Well... the Wrist is Broke...

And it is so taken.

Actually, the screen name describes my luck. Murphy's Law is in charge: If it can go wrong, it will. Witness my crash on Black Star not too long ago.

I do, however, make every possible effort not to crash. I am even, as they say, a wimp. Given the choice between bombing down a hill with the high probability of taking soil or rock samples and taking it easy to reach the bottom in one piece and unscarred, I will back off and let everyone go in front of me. My ego in these instances is non-existent.

This probably comes from eating pavement at 45, 60, and 70 mph.

 

Without breaking a bone...

 

Exactly. Road rash hurts enough all by itself.

Edit: Maybe that explains why I like climbing more than descending...harder to get hurt climbing. Although I have crashed going uphill at 3 mph...

 

Who needs opiates when I have all this.....

 

Dang, heal up Mikie. It's been too long, we need to ride with ya again. Vincent (The video game slayer) misses you too!

 

Well tell him I'm playing War Robots like a madman! I'm Pilot Mikor2
(And yes... I'm a badazz there too! Ha ha!)

 

ahhhh geeeeez!
Why Chris P..... why?????

 

Sorry to hear you are not starting 2017 like you wanted. Hopefully, it will give you time to do other things that you have been putting off.

 

The times I wasn't fast enough to self-evac is when it hurts the most.

 

I've had a handful of ortho surgeries and used opiates every time. I've had no issues with them.
For ACL I needed them for a week, it was painful. For most of the others I only took them for the day of or so. But, they were minor compared. (Though a 2 inch pin in a thumb does hurt)

Oh, and heal up!

 

I agree....the worst part of breaking the humerus....was the 8-12 hrs post surgery when the nerve block was wearing off.

 

Damn Mikie, just saw this thread. Heal up and get back on da bike soon!

 

I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!

 

I'd still buy the new bike. The old one is jinxed.

You'd look really good on this...

 

If that's the case then sack up Sally! I rode with a fractured wrist two weeks after our car accident a couple of years ago. Of course to this day it still hasn't healed properly. Maybe you should listen to the doctor after all.

BTW great news!

 

Ha ha! ...sack up Sally....

 

Nice Mikie! That is good good news!

 

Yeah, @Faust29 has the right idea. Buy the new bike.

 

This got buried at the end of the last page. Not sure it saw enough light:

http://www.imtbtrails.com/forum/threads/well-the-wrist-is-broke.5844/page-3#post-81502

 

Oh... I read the article... twice. The guy is hilarious! long legged rabid Great Dane, yes! That is truly what I want to ride, ha ha!

 

She calls you... resistance is futile.

 

Good News!...but the "Hand Specialist" is a "Totally cool guy"?...be careful there Sir.

 

You guys realize that if & when @Mikie gets his new Yeti SB5.5 turq eagle x01 we have our work cut out trying to keep up with him right?

 

Nah. I think @Mikie learned his lesson. He's not going to try and keep up with the fast kids anymore.

 

Preposterous! Blasphemy!

 

C'mon we know him better than that...

 

My Pussy Loves to read all these stories...

 

As of we didn't already??