Thanks LOM. It was on the ice, but with my mountain bike. I am not to good about sitting around the house, but the little sandwich maker and I decided its the best thing for a speedy recovery. I did crack it hard on the ice during the first ice practice and I was thinking there should be some sort of brace out there to prevent a broken collar bone. Dan said he would look into it and may want something for all his racers.
Oh so sorry to see that. Now if they plate and screw it make sure they use an AMA legal screw as we don't want any hanky-panky going on
No illegal screws or plates on this one! It was interesting because I found out they don't really do anything with most collar bone injuries. They give you a sling, a small bottle of pills, tell you some do's and don'ts , then give you a pat on the back and say "see you in six weeks".
As a plumber I'd say you need a copper pin and Canadian screws to heal that snapped collarbone. 4 weeks u race.
This past summer the young guy we race with had the broken collar bone thing, he was out for about 5 weeks. Friggin kids nothing stops them.
I like the idea of four weeks much better! That would mean I get in 3 out of 5 races in this year. I brought the bike back to Dan yesterday. I just dropped off the truck and trailer and gave them the keys and left. I love that bike. LOM, it is everything you said it was. Cant wait to feel one without all the rotating mass.
Well I'm glad you got to ride the red head. Sorry to hear about everything though. Hopefully you still go to watch the races. It'd be great to see you there
Oh ya, I'll be there. I will probably just hang out in the distance so I can see everything going on and see how it all works. It will be great if you are there too. I just don't want to explain to everyone what happened over and over again. Chickabee will be there too.
Right up until you clip the butt of the tree with your knee. These guys had no idea how to run a race. The club tossed them this year, we are now run by the ice racers for the ice racers with AMA rules.
I have had a few collar bone break's. They say that only 7lbs of pressure is needed to break it, so a brace of some sort may be a welcome.
Fab, what a cool thread; how could I have missed it until now. Be more careful on that mountain bike next time! I've never seen ice racing before but we will fix that next weekend. As far as protecting your collar bone, I am almost certain I would have broken mine in one particular fall on my motorcycle during the TAT if I had not been wearing body armor. The shoulder cups really absorbed a lot of the hit. See up in the high country next week.
Awesome Ken! Looks like most of my best buddies will be going to the races! Too bad I won't be racing. We will have your bed ready and look forward to seeing you. We are looking into some really good protection. I have a Fox Titan armor jacket, but the shoulder protection seems a little weak and it has a two piece chest plate that I am not very fond of either.
The last time I broke a collar bone in the usa, the fix was do nothing and let it heal OR get cut on .. I chose the former ... I wear a chest protector for the shoulder pads to help protect what is around that shoulder area. Not crashing or crashing in a controlled manner is my real safety net. PS -- And the first time I saw ice racing, I thought you guys were the craziest riders on earth ...You still might be! ... Ride as safe as possible out there You can ride with them still healing (~4 weeks) if you are hard-enough ... Not sure of your age, but I'd let it heal fully before risking a second break ...
http://www.electriccityriders.com/ We had a vote last nite and a road trip is in order for sunday. This time my tire and my bike will be in the same place at the same time, and I will be sitting on it LOL.
Finishing up an indoor ice tire for this sunday's Ice Championship opener in Utah for the kid I'm helping out. Pickett is building his rear tire so I'm under some big pressure to get him on the podium. These screws are nothing like Cold Cutters and are actually pretty dull with less height to help save the indoor ice.
