Popular Post Planetpapi Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 Lot of us had face plants in this forum. New and experienced. Some of them got seriously injured. I'm wondering if all of them recovered well and riding again. Generally we get posts soon after the unfortunate incidents but after that we don't hear from them again. I'm just curious to know if they still love EUCs. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Very good question! It will be interesting to hear from those that sustained injuries. Hopefully they have healed and continue to ride. No face plants here but I have fallen just like everyone else. I had pain before I started riding but some of the falls have exasperated old injuries but that's life. The way I see it - if you wake up in the morning and don't have pain your dead. Edited June 27, 2017 by Rehab1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post US69 Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) I had three major falls! 2 while (i would say) still learning last year.....and one cutout this year, with a major fall! At least 4, i would more say 5 rips i had broken....3 on the last year falls, x-rayed and confirmed...2 rips this year, not confirmed...but i know it ;-) Still love riding like Hell! More than the injuries itself the cutout does more to my brain, more doubts you can say! And my relationship to the EUC had to been repaired and i felt that i am more and more going to choose safety over performance.... :-) Edited June 27, 2017 by KingSong69 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LanghamP Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 Mild road rash on my elbow and knee from a high speed (for a KS14c) crash; shoulder rolled it then ran it off, and got away with no bruises but the rough road just barely caught me. I think most crashes I've read on here fall into two categories. --Cutout which results in severe injuries and/or death. --Everything else which is mild in comparison. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steve454 Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Started out riding a hoverboard, it shot out in front of me like Mike Tyson, luckily I didn't land flat on my back, but my right hand slapped the ground and the ring finger will not stay in line with the other fingers when holding the hand flat. It will straighten though. Fell off my first wheel at 1-2 mph while learning (TGT3) because of a sidewalk crack that I did not know which angle to go over it, I still don't know what happened, but fell forward and put my hands out to stop my face from hitting the concrete, was wearing wrist guards but the two middle fingers of my left hand over extended and I heard a popping noise. My fingers were in a lot of pain, I thought they might be broken it hurt so bad. So I went to the nearest emergency room where they took x-rays and checked the fingers. Nothing broken, the doctor said I had contusions to the fingers, buddy taped them together and gave me a prescription for pain medicine. That was over a year ago, and the two middle fingers of my left hand still won't straighten all the way, no pain though. For months they were swollen larger than the other fingers. My only fear now is of a cutoff, because I don't have any idea what that would be like and if I could run off one or what. So I keep the speed below 10mph unless I do a short acceleration up to 13 or 14 while being prepared to jump. Edited June 27, 2017 by steve454 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kasenutty Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 Broken rib, fuck a rib, I need danger 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post radial Posted June 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2017 I had a fairly serious fall a few weeks ago. At first, I didn't think too much about it. I was wearing a lot of protective gear, but there was still plenty of road rash on both knees and both elbows, mostly superficial scrapes on the abdomen, and a gigantic but painless bruise on one hip. But several days in, the left elbow really began to hurt so I paid a visit to the orthopedic guy. There it was on the xray, a non-displaced fracture of the radial head. Arm still hurts, but I'm back on the wheel. I'm riding a lot more conservatively now, trying to keep the level of challenge properly aligned with the level of my skills as I move up the learning curve. I can see why people quit when something like that happens, but my personal cost/benefit calculus still favors continuing to ride. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, kasenutty said: Broken rib, fuck a rib, I need danger How do I give multiple reps??? Just AWESOME!!! Edited June 28, 2017 by The Fat Unicyclist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Fat Unicyclist Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2017 As for my own personal damage... I fall of my EUC all the time - I mean, it's a unicycle! What do you expect? But I have mostly just rolled out of it. Sure there is some scapes and a bit of blood, but that's just called living. I haven't hurt myself seriously falling off my EUC. But there was that one incident on a hoverboard... They are so dangerous! I managed a broken elbow, which required surgery, screws and wires to resolve. On the bright side, I now get better WiFi reception when I hold my phone in that hand! 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LEO_LEO Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2017 ...I am fresh out of a cut out , and now I think the cut out is like a woman who cheat on you ... and since I have never been cheated (as 99% of men believe) I do not know what my reaction will be ...sure now I found that even my wheel can be a big whore 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmethvin Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2017 On my first cheap 14-inch generic wheel, I rode it just about all the time at tilt-back because it didn't go much faster than 12kph. Once I hit a bump and *almost* saved it but ended up hitting my chest against a tree root and it was sore for a while. I may have broken a rib. I've had two high-speed cutouts on the Firewheel, in the first I got really bad road rash because I was stupidly riding with just a t-shirt and shorts. In the end the flesh always seems to grow back so I keep riding. Plenty of other non-dramatic bailouts from hitting bumps and the like, but I can usually run those off. Nothing serious yet with the KS-14C but I'm sure it's just a matter of time! When we get a cutout, maybe we should say "It did a Lucy on me." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demargon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) I remember my body hiting hard the ground three times: The first day learning to climb 4cm sidewalk I do a hands landing with not injuries but some hurt for a few days. Second my foot get stuck with a parked car in a narrow sidewalk and put me down with all my body in the ground at considerable speed, not injuries again but more hurts in hands, shoulder and hip. My thrid was thanks to my old "only wheel" 200€ euc in a small bmx track coming down from a slope too fast. My but cheeks hurts a few and of course the hands. Since first day I only use gloves for safety gear. That made in my legs two big bruises that last a couple of weeks. One month later I save most falls landing one foot and holding the euc with the other. I'm curious about what safety gear are you wearing and how that help "or not" you to prevent injuries in those falls. Edited June 28, 2017 by Demargon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carlos E Rodriguez Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Severe abrasion of chin and right fore arm. Did superman at 20mph due to exceeding last alarm. Was westing wrist guards which saved my hands. One wrist guard broke from the impact. Also knee guards which saved my knees. Knee guard scraped. Right forearm lost lots of skin. Too three month to completely heal. Chin severe abrasion. Nose minor abrasion. Bicycle healmet saved my face. It too the hit for my forehead. I was sore on my whole body for two weeks. Lower back sour but not damaged. Both shoulders hurt for a while but all good. protection is saved me from severe injury. Specially the knee guards, wrist guards and healmet. I wear all the time if I plan to go above 10mph. I added full motorcycle healmet and full body armored vest Edited June 28, 2017 by Carlos E Rodriguez 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post radial Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 8 hours ago, Demargon said: I'm curious about what safety gear are you wearing and how that help "or not" you to prevent injuries in those falls. When I took my hard fall I was wearing a bike helmet, wrist/forearm guards, elbow guards, and knee guards. Still, I broke one arm, banged up the elbow on the other arm pretty good, ripped some skin off both knees, skinned my abdominal area, and got an ugly bruise on my right hip. Which isn't a slam on protective gear. Quite the opposite. I dread to think how much more severely I might have been injured if I was riding naked. When you don't suffer any consequences, it's kind of hard to know where the limits are, so you tend to keep pushing the envelope. I got the memo, and I'm a lot more cautious now. When I start using the wheel for commuting (waiting for the arm to fully heal), I'll switch out the bike helmet for a full face helmet. I don't think I need additional armor because I won't be going all that fast. But if I planned to go 20+ mph, I would definitely look into the kind of gear that motocross people wear. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmethvin Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, radial said: Which isn't a slam on protective gear. Quite the opposite. I dread to think how much more severely I might have been injured if I was riding naked. NAKED?!! If I was riding that way the "protective gear" would be to protect the vision of the people watching me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demargon Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 @radialI think the danger of protective gear is a false sense of security that makes us take more risks. In contraposition long denim pants, closed shoes, jacket and good gloves makes enough protection for abrasions what's the most common injury (sorry for yours @Carlos E Rodriguez) and most important for the laws to come for euc: don't say to everybody you're ready to crash in any moment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) @Carlos E Rodriguez The smile on your face after the faceplant always blows me away! A proud warrior. Edited June 29, 2017 by Rehab1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maximus Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 My only real fall was a cutout about a month ago going about 15-17 mph on my (new to me) KS-14C. It was a full-on head-first slide. Thankfully I had on a helmet, wrist guards, and a couple of long sleeve layers. The helmet didn't impact, but I don't ride without one. My wrist guards took the brunt of the fall and they worked incredibly well! I think I impacted hands first, then elbows, then left hip. Thankfully a shot of adrenaline allowed me to pop up relatively quickly and assess only minimal damage to my body and wheel. My elbows and hip had road rash even though none of the layers of clothes were ripped (which I didn't realize was even possible before this fall). At any rate, I feel extremely fortunate that I wasn't hurt worse. Any scrapes and bruises are healed up now. The only lingering effects are the mental ones. It has taken me a while to get back to speeds close to 15 mph. I think that I'm a little smarter about how I accelerate, avoiding the quick bursts, and trying to be a bit more methodical about how I get up to speed. But one thing is for sure, when I hear that loud beep, indicating that I'm going near max speed, I have an immediate slow-down reaction. I think that I'm a smarter driver now and have a lot more respect for the possibility of the wheel just leaving me face down. I wish I could pass that respect onto my kids without them having to experience a similar fate, but unfortunately, like many things in life, they might just have to learn the hard way ... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carlos E Rodriguez Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Demargon said: @radialI think the danger of protective gear is a false sense of security that makes us take more risks. In contraposition long denim pants, closed shoes, jacket and good gloves makes enough protection for abrasions what's the most common injury (sorry for yours @Carlos E Rodriguez) and most important for the laws to come for euc: don't say to everybody you're ready to crash in any moment Well yes. Protection allows you to go faster and avoid an injury but I don't thing that is the cause. I wear the protection so I can go faster and not break myself. It does give a sense of security but you still need to make judgements. Conocer would be to ride naked will make you go slow and safe! A fall with no wrist guard plates would prevent abrasion but you will have damaged wrists. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post US69 Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Maximus said: The only lingering effects are the mental ones. It has taken me a while to get back to speeds close to 15 mph. I think that I'm a little smarter about how I accelerate, avoiding the quick bursts, and trying to be a bit more methodical about how I get up to speed. But one thing is for sure, when I hear that loud beep, indicating that I'm going near max speed, I have an immediate slow-down reaction. I think that I'm a smarter driver now and have a lot more respect for the possibility of the wheel just leaving me face down. Thumbs up for that description! this is exactly what a cut out did to me... Trust must come back and safety gets a real new perspective! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Demargon said: @radialI think the danger of protective gear is a false sense of security that makes us take more risks. This is a well-researched subject known as compensation/compensatory risk. One could argue that insurance companies are moneterizing nothing but compensatory risk. There's two types of safety equipment; one that stops you from getting into an accident and one that attempts to minimize the damage after the accident. The medical equivelent is a vacination versus a drug. So ABS brakes stop you from getting into an accident while stability control attempts to keep the car level after you're shunted it. If you didn't change your wheel behavior (went at same speed) but you are now wearing extra equipment then you are being safer. No one uses equipment in that way, though; you buy and use equipment so that you can go faster and incur the same damage as you would with no equipment going slower. There was a fad some years ago in several European cities called "shared spaces" whereby cities removed traffic signs and let the cars and pedestrians mingle freely, kinda what one does with shopping carts in the grocery store. You negotiate space. Didn't work of course; the whole idea was bonkers since the damage incurred during a car-pedestrian-bike collision is born almost entirely by the non-car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Slaughthammer Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) I've so far had three nasty falls. All of them on the same 1,5 km stretch of forrest trail. All of them due to not paying enough attention to the trail right in front of me and subsequntly getting stuck in a pothole. The first time I wore winter clothing: padded long jacket, sturdy long trousers, leather gloves and a skate style helmet. Speed about 20 kph. banged my knees a littel bit, some bruising, nothing to worry about. The second time was with basically the same equipmet but at roughly 23 kph. no knees banged up this time, but my right wrist was a bit uncomfortable for a few days, as was my neck. Third time I wore nothing on my hands and only a thin jeans jacket. Speed was about 26 kph. Both hands were bloody (remember @Jason McNeil's hands after the MCM4 cutout? something like that), both knees banged and scraped, first time the helmet touched the ground, somewhat nasty roadrash (or better said: gravelrash) on my chin. Right wrist felt funny for a month in some situations. As a consequence of this last fall I added wristguards to my riding gear. Right now I'm looking into kneeprotection that can be worn comfortably and unconspicously under long trousers. Edited June 29, 2017 by Slaughthammer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 On 6/29/2017 at 2:57 PM, KingSong69 said: Thumbs up for that description! this is exactly what a cut out did to me... Trust must come back and safety gets a real new perspective! Take it from me, a healthy dose of stupid can get you back on your wheel much faster. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dbfrese Posted July 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2017 On May 6, of this year, towards the end of our 2nd Phoenix AZ group ride, I fell off my 9bot1 while trying to lob a football. I do not recommend that maneuver. There is a reason quarterbacks plant their feet firmly on the ground while throwing a long bomb. Trust me on this. Went to urgent care, was told they saw nothing on the x rays of my wrist. A week later they called and said "oops. Radiologist says it's a hairline fracture in a bone in your wrist. Come in for a better splint to wear. You can see a specialist if you want to." I didn't want to see a specialist, so I wore my splint somewhat religiously, but after 7 weeks of increasing intermittent pain I went to a hand specialist. The doctor was pretty p.o.ed at the urgent care doctors because my fracture was not a hairline break, but a full fracture and mildly displaced at that. Long story short -- I go in Thursday to have surgery. He'll put a screw through both pieces of the scaphoid bone in my wrist to hold them together. I may also need a bone graft so they'll actually unite. They'll put a cast on it afterwards that I'll have to wear for at least three weeks. I haven't ridden my EUC more than a quarter of a mile since the injury, but I can't wait to get healed up so I can get back to riding again. Sounds crazy, but I don't think a broken bone will deter me from getting back in the saddle again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 33 minutes ago, dbfrese said: On May 6, of this year, towards the end of our 2nd Phoenix AZ group ride, I fell off my 9bot1 while trying to lob a football. I do not recommend that maneuver. There is a reason quarterbacks plant their feet firmly on the ground while throwing a long bomb. Trust me on this. Went to urgent care, was told they saw nothing on the x rays of my wrist. A week later they called and said "oops. Radiologist says it's a hairline fracture in a bone in your wrist. Come in for a better splint to wear. You can see a specialist if you want to." I didn't want to see a specialist, so I wore my splint somewhat religiously, but after 7 weeks of increasing intermittent pain I went to a hand specialist. The doctor was pretty p.o.ed at the urgent care doctors because my fracture was not a hairline break, but a full fracture and mildly displaced at that. Long story short -- I go in Thursday to have surgery. He'll put a screw through both pieces of the scaphoid bone in my wrist to hold them together. I may also need a bone graft so they'll actually unite. They'll put a cast on it afterwards that I'll have to wear for at least three weeks. I haven't ridden my EUC more than a quarter of a mile since the injury, but I can't wait to get healed up so I can get back to riding again. Sounds crazy, but I don't think a broken bone will deter me from getting back in the saddle again. Don't do it! They will overcharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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