My first wipeout
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My first wipeout
Had my first big wipeout last week going 30 around a slippery curve. No broken bones, and the road rash has nearly healed, but my hip feels off. Walking or otherwise using the muscle is fine and no road rash there, but it burns to the touch. Anyone experienced something similar?
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Yes. You may well have damaged the bursa, basically a sack of lubricating fluid for you hip joint. (I've never taken a biology course so don't quote me here. I have however hit mine enough times that I've gotten to know them rather well.)
A trick if you sleep on your side - cut a 8" diameter 1" foam sheet. Cut a 2" diameter hole in the center. Place it under your hip, hole at the joint. Here in Oregon, Fred Meyer has those sheets fur a couple of bucks.
A trick if you sleep on your side - cut a 8" diameter 1" foam sheet. Cut a 2" diameter hole in the center. Place it under your hip, hole at the joint. Here in Oregon, Fred Meyer has those sheets fur a couple of bucks.
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I recently had my first wipe out after 10 years (if you don’t count car hits that I’d argue caused those crashes). I found out that Ice looks nearly identical to salted/brined dry pavement through Oakley Prizm Road lenses.
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Had my first big wipeout last week going 30 around a slippery curve. No broken bones, and the road rash has nearly healed, but my hip feels off. Walking or otherwise using the muscle is fine and no road rash there, but it burns to the touch. Anyone experienced something similar?
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Those Oakley Road Prizm lenses suck. I've got a pair somewhere but don't use them. They dull the contrast, so that it is actually harder to read a road surface.
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I'm wearing polarized lenses now. They have their good and bad. The trick is to be aware. Now when I raced sailboats on San Francisco Bay I learned very fast they simply did not work. Reading the water surface was critical to reading the tide and current underneath. With polarized glasses, I could tell you the species of fish and their weights but the water surface? There was a surface? Could a fooled me.
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Had similar fall and got all bruised up luckily no broken bones just blood vessel damage which healed on its own after 2-3 weeks but right thigh was all black and purple. Doctor just gave me some ointment cream for 2 weeks. I highly recommend getting xray to check for blood vessel damage or broken bones. I didnt see doctor until 2 weeks after accident but should of gone earlier so that I would heal faster and not worry so much
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Had my first big wipeout last week going 30 around a slippery curve. No broken bones, and the road rash has nearly healed, but my hip feels off. Walking or otherwise using the muscle is fine and no road rash there, but it burns to the touch. Anyone experienced something similar?
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It happens.....be safe.
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Had my first big wipeout last week going 30 around a slippery curve No broken bones, and the road rash has nearly healed, but my hip feels off. Walking or otherwise using the muscle is fine and no road rash there, but it burns to the touch. Anyone experienced something similar?
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HOW'S the BIKE??? Glad you are doing good.
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If you went down at 30 mph and you didn't need the ER, you were lucky. But if that hip doesn't start feeling better, you need to see a doctor. Strangers on the internet are not a good source of medical advice.
Those Oakley Road Prizm lenses suck. I've got a pair somewhere but don't use them. They dull the contrast, so that it is actually harder to read a road surface.
Those Oakley Road Prizm lenses suck. I've got a pair somewhere but don't use them. They dull the contrast, so that it is actually harder to read a road surface.
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30 miles an hour on a slippery road and that’s all you got? Lucky! I went over the handlebars at 12 mph and spent a day in the hospital. Broke my face in five places , orbital bone and cheek bones. Also my left hand metacarpal broke. I was wearing a helmet or it may have been much worse. I hope you feel better soon.
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Glad you're ok! And the bike too!
Had a similar crash, about 30mph (prob less by the time I hit the pavement, I was able to scrub off a lil speed before the bike slid out), sharp right hand curve, wet road. Tore up my leg pretty bad, took about two months to fully heal, but the bike was ok! Still had about 20 miles left in the race, so I found all of my stuff that went flying into the bushes and finished the race. lol
The gps track still cracks me up, thankfully there wasn't a car coming the other way, because I slid across the road and off the other side.
Had a similar crash, about 30mph (prob less by the time I hit the pavement, I was able to scrub off a lil speed before the bike slid out), sharp right hand curve, wet road. Tore up my leg pretty bad, took about two months to fully heal, but the bike was ok! Still had about 20 miles left in the race, so I found all of my stuff that went flying into the bushes and finished the race. lol
The gps track still cracks me up, thankfully there wasn't a car coming the other way, because I slid across the road and off the other side.