London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

there's a re-direct in the polo sub-forum to this, but it'll only be there for one week.

hey you guys!

Snapped chain on a bmx:
http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/...1760_30580.jpg
The lump of gravel came out of that dark bit about 48 hours after I stacked it.

95% of the ligaments torn (held together by 5%) and broken ankle after slipping out footjamming on a wet coping:
http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/...1839_15800.jpg

A week later:
http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/...1839_24385.jpg

I've done loads of others too: Dislocated sholdure and broken collar bone after hooking up on a 22ft hip. Broke both kneecaps and impact fracture on my right fore-arm after catching my front wheel on concrete vert. Broke my arm in 6 places between my wrist and my elbow after sliding out on gravel on a long board.
I don't ride bmx anymore, I grew up :(

Polo ball to face.

Perhaps the greatest toll that polo takes on the players is a mental one. You see them walking round in a daze, unable even to remember what it is they are doing or what the strange club-like implements they are holding are for.

I mean, it depends. If not for some pictures I can find online, I wouldn't know how certain bikes look. Also, it's good to have the point of reference when gathering components etc.
It's not all about the vanity.

I'd say 'always wear a helmet' but its more a case of 'don't go blundering out of a side junction while out of your face on smack and take out a cyclist'. Actually, if you do the latter, the police don't give you such a hard time as when you get taken out while not wearing a helmet. Its a funny old world.

or does this only count if you're playing polo?

Shit dude, that's seriously fucked up.

How long did it take to heal up ?

This is no longer polo specific.

No injuries, no talk.

it's in misc now.

Let the Daily Mail to find this thread. It's going to be fun - no road tax, brakeless immigrants, strain on the NHS...

Tripped over a bike frame

It's ok. No swelling = no fracture :-)

It was a dislocation but it's not ok actually; permanently swollen, sore and disfigured. Which is I have lawyers pursuing a case against my ex-employer's insurance.

I can only imagine. Did you get any physio to gain better movement?

if it's any consolation i had my middle finger on my right hand swollen for over a year, after a boxing accident. The joint squeaked the entire time from the fluid in the joint. Took a damn age to get better, it's still not right.

It's about as good now as it ever will be; I can make a fist, bend it that way but not straighten in out completely. And my dreams of being a hand-model are over.

I'm so sorry, Will. My mate's sister is a one-time hand-model. During her brief career, she plunged coffee cafetières for a famous coffee cafetière company. To think, she could been your break in the industry...

But really, that's shit. Good luck with the claim.

Imagine being a hand model... Fair ego shot.

"Yeah, your head is a bit ugly, but I reckon we could use your hands"

Ah, but non-hand-models get it worse - ugly face and hands.

What are you saying, H?

That although my hands and face are a bit "meh", I make a wicked penis model.

Like scale models?

Ha!

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Internet jokez 101

1. Copy incriminating quote, in this case 'wicked penis model'
2. www.google.com
3. Image seach for incriminating quote
4. Look for funniest image on first results page.
5. Paste:

6. LOL.

the joke was crass enough that I'm not really interested in continuing it - it can only get worse.

But it was funny. Yes, it was.

Weirdest shit I've ever seen. The description on the packaging too??

WTFLOL.

^^ Had 55 stitches in my head & face (i got the doctor to count them!) and a fractured vertebrae but have since made a full recovery. Well, mostly. Twinges and stuff but considering the damage... Got a sweet ti frame out as compensation. Almost made it worth it.

great thread tanks mdcc tester for bringing this one back

Not me, but I thought it worthy enough to share.

http://www.spokemagazine.com/2010/04/hand-brake/

Holy shit!

i kinda did this today...

my brake scratched me as i was riding, didnt notice till my hand was a little sticky with blood. I would say that is almost the same injury. possibly worse...

Brakes are dangerous. I knew it.

Flxh after diable dealt with him...

Be careful. That signage will git your ass kicked in Peckham. They're awfully territorial out them ways.