I told you fixed gears are dangerous...
03-13-06, 10:15 AM
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I told you fixed gears are dangerous...
03-13-06, 10:56 AM
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Someone who posts here actually had that happen to him. He was late for some kind of meeting when he was cleaning his chain with a rag.....the rag got sucked into the cog, his hand went with it...
03-13-06, 10:58 AM
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It's the same dude - Boston Trevor. Those pics come back every couple of months, usually when I'm eating something....
03-13-06, 10:58 AM
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you like you are high as a kite in that photo, but sorry about your finger.
the same thing could very possibly have happened to me the first time
i tried to take off the chain. instead it (luckily) cracked the top of my fingernail in half
and then i stopped it. i had even read all about this very thing and seen
pictures on sheldon browns site.
the same thing could very possibly have happened to me the first time
i tried to take off the chain. instead it (luckily) cracked the top of my fingernail in half
and then i stopped it. i had even read all about this very thing and seen
pictures on sheldon browns site.
03-13-06, 11:00 AM
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in re reading my post it appears iam as high as a kite too, but for me its
due to the stomach flu and not having eaten a meal for 4 days.
due to the stomach flu and not having eaten a meal for 4 days.
03-13-06, 11:06 AM
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yah, that almost happened to me. luckily the chain was moving fairly slowly. i just got a really painful, swollen fingertip, and a gross-looking nail.
and yeah, this thread happens every few months.
and yeah, this thread happens every few months.
03-13-06, 11:47 AM
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I also lost 3/8" off the end of my right index finger.
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uuuuuuuuuuugh i dont like it
yeah the first time it happened to me it was going slow enough that i just got cut and swollen, now i know to be very very very ****ing careful
yeah the first time it happened to me it was going slow enough that i just got cut and swollen, now i know to be very very very ****ing careful
03-13-06, 12:23 PM
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hey, i just cut the tip of my left thumb off last night. they were able to sew it back on because it was hanging on thanks to a little chunk oh flesh. the doc said that it should stay attached, but it might loose blood, die, and fall off. oh well, i still have a thumb, i'll post some pictures when i take the bandage off and can type with both hands.
p.s.
cleaning your chain can be dangerous, so don't be stupid like me, take your time, and enjoy your fingers.
p.s.
cleaning your chain can be dangerous, so don't be stupid like me, take your time, and enjoy your fingers.
03-13-06, 12:33 PM
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I can't wait til I'm cool and lose some fingertips.
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03-13-06, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FXjohn
I can't wait til I'm cool and lose some fingertips.
Seriously, Bostontrevor ensured that I'll never lose my fingertip that way. Every time I'm messing with my drivetrain the image of the chopped end on that counter comes to my mind and I think "No need to hurry. Keep your hand nice and far from the chain."
