[JoeRay]

I've now had my road bike for a month or so now and I can't help but notice that I am pick up a lot more niggling little injuries than I've ever amassed from years of riding all kinds of off road bikes?

In the last week on my road bike I've pulled a muscle in my lower back only having recovered from swelling in my knees, which was preceeded by a strained shoulder earlier on!

Now before I got my road bike I was riding just as much on a my XC and DH rigs doing more risky things.

Why is this so?

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

You must be alot better dh'er than me then.Don't think I have ever come back from a race without some sort of injury

 

[chicodude]

I crash On my mountain bike alot. ALOT. A road crash is usually my fault, and at slow speeds. I crash far less on the road bike

 

[JoeRay]

Yeah, well to be honest I've only ridden my DH bike three times in the last while and all of those three at the BMX track.

But I was going XC heaps though.

 

[lovebunny]

your using dif muscles onyour road bike because of the dif position so there getting strained from all ths use all of a sudden

 

[Skookum]

Who knows, could be you just hammered your body so much from DH and XC that you're body is protesting now. Could be alot of things, like your gettin old, or you're not workin out right, or you're just a crybaby.
Whatever it is i know my limited time on a road bike is to enable me to get my wind up for XC. And when i do longer rides of 50 plus miles my body really hates it. Plush full suspension really helps me to be in the saddle on them multiple hour long rides. Plus road is all about cardio and not much more, little on the mundane side for me....
blah blah blah anyways, hope you get your bumps and bruises all dialed in to enjoy riding.

 

[Serial Midget]

Miss matched spandex can result in the types of difficulties you are experiencing. To avoid a life of crippling pain you should always make sure your riding kit is fully color co-ordinated - shoes, socks, bibs, jersey, helmet, frame, saddle, bar tape and brake pads must alway match.

 

[Skookum]

Miss matched spandex can result in the types of difficulties you are experiencing. To avoid a life of crippling pain you should always make sure your riding kit is fully color co-ordinated - shoes, socks, bibs, jersey, helmet, frame, saddle, bar tape and brake pads must alway match.

great to have you back Master Sensei.

 

[Serial Midget]

great to have you back Master Sensei.

Looking pretty is not easy, I don't mind sharing the secrets with those less fortunate than I.

 

[Skookum]

Looking pretty is not easy, I don't mind sharing the secrets with those less fortunate than I.

Yah i've tried to help people on this board, but who am i kidding. My info is all qualified misinformative gobbledegoop when compared to your higher sense of fashion.

 

[JoeRay]

Miss matched spandex can result in the types of difficulties you are experiencing. To avoid a life of crippling pain you should always make sure your riding kit is fully color co-ordinated - shoes, socks, bibs, jersey, helmet, frame, saddle, bar tape and brake pads must alway match.

But I do coordinate everthing. From the two tone of the blue on the frame to the blue flame job on my helmet. Damn I even have blue Dura-Ace socks to go with the grouppo.

Lets not forget the blue Klein jersye that matches the bike for color and brand. I defy anone to be more coordinated than that.

Now if only I can work up the stones to wax my legs.

 

[Serial Midget]

Damn I even have blue Dura-Ace socks to go with the grouppo.

There is your trouble - Shimano is so pedestrian. Try a rebuild with Campagnolo.

 

[JoeRay]

Campag

Sorry no sale, confirmed serial shimano junkie here.

Oh except for hubs, too heavy and I hate old school cup and cone bearings :eviltongu

 

[blue]

On the topic of MTB v Road injuries...

Worst injuries I've seen have been from road riding. However, I've never gone down on my road bike...I fear the day I'm going 50 down a canyon and something horrible goes wrong...

 

[Nate at RIT]

Yeah I'll bite it any day off road vs. on the pavement. Dirt = chance you'll get cut up, hurt somewhat. Pavement = there's really no way to walk away without some blood or something broken/sprained unless you're going less than 10-15mph.

 

[Heidi]

I've crashed and broken stuff riding my mtb but never on my road. I think the frequency of mtb crashes increase since you have all the obstacles and stuff. More likely than not, your road crashes will be from other people.

 

[Echo]

The one thing that scares me about road riding is that I'll eat it at high speed on the pavement. I've been lucky so far...

 

[Nate at RIT]

Yeah it isn't much fun going down at 25+ on pavement. MTBing crashes are more frequent, but much less injurious (as a general rule). And somehow, riding at night lessens the possibility you'll get hurt. Found that out last night.

 

[Echo]

Dude on that one trail with all the roots I think you wrecked every 10 feet

But you did better than I would have on that cross bike

 

[Nate at RIT]

Let's see how you do with one cantilever brake, 35C tires, rigid fork, and 73 degree head angle. How about we swap next week, wise guy

 

[Echo]

No way dude, I would have died on that bike

 

[Meat Foot]

Yeah it isn't much fun going down at 25+ on pavement. MTBing crashes are more frequent, but much less injurious (as a general rule). And somehow, riding at night lessens the possibility you'll get hurt. Found that out last night.

Yep, I have had to go into the walk in clinic and get gravel scrubbed out from under the skin during one road riding escapade and dislocated the right shoulder in another. MTB accidents, while more frequent (for me), have involved nothing more than a cracked rib. Some gouges, but those heal. Mebe I need to ride harder and get closer and look death in the eyes.....

Mike

 

[JRogers]

I've always been of the opinion that, for the most part, road crashes are less frequent, but more serious. I have crashed on dirt a million times and crashed on pavement maybe twice. Once was low speed and ate it because of gravel in the road. The other was a high speed biff that caused lots of road rash on my arms, knees and shoulders. Took weeks to heal, really painful. Not worse than my worst mountain crashes, but pretty bad for me. I am much more scared of eating it going 40+ on the road than at DH speed on a mountain.

 

[Serial Midget]

Hey - I thought this was all about repetitive motion injuries and looking good in spandex? Pay attention.