SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Holy Zeus! I had my first high-speed downhill mountain bike crash today. Lost traction on a steep pitch that was rutted and loose and crashed face first into a rock. I remember heading VERY fast toward a bunch of big rocks and thinking "Oh, no!!" and then the sound of plastic hitting rock as my full-face helmet took the impact. Nothing but bumps and cuts, thankfully, but my right leg is really banged up and sore; it ended up taking the brunt of the post-face impact and then became twisted in with the bike frame. I definitely thought it was broken for a moment, but it's not.
I'm going to take this as a good excuse to slow down and work on basic slills. Oddly, I'm ready to get back riding as soon as my leg loosens up, but I absolutely don't want to catch air or go fast, both of which I had just started to enjoy.
(Also, I'm a fool for not having the bike park's emergency number on my phone. I crashed near the top of a trail and had to coast down with my useless leg dangling off to the side. Lesson thoroughly learned.)
I know The Ski Diva is confronting this on a much more serious and consequential level. I'm curious if anyone has gone through the process of getting back on the horse after an injury (in any sport). I'm worried that I'll be so tentative and risk-averse that I'll actually be a less safe rider.
I'm going to take this as a good excuse to slow down and work on basic slills. Oddly, I'm ready to get back riding as soon as my leg loosens up, but I absolutely don't want to catch air or go fast, both of which I had just started to enjoy.
(Also, I'm a fool for not having the bike park's emergency number on my phone. I crashed near the top of a trail and had to coast down with my useless leg dangling off to the side. Lesson thoroughly learned.)
I know The Ski Diva is confronting this on a much more serious and consequential level. I'm curious if anyone has gone through the process of getting back on the horse after an injury (in any sport). I'm worried that I'll be so tentative and risk-averse that I'll actually be a less safe rider.