Cycling injuries

[gavroche]

Only twice in last 18 months: first time when a pedestrian stepped out from between two cars as I was coming. I swerved to avoid him, lost my balance and fell on back of my head. Helmet completely smashed, passed out for a minute I was told but was ok to ride back home. Second time by a dog crossing right in from of me. Still have the scar on my left leg.

 

[johnnyb47]

The only injury I ever had was back in 1979 when I was a young whippersnapper. My bike had one of those period bike mirrors attached to it and when I fell off the glass smashed and cut into my shin exposing 5 " of my shin bone.
I should,nt laugh ( I have a sick sense of humour ) but the funniest bike crash I've ever seen was my work mate coming home from work one evening. We both worked in a village high up in the Welsh mountains and on the way home we used to ride flat out down the 3 mile decent. He was in front and as we came round a sweeping corner we were met by a cow in the middle of the road. He made a split decision to go round the back end of it. Unfortunately for him the cow stepped back just as he was passing at a fair rate of knots and bounced off its hind quarters ending up in the hedge. Thankfully he was uninjured but his bike didn't fair to well
though.

 

[slowmotion]

I've been offed my a door-swiper and bounced. I've had about five clipless moments and bounced. On the seven mile journey back from an extremely convivial party, I bounced all the way from Balham to Hammersmith but found that I only had a ripped jacket and a gouged pedal the next day, as the remorse kicked in. Pretty soon, I won't bounce, and I'm dreading it, but I've been lucky.

 

[Captainwull]

Going down a hill while mountain biking I hit a hole, went over the bars, broke my skull and collarbone. Very strange feeling, I knew where I was but no recollection of how I got there.
Speed bump had been obscured by a shelter that cast a shadow over a cycle path. Never noticed it. Was found laying unconscious by a couple of golfers. Helmet had split open but my skull was intact this time. Only a few broken ribs.
Cycling down a cycle path in Salzburg a car pulled out and stopped right in front of me. I had to come off the path to avoid it and my front wheel stuck in the Tramlines. Did the splits and tore all my pelvic Abductor muscles on both sides.That was a sore one.
Few weeks ago I came round a bend into an oil slick. Did a complete somersault on the bike which never even hit the road ! Smashed Skull and shoulder, broken ribs, breastbone, cracked pelvis, torn Abductor muscles, punctured lung.

 

[gavroche]

Going down a hill while mountain biking I hit a hole, went over the bars, broke my skull and collarbone. Very strange feeling, I knew where I was but no recollection of how I got there.
Speed bump had been obscured by a shelter that cast a shadow over a cycle path. Never noticed it. Was found laying unconscious by a couple of golfers. Helmet had split open but my skull was intact this time. Only a few broken ribs.
Cycling down a cycle path in Salzburg a car pulled out and stopped right in front of me. I had to come off the path to avoid it and my front wheel stuck in the Tramlines. Did the splits and tore all my pelvic Abductor muscles on both sides.That was a sore one.
Few weeks ago I came round a bend into an oil slick. Did a complete somersault on the bike which never even hit the road ! Smashed Skull and shoulder, broken ribs, breastbone, cracked pelvis, torn Abductor muscles, punctured lung.

Have you ever thought of giving it up?

 

[Bazzer]

Several in my youth; the pain memories tell me testicles hitting the cross bar/handlebar stem seemed to be a recurrent outcome and once broke my nose as I hit a car.
As an adult:
Couple of clipless moments - just bruising.
Hit by cars twice. First time hospital with concussion and damaged hip bursa. Second time just bruising.
On a night ride hit a startled badger. Scarring to arm, leg and a femur broken in two places.

 

[Venod]

Broken shoulder and badly damaged leg worst one (not my fault) near head on collision with a car overtaking other traffic.

Chaingang pile up on roundabout (front wheel taken out (fifty/fifty probably going too fast) no serious injury but damaged bike and clothing.

Lost front wheel on diesel spill on a sharp bend (my fault, should have been more observant) no injuries.

After doing 10 mile into a vicious headwind on fixed I turned off and relaxed I lost control and fell off (my fault) damaged thumb.

Too many MTB falls to remember, but the worst a pedal down the shin, it swelled up like a balloon, (all my fault for having too much fun)

 

[Captainwull]

Have you ever thought of giving it up?

Ha ha, my wife would love me too but I like living close to the edge

 

[keithmac]

I swapped my front and back brake levers around when I was 5 or 6, forgot all about it and ended up in and ambulance after trying a rear wheel skid (locked the front wheel and laid myself out cold!).

Slid on ice and split my head open above the eye.

Had a numpty open a door on me and badly bruised my right hand.

Went over the bars of my MTB in Dalby Forest and laid myself out again, had a helmet on.

Nothing much to speak of recently luckily!.

 

[JtB]

Currently recovering from a slipped disc. I don't think it's any coincidence that the back pain started the day after I hit a large pot hole that jarred my whole body.

 

[Will Spin]

Fell off going up a steep hill, mainly due to lack of required forward motion. Very badly squashed banana.

 

[Ihatehills]

This thread is suddenly making me very nervous.can someone please start up a " who hasn't been injured " thread for the sake of balance.

 

[Lee_M]

did an off road trip around Vassiliki, climbing up 2000 feet then an awesome gravel trail all the way back to sea level, then fell off just outside the hotel on the tarmac road and broke 3 ribs.

This was day 2 of a 2 week holiday, spent the rest of it lying by the pool in pain.

 

[EnPassant]

This thread is suddenly making me very nervous.can someone please start up a " who hasn't been injured " thread for the sake of balance.

Not since I was a teen. Two minor offs due to clipless moments as an adult, both on grass, that's it.
More luck than judgement probably since clearly some injuries are completely out of ones control.
Hope this helps.

 

[si_c]

Most recent injury was a couple of broken ribs when MTBing, came off a jump and as I landed the rear tube exploded, and I ended up at the bottom of a tree with the handlebars in my chest. Fun though