Share your battle scars

[fossyant]

Thats a bit harsh. In my entire life I've picked up a grand total of one scar from cycling (about 40 years ago) and that won't be visible unless I go bald.

Aside from that I've had a few bruises and scrapes but unless you count sore legs/ sore backside nothing else from cycling.

You are definitely not trying hard enough !
Broken hand, damaged shoulder twice (one needed surgery), broken ribs (twice), fractured spine (7 weeks in hospital), cuts and grazes

 

[Drago]

Commuted urban and rural, all westhers, all year round, for most of my career. Rode professionally at work and was involved in many UDT and tactical dismount type incidents, then taught it for a few years, and still riding now, not a scratch.

Since I was about 10 and misjudged a turn which caused me to smack into the rear of a parked Vauxhall Viva, necessitating an ambulance ride to have my plums stitched up, I've been fine.

 

[wafter]

Btw
What did you use to generate that?

Camera, tripod, timer...

Thats a bit harsh. In my entire life I've picked up a grand total of one scar from cycling (about 40 years ago) and that won't be visible unless I go bald.

Aside from that I've had a few bruises and scrapes but unless you count sore legs/ sore backside nothing else from cycling.

Same; thankfully. A number of small offs, only one relatively major one involving another vehicle (not my fault). No lasting scars.

Naive to assume you'll never come off, but frequency and severity can be substantially limited by riding cautiously and defensively IMO..

 

[Dogtrousers]

You are definitely not trying hard enough !
Broken hand, damaged shoulder twice (one needed surgery), broken ribs (twice), fractured spine (7 weeks in hospital), cuts and grazes

Ouch.

"Don't try too hard" is my motto

 

[joshkingsbury]

Completed.

I thought this was a good questionnaire, however it seems to use the language of sporting cyclists rather than utility and touring cyclists like me.

This was emphasised by the choice of image - which was a turn off for me. Was it intentionally trying to select a particular type of respondent?

Thank you for completing the questionnaire and for your feedback!

It’s really helpful to hear how the language and imagery might come across differently depending on cycling style. My goal was to be as inclusive as possible, but I see that some elements may have leaned more towards sporting cyclists.

I’ll keep this in mind for future surveys, making it more inclusive for all cyclists.

 

[joshkingsbury]

Done and contact details added. However, I've had that many injuries over the years it wasn't possible to separate out the treatment for each by severity.

I understand the challenges separating injuries and treatment details. The survey is the first method of a mixed method approach. I hope to gather more detailed insights about specifics from follow up interviews.

Thanks for your reply!

 

[joshkingsbury]

Think you need to specify that the questionnaire relates to injuries through overtraining not from crashes etc.

Apologies. This is specified within the questionnaire, however now I realise I didn't make this clear within the forum post.

 

[I like Skol]

Ouch.

"Don't try too hard" is my motto

Fossy is a special case. I'm sure he could fall off a stationary exercise bike....

 

[fossyant]

Fossy is a special case. I'm sure he could fall off a stationary exercise bike....

Ahem, who had two big off's on our KAW ride, one we didn't see, but the other was quite spectacular !

 

[fossyant]

I'm sure he could fall off a stationary exercise bike....

Might have happened

 

[alicat]

Another improvement might be not to start the last age category at 50+. You might be surprised at how many cyclists are cycling long distances (upto 400km a day) into their eighties if not beyond.

 

[iandg]

Got a lot of scar tissue elbows, shoulders, knees from various crashes as a youth racing track. Taken to hospital about 4 times with suspected head injury.

More recently I took a photo of this bruise (front wheel wiped out on a slippy off road descent from Gallows Hill in Stornoway Castle Grounds). Also cracked a few ribs where my chest hit the handlebar end (fortunately plugged) I think. One of those crashes when you get up and look around for a minute and try to think where you are and get your bearings. Probably should have headed to A&E that time too for a check up.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

No cranks either, and a new meaning to riding side saddle.

And the spokes are not tensioned