RE: [Paddlewise] bursitis

Walt said:
>I also had a problem with bursitis a couple of years ago.  I crashed while
>mountain biking on the Slickrock Trail in Moab and tore the bursa sac in my
>elbow.  It was literally shredded and the fluid drained down my arm as I
>finished the ride-looked pretty bad but wasn't real painful.  

Warning off topic (more like pedalwise):

Ooo slickrock.  I had a real bad crash there several years ago.  Lost the
skin on my right forearm from the wrist to the elbow.  First day out of
course.  I had a waist pack holding two water bottles and one burst open.
When I opened my eyes (with my sunglasses on) I saw a huge wet spot on the
rock and thought I was bleeding to death.  Yeah I finished the ride but was
a little shaky.  Showering afterwards was the worst.

Anybody going out to Slickrock - pump up your tires!  I'm from N.E. and
normally ride with low tire pressures (35-40).  My front tire was peeled
right off the rim in a high speed corner on the high-friction slickrock
surface.  As my friend put it so eloquently "he went down like he owed the
earth money".

Joe
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