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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I'm not sure what it is with this sport but I haven't had an injury free season since my first year. From tearing my ACL while training for my first Ironman to plantar fasciitis to grade II ankel sprains and stress fractures I've had a fun couple of years doing this sport. I'm currently dealing with my most recent injury. Last week I traveled down to Florida with my club for a race then a week on the beach for spring break. The morning of the race while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup I crashed hard. My shoe uncliped while I was waiting to hop down and I fell straight on my knees and ended up dragging my feet behind me. Ended up with multiple abrasions, contusions to both my knees including bruising the upper extremity of my left tibia, and multiple sever lacerations, one of which required 7 stitches. Also my feet ended up sucking up a few large chucks of gravel(~5mm) which had to be pulled out of my big toe. So while the rest of my team was racing I was spending 4 hours in the ER. All things considered it wasn't as bad as it could have been. It forced me to spend the majority of the week sitting on the beach which is something I'll never complain about. However now that I'm back north and can't get away with wearing shorts and walking around barefoot I'm slightly less than happy. Things are healing slowly and steadily, but still very painful to get around. I had the stitches removed yesterday but my doctor was concerned about excessive dead tissue and scabbing so wants to go back tomorrow to reclean the wound and remove all scabbing and dead tissue. My next big race is the Tour of The Battenkill in upstate New York in just over 4 weeks. I've already lost 2 weeks of training and I'm concerned with the location of the injuries on the knee about when I'll actually be able to get back on the bike again. So the question is: Am I just accident prone? Or does this sport have it out for me? (not that I plan on stopping anytime soon, I love racing way too much)
Images post crash, slightly graphic:
Waiting in the ER With Bandages removed Not shown the piece of gravel in my big toe Yes that is my patella tendon 7 mattress stitches, I was surprised he could actually close the wound All Clean About 30 min later in the waiting room waiting to get picked up. I'm already weeping through the bandages.
I've had worse abrasions in the past from bike crashes, but the combination of the lacerations and contusions on my knees makes this the most painful bike accident I've ever had(not counting when I was hit by a mini-van in high school). |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ouch. Glad you are mending. Some of us are just accident prone. I'm on my fourth volume of medical records in the military and honestly for a pilot that is CRAZY. All the flight docs know me. I'm the one that manages to somehow break myself in new and unusual ways. Hey, someone has to keep the docs in business, right? |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Sorry for your accident, as another accident-prone triathlete (A-C joint separation last fall, 2 stich laceration last summer) I know what it's like. Nevertheless: "while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup", is exactly why I don't do anything fancy when getting on or off the bike. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I do it that way because it's what I'm going to do in a race, and that way my shoes are clipped into my pedals ready to go for transition. Just have to add the rubber bands. This is the first time I've ever fallen doing a flying dismount so I guess I was due. Though I did once hyperextend my knee once during a race trying to dismount while still going way too fast. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Oysterboy - 2013-03-14 7:36 AM "while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup", is exactly why I don't do anything fancy when getting on or off the bike.
same for me. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Nevertheless: "while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup", is exactly why I don't do anything fancy when getting on or off the bike. That is definitely the lesson I took from this. I've thought about trying to integrate the flying mount into my race, but a few seconds isn't worth this potentially happening. |
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![]() WoodrowCall - 2013-03-14 8:42 AM Nevertheless: "while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup", is exactly why I don't do anything fancy when getting on or off the bike. That is definitely the lesson I took from this. I've thought about trying to integrate the flying mount into my race, but a few seconds isn't worth this potentially happening. The lesson you should learn is that if you do choose to do a flying dismount, practice it and be careful. It's up to you if you want to take an additional risk...but we take risks the instant we get on our bikes. I've crashed more than a few times while simply riding...but that doesn't mean I the lesson to take away from it is to stop riding my bike. OP...hope your wounds heal up soon. Chicks dig scars. Edited by tri808 2013-03-14 1:57 PM |
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Sensei ![]() | ![]() Get better fast! I take pride in my scares. They are tattoos of life that let you know you lived and did stuff instead of playing it safe on the couch.
Or just clumsy! |
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![]() metafizx - 2013-03-14 11:09 AM Oysterboy - 2013-03-14 7:36 AM "while doing a flying dismount after my bike warmup", is exactly why I don't do anything fancy when getting on or off the bike.
same for me. This, and I am a klutz OP, heal up fast |
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![]() | ![]() oooooh, ouchie!! Wishing you speedy, complete healing! |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() STOP FALLING DOWN!!! Hope you have a good recovery |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() As a kid I did Judo for a while. Learning to fall without hurting yourself is a BIG part in that sport. You might want to take up some Judo classes, it might help. In regard to the mount I managed to get the same T1 with shoes in the bike versus not in the bike... Just saying...
Hope you heal well and fast. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ouch, hope you heal up quickly and not that it will make the pain go away but Chrissie Wellington was accident prone, that's where she got the nickname "Muppet" from what I remember so you're in good company ![]() |
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![]() First off, heal up quickly! That looks painful I just had a conversation with my son (age 7) about this not long ago. I swear I am not making this up. From the back seat of the van, totally out of the blue he says "How do those guys do that on the bike when they leave their shoes on the bike?" Me - I don't even know. I have a hard time doing it when my bike is on the trainer. It takes a lot of practice and confidence. Son- I think it is best your way Mommy. With your shoes on your feet. I don't even care if you win, or don't win. That doesn't matter. Just keep your shoes on. After looking at your pics I think I better listen to my kid! |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I've never heard of a "flying" dismount OTHER than one that finishes on the ground. Perhaps it would be more prudent sticking to the basics. Anything you do in race conditions, you should be able to do in your sleep. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() OUCH! that's worse than my road rash from last year! Get better! |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Thank you for all the support. I really didn't intend this to be about whether or not to do flying dismounts. Crashes can happen and do happen anytime and anywhere, mine just happened to be a freak accident that thanks to the circumstances was way more sever than a typical crash. I've been doing flying dismounts for the last three years and this is my first crash doing one. During the summer my tri shoes rarely actually leave the pedals of my tri bike, for the reason mentioned, if I'm going to do something in a race I want to be sure it's a reflex and I don't have to think about it. The only time I don't is on long rides when I'm carrying water bottles behind my seat because I can't get my leg safely over the top of them. In that same time I've fallen unclipping my shoes at stop signs/traffic lights two times. Which makes keeping my shoes on twice as dangerous. Once again, thank you all for the support. Don't let this deter you from learning this skill, it's just as safe(dangerous) as anything else you do on a bike. If I'm willing to spend money on a tri bike/wheels/aero helmet/other gadgets and gizmos to go faster, then there is no reason not to learn a skill for free that will actually save time. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dang that sucks. Keep an eye on that one deep wound. I had something similar from a dirt bike accident that got a nasty infection and put me in the hospital for a week. Keep you head up and you'll have a good stretch before you know it. |