Oracle 195 Posted October 24, 2013 BTW, I've broken countless bones riding MX, resulting in three surgeries...A couple weeks ago I cracked the case on my 950 trying to keep up with Bowers on Fred Canyon. Both are expensive to fix. But I'll take a broken bike any day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDlineman 0 Posted October 24, 2013 I'll jump on the band wagon and say that after my first serious injury ( tore my ACL, PCL, and LCL completely, damaged my MCL and Miniscus slightly, and damaged the nerve the controls the top of my foot) it's no question that I would have completely mangled the bike before I mangled my knee if I had the choice. Besides the pain and time off work, I don't think my wife would be trying to get me to sell the bike if it had broken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Champ 116 Posted October 24, 2013 Lineman is she trying to sell you? I don't know about you but my resale value declines each year. I tried to take the depreciation off my taxes but it would not fly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HVYWT 3 Posted October 24, 2013 Wife's are much more understanding when your still working and you what to spend money, then when they see you every day because you're not working and can't hide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCHWINN 0 Posted October 24, 2013 I have been battling a sore back since May...X Rays showed nothing...6 visits to a chirpractor almost crippled me soooo back to the DR and demand a MRI..Comes back a compression fracture in the the thorasic region T-6. hydrocodone and flexoral like candy. Just did blood work and waiting for a referral to a back specialist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HVYWT 3 Posted October 24, 2013 I have been battling a sore back since May...X Rays showed nothing...6 visits to a chirpractor almost crippled me soooo back to the DR and demand a MRI..Comes back a compression fracture in the the thorasic region T-6. hydrocodone and flexoral like candy. Just did blood work and waiting for a referral to a back specialist. Cause riding or work or?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkug 146 Posted October 25, 2013 I got two unbroken ( motorcycles ) but I been doing a lot of this latly. This one could lead to a broken body. I just dread falling off of these things. This could also lead to a broken body but I have been lucky so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CL300CAPT 0 Posted October 25, 2013 I got two unbroken ( motorcycles ) but I been doing a lot of this latly. This one could lead to a broken body. I just dread falling off of these things. This could also lead to a broken body but I have been lucky so far. Ken, are those pedals on that contraption? I quit pushing pedals at age 15 when I could ride a motorcycle! Way too much work to ride those things, I just don't get it.... Then again I'm a lazy person. It blows my mind when I see people riding them up our SoCal hills. Animals! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 288 Posted October 25, 2013 I have never been more injured than when I was riding Mountain Bikes! Those front wheels are touchy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikeslut 1 Posted October 25, 2013 I agree with bags... mountain bikes are twitchy compared to a 300 pound, 21" front tired dirtbike. BUT... getting used to that twitchiness allows you to push envelopes on dirtbikes as for the road bike pictured... road bikes ALWAYS scared the crap out of me... not because of ME, but lots of other things to worry about: cage drivers... my GOD they have no idea how fast a pedaler can go, IF the even see you in the first place flotsam in the bike lane... tire treads, nails, ladders, and every other possible items that could fly off a car/truck/trailer... and you're running 100 psi in the tires; when you pop one at speed it gets ugly fast (and you're not geared up like a motorcycle... bike helmet, fingerless gloves, shorts, and a thin layer on your torso) manmade obstacles... storm drains, concrete/asphalt seams 2 inches wide running parallel to your direction of travel, thick paint with a thin layer of dew i'll crash my mountain bike or dirtbike over a road bike ANY day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted October 25, 2013 Yeah- I used to be a lycra-boy road biker, and now cruise the MTB to school and the park now and then. Freaks me out riding without protective gear. I look at the street going by thinking how that road rash is gonna hurt when I fall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
