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good to see ya out again…stay strong and just take it slowly..you will be back at it full steam in no time..
Haven’t had any accident yet *knock knock*, but I stick to cross country trail riding, bike packing, etc. There are tons of fun stuff to do with a mountain bike that isn’t as risky.
Light weight e-bike is the future !!!
Easy, stop jumping.
Mind a powerful weapon – do not think about ghosts by the lakeside 😆
Why not do XC instead of downhill/technical mountain biking? No harm in taking it slow and going further. Or consider hiking? Either way you could still spend time in the mountains.
get into road biking !
You can still ride but not as hcore as you used to. Slowly get your confidence back
Oh boy! How much does this chime with me.
Also 9wks into injuries. Collar bone, rib, tarsal concussion and … horribly broken wrist. I have another 3wks until the pins come out and have had plenty of time in my mind on a similar mental journey as you have.
However, yesterday I bought a Möbius X8 wrist brace in anticipation of getting back at it. Check it out, I think it will help you physically and mentally
Hi Yuka!
As you build up your strength and skills to get back were you were before, one thing you can do is street riding with a hard tail. Street riding helps you build technical skills and maneuvering without extremely high consequence (high speed) I do a lot of street riding and it helps at bike parks and trails!
Happy riding
Haha, this is an easy question to answer. You will never give it up. No matter what anyone else says, mo matter what you tell yourself even, the call of the mountain will always be there and will not stop. You will never be able to resist. Having gone through this multiple times, (Broken collarbone twice, broken radius), I always go through a period where I tell myself I should stop or reign it in a bit. That never lasts. The only thing you need to do is accept that these things will happen some times, and be prepared for that, and never think it won’t happen to you.
I’ve gone back and forth about riding. Finally I arrived at not engaging in certain sub-activities, the ones that carry too large a risk of serious injury. I keep it safe.
The need for excitement (maybe it is not really a need, though, depending — it might be more a desire than a need) can be satisfied (or indulged) in other ways.
One way is diving, especially from high dives. With some basic knowledge it can be done safely, and still be thrilling.
Ray Jardine and his partner spent a couple of years as serious skydivers to “keep it alive” and get their thrills. Skydiving is not particularly safe, though. I gave it a pass.
Wingsuit flying looks thrilling, but also very dangerous Too dangerous. Statistically it is so.
Bicycling is statistically very dangerous. I don’t think it is a good activity for letting your wild side out. Look at some of the injuries you can find online. Horrible. Absolutely horrible. The guy who face -planted and ended up paralyzed for life (“My Last Ride”). Another guy who face-planted and ended up brain damaged and disabled for life. “Simply Starry” who ran over a stick that flipped up into her spokes and flipped her over the bars, and seriously messed her up, with multiple missing teeth and other injuries….
Chris Froome who got blown off course by a gust of wind, and ended up with multiple broken bones, and went from the #1 cyclist in the world to nowhere close. He never got it back.
Some of these injuries your body cannot ever recover from.
I choose to avoid such things.
I know of a local woman who got her injuries through her chosen sport of rodeo riding. She had so many pains that wouldn’t go away that she committed suicide in her late twenties to end her misery.
There are better ways to have fun. You don’t have to endanger you life and health. There are better ways to find what you’re looking for.
Take your time. Press theough that sht. Its normal you have ptsd and you suck right now. Trust me, you will be back up and riding like before. Dont rush yourself, but dont stay in a “safe place” too long. YOU GOT THIS LADY!!!!!
I recommend getting a QuadLock or Peak Design bike mount for your phone! I use the Quad Lock and and love it, very secure and easy to clip the phone in and out.
There are some sub-activities within cycling that are safe enough even when you’re getting wild. One guy I know takes his fat bike out on the beach and just romps and plays and goes crazy. Falling in sand is safe enough, at least when you’re reasonably young.
You can bikepack out to some beautiful areas, and then go crazy in the water, doing flips and diving off rocks (safely — I know a guy who had been drinking, got a little too wild and dove into a submerged rock……).
Or go dancing in the light of the moon by your favorite tunes. I did it the other night to CCR’s “Suzy Q” blasting away, with some good strong bass, along with some other music that does it for me.
No harm done, and I got it out of my system. It satisfied something.
You should try snowboarding or skiing it’s not as dangerous but you can still get injured and still get the same feeling when hitting jumps and features as biking
maybe time to use a wrist brace? i broke my wrist pretty bad and decided to use a wrist brace to gin confidence back in motocross and Mtb. All Sport Dynamics is a pretty good Choice, also mobius brace. Both made for this kind of sports and wrist movements.
Buddy that wasn’t a little mistake and you don’t just ride trails you also do jumps. Pick and choose your battles, who cares about what another person does on a bike, so do what you enjoy. Take care
Crashing with injuries is always very difficult in the recovery process. The recovery of your mind and confidence Can be just as challenging as the healing of your body. And we’ve all been there. All of us who crave the rush of the big drop, the massive jump and blazing speed of the downhill know all too well that crashing is part of the sport. So we pad up and take calculated risks based on where we are with our progression and the feature that we would like to clear. My first big crash and injury resulted in a broken collarbone. I was off the bike for months. When I got back on the bike it was like the first time I’d ever ridden. I remember clearly thinking, “man, I suck.” It took many weeks to regain my confidence and recover my skills. Yuka, I’m glad to see you back on the bike and glad to see that you are healing physically and mentally. I try to never forget that riding the trails on my bike is a gift. A gift that gives me much pleasure and sometimes pure joy, but also comes with risks. I’ll continue to ride and push the envelop until my body refuses to let me do it anymore. So to Yuka and all those who have a true passion for this sport…enjoy!
This was one of your best episodes! Fun to watch and inspiring. Stay with it. All of a sudden you’ll have a breakthrough and your confidence will of completely returned. As the old saying goes you got to “get right back on the horse” soon as physically possible.