Rehab1´s accident(s)

[Rehab1]

On 1/28/2018 at 6:21 PM, The Fat Unicyclist said:

Question: How come we didn't see you writing the "USA" bit? 

 

On 1/28/2018 at 6:37 PM, meepmeepmayer said:

If you did write the "USA" with the mten3, I'm very impressed!

No I drew that by hand. I should have stayed home after that. Unfortunately I decided to take the GW1600 out for a ride and ended up crashing.

The wheel went into a uncontrollable wobble at high speed. I just returned from the emergency room. I suffered a fractured humerus that is going to require the Humpty Dumpty approach ( screws and plate) to put me back together again. 

My employees are terrified that I cannot work. Being the only practitioner in my practice I’m terrified as well. So this ends my riding days forever. Thank God for helmets. The extended jawline protected my face and head where I only suffered a small laceration above my eye. 

It has been a fun run.  I really enjoyed everyone’s friendship and commerode! I just can’t put my wife, kids and employees through this again. My son was definately looking down and protected me from a much worse accident.

Take care and be safe! Dan

Edited February 14, 2018 by Rehab1

[Marty Backe]

1 hour ago, Rehab1 said:

 

No I drew that by hand. I should have stayed home after that. Unfortunately I decided to take the GW1600 out for a ride and ended up crashing.

The wheel went into a uncontrollable wobble at high speed. I just returned from the emergency room. I suffered a fractured humerus that is going to require the Humpty Dumpty approach ( screws and plate) to put me back together again. 

My employees are terrified that I cannot work. Being the only practitioner in my practice I’m terrified as well. So this ends my riding days forever. Thank God for helmets. The extended jawline protected my face and head where I only suffered a small laceration above my eye. 

It has been a fun run.  I really enjoyed everyone’s friendship and commerode! I just can’t put my wife, kids and employees through this again. My son was definately looking down and protected me from a much worse accident.

Take care and be safe! Dan

I'm somewhat confused. This is not a joke? What is a GW1600? What actually happened? There are so many questions...

If this is real, I'm glad that you are basically OK, but am saddened by your decision to forego EUCs for the foreseeable future. Yet of course it's fully understandable. I often wonder about some peoples decision to ride an EUC who depend on their body to make a living. I could get really messed up but my livelihood only requires my mind.

I still hope this post is humor. It would seem odd to depart via a small, almost throw away post in a sub-thread  You are one of the pillars of this nascent community of enthusiasts. It makes me realize how young our community is.

[who_the]

2 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

It has been a fun run.  I really enjoyed everyone’s friendship and commerode! I just can’t put my wife, kids and employees through this again. My son was definately looking down and protected me from a much worse accident.

Take care and be safe! Dan

Oh no Dan very sorry to hear this!

Your creativity and positivity have done so much for this community, and for your patients, so many kids, and of course your family too. Wishing for a speedy and complete recovery so you can return to whatever fills your life, which you so richly deserve to enjoy. Cheers Jesse

Edited January 29, 2018 by who_the

[WARPed1701D]

Sadly something tells me this is no joke. EUCs are great fun until you have a life changing accident and it would seem Dan just had one. We all know the big fall is coming at some point. How badly you get hurt is a result of a mixture of safety gear, environment, and quite frankly its mainly luck. 

Given the responsibilities on Dan's now badly beaten shoulders I fully respect his decision to move on from riding although I very much hope that once the initial shock wears off he considers stopping back in here from time to time where his friendship is greatly valued regardless of his new bipedal status. 

I hope you heal quickly, friend, with no lasting effects. We are all routing for your swift recovery. 

[LanghamP]

GW1600 is probably the Gotway MSuperV3s.

The GW1600 is dangerous from the high speed it generates, or indeed the speed any large powerful wheel generates. It does have a disconcerting weave at higher speeds, noticed also by @Tishawn Fahie in his review.

I'm hoping that @Rehab1 simply retire to something small like the Ninebot or Segway S1, or other sub 15 mph wheel, instead of entirely foregoing wheels, as crashing those tiny wheels at low speeds doesn't usually cause that much damage.

[Marty Backe]

3 minutes ago, LanghamP said:

GW1600 is probably the Gotway MSuperV3s.

The GW1600 is dangerous from the high speed it generates, or indeed the speed any large powerful wheel generates. It does have a disconcerting weave at higher speeds, noticed also by @Tishawn Fahie in his review.

I'm hoping that @Rehab1 simply retire to something small like the Ninebot or Segway S1, or other sub 15 mph wheel, instead of entirely foregoing wheels, as crashing those tiny wheels at low speeds doesn't usually cause that much damage.

Dan doesn't own an MSuper. But based on how he wrote his signature I think it's the ACM.

Edited January 29, 2018 by Marty Backe

[Esash]

Yeah he owns a Gotway ACM 1600

[meepmeepmayer]

8 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

Unfortunately I decided to take the GW1600 out for a ride and ended up crashing.

The wheel went into a uncontrollable wobble at high speed.

Must have happened really fast if you couldn't out-brake the wobble.

8 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

I just returned from the emergency room. I suffered a fractured humerus that is going to require the Humpty Dumpty approach ( screws and plate) to put me back together again. 

8 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

My employees are terrified that I cannot work. Being the only practitioner in my practice I’m terrified as well. So this ends my riding days forever. Thank God for helmets. The extended jawline protected my face and head where I only suffered a small laceration above my eye. 

It has been a fun run.  I really enjoyed everyone’s friendship and commerode! I just can’t put my wife, kids and employees through this again. My son was definately looking down and protected me from a much worse accident.

Take care and be safe! Dan

Oh wow! But understandable. You probably lost some comfort with wheeling yourself, too.

Not much to say what hasn't been said already. Hoping your arm heals fast and without problems or longer term issues!

[Rehab1]

8 hours ago, Marty Backe said:

I'm somewhat confused. This is not a joke? What is a GW1600? What actually happened? There are so many questions...

If this is real, I'm glad that you are basically OK, but am saddened by your decision to forego EUCs for the foreseeable future. Yet of course it's fully understandable. I often wonder about some peoples decision to ride an EUC who depend on their body to make a living. I could get really messed up but my livelihood only requires my mind.

I still hope this post is humor. It would seem odd to depart via a small, almost throw away post in a sub-thread  You are one of the pillars of this nascent community of enthusiasts. It makes me realize how young our community is.

ACM 1600.i was still in shock last night. Hard to type with one arm so I’m going to keep it short. The ACM was running strong.  No alarms occurred but it suddenly went into an uncontrollable wobble. Slight at first but within 2-3 seconds it became was all over the place. I tried slowing down and it just became worse and then I just lost control. My helmet’s face guard hit first and then my left should. Extremely dissy with adrenaline flowing lime crazy I uprighted the smashed up ACM and road it back to my truck 1/4 mile away. My nurse wife  was horrifed and put steri strips over my gash about the left eye. Xray results: comminuted fx left humeral head, avulsion fx along greater tuberosity, superior subluxation of the articular humeral head and widening of the acromioclavicular joint. 

Sorry I have leave right now but thanks to everyone offering their wishes. 

[US69]

53 minutes ago, Rehab1 said:

ACM 1600.i was still in shock last night. Hard to type with one arm so I’m going to keep it short. The ACM was running strong.  No alarms occurred but it suddenly went into an uncontrollable wobble. Slight at first but within 2-3 seconds it became was all over the place. I tried slowing down and it just became worse and then I just lost control. My helmet’s face guard hit first and then my left should. Extremely dissy with adrenaline flowing lime crazy I uprighted the smashed up ACM and road it back to my truck 1/4 mile away. My nurse wife  was horrifed and put steri strips over my gash about the left eye. Xray results: comminuted fx left humeral head, avulsion fx along greater tuberosity, superior subluxation of the articular humeral head and widening of the acromioclavicular joint. 

Sorry I have leave right now but thanks to everyone offering their wishes. 

Dear Rehab1, That  most important is to Get Well soon! I wish you all the best!!!

[Bob Eisenman]

1 hour ago, Rehab1 said:

I uprighted the smashed up ACM and road it back to my truck 1/4 mile away.

Love those spiked pedal mods ?

My former boss is from Ohio. Following the death of her (older) husband she was involved in a two car collision at a road structure called a rotary. I got a call from her and she described the event and asked if I could see her at Mass General and also retrieve some items from her car at the place to where it had been towed. When I entered the room where she was an inpatient I saw my boss laying horizontal on the bed, urine bag hanging by the side and head suspended by rods within a 'halo support'. The quip was that she had an accident with 'crazy Egyptian' who entered the rotary and hit her car. The impact tossed her into the windshield in front of the passenger seat (neck fracture). The recovery time including the halo was long. After healing multiple issues remained with arm movements due to atrophy of muscles . Years later...range of motion issues not disappearing.

Good luck...

BTW I was told (during my shoulder treatment last year) that the humoral head interior is a 'mushy' anatomic structure.

Edited January 29, 2018 by Bob Eisenman

[WARPed1701D]

1 hour ago, Rehab1 said:

My helmet’s face guard hit first and then my left should.

Let this be a lesson to everyone....get a reputable full face helmet! I believe Dan has the Bell Super 3R. Not downhill rated but very close to it. Given the apparent forces involved in his fall I can only imagine what his face would be like now had he not had a substantial chin guard. God knows what could have happened with no helmet at all. 

This makes me feel much better about all the hassle I go through before each ride to wear full body armor (that includes shoulder and collar bone protection).  I am however also highly reflective regarding the risk I still face,  despite all the gear,  vs. the benefits of wheeling.

Edited January 29, 2018 by WARPed1701D

[LanghamP]

So you're saying that you feel better now that Dan/ @Rehab1 has crashed?

I feel like that female reporter who kept saying that.

While riding, look to your left and to your right, and realize just how fast we are going even with speed limited 12 mph wheels.

[kasenutty]

1 hour ago, WARPed1701D said:

This makes me feel much better about all the hassle I go through before each ride to wear full body armor (that includes shoulder and collar bone protection). 

 

What do you wear that prevents the humerus from breaking? 

[WARPed1701D]

18 minutes ago, LanghamP said:

So you're saying that you feel better now that Dan/ @Rehab1 has crashed? 

Of course not. Poor choice of words. 

It reinforces my decision to gear up to the hilt for each ride despite the grief of doing so. Better? 

[Marty Backe]

12 minutes ago, kasenutty said:

 

What do you wear that prevents the humerus from breaking? 

Maybe shoulder pads. But there will always be freakish accidents. I think it's a bit of the roll of the dice as to whether you injure yourself while riding.

I myself have experienced a violent wobble that had the potential to get worse really quick. A few times. Always when going fast and I hit a section of pavement that has undulations. I can now spot this type of surface and always slow down before transitioning onto it.

[WARPed1701D]

6 hours ago, kasenutty said:

 

What do you wear that prevents the humerus from breaking? 

Nothing prevents the breaking of any bone. I wear a lot of gear that will absorb a lot of energy in an impact. With luck it will absorb enough to reduce the chances of serious injury but nothing is guaranteed and the wrong fall will hurt you regardless of what you are wearing. Murphy says that fall is probably be the one you will have. 

For upper body protection I wear a protective undershirt with reactive pads over the shoulder, collar bone, sternum and ribs augmented by a full back protector covering spine and shoulder blades. 

Edited January 29, 2018 by WARPed1701D

[LanghamP]

27 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said:

Of course not. Poor choice of words. 

It reinforces my decision to gear up to the hilt for each ride despite the grief of doing so. Better? 

It's my joke from this article.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/putting-monsterpaint-onjordan-peterson/550859/

I don't do this myself because it's "just" a statement with a huge leap in assumption, but I've had it done to me quite often yet could never quite figure out what to say other than, "that's not what I said" while still leaving me at a loss for words. I now put this statement in the same group of, "you're wrong because you're a Nazi" in the sense it's just a statement with nothing (or everything/anything) to support it.

@WARPed1701D, have you thought about getting an Aerostitch suit or its ilk? Takes like 5 seconds to put on, and 3 to take off, and affords shoulder, hip, knee, elbow, and CE rated spine protection.

[Smoother]

18 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

So this ends my riding days forever

Oh no! This is terrible.  Terrible that you hurt yourself so badly, and terrible that your livelihood and that of your employees is on rocky ground, and terrible that a hobby you love so much, is getting kicked to the kerb, and terrible that this community will be losing you, your whit, your wisdom, your creativity, your mad scientist mods, and your incredible generosity.  I know I speak for everyone who has had the pleasure of following your posts that you will be sorely missed.  A bright light of the EUC community has been extinguished.

I understand your decision.  When you're all healed up maybe you could enjoy the freedom of riding again on a rideable with more than one wheel.  Something to think about.

Goodbye friend. You are missed already 

Edited January 29, 2018 by Smoother

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

@Rehab1, so sorry to hear about your accident.   That is awful news to hear happen to any fellow rider.  I hope you heal up well without incident.  With these one wheel balancing contraptions we're so close to disaster, but it's easy to forget about that while we're gliding effortlessly around.  Sad to hear that you're leaving the sport, but glad that you were a great part of it!

[fryman]

This makes me very sad that you were injured. I will pray that you will be blessed with a full recovery. I just got my wheel in December 2017 and this makes me pause and rethink how I will ride and the gear I use.

[gr8ps]

@Rehab1, sorry to hear what happened. Completely understand where you are coming from. I dont' think I would be doing this if other people's livelihood depended on it and if I needed my body to earn a living. 

I've got my first serious injury as well. I've been out of commission since last Thursday. Taking Monday and Tuesday off as well. Twisted my knee in a low speed fall off. There is an unfinished dirt/rock trail. I was following my buddy who slowed down on a downhill. I stopped because I was getting too close to him. Remounted to go downhill and the wheel got stuck and I ate it. I knew it was going to be bad but my lord, the pain I went through on Friday. There would be lightning bolts of pain if I moved my leg the wrong way. 

I ruined a $220 Northface jacket, missed a $300 non-refundable flight, out of work for at least 3 work days and a weekend, and am in pain. Good thing I wore a full face helmet or I might have busted out some teeth. I won't be mounting the wheel on any hills anytime soon or going off roading. 

[Michael Vu]

5 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

ACM 1600.i was still in shock last night. Hard to type with one arm so I’m going to keep it short. The ACM was running strong.  No alarms occurred but it suddenly went into an uncontrollable wobble. Slight at first but within 2-3 seconds it became was all over the place. I tried slowing down and it just became worse and then I just lost control. My helmet’s face guard hit first and then my left should. Extremely dissy with adrenaline flowing lime crazy I uprighted the smashed up ACM and road it back to my truck 1/4 mile away. My nurse wife  was horrifed and put steri strips over my gash about the left eye. Xray results: comminuted fx left humeral head, avulsion fx along greater tuberosity, superior subluxation of the articular humeral head and widening of the acromioclavicular joint. 

Sorry I have leave right now but thanks to everyone offering their wishes. 

Dan, I glad your accident was not worse than it could have been. Sad to see you go though. I had a blast riding with you and should be able to get my footage out here soon so you can have that for your good memories that these electric unicycles have provided.

[EternalEnigma]

10 minutes ago, gr8ps said:

I ruined a $220 Northface jacket, missed a $300 non-refundable flight, out of work for at least 3 work days and a weekend, and am in pain.

Do you have trip cancellation insurance by any chance? Perhaps as a perk on the credit card you used to purchase the flight?

[Ch.Eng.62]

Very sorry to hear this! Wishing for a speedy and complete recovery.