Yesterday was by far the worst day I've EVER had on my DH bike.
Started out with only getting 2 hrs of sleep the night before because of a really really bad stomach ache that wouldn't go way. Got to Keystone and took a tumble in a step down rock section, over the bars, landed on my hand, dislodged a huge rock with my thigh that then rolled onto my thigh. Got up with some pain and got back on the bike. 2nd run clipped a tree which threw me into the ground head first. 3rd run rode a new section of trail Keystone just built and rolled a really steep roll in which I should have dropped, I don't know what happened next but I ended up on my side with a pedal in my ribs. 4th run, over the bars again in a rock garden. Decided to call it quits after that.
Got back to the car and inspected myself. Huge abraision/bruise on my thigh, jacked wrist with swelling and I think a broken rib. On the drive home my wrist started swelling and really hurting bad and I couldn't move it. We decided to go to the emergency room for xrays. Good news/bad news....wrist isn't broken but a rib is. I'll be able to ride again in a few days....
Bad days really suck
Started out with only getting 2 hrs of sleep the night before because of a really really bad stomach ache that wouldn't go way. Got to Keystone and took a tumble in a step down rock section, over the bars, landed on my hand, dislodged a huge rock with my thigh that then rolled onto my thigh. Got up with some pain and got back on the bike. 2nd run clipped a tree which threw me into the ground head first. 3rd run rode a new section of trail Keystone just built and rolled a really steep roll in which I should have dropped, I don't know what happened next but I ended up on my side with a pedal in my ribs. 4th run, over the bars again in a rock garden. Decided to call it quits after that.
Got back to the car and inspected myself. Huge abraision/bruise on my thigh, jacked wrist with swelling and I think a broken rib. On the drive home my wrist started swelling and really hurting bad and I couldn't move it. We decided to go to the emergency room for xrays. Good news/bad news....wrist isn't broken but a rib is. I'll be able to ride again in a few days....
Bad days really suck
Sorry to hear about your bad day and rest assured we've all had them. Heal up fast.
lthumbsdown: And it's kinda scary after crashing so much, you realize how bad it could potentially really get in an instant. Like Bernie, the Cannondale rider that was in a coma for so long. Or your friend, Moshee, that got the compound fracture at Snowshoe. Kinda makes you wonder sometimes....