ChrisF Posted December 4, 2020 Share After Thursday's commute I was most certainly going commute again on Friday. Left home a bit earlier on Friday .... BUSY day in the office, so wanted an early start. SO nice to get some fresh air into the lungs before sitting down in front of the computer. After work I took a "bit" of a detour .... heading in the opposite direction of home. Past CWC, over the bridge, past the dam, and time to collect these from Protea Hotel - Nicky is a STAR On the way back I took a chance .... I popped in at SportsmansWarehouse, KNOWING I dont have a lock with me, and I cant leave my bike outside, nor could I expect to walk through the store with my bike .... I stopped outside, stepped in and asked the floor manager if he could possibly assist .... I wanted two sets of velcro straps .... "No problem", and he walks off and gets it for me. What a super nice commute .... As much as I liked working from home .... Hairy is correct, commuting is NICE Edited December 4, 2020 by ChrisF Long Wheel Base and samson99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted December 5, 2020 Share getting used to the longer solo rides, gives one time to reflect on things. SwissVan, ChrisF, DJR and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted December 5, 2020 Share I was well on my way before the sun decided to join me .... Up, up, and over the koppie .... What a perfect day ..... First time that I actually enjoyed Boomslang .... first couple of times I just could not find my rythm .... The climb at the end is super nice on the e-bike .... Simply a PERFECT day .... Leaving via Protea Corridor just before 8.00 a LOT of riders were entering the trails .... going to be a busy day ... and hot for the late starters .... Edited December 5, 2020 by ChrisF fanievb, The Ghost, IMPACT and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 5, 2020 Share Bay of Biscay Spinnekop, gerriemtb, DJR and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne pudding Mol Posted December 5, 2020 Share Garden route dam Robbie Stewart, TheoG, SwissVan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted December 5, 2020 Share To the E.R. . Not sure if i should upload pics. Front tire washed out..i was probably going a bit fast, terminal off camber turn understeer....decided to bail off the side of the hill and hopefully spare the bike...which i might ad is brand new, and not mine. Then a battle commenced between my face, shoulder and leg....and the earth, and the earth won. Cut my lip open against god knows what, nose to mouth. Luckily not all the way through. Plastic surgeon stitched had to fix that. Posterior dislocation of right shoulder - never knew these ones hurt this much. They put you under to pop it back in. And then generally i look like i had a trip through mincer haha. All in all...was a blast, #no regrets, 100% will do it again. And i can get a new helmet now TheoG, HighRider, Mojoman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted December 5, 2020 Share Ouch !! Is the bike okay .... MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted December 5, 2020 Share Ouch !!Is the bike okay ....???????????????? Edit:Literally the only mark. And a messed up grip Edited December 5, 2020 by morneS555 Wayne pudding Mol, TheoG, Patchelicious and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSG Posted December 5, 2020 Share And I was broken today [emoji1787] Planned ride was +-34km out and back on gravel road, but we decided to take the longer way home.Started 05h30 in a group of 7 and 5 did a 97km loop. Wayne pudding Mol, Long Wheel Base and Blokman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted December 5, 2020 Share To the E.R. . Not sure if i should upload pics. Front tire washed out..i was probably going a bit fast, terminal off camber turn understeer....decided to bail off the side of the hill and hopefully spare the bike...which i might ad is brand new, and not mine. Then a battle commenced between my face, shoulder and leg....and the earth, and the earth won. Cut my lip open against god knows what, nose to mouth. Luckily not all the way through. Plastic surgeon stitched had to fix that. Posterior dislocation of right shoulder - never knew these ones hurt this much. They put you under to pop it back in. And then generally i look like i had a trip through mincer haha. All in all...was a blast, #no regrets, 100% will do it again. And i can get a new helmet nowOuch, heal up soon MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted December 6, 2020 Share To the E.R. .Not sure if i should upload pics.Front tire washed out..i was probably going a bit fast, terminal off camber turn understeer....decided to bail off the side of the hill and hopefully spare the bike...which i might ad is brand new, and not mine. Then a battle commenced between my face, shoulder and leg....and the earth, and the earth won. Cut my lip open against god knows what, nose to mouth. Luckily not all the way through. Plastic surgeon stitched had to fix that. Posterior dislocation of right shoulder - never knew these ones hurt this much. They put you under to pop it back in. And then generally i look like i had a trip through mincer haha. All in all...was a blast, #no regrets, 100% will do it again. And i can get a new helmet nowHeal up quickly Morne. Watch that shoulder injury carefully. They are complicated things and if they don't heal right they tend to give you hassles ever after. (Been there. done that.) Why a plastic surgeon? Thought you could make improvements while you were re-decorating anyway? MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted December 6, 2020 Share To the E.R. .Not sure if i should upload pics.Front tire washed out..i was probably going a bit fast, terminal off camber turn understeer....decided to bail off the side of the hill and hopefully spare the bike...which i might ad is brand new, and not mine. Then a battle commenced between my face, shoulder and leg....and the earth, and the earth won. Cut my lip open against god knows what, nose to mouth. Luckily not all the way through. Plastic surgeon stitched had to fix that. Posterior dislocation of right shoulder - never knew these ones hurt this much. They put you under to pop it back in. And then generally i look like i had a trip through mincer haha. All in all...was a blast, #no regrets, 100% will do it again. And i can get a new helmet nowBad luck man...Its always amazing how one ride can quickly turn into a complete headache sometimes... MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted December 6, 2020 Share Heal up quickly Morne. Watch that shoulder injury carefully. They are complicated things and if they don't heal right they tend to give you hassles ever after. (Been there. done that.) Why a plastic surgeon? Thought you could make improvements while you were re-decorating anyway? Haha. It is a deep cut. The best way to describe is that ill probably look like i was born with a cleft palette going forward lol. It almost went all the way through. Now with the 12 stitches it looks like im zipped from mount to nose lol. My wife called it while i was under apparently, she didn't want the nurse/doctor on call in ER to just stitch it up since she has to look at my face all the time haha. But because of how deep it was and all the muscles in your lips/mouth she scemed it was better that a reconstructive surgeon put it back together properly. He did a good job. Yea they told me i have to go see physio for rehab next week because of the way it dislocated. They apparently come with possibly more problems than a plain old interior dislocation. Dont know, miffed about that, i’m not a huge fan of wasting time at doctors lol Edited December 6, 2020 by morneS555 DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted December 6, 2020 Share Haha. It is a deep cut. The best way to describe is that ill probably look like i was born with a cleft palette going forward lol. It almost went all the way through. Now with the 12 stitches it looks like im zipped from mount to nose lol. My wife called it while i was under apparently, she didn't want the nurse/doctor on call in ER to just stitch it up since she has to look at my face all the time haha. But because of how deep it was and all the muscles in your lips/mouth she scemed it was better that a reconstructive surgeon put it back together properly...............Was just kidding. I'm in agreement with your wife. If you put those type of injuries together correctly right from the start they heal beautifully and leave very little scarring afterwards. Get it wrong first time and it is near impossible to do it over once it healed wrong. MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted December 6, 2020 Share Haha. It is a deep cut. The best way to describe is that ill probably look like i was born with a cleft palette going forward lol. It almost went all the way through. Now with the 12 stitches it looks like im zipped from mount to nose lol. My wife called it while i was under apparently, she didn't want the nurse/doctor on call in ER to just stitch it up since she has to look at my face all the time haha. But because of how deep it was and all the muscles in your lips/mouth she scemed it was better that a reconstructive surgeon put it back together properly.He did a good job.Yea they told me i have to go see physio for rehab next week because of the way it dislocated. They apparently come with possibly more problems than a plain old interior dislocation. Dont know, miffed about that, i’m not a huge fan of wasting time at doctors lol You can always grow a lip lapa (snor) Hope you have a good recovery. MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 6, 2020 Share To the E.R. . Not sure if i should upload pics. Front tire washed out..i was probably going a bit fast, terminal off camber turn understeer....decided to bail off the side of the hill and hopefully spare the bike...which i might ad is brand new, and not mine. Then a battle commenced between my face, shoulder and leg....and the earth, and the earth won. Cut my lip open against god knows what, nose to mouth. Luckily not all the way through. Plastic surgeon stitched had to fix that. Posterior dislocation of right shoulder - never knew these ones hurt this much. They put you under to pop it back in. And then generally i look like i had a trip through mincer haha. All in all...was a blast, #no regrets, 100% will do it again. And i can get a new helmet nowHard luck, wishing you a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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