learned my lesson the hard way.
10-10-05 | 06:51 PM
#1
learned my lesson the hard way.
first off let me say OOOOOOOUUUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHHH
well today i was riding over to my girlfriends house when i noticed that i thought
my chain was loose so i decided while moving that i would bend over and check.
BAD MOVE! not only did my chain come off but i ripped my finger all open and ****
and nearly broke my chain tensioner(don't know how) my finger is all messed up
but luckly i didn't get hit while crossing stanyan with no brakes, my chain off
and a bloody painful hand.
so the moral of the story is dont touch your chain while moving.
well today i was riding over to my girlfriends house when i noticed that i thought
my chain was loose so i decided while moving that i would bend over and check.
BAD MOVE! not only did my chain come off but i ripped my finger all open and ****
and nearly broke my chain tensioner(don't know how) my finger is all messed up
but luckly i didn't get hit while crossing stanyan with no brakes, my chain off
and a bloody painful hand.
so the moral of the story is dont touch your chain while moving.
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10-10-05 | 07:04 PM
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'possum killer
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Wow. Sounds extremely painful. They must have forgotten to put the warning label on your bike about not attempting to repair the chain while riding in traffic...but, really I hope you are okay. Did you have to get stitches?
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10-10-05 | 07:06 PM
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I thought that if your chain is tight -it will surely sever your finger if your finger gets caught between cog/chainring and chain...you both severed your finger didn't you..come on, we won't laugh 
10-10-05 | 07:09 PM
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nerd hyphy
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nope! mine left cog tooth holes right down the middle of the finger and took a chunk of nail. Doc said no stitches. lotsa fun that was, him scrubbing out the wounds with some sort of tooth brush device.
10-10-05 | 07:16 PM
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10-10-05 | 07:35 PM
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I've nearly done this twice. Thank god I was spinning the cranks suuuuuper slow and the teeth hit my nail rather than my flesh.
10-10-05 | 09:11 PM
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Habit is a great deadener
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
10-10-05 | 09:35 PM
#11
hang up your boots
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Glad you fingered out the lesson here!!! heal quickly 
10-10-05 | 09:43 PM
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why the hell are you all putting your hands near your drive train while it's moving?
reminds me of shop teachers... if they were good with their hands they'd be making custom furniture for the wealthy, instead of missing fingers and yelling at kids all day...
reminds me of shop teachers... if they were good with their hands they'd be making custom furniture for the wealthy, instead of missing fingers and yelling at kids all day...
10-10-05 | 11:13 PM
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It's good that this comes up every few months. We need more threads with the danger of touching your chain while it's moving.
But BlueBrew - what could you have possibly thought that you could do while riding? If you want to check your chain tension, try trackstanding next time. It's much more accurate, and a lot less deadly.
But BlueBrew - what could you have possibly thought that you could do while riding? If you want to check your chain tension, try trackstanding next time. It's much more accurate, and a lot less deadly.
10-10-05 | 11:19 PM
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Damn Trevor. You're much more hardcore than I could hope to be. I mean, my first impulse would not be to grab the digital camera and document everything. Do you still have that fingertip in a jar somewhere?
10-11-05 | 12:00 AM
#17
Originally Posted by HereNT
It's good that this comes up every few months. We need more threads with the danger of touching your chain while it's moving.
But BlueBrew - what could you have possibly thought that you could do while riding? If you want to check your chain tension, try trackstanding next time. It's much more accurate, and a lot less deadly.
But BlueBrew - what could you have possibly thought that you could do while riding? If you want to check your chain tension, try trackstanding next time. It's much more accurate, and a lot less deadly.
luckly i was about 2 blocks away from my girl friends house.
i just notice that ostro said "i'm glad you fingered out your lesson"
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10-11-05 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
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10-11-05 | 12:19 AM
#22
Originally Posted by ieatrats
This finger thing, is it for real?
nasty so i will show people if they pm me for it.
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