Thanks to those who take care of their own.

[Dave]

Just wanted to give a shout out and thanks to a few people that helped me out- On Monday night I was riding Theodore pretty fast but steady when I leaned into a right hander a little too much (just past the bigger log pile after the quick little zig-zag) and both front and rear tires washed out from underneath. Should've been an easy slide since there was not much to hit but as I was sliding and going down my left foot unclipped (good) and my right foot didn't (bad), and completely snapped the fibula in the area down by my ankle (according to the x-ray later on). Needless to say, it hurt...bad. Three guys and a young girl stopped and helped me get in touch with a friend to bring me to North Memorial, and they patiently and carefully helped me out of the woods into the Regency parking lot where they stayed with me until I was picked up by my good friend Mat Bedard. The Doctor said that it was a clean break but that it could've been very bad if I had tried walking on it. So thanks to you all (I'm sorry I didn't get your names) for lifting me up, carrying me, and not letting me have to try and walk out of the woods. My healing process is gonna go that much faster and be much more successful. Thanks again.

Dave

**With the break I'll be off the bike for probably at least 6-8 weeks, uugggghhh, I'm gonna go nuts- just got a new frame and my times were steadily improving at Buck Hill and MNSCS!! uuggghhhh!! :banghead:

[TML]

Bummer about the break Dave. It's great to know that our fellow cohorts are always ready to help the next downed rider.

Hope it heals fast!

[The Buckthorn Killer]

I stopped dave. I had the orange kratie monkey. Im sorry to hear that it is broken. It looked pretty bad. Good luck on the recovery.

Ps Fall riding is the best anyway.

[Dave]

Thanks Tom, I'm looking forward to riding again. Just loading up on mtn bike dvd's for the summer now.

[jag]

Hey dave, that sucks. I fractured my tibia in the ankle area last fall because of the pedals. When the doc gave the ok I started riding with platforms and eventually put the stupid clip in pedals back on. They still spook me but it is hard to keep up without them. Now I keep the straps loose in case I need to pull my foot out of the shoe. Next time you see your doc bring a digital camera and take a trophy pic of the x-ray. (post it here)
Hope you heal fast!

[widespot]

Sorry to here that Dave. I was the first one to pull up behind you. I sure was glad a couple other guys came up behind who (a) had cell phones and (b) knew what to do. Hope you have a speedy recovery and are back on your bike soon.

[Dave]

Her are som pics of the break- actually not too bad. They decided not to do surgery or a full cast...for now- just a boot- then another x-ray in a week to confirm.

Thanks for stopping Craig...I really did appreciate it.

[The Buckthorn Killer]

Now you can wear the t-shirt that says "I do my own stunts"

Nice pics, I think I'll slow down now.

[jag]

Cool pics Dave. I'd like to see it after it heals with no surgery.

(Tom slows down, and jimmy passes Tom.):cool:

Keep the updates coming.

[Dave]

This reply is in response to the post about clipping in or just using flat pedals in the Theo forum. I didn't even realize that I did not explain why or how my foot did not unclip. This thread was to mainly to give a brief explanation of the fall but to really thank the people that helped me that evening.

Now, more detail...the day before I had raced at Mont Du Lac. On the way home from that race I was telling my friend Mat (who brought me to the hospital after the crash the next day) that I think I need new pedals and cleats. I was having trouble clipping in sometimes- but never really hard to clip out. The pedals I were using came with my '05 Trance 2 and have been ridden hard- I raced all last year in various places all across New Mexico, Colorado, and then some races here in Minnesota last fall when I got back. They had been packed with mud after heavy rain at races like in Snowmass and the Singletrack Escape, in addition to the many miles of riding pretty hard core Colorado "Front Range" trails. Upon further inspection after the trip to the hospital, I noticed the bearings were pretty much shot in the right pedal- it has a very significant amount of "play" where the left seems fine. The cleats also have seen better days as well.

So anyways, this was MY fault, for spending so much time dwelling on other stuff to make the bike lighter like forks and derailleurs and wheels and brakes and blah, blah, blah and neglecting some of the more fundamental parts. Don't fear clipping in to the pedals. Just make sure your equipment is in good working condition, ESPECIALLY if it is an older part.

Also, Doc said x-ray looked good on Friday. Another x-ray in two weeks to confirm, but he says I should be able to walk lightly without crutches then and do some very light "conditioning" excercises. That will mark about 4 weeks from the incident. Not too bad.

[Dave]

Just got back from the ortho office with an xray, and doc says I'm ready to drop the crutches and start walking with the boot for a week or so and then lose the boot. Everything is healing perfect-the bones are even more inline than they were previously. Also he showed me some stretches to help loosen up my ankle- mostly stuff I did before I rode or trained anyway, and gave me the go ahead to do some light stuff on my trainer at home..woooHHOOO!! :banana::crazybanana:

***Also, I posted a thread in the "Gear" forum to try and get some suggestions for a new pedal purchase:
http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?p=225927#post225927