Dan333SP

HI GUYS. Popping in because I'm a little nervous about this weekend... have back to back centuries on Sat/Sun for a Bike MS event, but I haven't ridden a century in 5 years and I don't think I've gone further than 50 miles in a single ride this entire year. I don't need to start a thread to know that it's gonna hurt.

Anyway, how many pounds of pasta do I want to eat immediately before the ride? 5? 10? More?

LAJ

1 pound every hour. 6 course meal the night before, and one of those all you can eat pancake breakfasts the morning of.

Easy-Peasy

Dan333SP

Sounds doable given that they have aid stations literally every 10 miles on the course.

I sure hope I win the charity ride!

rjones28 

And all the foods at each aide station, during the ride.

rjones28 

Crush it.

Makel

Vodka isn't too bad if you take advantage of the available rebates.

indyfabz

But you could start a thread with a poll asking how much it's gonna hurt. That way, there would be no surprises.

indyfabz

Good customer service is the exception, not the rule.

datlas 

Ouch! Nothing too serious, I hope. News and pictures at 5. Going to get an X-ray.

LowCel 

Well this doesn't sound good.

LAJ

This

LAJ

Positive thoughts!

LAJ

Or drown it in grapefruit juice.

datlas 

My shoulder sure hurts. Should I drink some vodka? Am at X-ray registration. One of the few perks of my job is I can order my own films.

WhyFi

Uh oh.

datlas 

OK I am back from Xray and good news is NO fracture. They say likely a mild shoulder separation.

Story is 20 miles into our ride, I was on the front and getting ready to make a left turn. Was sticking left arm out and looking ahead for possible oncoming cars....and obviously not looking closely at the road. There was a divot or small hole in the pavement (I don't know how big but big enough) and apparently I went over it, and since I had weight on the right hood only, it caused the front wheel to turn suddenly and I went down. I don't know for sure my speed but it was likely 15-20 MPH, medium but not high. I landed on my right hip and right shoulder, rolled over and then minor bang to my head/helmet, I think I only rolled over once, and came to rest on the side of the road in some grass. The initial impact was on the pavement and was pretty hard. I was dazed for a minute or two, but all my friends reminded me to stay down and rest. I took about 5 minutes to gather myself. Other soft tissue injuries include skinning my left thumb tip and left palm (small area thanks to my gloves) and road rash on my right forearm and right hip.

The crash also hurt my bike, both hoods got banged up/twisted and the hood covers torn at the front. Saddle and bars twisted, but otherwise bike was ok. So after a few minutes I felt well enough to continue to ride. The only problem was that every time I tried to move my right arm (like going from drops to hoods) I got really bad pain at the tip of my shoulder. We went about 5 miles to the rest stop and I used the restroom to wash off my hands, and we finished the ride.

I got home and took 4 advil and 2 tylenol, put some nice frozen veggies on my shoulder, and went to get an Xray. Coincidentally I had agreed to drive my neighbor to get a CT scan so I drove him and got my Xray there, as above good news is nothing broken. Taking my jersey off was a challenge, I only had a half zipper and every time I tried to raise my right arm the pain was/is pretty bad.

I will have to look for some vodka to take tonight.

WhyFi

Oof. Good to hear that it wasn't worse.

WhyFi

Tomorrow will be New Bike Day, but not for me -



The funny thing is that I wasn't the driving force on this. I was all for letting him save his money and pay for at least half of the bike, but the wife came to me yesterday and said that she thought that we should get him one for his bday tomorrow. Not too many geared 20-inchers out there, but this one seemed to be one of the better values available locally. He's going to love being able to shift.

indyfabz

I hear it can be as expensive as a doctor visit.

Srsly...Good news. When I fractured by collar bone in 2012 I had to have my jersey cut off in the ER. The nurse was funny. Her husband rides and she asked me if I was sure I wanted her to cut it because she knew how expensive they are. Fortunately, I had packed a button down shirt in the car to change into after the ride, which started in Hunterdon County, NJ.

LAJ

Good you made it through mostly OK, @datlas.

LAJ

Way cool.

LAJ

Nobody comes near my BIG $ jersey with scissors.

indyfabz

When it was time for a new bike from Sears I wanted a 5 speed, but my mom couldn't afford it. Had to settle for the one speed with a rear coaster brake and a front caliper brake.

WhyFi

The last couple times that I've been out with him, I've been afraid that he was going to bite it trying to spin too fast, so hopefully this'll help. He'll have to get used to the brakes, though - previous bike had a coaster and his hands weren't strong enough for the the calipers, so this will be an adjustment.

datlas 

My helmet is not obviously crushed but given what happened I think I will look for a new one to be safe. It's a 4 year old Prevail which I really like. Unsure what I should get to replace it. Should I ask in the 41??