Oh Snap, I didn't just
04-04-11, 10:28 AM
#1
Oh Snap, not again...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cardiff, Ca
Posts: 606
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh Snap, I didn't just
do that.
Sorry not necessarily C&V, but I figure you guys could call me a dumb-a$$ as well as any one else.
Saturday afternoon my brother was over at my place and had his fixed gear bike up on the stand. We were just bs'n, watching a baseball game and he was stripping down the bike. So I know better, but was fiddling around with the crank anyway. Then wham, sucked my finger right in, only got about 10 degrees of rotation but that was more than enough to mash my finger tip and drive a gear tooth into the tip of my right index finger. This wasn't a typical cog either, he runs a pretty wide track cog on this bike. It cleaned up pretty well though I have a nice wide X pattern puncture wound and a mashed finger nail.
Just one more reason why I don't really like fixies.
Sorry not necessarily C&V, but I figure you guys could call me a dumb-a$$ as well as any one else.
Saturday afternoon my brother was over at my place and had his fixed gear bike up on the stand. We were just bs'n, watching a baseball game and he was stripping down the bike. So I know better, but was fiddling around with the crank anyway. Then wham, sucked my finger right in, only got about 10 degrees of rotation but that was more than enough to mash my finger tip and drive a gear tooth into the tip of my right index finger. This wasn't a typical cog either, he runs a pretty wide track cog on this bike. It cleaned up pretty well though I have a nice wide X pattern puncture wound and a mashed finger nail.
Just one more reason why I don't really like fixies.
04-04-11, 10:39 AM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 4,599
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 174 Post(s)
Liked 157 Times
in
75 Posts
do that.
Sorry not necessarily C&V, but I figure you guys could call me a dumb-a$$ as well as any one else.
Saturday afternoon my brother was over at my place and had his fixed gear bike up on the stand. We were just bs'n, watching a baseball game and he was stripping down the bike. So I know better, but was fiddling around with the crank anyway. Then wham, sucked my finger right in, only got about 10 degrees of rotation but that was more than enough to mash my finger tip and drive a gear tooth into the tip of my right index finger. This wasn't a typical cog either, he runs a pretty wide track cog on this bike. It cleaned up pretty well though I have a nice wide X pattern puncture wound and a mashed finger nail.
Just one more reason why I don't really like fixies.
Sorry not necessarily C&V, but I figure you guys could call me a dumb-a$$ as well as any one else.
Saturday afternoon my brother was over at my place and had his fixed gear bike up on the stand. We were just bs'n, watching a baseball game and he was stripping down the bike. So I know better, but was fiddling around with the crank anyway. Then wham, sucked my finger right in, only got about 10 degrees of rotation but that was more than enough to mash my finger tip and drive a gear tooth into the tip of my right index finger. This wasn't a typical cog either, he runs a pretty wide track cog on this bike. It cleaned up pretty well though I have a nice wide X pattern puncture wound and a mashed finger nail.
Just one more reason why I don't really like fixies.
Ouch.
04-04-11, 10:48 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Southwest Michigan
Posts: 1,554
Bikes: Fuji Monterey, Schwinn Traveler, Fuji Special Road Racer, Gitane Interclub, Sun EZ-1, Schwinn Frontier, Puch Cavalier, Vista Cavalier, Armstrong, Raleigh Sports, Schwinn Stingray
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Danger! Pinch Point
Saturday I too had the compelling urge to injure myself. First I dropped a bike on my big toe. Then, after icing my foot for a couple of hours I decided to go out and smash my finger with a crescent wrench when it slipped off the bolt.
Heal up fast !
Jim
Saturday I too had the compelling urge to injure myself. First I dropped a bike on my big toe. Then, after icing my foot for a couple of hours I decided to go out and smash my finger with a crescent wrench when it slipped off the bolt.
Heal up fast !
Jim
04-04-11, 10:52 AM
#4
Senior Member
Yep, fixed gears in the stand can be dangerous. But, as you know, it's not the bike's fault.
__________________
Bikes on Flickr
I prefer email to private messages. You can contact me at justinhughes@me.com
Bikes on Flickr
I prefer email to private messages. You can contact me at justinhughes@me.com
04-04-11, 10:58 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 551
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Ha ha.. Not laughing at you, more of with you. I was trying to get a stuck seat post out of a bike yesterday and it bit me. There was about 4 inches sticking out of the bike, figuring there was at least a couple inches in the tube. I grabbed hold with both hands and it turns out there was about half an inch in the bike. It came out pretty fast and bit the side of my nose.
Try explaining a half moon shaped cut in the side of your nose some time..
Try explaining a half moon shaped cut in the side of your nose some time..
04-04-11, 11:00 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,454
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
I pulled a similar stunt many years ago, working on my track bike. I'll spare you the gory details, but suffice it to say that my left index finger is now 1/8" shorter than it used to be.
SP
Bend, OR
SP
Bend, OR
04-04-11, 11:02 AM
#7
1991 PBP Anciens
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Elburn, Illannoy
Posts: 619
Bikes: 1954 Robin Hood, 1964 Dunelt, 1968 Raleigh Superbe, 1969 Robin Hood, 197? Gitane, 1973 Raleigh SuperCourse, 1981 Miyata 710, 1990 Miyata 600GT, 2007 Rivendell Bleriot
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 63 Post(s)
Liked 291 Times
in
113 Posts
Fingers and fixed gears just don't mix.
04-04-11, 11:16 AM
#8
Oh Snap, not again...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cardiff, Ca
Posts: 606
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yea, I was half expecting that I had just lopped off the tip of my finger, luckily that wasn't the case.
04-04-11, 11:19 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 11,128
Bikes: 1986 Alan Record Carbonio, 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7, 1984 Peugeot PSV, 1972 Line Seeker, 1986(est.) Medici Aerodynamic (Project), 1985(est.) Peugeot PY10FC
Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 150 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 34 Times
in
27 Posts
Almost did the same.....on my motorcycle when I was lubing the chain when it was on its centerstand a couple of years ago..
It would have been an amputation istead of mashed finger nails if I did not catch myself and stopped the wheel just when the pressure from the rear sprocket and chain was starting to press on my finger....still hurt like hell though....
Chombi
It would have been an amputation istead of mashed finger nails if I did not catch myself and stopped the wheel just when the pressure from the rear sprocket and chain was starting to press on my finger....still hurt like hell though....
Chombi
04-04-11, 11:41 AM
#11
missing in action
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,483
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 42 Post(s)
Liked 49 Times
in
29 Posts
I was fooling around on my unicycle on Saturday and managed to blow a dismount. I was expecting to step off in front of the wheel, but put all my weight down on the saddle too soon and it shot forward. Left pedal caught me squarely in the calf from behind with such force that for second, I thought I broke a bone.
Fortunately no breaks, but I managed to whack myself hard enough draw blood with a rubber "comfort" pedal. Darned fixed gears.
Fortunately no breaks, but I managed to whack myself hard enough draw blood with a rubber "comfort" pedal. Darned fixed gears.
04-04-11, 11:42 AM
#12
multimodal commuter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ, NYC, LI
Posts: 19,808
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Mentioned: 584 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1908 Post(s)
Liked 574 Times
in
339 Posts
OUCH!
I suspect you have a fairly light wheel on that bike. A heavier one would have kept going farther.
I suspect you have a fairly light wheel on that bike. A heavier one would have kept going farther.
04-04-11, 11:47 AM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,009
Bikes: '53/'54 Bianchi CDM, '62ish Altenburger Cinelli Mod B, '69 Rene Herse Competition, '72 Motobecane Grand Record, '73-74 Colnago Super,, '73-74 Cinelli SC, '78ish counterfeit Confente, '82 Medici Gran Turismo, '67ish Mondia Speciale, Eddy Merckx Pro
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 90 Post(s)
Liked 257 Times
in
87 Posts
Still have the identical scar from working on my GT Pro bmx bike back in 1982. Ouch.
04-04-11, 05:53 PM
#14
Spin Forest! Spin!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Arrid Zone-a
Posts: 5,956
Bikes: I used to have many. And I Will again.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 11 Times
in
10 Posts
Pics, or it didn't happen.
Condolences on your self inflicted suffering. I'll keep my embarrassing moments to myself.
Condolences on your self inflicted suffering. I'll keep my embarrassing moments to myself.
04-04-11, 11:48 PM
#15
Oh Snap, not again...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cardiff, Ca
Posts: 606
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
How to order this,
Left index finger for reference, this evening
Right index finger, bruse is starting to show itself, plus the crud around the edge, this evening
The offending culprit from Saturday, that is not grease, paint or strawberry jam,
Another pic from this evening...
It could have been worse, it still hurts, and it makes typing more difficult. Heck, trying using a different finger on the mouse for a couple of days....
04-05-11, 12:28 AM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 2,470
Bikes: -1973 Motobecane Mirage -197? Velosolex L'Etoile -'71 Raleigh Super Course
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Oh snap
that's not gonna buff right out.
I was taking the pedals off a dismounted crank earlier tonight and when the right one broke torque, I drove my own hand right down into the big ring. Dandy bruise right behind my right thumbnail; i don't think I'mma lose it but you never know....
that's not gonna buff right out.
I was taking the pedals off a dismounted crank earlier tonight and when the right one broke torque, I drove my own hand right down into the big ring. Dandy bruise right behind my right thumbnail; i don't think I'mma lose it but you never know....
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Humenbean
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
32
06-27-10 10:50 AM
