mountaindew

i got in the middle of a fight my dogs were having trying to separate them, i dont even know what happened but anyway i came out with six stitches and a gash in my hand down to my tendon through my muscle (which of course means i cant ride). so anyway back to the reason of this post, i was curious what those of you that have broken or tore something on yourself do when you cant ride (besides look at this site all day long)?:confused:

BurlySurly

Getting hurt sucks.

When i cant ride i usually.

A) Tweak my bikes to perfection

B) Look at porn

C) Post threads about what to do when im hurt

Id say you're not doing too bad.

cycletourist

Why on earth were you trying to separate fighting dogs? You should know better than that- you certainly do now.

PeterG1185

Ask BigHit he's going through that right now, but me i spent my whole summer online basically and through the power of boredom became obsessed with an online game called Utopia and lived off of fish forums..

If you can dont do what i did, just take up tennis or running(blah) for the time being. Me, i didnt have much of a choice. I was in a cast from may to mid august

Bokkie

Sorry to hear about the hand. Fighting dogs are pretty savage when they get going.

Personally I would not tolerate that behaviour and I'd sit them down and darned well ask for an explanation.

Maybe they were involved in their own Campy .v. Shimano discussion?

MadCat

Last time I got hurt badly, I messed up my arm. I took a couple days off and gave up and went riding. It took a few hours figure out which ways I could move my arm to avoid screaming pain. I never really got the hang of it but I kept riding and just accepted the pain. Another time I broke my wrist and had to have a second cast made cause i wrecked the first one while trying to shift gears.

I don't know what I'd do if I hurt a leg badly. I suppose if your leg won't move, it can just hang there. I mean take off the pedal and use your good leg with a clipless pedal. Pobably won't go very fast but it's riding.

Matadon

That's actaully why I started running in addition to cycling. I took a nasty tumble off of my bike (courtesey of a jogger), and while I couldn't ride because of my wrist/elbow injury (it only hurt if I put weight on it), I was perfectly capable of running.

Of course, I now live within five miles of school, so I've got no excuse not to ride my bike.

mountaindew

i would love to reinjure myself by mtbing especially since we have snow or should i say slush, and since everybody says that snow is the best stuff to ride in then im kinda bummed . and as far as running goes im too lazy for that. looks like my best options right now are to catch up on my computer games and snowboard, darn. well i can hear my pain meds calling me so ive gotta get back to them.

orguasch

separating dog that are at its other throat is a big no no, unless, you are the owner of one of the dog, if you are then you can possible control you own dog, if your just a passerby, I know you can't stand to ee dogs fight , but, what the hell was in your mind separating two dogs that are figthing,
as for you time recuperating from your injuries, , I have read some suggestion, above, those good suggestion

mountaindew

they both are mine, i actually had another family member helping and we have a system for this and it works pretty good, in the 4 1/2 years ive had them ive never gotten hurt. but yes i did learn a lesson (from the doc), get a long stick and poke them in the hind quarters eventually they will turn to see what it is. supposedly that will make it easier to control them, but thanks for telling me how stupid i was.

Kev

I would not say it was stupid.. Since they were you're dogs you know normaly what to expect from them better then anyone else. Since you just hurt you're hand how about getting a trainer.. I know it gets VERY boring but atleast you will stay in shape while you're hand heals.

mountaindew

just outa curiosity where do you get your knowledge from do you work at a shop or do you check out a book from library? im new at this sport (maybe about 6 months) i would love to have the knowledge and the skill of fixing bikes it would be awesome if i could get a job at the lbs.

mountaindew

ive thought about that alot now all i have to do is get a job hmmmm...

BurlySurly

Well, I never have worked at a shop, but most of the guys i ride with do or have, but i still didnt learn from them.
Mostly what i like to do is take everything apart down to the smallest pieces, remembering how they came apart, and then put them back together to see how they work.
Anything you're not sure about you can ask someone online. Usually www.ridemonkey.com has some cool people for tech advice.
Basically just keep toying with your bike and riding, and you'll pick stuff up here and there. Im no pro mechanic, like, i couldnt build a strait wheel if my life depended on it, but basic stuff will come in time.

mountaindew

its a good thing i have a spare bike i dont use otherwise i might screw up a perfectly awesome bike.

orguasch

mountaindew,
Iam very sorry if impliedly said that ????, that is not what I mean buddy
oscar

mountaindew

i knew thats not what you meant its pretty hard to get me to take things personally, its all good.

John E

While recovering from a kneecap dislocation, I took up upper-body exercises at the YMCA. After about a week, I removed the left crank on my mountain bike and tried some one-legged riding -- what a workout! I also tried one-legged spinning at the Y, but had trouble keeping my left leg clear of the pedal.

After breaking my right radius, I replaced bicycling with spinning at the Y, walking, and jogging. A month after the injury, with my forearm still in a cast, I started riding the mountain bike. Since my brakes are wired left=front, stopping safely was no problem.

Best wishes for a rapid, uneventful recovery.





"... Doc ... Doc ... Will ... I ever be able ... to play the violin?"

"With proper care and physical therapy, I don't see why not."

"That's great, Doc. I never could before."

-- George Carlin, "Doctor Place"

Scooby Snax

I recently broke my left wrist, (got caught up in the peddles mountain biking) I was in a cast for 6 weeks,
I spun on the trainer, once I could put a little weight on in.
And as soon as the cast was off, I hit the road a couple of times before this snow puts an end to that!!

BigHit-Maniac

Wow man. That's gotta hurt a bit bro.

I can totally relate to what you're going through.

I've had to have stitches in my hand from when I was working under a car down at work, and the exhaust stand broke... it sent a red-hot catalytic converter right onto the top of my hand... back by the wrist. Little to say, I have plenty of stitch marks on me! (both hands... one from that, and the other from a crash..).

Anyway... I'm gimp right now from a busted-up ankle... so I'm bored to. I can feel myself getting fatter........ lol.

Good luck bro, and get well soon!

AndrewP

A bucket of cold water cools down a dog fight pretty quickly.

mountaindew

yeah ive thought about that, maybe a low power pressure washer would work.

Jean Beetham Smith 

We always kept a fire extinguisher in the kennel for such occasions. The noise and powder/foam are quite startling to the dogs. You are lucky, I know a kennel worker that thought he could break apart 2 pitbulls that were fighting across a chain link fence, and lost the use of his arm for his naivete.