Trials bike bit me :(

Pug · 14 Mar 2008 at 11:39

Recently bought a Sherco 250 trials bike (Get my road thrills on my RC51, SP-1).

Cracking fun. Problem is it cracked my scaphoid.

Stinky · 14 Mar 2008 at 11:40

ouch what happned lol

Pug · 14 Mar 2008 at 11:45

Stinky said:
ouch what happned lol

messing around riding over a stage, blipped the throttle to jump off a rock, and landed a little too far back on the bike, with throttle on. Cue bike wheel riding up, and dragging me before i had the sense to let go

good fun, but sadly could be out for upto 12 weeks...

Oakesy2001uk · 14 Mar 2008 at 11:58

bad luck mate! everytime I get bitten I just get faster ;-)

two ways to learn get hurt, or get away with it! unfortunately its usually the former! :-)

Mr Jack · 14 Mar 2008 at 12:16

You have my sympathies; I broke my collar bone snowboarding ten days ago so I feel your pain.

Ransom · 14 Mar 2008 at 13:42

the next dougie lampkin in the makin here

good luck with the sport my dads family have been riding since the 50s and my grandad still rides his origional 1965 bike.

bigchez · 14 Mar 2008 at 14:18

Wounded its your right hand as well isn't it...................

shauncr91 · 14 Mar 2008 at 14:47

Ouch.

Gooner14 · 14 Mar 2008 at 14:51

I possibly have a scaphoid fracture from nearly 2 weeks ago whilst snowboarding. I have to go back to hospital on Monday for a scan.

Fireskull · 14 Mar 2008 at 14:58

Heh I read this as "Trials Bike Hit me" and was awaiting loads of abuse to bikers

Gutted mate hope you recover quickly!

Pug · 14 Mar 2008 at 22:04

cheers fellas, not so much dougie lampkin, more fuji Gas (too much throttle)!

encephalopathy · 14 Mar 2008 at 22:33

interesting cast - yours has the thumb immobilised - a 'scaphoid' plaster, but locally we would just use a conventional 'short-arm' cast for a scaphoid fracture - thumb remains free to wiggle around. seems to lead to a less stiff thumb when you come out of cast in 6-8 weeks time. local ortho preference i assume.

//edit - i need to get out from work more.......

ChoÞÞer · 14 Mar 2008 at 22:56

Ouch....

Pug · 14 Mar 2008 at 22:58

no you're absolutely right.

the cast was from google images (couldn't be bothered taking a pic!)

Mine looks similar, but is shorter on the thumb - as you rightly point out

Gooner14 · 17 Mar 2008 at 16:49

Snap. Done mine too

Pug · 17 Mar 2008 at 23:29

LeaguePosition14 said:
Snap. Done mine too

hehe, wrong choice of words there mate

excaliborg · 18 Mar 2008 at 08:40

ouch, quite a painful one that. I broke my scaphoid falling off my BMX (and ended up with an immobilising thumb cast also). Also broken tailbone, leg, wrist x2 and collarbone. I hate falling off

Demon · 18 Mar 2008 at 08:56

Ouch.. hope that repairs well!...

I started trials riding aged 7, on an old skool Yammy TY80, I had quite a few scrapes and bruises, had this been 'modern day' no doubt my parents would have been carted off by social services for abuse!..

Rocks + Trials Bike + Slight Mistake = Ouch , seems a pretty concrete equation to me..

Gooner14 · 18 Mar 2008 at 12:47

Pug said:
hehe, wrong choice of words there mate

Indeed, Was more dull thud when I landed on it though!

So are you driving with your cast? I had to drive home from the hospital but parking was a mare. I phoned my insurance company and they said ask the doctor, the doctor said nowt about it

excaliborg said:
ouch, quite a painful one that. I broke my scaphoid falling off my BMX (and ended up with an immobilising thumb cast also). Also broken tailbone, leg, wrist x2 and collarbone. I hate falling off

Try moving it for 2 weeks without a cast! That was fun..