankfully. i think.
Right.
My best crash was actually just scooting around town, on the way to meet up with some friends to tell them all about this great race I did on the weekend. I was 17 i think, just did my first MTB race back in 1988, which I DNF'd because there was this nice rock hidden just under the surface of this river crossing ( yeah, a river crossing. This was back when MTB races were half interesting ).
Anyway, I digress. I was riding along, and there was this part where you had to scoot onto the footpath, and turn this sharp corner, before you hit another section of road. Anyway, there was these small log kinda barriers on this corner. It was a corner I had turned a thousand times before. However, this time I must've been daydreaming and I clipped a pedal on one of these things on the downstroke and BAM! I was on my head.
Literally.
It felt like a minor crash, but I thought I better pop into the toilets near where my Mum worked so I could just wash my scraped up hands and check for other damage. When I looked in the mirror, I almost fainted. I had road rash on my forehead, on my nose, chin, my......****ing upper lip, shoulder, knees.
It was insane. I ended up bed ridden for two weeks, and got super depressed coz I was convinced I was going to be scarred for life.
Which I wasn't, of course. I have a little scar on my upper lip that's kinda cool, but you don't think that when you're 17. You think "That's it, I'll have to become a hermit, ride only in the cover or darkness, and date blind chicks."
No pictures of that crash, thankfully. i think.
skitbraviking
05-05-04, 06:13 PM
This isn't mine but Marcus of Yojimbo's told me of a guy who crashed and had a bruise the shape of a U-lock on his leg. : )
cavit8
05-05-04, 06:41 PM
Post pictures of your owies..
How about we don't do this. A guy posted an "after" picture on a newsgroup once. He'd been boned by his saddle after a crash. Of course, he didn't tell anyone the mechanism of his injury in the post. I still have nightmares....
How about we don't do this. A guy posted an "after" picture on a newsgroup once. He'd been boned by his saddle after a crash. Of course, he didn't tell anyone the mechanism of his injury in the post. I still have nightmares....
p3ntuprage
05-05-04, 07:17 PM
if i had coffee, i would have lost it jussssstttttt.... then.
fssb
sparky
fssb
sparky
skitbraviking
05-05-04, 08:47 PM
if i had coffee, i would have lost it jussssstttttt.... then.
fssb
sparky
Out the nose, burning boggers down your face.
What's this?:
fssb
sparky
fssb
sparky
Out the nose, burning boggers down your face.
What's this?:
fssb
sparky
lucklust
05-05-04, 09:03 PM
I got hit by some b**** in BMW, yapping on her cell phone a while back. I put a serious dent in her car and when I went down I roadrashed on the pavement (I knew I should've shaved my arms too :p ). Well, guess what she does. She drives off.
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
cavit8
05-05-04, 09:19 PM
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement.
.
The sort of thing you wish you had a video camera for...
http://www.phonebashing.com/
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The sort of thing you wish you had a video camera for...
http://www.phonebashing.com/
Fugazi Dave
05-05-04, 09:52 PM
I got hit by some b**** in BMW, yapping on her cell phone a while back. I put a serious dent in her car and when I went down I roadrashed on the pavement (I knew I should've shaved my arms too :p ). Well, guess what she does. She drives off.
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
You're my new hero.
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
You're my new hero.
redfooj
05-06-04, 07:56 AM
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
sahweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
sahweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Schiek
05-06-04, 08:05 AM
Lookin good Luckster! You needed some battle scars to help toughen up that pretty boy image...the leg ink just ain't doing it all by itself.
HereNT
05-06-04, 09:12 AM
I didn't buy a printout of the CAT scan from my worst wreck. Was unemployed, had a fair amount of cash for Montana, had a bar that kicked me TONS of free drinks....
It was back before I got fixed. Was riding a MTB home from the bar (they told me that I had to be helped down the stairs to my bike before the band I was there to see even hit the stage - lesson is don't mix expired pharms w/ liquor) and unlocked my bike (amazing) then rode it. They had one bike path in the town, which ran along the railroad tracks. Pretty much no lights on it. At several intersections, they had basically an upside down 'L' made out of 4x4 lumber on one side of the track to make you stop. I'm pretty sure I flipped over one and landed on my jaw.
I don't really know, though. I was probably passed out for awhile, then got up and rode the rest of the way home. Climbed into bed, passed out, woke up the next morning wondering why my ears wouldn't pop. Turns out my jaw went through both of my ear canals and ruptured one of my ear drums. Finally figured that out in the morning when I realized that I shouldn't have a big chunk missing from the skin on my chin (3 stitches) and that what I thought was waxy build up was actually blood dripping from my ears.
The doctors thought I'd actually cracked the bottom of my skull when I first went in - they said it looked like the same thing that sometimes kills prize fighters when they get hit really hard and die.
It really sucks to wake up REALLY hung over an realize you have to go to the ER.
Okay is that 1000 words? That's worth a picture, right?
Oh, and still paying it off. The American medical system is way too hard on people w/out insurance.
It was back before I got fixed. Was riding a MTB home from the bar (they told me that I had to be helped down the stairs to my bike before the band I was there to see even hit the stage - lesson is don't mix expired pharms w/ liquor) and unlocked my bike (amazing) then rode it. They had one bike path in the town, which ran along the railroad tracks. Pretty much no lights on it. At several intersections, they had basically an upside down 'L' made out of 4x4 lumber on one side of the track to make you stop. I'm pretty sure I flipped over one and landed on my jaw.
I don't really know, though. I was probably passed out for awhile, then got up and rode the rest of the way home. Climbed into bed, passed out, woke up the next morning wondering why my ears wouldn't pop. Turns out my jaw went through both of my ear canals and ruptured one of my ear drums. Finally figured that out in the morning when I realized that I shouldn't have a big chunk missing from the skin on my chin (3 stitches) and that what I thought was waxy build up was actually blood dripping from my ears.
The doctors thought I'd actually cracked the bottom of my skull when I first went in - they said it looked like the same thing that sometimes kills prize fighters when they get hit really hard and die.
It really sucks to wake up REALLY hung over an realize you have to go to the ER.
Okay is that 1000 words? That's worth a picture, right?
Oh, and still paying it off. The American medical system is way too hard on people w/out insurance.
lucklust
05-06-04, 09:52 AM
Lookin good Luckster! You needed some battle scars to help toughen up that pretty boy image...the leg ink just ain't doing it all by itself.
Oh, I'm still pretty, baby.
Oh, I'm still pretty, baby.
SD Fixed
05-06-04, 10:09 AM
Oh, I'm still pretty, baby.
Sure, sure. Denial is the first stage.
Sure, sure. Denial is the first stage.
legalize_it
05-06-04, 10:20 AM
bmx dirt jumping. fun stuff.
legalize_it
05-06-04, 10:29 AM
more dirt jumping fun (not my leg this time)
a good reason to wear shin pads
a good reason to wear shin pads
Schiek
05-06-04, 10:38 AM
I know it has been posted before, but the superchivo "I just busted my collarbone fixie style" pic is one of my faves.
randya
05-06-04, 10:44 AM
This isn't mine but Marcus of Yojimbo's told me of a guy who crashed and had a bruise the shape of a U-lock on his leg. : )
I once had a friend go down who wore a heavy chain around her waist for locking her bike. She had link-shaped bruises around her waist for a while afterwards.
I once had a friend go down who wore a heavy chain around her waist for locking her bike. She had link-shaped bruises around her waist for a while afterwards.
pitboss
05-06-04, 11:43 AM
I went over a Porshce hood. I left fingernail scratches in the hood. I had 2 link-shaped bruises. I broke off a wiper. I had a red mark on my shin that resembled the fork crown on the steamroller. I cracked the windshield. They bent my fork.
I still exist
Nothing says "broken collarbone" better than the picture posted by Schiek (thanks and sorry Superchivo)
I still exist
Nothing says "broken collarbone" better than the picture posted by Schiek (thanks and sorry Superchivo)
lucklust
05-06-04, 11:59 AM
I know it has been posted before, but the superchivo "I just busted my collarbone fixie style" pic is one of my faves.
Thanks for blurring out the middle finger. Wouldn't want to scar my tender young mind.
Thanks for blurring out the middle finger. Wouldn't want to scar my tender young mind.
Schiek
05-06-04, 12:11 PM
Thanks for blurring out the middle finger. Wouldn't want to scar my tender young mind.
I've been admonished for less. Just looking out for the children.
I've been admonished for less. Just looking out for the children.
SD Fixed
05-06-04, 12:50 PM
I've been admonished for less. Just looking out for the children.
Skitbra is tender of the heart. We thank you on behalf of him.
Skitbra is tender of the heart. We thank you on behalf of him.
s2sxiii
05-06-04, 01:03 PM
Skitbra is tender of the heart. We thank you on behalf of him.
It isn't a thread till there's a good natured karsten-skitbra flame war going
It isn't a thread till there's a good natured karsten-skitbra flame war going
skitbraviking
05-06-04, 01:28 PM
I got hit by some b**** in BMW, yapping on her cell phone a while back. I put a serious dent in her car and when I went down I roadrashed on the pavement (I knew I should've shaved my arms too :p ). Well, guess what she does. She drives off.
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
That's one for us!
I caught up to her at the next light, reached into her car, grabbed that f***ing cell phone out of her hand and smashed it into the pavement. I screamed "Don't you EVER do that again, you f***ing ****!" (that's the C word), and rode off into the sunset, scratched handlebar, bleeding arms, et al.
That's one for us!
skitbraviking
05-06-04, 01:31 PM
Skitbra is tender of the heart. We thank you on behalf of him.
Yes, I am sensitive. That's how I justify my bad behavior. Like when I gouge a nun's eyes out for telling me I am going to hell. She made me feel bad!!
Yes, I am sensitive. That's how I justify my bad behavior. Like when I gouge a nun's eyes out for telling me I am going to hell. She made me feel bad!!
SD Fixed
05-06-04, 01:47 PM
Like when I gouge a nun's eyes out for telling me I am going to hell. She made me feel bad!!
I'm not Catholic, but based upon my experience, no nun goes out with out a fight:
(everyone knows this nun, right?)
I'm not Catholic, but based upon my experience, no nun goes out with out a fight:
(everyone knows this nun, right?)
SD Fixed
05-06-04, 01:48 PM
Yes, I am sensitive.
Deep inside, where you're soft...
Deep inside, where you're soft...
lala
05-06-04, 02:15 PM
Superchivo rocks!
I know it has been posted before, but the superchivo "I just busted my collarbone fixie style" pic is one of my faves.
I know it has been posted before, but the superchivo "I just busted my collarbone fixie style" pic is one of my faves.
Noloft
05-06-04, 04:06 PM
Post pictures of your owies..
NO!!!!! I did that in the mtb forums and they made fun of me for listening to the doc. I will not be doing that in these forums again.
Noloft
(Edit) Thats the penguin (damOW, sonofabitOWWWWW, stoOWpthefuOWWMYGODpleasejesusHchrisOWWCHtletmeOWWWWliveOWWWW)
Sorry I had to say it... I'm on a mission from god.
NO!!!!! I did that in the mtb forums and they made fun of me for listening to the doc. I will not be doing that in these forums again.
Noloft
(Edit) Thats the penguin (damOW, sonofabitOWWWWW, stoOWpthefuOWWMYGODpleasejesusHchrisOWWCHtletmeOWWWWliveOWWWW)
Sorry I had to say it... I'm on a mission from god.
brokenrobot
05-08-04, 02:31 PM
Because of it's... sensitive placement... I will NOT be posting the cellphone-shaped bruise I got last night. Went 20-to-zero in a VERY short distance with my cellphone in my jeans pocket, and now I've got a pretty purple silhouette of my phone, complete with antenna, quite high on my leg.
gonesh9
05-08-04, 03:41 PM
I know this isn't that extreme or even a bike-related injury, but I like the picture my friend took of me after I dropped a cornince at Mt. Hood this winter and ended up sliding on my face on the ice for about 100 ft.... Strange how you can get a burn from ice.... I still have an impressive scar on my cheek:
http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v66/gonesh9/bikeforums/owie.jpg
P.S. - I was snowboarding, not skiing ;)
http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v66/gonesh9/bikeforums/owie.jpg
P.S. - I was snowboarding, not skiing ;)
bac
05-08-04, 03:46 PM
I was riding some sweet single-track, and a rock flew off my front tire, and smacked me right in the shin. Well, here I was a few hours afterwards:
gonesh9
05-08-04, 04:09 PM
I was riding some sweet single-track, and a rock flew off my front tire, and smacked me right in the shin. Well, here I was a few hours afterwards:
I thought I read in some thread that you broke your tibia, but haven't heard how... is that how you broke it?
I broke mine playing soccer last year in a battle with a goalie. Really sucked having to dealing with it, hope yours is healing well. Happy to say that one year later I'm going strong, pedaling every day and starting to play soccer again.
I thought I read in some thread that you broke your tibia, but haven't heard how... is that how you broke it?
I broke mine playing soccer last year in a battle with a goalie. Really sucked having to dealing with it, hope yours is healing well. Happy to say that one year later I'm going strong, pedaling every day and starting to play soccer again.
p3ntuprage
05-09-04, 06:00 PM
non-bike related:
compared to how much it hurt, the x-rays from when i broke my wrist were really unspectacular.
all those little bones in there, i'm glad the doc could tell which one was broken.
fssb
sparky
compared to how much it hurt, the x-rays from when i broke my wrist were really unspectacular.
all those little bones in there, i'm glad the doc could tell which one was broken.
fssb
sparky
pinky
05-09-04, 07:52 PM
Went through the side window of a Lexus when some lady ran a light (my torso was inside the car). I don't remember what happened exactly after that, but I apparently hopped out of the car, calmly walked around to the driver's side, and proceeded to ***** her out with the added bonus that I actually splashed blood on her when I started flailing my arms. Then I walked off, not realizing I had a 6 inch long gash in my forearm until I noticed that something was dripping on my leg and it wasn't raining out. To top things off I got yelled at by a police officer for walking away from the accident.
cavit8
05-09-04, 08:00 PM
Okay, if we don't need pictures....
Cruising down a road lined with jammed traffic when some guy cuts across an opening and I T-bone him. I got my leg out of the way and went over the hood into his winshield which was promptly smashed by my Elbow of Steel TM. (I also took out another windshield with the same elbow after getting hit in a pedestrian crosswalk -- incidentally, if you're ever in that situation, jump as high as you can). After calling him later that day to let him know I was okay, he informed me he hadn't made his deductible on the windshield. I expressed my heartfelt sorrow.... :D
Cruising down a road lined with jammed traffic when some guy cuts across an opening and I T-bone him. I got my leg out of the way and went over the hood into his winshield which was promptly smashed by my Elbow of Steel TM. (I also took out another windshield with the same elbow after getting hit in a pedestrian crosswalk -- incidentally, if you're ever in that situation, jump as high as you can). After calling him later that day to let him know I was okay, he informed me he hadn't made his deductible on the windshield. I expressed my heartfelt sorrow.... :D
skitbraviking
05-09-04, 08:16 PM
I'm not Catholic, but based upon my experience, no nun goes out with out a fight:
(everyone knows this nun, right?)
Bring it on!!
(everyone knows this nun, right?)
Bring it on!!
skitbraviking
05-09-04, 08:18 PM
Deep inside, where you're soft...
:D
(The common smile: the most ironic of all facial jestures.)
:D
(The common smile: the most ironic of all facial jestures.)
skitbraviking
05-09-04, 08:19 PM
I was riding some sweet single-track, and a rock flew off my front tire, and smacked me right in the shin. Well, here I was a few hours afterwards:
A nun once did that to me.
A nun once did that to me.
cavit8
05-09-04, 08:32 PM
A nun once did that to me.
What, flew off your front tire?
What, flew off your front tire?
skitbraviking
05-10-04, 05:26 AM
What, flew off your front tire?
The nun.
The nun.
Bikkhu
05-10-04, 07:28 AM
http://www.stringyspit.net/pictures/ul_10v/bcul06.jpg
A skid too far... during a skid contest. A broken collarbone was the result. Funnily enough, mr. Barber was suitably 'under influence' only to notice it the next day ;)
there's a vid of the fall over at stringyspit.net, lest anyone be interested
- B
A skid too far... during a skid contest. A broken collarbone was the result. Funnily enough, mr. Barber was suitably 'under influence' only to notice it the next day ;)
there's a vid of the fall over at stringyspit.net, lest anyone be interested
- B
bac
05-10-04, 04:21 PM
I thought I read in some thread that you broke your tibia, but haven't heard how... is that how you broke it?
You read right, but this (picture) is not how I broke it. Actually, the rock incident ended up not being a fracture, but it sure looked like one @ the time! I fractured my tibia (to be specific the tibial plateau - which is right @ the knee joint) while playing a game of touch football. I have 2 more weeks on crutches, and with any luck, I will be able to start riding again. Needless to say, I'm not playing football anymore. In fact, I'm limiting my physical activities to cycling (and swimming during rehab) the rest of the year.
I get hurt enough riding - why add to the downtime?!? :)
You read right, but this (picture) is not how I broke it. Actually, the rock incident ended up not being a fracture, but it sure looked like one @ the time! I fractured my tibia (to be specific the tibial plateau - which is right @ the knee joint) while playing a game of touch football. I have 2 more weeks on crutches, and with any luck, I will be able to start riding again. Needless to say, I'm not playing football anymore. In fact, I'm limiting my physical activities to cycling (and swimming during rehab) the rest of the year.
I get hurt enough riding - why add to the downtime?!? :)
OneTinSloth
05-10-04, 06:31 PM
i broke my foot a few years ago and never went to the doctor...
was out BMXing on a saturday night in boston. we were at these ledges on BU campus...folks were grinding, etc. i decided it'd be a good idea to try a footplant/stall on one of the ledges. only about the front 1/3 of my foot actually landed on the ledge, which is, of course not enough to support the weight of myself, and my bike coming down on it. foot slipped off, shin whacked the corner of the ledge (thank god for shin guards!) and the side of my knee caught something...i just sat down on the ledge for a while. only one person saw what happened and suggested that i go get an xray, but i was all "no no...i'll just walk it off." which of course didn't make it any better. and i felt like a dumbass for the rest of the night because i could barely pedal my bike sitting down, and forget about trying to stand up to crank...i limped along with everyone until 2, then we sat around at landsdowne and watched the clubbers go home drunk.
went to sleep with my foot throbbing, but there wasn't anything wrong that i could see. woke up the next day to a partially swollen foot and a curious rectangular bruise, about the size of one of those tiny bones in your foot right around where it hurt. the bruise turned black in the center, with concentric rectangles of purple, blue, green, and brown...it also hurt like all hell to touch it...and i tried not to walk so much for a week.
it still kinda hurts three years later, and definitely feels "funny" if i just touch that area of my foot. foot massages are right out.
i've told my "going over the handlebars on my track bike while doing nose wheelies on the downside of a boxjump" story too many times here...yeah...i was clipped in when it happened. that was the first night i decided to wear my helmet on that bike, and i haven't gone without since.
i've got lots of good "i fell off my bike" stories...none of them involve being clipped in at a stop sign/light though.
when i was younger, falling used to be fun, because i rarely got hurt...now it just sucks, so i try not to do it so much...and usually i'm pretty successful.
was out BMXing on a saturday night in boston. we were at these ledges on BU campus...folks were grinding, etc. i decided it'd be a good idea to try a footplant/stall on one of the ledges. only about the front 1/3 of my foot actually landed on the ledge, which is, of course not enough to support the weight of myself, and my bike coming down on it. foot slipped off, shin whacked the corner of the ledge (thank god for shin guards!) and the side of my knee caught something...i just sat down on the ledge for a while. only one person saw what happened and suggested that i go get an xray, but i was all "no no...i'll just walk it off." which of course didn't make it any better. and i felt like a dumbass for the rest of the night because i could barely pedal my bike sitting down, and forget about trying to stand up to crank...i limped along with everyone until 2, then we sat around at landsdowne and watched the clubbers go home drunk.
went to sleep with my foot throbbing, but there wasn't anything wrong that i could see. woke up the next day to a partially swollen foot and a curious rectangular bruise, about the size of one of those tiny bones in your foot right around where it hurt. the bruise turned black in the center, with concentric rectangles of purple, blue, green, and brown...it also hurt like all hell to touch it...and i tried not to walk so much for a week.
it still kinda hurts three years later, and definitely feels "funny" if i just touch that area of my foot. foot massages are right out.
i've told my "going over the handlebars on my track bike while doing nose wheelies on the downside of a boxjump" story too many times here...yeah...i was clipped in when it happened. that was the first night i decided to wear my helmet on that bike, and i haven't gone without since.
i've got lots of good "i fell off my bike" stories...none of them involve being clipped in at a stop sign/light though.
when i was younger, falling used to be fun, because i rarely got hurt...now it just sucks, so i try not to do it so much...and usually i'm pretty successful.
MKRG
05-10-04, 07:30 PM
Yep, the older you get, the less you bounce. One of the sadder facts of life.
OneTinSloth
05-10-04, 08:58 PM
haha there's this kid, he was about 13 when i met him...he started riding with us on saturday nights...yeah, 10pm-sometimes 4am in boston on a saturday night isn't really the place for a 13 year old kid, but we took good care of him...anyway...he'd fall a lot and just keep laughing and having a great time. i used to say "hey, it's okay! little kids are made of rubber!!"
yeah...then he broke his hip riding down mission hill one night (i wasn't there, but i guess it sucked, hardcore), and then a few months after he healed from that, he broke his arm. this was all after he turned 14. so i guess 14 is the age when kids stop bouncing as much. :( he's trying to get a new bike together since he broke his redline, he's gonna be one hell of a rider someday.
yeah...then he broke his hip riding down mission hill one night (i wasn't there, but i guess it sucked, hardcore), and then a few months after he healed from that, he broke his arm. this was all after he turned 14. so i guess 14 is the age when kids stop bouncing as much. :( he's trying to get a new bike together since he broke his redline, he's gonna be one hell of a rider someday.
s2sxiii
05-11-04, 01:50 PM
here you go, just happened half an hour ago. I was racing to get home to beat an incoming storm, and took an alley switchback way too fast, lost the bike in loose gravel. Even with front and back brakes i couldn't slow down enough, i dunno how you all do the no brakes thing
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/s2sxiii/arm.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/s2sxiii/arm.jpg
s2sxiii
05-11-04, 01:50 PM
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/s2sxiii/leg_wreck.jpg