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RTA Procedure?

I've made an apointment with my doctor for later today.

I've nothing but respect for Shimano after this, I suspect the chainset and MTB shoe have a very, very large part in my still having a foot! Campag is lovely kit, but the price of cassettes etc along with the absurd cost of their chain-removal tool put me right off. I've got all the tools to work with Shimano so will stick with it.

PS I tried googling 'carbon frame crash' and 'carbon frame damage'... I'm so pleased I wasn't riding one of those! There is just no way the bottom bracket would have remained in one piece. I strongly suspect aluminium wouldn't either. From now on if it isn't titanium or steel I'm not getting on it!
 
Very sorry to read about this Tony - sounds like an utterly terrifying experience. I hope the recovery is as swift as possible, and the twerp who did this is charged in due course.

Best wishes,

John.
 
Those Shimano shoes should be put in glass display cabinet and exalted from here on in, best shoe choice.

I have a pair of mt31, inexpensive but very solid.

I hope Tony, that you get all the medical examinations you need over the coming weeks and I'll echo the above comments on not being afraid to make a noise about getting things completely checked over again and again if needed.

Mark
 
Tony...just spotted this thread. I hope you recover soon. It will be a long drag sorting things out and recovering. You have us lot to keep you sane ! Just keep on keeping on.
Personally I love cycling but would never get on a bike for fear of coming off in collision with some idiot car driver. You have just redoubled my concerns.
I was at the Gym yesterday and two cyclists were chatting in the changing room saying what an experience it was to cycle down the Champs Elysee and round the Arc de Triumph at some charity bash or other. I chipped in because the cycle machine I use has a video screen so I cycle down the Champs Elysee and round the Arc de Triumph every week...and that's enough for me!
 
Tony, just seen this.
Shocked and saddened. Hope for and wish you a full and speedy recovery.
Some excellent advice here, best of luck following it and with all legal ramifications.
 
Tony L said:
Thanks folks, more good advice which is appreciated. Managed to change the leg dressing and have a bath today, so feeling a lot cleaner if nothing else. Got some more photos of the injuries, tempted to stick them in the Picture A Week thread, but they really are gross! The lawyers should like 'em.

PS I'm not entirely convinced by discs on road bikes yet, there is something very tried, tested and easy to service that I like about traditional rim brakes. I don't think they are part of an Ultegra groupset yet and I'm tempted just to keep things standard all the way through. I'll likely end up with something very similar to what I have now, maybe upgrade to a carbon stem and bars to drop the road-buzz a touch. I'd like to do the build myself too, but annoyingly it would probably be cheaper not to. I like having things where I know every nut and bolt personally.
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Fair dos. I notice the brake calipers are the only part of your bike that remain undamaged, too. :) BTW, bit after the fact, But I've found Savlon Dry Povidone Iodine Spray is by far the best antiseptic for the large areas of gravel rash and grazing that arise from nasty bike falls.
 
Ouch - horrible isn't it? Glad you're in one piece. I got knocked off a few years ago by a car pulling out of a junction. Knocked me flying and I broke my collar bone on landing (and it's never joined up again). I remember pedalling like F*ck to avoid the car, and the awful feeling of getting hit. Luckily there was nothing coming on the other side of the road, where I landed!

Anyway, the important bit is that because my household insurance included legal cover, I was obliged to use it. They were dreadful, and gave the worst service ever. Finally got the thing settled after two years or so. Hope it heals OK. I'd agree re. getting all injuries looked at. Might even be worth a private MRI.

Andrew
 
Just to serve as an example, maybe twenty five years ago I hit the back of a bus outside Guildford Law College and got launched into an on coming car on the other side of the road. Ended up bruised and battered but nothing broken. Just a right shiner.

Maybe three years later I suffered a fit whilst working. The assumption was that it was caused by the head trauma of the bike accident. I lost my licence. My job and my livelihood overnight. That was three years after the event - had I had an MRI at the time it would have been established that there was a significant injury. So many traumatic injuries are invisible to the eye and can result in health issues a long way down the road.

I see Campag as the Garrard or the SET of the bicycling world Tony hence my seeing you riding it :) It is one of those Brexit type arguments though so I'm not going to get into it here !

Let us know what the Doctor says.
 
Don't post here much but will add my best wishes on a speedy recovery Tony,sounds like a real nasty one.

Can echo your comments on the attitude and professionalism of our emergency services and hospital staff;have had the same from those that I have encountered on a couple of accidents I have had(2Xcycle,1Xmotorcycle).

When the time comes for the bike/frame replacement you could have a look at these;

http://www.enigmabikes.com/

Two guys who are in our club have these and are really pleased with them.
 
merlin said:
I see Campag as the Garrard or the SET of the bicycling world Tony hence my seeing you riding it :) It is one of those Brexit type arguments though so I'm not going to get into it here !

Let us know what the Doctor says.
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I know exactly what you mean about Campag, it is very tempting!

The doctor didn't do a lot to be honest beyond a sympathetic ear; he said the wounds were too raw for physio at this stage and told me I need a specialist nurse to dress the ankle properly (I showed him a photo from yesterday). He gave me the district nurse number. Regardless I took the opportunity to stock up on bandages, dressings, a fresh bottle of TCP etc at the chemist in the health centre as I suspected there may be a delay in getting this sorted so I've redone it myself a heck of a lot neater than I'd managed yesterday reusing a too-short blood-stained bandage (all the dressings beneath were new and fresh!). I still had some of the anti-septic Inodine gauze stuff that I'd been given at the A&E. I've actually done a really neat job, my new bandage is great, it's amazing what you can learn on YouTube! I've managed to get through on the district nurse number, explained the situation, and they will apparently phone me back later.
 
Tony, horrible thing this, hope you recover quickly. One thing you said earlier was how good the emergency services are when you need them. I found the same a while back and have nothing but praise and admiration for them.

Now as a distraction you'll be pleased to learn my Klipsch Fortes are just the dogs!!

And, I'm about to push the button and order that little American Zen SET!

ATB,

Mark
 
Excellent, really pleased you are liking the Fortes. I've never heard a pair, but I get the impression from the Klipsch forum that they are very well liked. It is a forum well worth reading, lots of great help, kowledge and advice there.
 
I will check out the Forum, thanks.

One thing the Fortes do so well is they are amazing played at low volume, you can talk over them but still feel there is a band in the room or you are at a club!
 
You're lucky to walk away from that one.

I've been thinking about how to stay safe on a bicycle. Hi-vis gear doesn't help as sometimes the driver is looking in the opposite direction.

A week ago a truck driver looked me in the eye before pulling out in front of me. I don't know what was going through his mind, I was doing 30+km/h.

I managed to avoid crashing(just) and in the adrenaline rush that followed I also managed to resist chasing him down and smashing his windows.

On the subject of frames, I recently built up a bike from an old triple butted chromoly frame. It's definitely heavier than my aluminium bike and slower off the mark, but it's a lot more comfortable and I ride it a lot more.
 
hope you get on well with the district nurse . you are correct , inadine is a superb dressing however the effectiveness wears off fair fast so needs changing fairly often
 
She came lunchtime today, dressed the wounds on my ankle and will do so again on Monday. It looks to be clean though still very raw, she used a different brand of gauze, can't remember what, some dressing and tape, then a loose-fitting bandage sock thing. Seems good so far. She recommended it be changed twice a week.
 
I now imagine Tony being 'seen too' by —

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Stephen
 
Tony L said:
She came lunchtime today, dressed the wounds on my ankle and will do so again on Monday. It looks to be clean though still very raw, she used a different brand of gauze, can't remember what, some dressing and tape, then a loose-fitting bandage sock thing. Seems good so far. She recommended it be changed twice a week.
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excellent , and of course you can call him or her back if any problems like excessive odour or wet bandages
 
Nurse Neris!

Did she give marks for your internet based wrap Tony?
 
merlin said:
Did she give marks for your internet based wrap Tony?
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The implication was I'd done nothing wrong, e.g. I'd not wrapped too tight or made anything worse. The solution I have now is far more simple with a larger single piece of medicated gauze stuff rather than the four Inodine sheets that were previously needed to cover the damaged area, and then a large dressing pad and some tape to hold it in place, then the loose-fitting bandage sock. I've just fitted an old fairly loose sock over my foot so I can hobble about without getting anything dirty. The nurse explained that traditional bandages are out of favour these days for this type of work due to the risk of being too tight and acting as a tourniquet, i.e. I did it well enough, but with old-school thinking, like most things in my life!
 
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