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On 4/6/2001
drakkars
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get option a) stitch the flap of cartilage back
even if it takes longer to heal,it'll work longer too
My .02 euros
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On 4/4/2001
R.
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hey Ean, thanks ...
unfortunately, the injury is to the cartilage in my knee--it's torn so I can't really go riding without fear of tearing it some more in a spill or whatnot. It's not a good feeling.
tomorrow is arthroscopy time--time to a) stitch the flap of cartilage back or b) cut it away. I can't decide what's worse. Option a) means 6 _weeks_ on crutches and no exercise for 6-8 _months_. Option b) means recovery within 2 weeks, but a very high chance of arthritis.
love your knees, everybody... remember not to put them in either extreme--super flexed (my injury), or super extended and try and limit any severe rotational motion while your feets is planted.
My 2 cents worth on knee injury prevention, but I really don't know squat. Any ideas?
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On 4/3/2001
CloudBreak
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R. i also have a pretty bad knee injury. some big long thing i cant even spell. the best thing i do is to just wear a knee brace along wit knee pads...also, when ur about to strech, try usin a heating pad pior, helps loosin up the muscles...just be careful. Later
Ride with Pride
Ean
PS dont feel that bad though, i smashed my injured knee into a tree at about 30mph...lucky i didnt break it. Just know ur limits. if ur hurting, take a break
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On 4/3/2001
Leo
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i amd sewing my poor leather mans leatehrs, i will add some foam in the hips and knees to increase the protection..
leo
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On 3/26/2001
Pat Holian
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POOR MANS LEATHERS:
For those of you like me who like high speeds, but don't have money to throw away on leathers, here's an idea: Cut out the crotch and waistline on an old pair of touph jeans. So there should only be the legs, hips and ass left. You might even want to cut out the back of the legs for manuverability too. Then sew them into the inside of an other pair of thick jeans. I also bought a real old ugly THICK leather jacket from salvation army for $20. I am thinking of sewing a denim jacket inside of that too.
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On 3/23/2001 R.
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this will probably be the third post ever in this forum and no one will ever read it, boo hoo, but here goes,
I reinjured my meniscus tear last night stretching, after a month of rehab and finally being able to go skate and slide this week. Let me just say, knee injuries really, really suck. Went in to the doctor's today here at ucsd. Two other people were there--one guy with a knee re-injury like me, and a woman who also tore her meniscus and will definitely need surgery. Everybody there injured their knees skating.
So. WATCH YER FRICKIN' KNEES. When sliding, when downhilling, when tooling around, wear your pads. Skating = speed + change of direction = serious stress on the knee joints. Take it easy and work your way up to tricks/speeds. Other than that I don't really know how to avoid these injuries--any other advice/experiences on knees out there? I am seriously bumming here...
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On 2/17/2001 mikez
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Learn how to use the colemans slide. This morning I saved myself and a friend a lot of pain by using it
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On 2/14/2001 Misterbill
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Update on the new headlamp. The Petzl "Tikka" is an incredible little light that is plenty bright for a casual walk, or fussing around camp, but it is not bright enough to be used by itself for skating. Cars and pedestrians can see you, but there is just not enough light to illuminate the road.
If I were to buy a light, knowing everything I do now, I would recommend the Petzl Arctic Zoom Halogen as the best overall deal. It has a Halogen light that is focusable like a Mag-lite, with a 100m range. The batteries are in a seperate pouch, not on the headmount. Run time is 5 3/4 hours. Check out WWW.Petzl.com for specs and details.
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On 2/11/2001
Ben
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About lights, yes, we did.
MisterBill recommended the Petzl headlamp with waistpack takig 4 C-cells; that's what I got and it's a great thing to have around generally speaking.
Optimally, you'd have the 2 million candlepower handheld spotlight alligator-clipped to the 1300 Cold Cranking Amp Interstate truck battery, my personal favorite for blinding trespassers. Still; its about 60 pounds to tote around; good for in-yard applications, not so practical for skating.
I also got the Trek "Disco Inferno" light; 5 LEDs projecting out in every direction from an acrylic hockey puck; the bicycle seat stem mount affixes nicely through the ventilation holes in a helmet suspending the puck parallel to the top of the helmet. Two AAAs, visible for miles, the helmet mounted beacon. Doesn't make you look smart, however.
Another night vis item I picked up recently was the flexible 5-LED strips available from the retail arm of YAK, I think Skatesaway.com.
5 LEDs apiece, flexible 5" strips with self-adhesive backings and mounting screws, about $6.00. I got four. They kick ass. They mount to anything; you can flex them into a horseshoe shape and they still work. They have a hidden switch that scrolls them through three different flashing patterns. Watch batteries included.
At $6.00 apiece how wrong can you go? They mount nicely on square tails on boards, but they also wrap around noses. Just switch the stock machine screws with sharp, aggressive, tiny wood screws 2 mm wide to mount them to your deck.
They'll bend to a horseshoe shape; making them flex to a full 2" wide circle will snap the circuit board (about one minute ago, figuring out the parameters of this post.)
Impressed. Hi-vis, low cost.
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On 2/11/2001 Misterbill
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Hugh, Ben and I had a discussion on lights a few months back. Search for "lights" and "Petzl" to get the whole story.
In addition, REI.com has a new Petzl headlamp called the Tikka that uses LEDs. It is the size of a zippo and gets 50hrs with 3AAA batteries. I ordered mine today and will try mounting it in front of my front truck on the bottom of the board. I don't expect a ton of light, but it will make a great complement to my headlamp.
-Bill
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On 2/11/2001
Wadey
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I was riding down a pitch black mountain on Sat night with a mate driving behind. Obviously car headlights are ideal if you want heaps of light, but how about one of those miners lights that strap on your head? Has anyone tried 'em and do they give enough light to see where you are going? I'm talking pitch black here - not so much for cars to see me, but for me to see the road.
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On 2/1/2001
hugh r
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Night board... I will probably be bringing my night set up on sunday... headlight, batteries, and flashing rear LED's... HR
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On 1/31/2001
DT
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I've been thinking about setting up a night board.
It would have exkate glo wheels and probally more important one of those bright blinking lights that cyclists put on their bikes. they catch your eyes in both dark and daylight.
i was driving behind a motorcycle today during the day and he had one on his helmet, really trick looking. it was flush in the helmet and it was 3 blinking bars. anyway , it was getting annoying because it kept drawing my attention to it, which is exactly the point of its design.
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On 1/30/2001
Kaylee
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The #1 mistake bicycle commuters make is they assume the cars see them. That's how you wind up dead. I NEVER give the cars the benefit of the doubt. You are way more agile and versatile than a car, act like it.
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On 1/30/2001 Herbn
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The only thing is,she's looking for you, she knows you're there. It's the other people you need to worry about,i never expect anyone to see me,and try to ride accordingly.
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On 1/29/2001
Leo
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I put some refelcting tape on my helmet for night riding, my girlfriend in the pace car says that i can be seen from a long distance.
leo
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On 1/14/2001 Lindsay
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Naah thats a true photo. But I'm thinking it aint skating, it's too clean, more likely some piece of machinery did that.
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On 1/11/2001
travis
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why cant we skate on public property?
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On 1/3/2001
david
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that pic with the dudes toes torn off is a fake. a nice little photoshop job, but a fake.
don't belive everything you see on the 'net
keep on riding
david
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On 1/2/2001
STEVIEB
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Herbn,as Roger pointed out I cant spell so just click on his oh so clever link{I really must take some computer lessons}it REALLY is a bit sick.
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On 1/2/2001 Herbn
wrote in from
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that lush boards address hasn't worked for me yet,i copy+paste it, what'sup
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On 12/31/2000
Jake
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OH MY GOD that is disgusting! His toes were ripped off! That is frickin gross. I dont wanna barefoot anymore.
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On 12/30/2000
Clintdog from OB.
wrote in from
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I just gotta reflect on my latest run. From the top of the hill, I style carved my new 5' Big Baffa Big Board from slalom into an aggressive downhill speedboarding tuck, with a few good pumps while shifting feet and weight positioning forward. Thats when I realized that Santa and his elves did not tighten the trucks, or the wheels. Approaching about 25-30 mph , aborting the run would have been hazardous at that rate, speed now up to 40mph---Here comes the speedwobble. Totally committed and highly concerned about keeping the flesh on my body, somehow I managed to slide my back foot out and drop my knee to the board and grab the nose rails with my hands to balance the board, slow down, and finish the run with a little dignity.
LESSON LEARNED- Always, I mean ALWAYS, check your trucks and wheels, after every run and save yourself some skin. clintdog
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On 12/30/2000
STEVIEB
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Roger,all I can say is 'DOOOH'.I must be a Spud Thick Mick after all.
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On 12/29/2000
roger
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Stevie,
Ya missed the "a" in longboards
it ain't pretty!
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