Busted elbow/clip-out incident

[Innes]

Well Troops, it had to happen sooner or later, me and wee George planned to have a nice ride out to St Andrews last Thursday, lovely east coast weather, a perfect day. Now, I had recently fitted pedal adaptors so I could use the bike to get to work and not wreck my pedals with my army boots.
As we set off, I really had to press quite hard to clip my left shoe in. The alarm bells should've started then but no, first junction we came to I couldn't unclip, piled into the road with my left arm out to break my fall. Result, 1 broken radial head , absolute agony, no riding, driving anything. Does this make me a real cyclist now lol 8-}

 

[Bazzer]

Ouch! Hope you get well soon.
Had you not tried them out leaning against a wall/fence etc., before leaving on your ride?

 

[steveindenmark]

I had by first clipless moment in my kitchen. Used them for a while and went back to flats. My knees prefer the option to change position occasionally.

I hope you recover quickly.

 

[rugby bloke]

Ouch, get well soon. You can at least to the opportunity to balance up your tan lines !

 

[mjr]

Makes you a literal cycling fashion victim, doesn't it? But get well soon, nonetheless.

 

[raleighnut]

Ouch, GWS

 

[welsh dragon]

That sounds really painful. Get well soon.

 

[steve50]

Ouch! we've all that moment but most of us escape with just our pride dented, GWS

 

[screenman]

Get well soon, but please do not blame the pedals as it is the tool holding the tool that does the damage.

 

[screenman]

Makes you a literal cycling fashion victim, doesn't it? But get well soon, nonetheless.

Trust you to jump in there and put anyone down who uses clipless pedals, tell me I have been using clipless pedals since about 1989 can you still think that is fashionable.

 

[guitarpete247]

GWS.
Mine was luckily onto a grass bank when I lost a bolt from SPD's. What caused yours to stick?

 

[steve50]

Get well soon, but please do not blame the pedals as it is the tool holding the tool that does the damage.

Trust you to jump in there and put anyone down who uses clipless pedals, tell me I have been using clipless pedals since about 1989 can you still think that is fashionable.

???????? looks like you are talking to yourself @screenman

 

[mjr]

Trust you to jump in there and put anyone down who uses clipless pedals, ...

Not a put down. Just challenging another repetition of the lie that one must clip in to be a "real cyclist"

 

[jefmcg]

GWS. I broke my elbow when I was about 8, despite not riding a bicycle. It hurt much more than the two other broken bones I have had.

 

[screenman]

???????? looks like you are talking to yourself @screenman

Can you see what I was replying too?