Had a big off in the Dyfi forest yesterday , got a log jump all wrong on the Trance E2 29 er , not enough speed to carry me over , back wheel clipped some loose logs and I think flipped me off into some rocks and logs , I think , then the bike landed on me, Knocked me out and did not have my full face on but trail lid , 5 inch cut to to the left side of my ugly mug and a face that looked like i was on the set of the walking dead
So off to A/E in Aberystwyth , as because I was concussed had to have an MRI, had a full check over by a consultant and student doctors who took great delight in prodding me, Very thorough , even stuck a finger up my arse and said clench , I did and the consultant said you have good clamping force
and you will be relieved no blood
4 hours later , 3 MRI scan in total , all clear given ,but with cuts to my arms , and 10 plus stitches in my cheek , bruised LH ribs, black eye and now a very stiff neck , on co-codmamol and flucclaxocillin , that co-codamol is sweet though.
Staff and service at the hospital was great I have to say , One of the junior doctors is in to his biking , so we had a good old chat , I got some freebies too, some of the sheets they used to slide me on to the MRI scanner from the trolley , they bin em after , I had 3 , they make good bike covers
Bike was unscathed which was my main concern and the inevitable nagging of the other half in my endless stupidity began almost immediately!
Moral of the story is , more speed and height and should of worn my full face , Now I will look like Al Capone , but it will be hidden by my beard hopefully,
Be safe and have fun , definitely riding beyond my abilities but you have to challenge yourself I guess to progress, even backwards before going forward.
Armor wise , I had a my knee and elbow pads but nothing else so , I have a TLD 7850 also , but of course decided not to wear it , my ribs and back are not thanking me for that,
Ride safe and cheers
So off to A/E in Aberystwyth , as because I was concussed had to have an MRI, had a full check over by a consultant and student doctors who took great delight in prodding me, Very thorough , even stuck a finger up my arse and said clench , I did and the consultant said you have good clamping force
and you will be relieved no blood 4 hours later , 3 MRI scan in total , all clear given ,but with cuts to my arms , and 10 plus stitches in my cheek , bruised LH ribs, black eye and now a very stiff neck , on co-codmamol and flucclaxocillin , that co-codamol is sweet though.
Staff and service at the hospital was great I have to say , One of the junior doctors is in to his biking , so we had a good old chat , I got some freebies too, some of the sheets they used to slide me on to the MRI scanner from the trolley , they bin em after , I had 3 , they make good bike covers
Bike was unscathed which was my main concern
and the inevitable nagging of the other half in my endless stupidity began almost immediately!Moral of the story is , more speed and height and should of worn my full face , Now I will look like Al Capone , but it will be hidden by my beard
hopefully,Be safe and have fun , definitely riding beyond my abilities but you have to challenge yourself I guess to progress, even backwards before going forward.
Armor wise , I had a my knee and elbow pads but nothing else so , I have a TLD 7850 also , but of course decided not to wear it , my ribs and back are not thanking me for that,
Ride safe and cheers
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Well you have to take the rough with the smooth ☢ , I believe its standard practice , especially in them fancy private hospitals down south
I'm not sure whether it was from the the embarrassment or the relief.
