RR: Broken collarbone

"David L" wrote in message ...

Hope you heal fast, a question to anyone who has broken their collarbone...
what happens if your on a solo ride, and you break your collarbone 25 KM
from civilization? Can you walk/ride?

You should certainly be able to walk, but you'll be in a fair
degree of shock. Luckily, the pain doesn't kick in until later.
Riding back across rough terrain is definitely out of the question
though.

The real inconvenience is waiting for it to heal - can take up to
three months and there's no real way to speed it because they can't
put you in a cast.



Had a group ride this week in which a collarbone was broken and makes you
think? what would i do if i was by myself and this happened to me, from
previous experiences its just a matter of time.

I was 'lucky', I broke mine almost beside the car park at the end
of the ride and some walkers helped me bring the bike and mount it on
the car. It makes you realise just how easy it is to break a bone,
and the collarbone is the 'classic' cycling injury (whether road or
mtb). It certainly made me more cautious when riding.


Dave "remember to charge the cell phone!"

I _always_ bring a mobile phone with me if I'm
walking/mtbing/skiing, no matter how short the trip or how close to
civilisation. The things are so small and light these days that
there's no excuse not to bring one in case of emergency.


Gav

On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 23:52:55 GMT, Trekkie Dad
wrote:

I'm not in much shape to type out my own report just yet, but you can
read Rory's at:
http://www.bmxnonstop.com/tahoebike/loon.html

Rory sent me the link and said it was in need of proofreading, so please
ignore his minor grammatical and spelling errors.

A link near the bottom of the page goes to Rory's account of my crash
and subsequent helicopter ride to the hospital.

Consequently, my wife and I cancelled our trip to the southwest that was
to have started Monday. Thanks again to those of you that helped me plan
the trip. I'll just have to do it some other time.

TD

Nice RR, sorry to hear about the collarbone. That just one of the
risks of MTBing. Everyone can reduce those risks by building up
skills.


Peace,
Bill


The mind serves properly as a window glass rather
than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 23:52:55 GMT, Trekkie Dad wrote:
I'm not in much shape to type out my own report just yet, but you can
read Rory's at:
http://www.bmxnonstop.com/tahoebike/loon.html

Rory sent me the link and said it was in need of proofreading, so please
ignore his minor grammatical and spelling errors.

A link near the bottom of the page goes to Rory's account of my crash
and subsequent helicopter ride to the hospital.

Consequently, my wife and I cancelled our trip to the southwest that was
to have started Monday. Thanks again to those of you that helped me plan
the trip. I'll just have to do it some other time.

TD


Wow TD, sorry to hear that. Heal up fast.

On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 23:52:55 GMT, Trekkie Dad wrote:
I'm not in much shape to type out my own report just yet, but you can
read Rory's at:
http://www.bmxnonstop.com/tahoebike/loon.html

Yikes! Heal up quick!

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