Originally Posted by
pdoege
The impact of hitting bumps while riding can pull the lung off of the chest wall and you'll be back in the soup. Using your arms to support your weight on the handlebars can do the same.
Me? I'd practice laying about.
Talked to the docs again today while getting some stitches pulled and this is basically what they said. They also said that guys like me get into more trouble than couch potatoes with this sort of thing.
Good to know. Gotta be lazy and lay low a few weeks, doctor's orders