Crashed

[MrJacques]

Possible to get a warranty / insurance claim on your TCR?

[Swany05]

Unfortunately this was not the bike that was specified as i didnt ride it as much as my Cotic Escapade, so now im on the hunt for a second hand frame to swop parts onto 

[BIERSTEKER]

I feel for you. My only major fall was a couple years ago at a whopping 8 kmh. Still did significant damage though. (1 herniated disk, 2 compacted disks and a rotated and shifted pelvis) Pretty much the same thing, took my eye off the ball for a second and boom.

 

My chiro is also a cyclist and his theory is that the high speed crashes are sometimes better. At low speed you go splat and all the impact force is absorbed by the body, at higher speeds you are like a stone skipping on the water, lots of roasties but the force is more horizontal like. Unless of course you hit something like a wall or pole or something like that.

 

Definitely true re low-speed crashing. I fell at 5kph and tore off the head/ball of my left femur. Monday coming will be 3 months since the accident. Still on crutches... Recovery will possibly be as long as 12 months. Need to learn to walk again. Also happened so quickly, the wind blew by a front-wheel from underneath me and I fell square onto a stone as big as my fist while mtb'ing. I've had many crashes over the past 25 years of riding. Some at hair raising speeds on dirt singletracks without any issues, just the odd grazing, cuts and bruises. Be safe out there, road or dirt, it only takes a second to change things for good.......

[Dexter-morgan]

After all the other comments, I am taking up bowls after my recovery