I had those shots a long time ago and was warned about that. Sorry to hear it, and that pain must have been unbearable, and unfortunately worse than the pain you were trying to resolve. Rest up. This is the hardest part for us, doing nothing in order to heal. Keep us updated.

Sorry to hear about this thierry, heal fast! and see you in the park soon

@Thierry-Sounds like torture.  So sorry you had to go through that,

neilx said:

@Thierry-Sounds like torture.  So sorry you had to go through that,

Neil X Ross?  Where did he come from?

Rick, Bruce et al. As you know, the club party is 8 days away, Wednesday the 18th! 
In the spirit of David Lynch, we're handing out a prize for the best injury x-ray/hardware. Please post here (or link to) any images that would put Frankenstein to shame. You'll need to attend to claim prize, otherwise it goes to the next best.

Oops

I'm going to faint

Vlad that is insane. My brother has one from a few years back that puts up a good fight to that but I'm weary to post it.

WTF happened? Is that new?

I'm surprised you still have stitches in the arm from the surgery. Did you have pins / rods taken out?

That sinkhole has long since been filled with rubble and paved over.

There goes lunch

First crash happened on Saturday.  

I was on my way home from the Rapha Women's ride and was crusing down Riverside Drive at 119th Street.  I was following Delna through a red light-and we literally just finished having a conversation about being careful going through redlights on the UWS because of Pedestrians jumping out-when suddenly a man and his dog appeared in the crosswalk.  Delna braked and I slammed on my breaks, skidded, almost saved it, and then crashed onto my left side and into Delna. My back landed on Delna's handlebar end or pedal or some part of the bike.

The results were minimal road rash, a ripped jersey and baselayer, and a nice scrape/bruise across my back.  Delna bruised her elbow.  I took an uber to Brooklyn and went to urgent care to make sure I didn't traumatize a kidney in the fall. 

It was a pretty dumb crash on my part, especially since I was just talking about being very careful through red lights.  I'm just glad that we didn't hit a pedestrian or dog and that the damage was relatively minimal.  

I will now be going very very slowly through any redlight.  

Ouch. Glad to hear it was mostly superficial. Bummer about the jersey.

SO MANY CRASHES happen on the way back from a long ride. My rule of thumb is to move into video-game mode (ie: extreme caution) after I get to the GWB.

(#Ironic because I broke my THUMB once just blocks from home after a long ride)

JillSink said:

First crash happened on Saturday.  

I was on my way home from the Rapha Women's ride

Blame Rapha.

Chi Ching !!!!

Glad you are not to banged up, Braver than the elements ride , 60 degrees

Bruce van-Schalkwyk said:

Sounds like it wasn't too traumatic on the bike, but check the thing just in case, seat post bolt, each spoke, handlebar and stem bolts, brake pads, etc.  Sometimes these things rattle loose anyway, and a good jolt will help to back them out even more.  You don't want to find out something's loose when you're 30 miles away from home.

Bruce is very thorough with his bike checks. I heard he checks his other bikes to see whether they were traumatized by another bike's crash.

That gives me an idea.

I could specialize in running therapeutic process groups to get bikes to express their feelings after a crash. Especially those delicate carbon bikes who would certainly pay out of pocket...

#bikewhisperer

They don't like it when you guys joke like that.

Nathaniel Miller said:

Has anybody had this problem before (basically, patellar tendonitis)?

When I got patellar tendonitis ages ago, it was an overuse issue.  After doing physical therapy, healing, and then coming back too fast and repeating the problem, I haven't had an issue since.

I got a bike fit, bought Time pedals for the float (back before Speedplay), and had custom insoles made.  FWIW, my saddle height was increased on the idea that my knees would experience less stress and the insoles were to stabilize the foot, which would, in turn, prevent the knee from moving too far inward on the down phase of my pedal stroke.  I've used custom insoles ever since. Nowadays, i basically have the float on my pedals locked out and no issues.

I would think the solution is to find a person with a sports medicine background who specializes in bike fit.  Short of that, there's searching the web for your particular issue. 

Sounds like Eddie B from United had a bad fall on the downhill; hit by a runaway skateboard no less.

Damn, I hope he's ok.  He was probably pissed, he can get vocal on PP rides.

That is some tough, shitty luck. 

Yeah. I think he's got a shiny new metal hipbone out of the deal

So it turns out that the leg pain/discomfort I have been having this fall and winter is most likely Bursitis. Even though I was off my bike all of December, I am again off the bike and now getting regular PT treatments after trying to start training after the new year (when I realized that this wasn’t just “muscular” and wasn’t going to resolve with rest and massage). 

I am writing this to alert others to the potential risk so you avoid my mistakes. In short, I had several crashes on my right hip/leg during Cross season and assumed that any lingering discomfort was due to inflamed muscles. Running up the stairs at Supercross Cup I had no power in my right leg. So my initial symptom was muscular pain/discomfort in the Sartorius and Psoas muscles. Rest, acupuncture, massage and PT helped the muscles recover but I still had discomfort in my hip which would get irritated when I would ride (or climb stairs or walk rapidly). 

Unknown to me at the time, the real problem seemed to be the my hip was out of alignment which when combined with the repetitive leg moment in cycling: 1) irritated the Bursa sac in the hip and 2) strained leg muscles that were trying to compensate for the fact that my leg out of alignment. I knew nothing about Bursitis other than it was some condition that people older than myself gets. Well, while it gets more common with age, it can affect any of us. It is an inflation of the fluid sac (Brusa) that reduces friction between the moving parts in your joints. The good news is that it is treatable (rest, icing, anti-inflammatory meds) but the key for me this been finding a good Physical Therapist. 

Not only did my PT diagnose the condition, but she has been giving me the stretches and exercises to get my leg musculature back in alignment so as not to further inflame the Bursa. 

If you have similar symptoms I recommend that you:

1. Listen to your body. Don’t ignore pain that is different from the usual “cycling is suffering” variety
2. Find a good PT. During the Xmas break I went to Mark Thompson on 57th street. He is a PT who also practices acupuncture and has worked with a number of cyclists. He was excellent in helping diagnose my condition, however I was not able to see him for regular treatment because I work and live on Long Island. He is also somewhat expensive. Even though he gave me some stretches and exercises to do, I started making better progress once I started going to a PT regularly (and stayed off my bike, sniff, sniff).
3. My PT pointed out that one issue contributing to my hip imbalance is how weak my glutes and hamstrings are in comparison to the rest of my leg musculature. Don’t forget to cross train those muscles! I was going to the gym last winter/spring but it clearly wasn’t enough.  

I hope to return to training and the group rides ASAP, but first will be working to make sure I address this issue completely 

Good to hear you have a handle on this on Patrick; I know it's been bugging you for a while. My calf has been a problem for a year now - doubtless it's time to get it checked out.

Jules

If it a problem calf you've had for a year, it's no longer a calf, its a problem heifer, and yes you should have it checked out.

#CowboyPuns