Sooooo, what color cast do you want?

[flowtron]

Arg. Mark one more Front Range rider on the DL. Not even doing any cool riding, or even a silly drunken riding crash.

Diagnosis: Broken 5th metacarpal(Bone on the outside of the hand under pinky). AKA: A Boxers Fracture.

The moral of the story: Don't punch refrigerators

8 weeks to "fully heal". No surgery. Cast for 4 weeks minimum. I feel I'll be riding on dirt in 6 weeks hopefully.

Generally:
But it could have been worse, its only early May. Only missing one race, hopefully....unfortunately that race is Angel Fire.
Should be good to go by the time Keystone is fully functional.

Cast is black. I'm a dirty, greasy bike mechanic.

ps: The owner of the pimped out Madone I worked on a few weeks ago (mentioned in the Carbon Fiber tr) is one of the top hand guys in Denver. Gave him a call the morning after, 3 hours later I got x-rayed, diagnosed and casted for $120. That was fucking awesome.

[Crinkle]

dooode, that blows, I am a week away from getting mine removed, which you figured i would post about, its not always about you that is a huge bummer, i have been out a month already, feels like eternity when its 70 and sunny with dry trails to be had. heal up quick and remember the fridge will always win in the end and now its your friend, keeping your beer cold

[Mr. Altagirl]

Sucks dude, I was hoping to run into you at Angel Fire. Can you still get a bottle opener cast into your cast? Color - hot pink, no doubt about it.

[marshalolson]

bummer dude. sorry to hear it. heal up man.

[bc]

Fridge..........1
Flowtron......dude, that totally rocks, you fearlessly took on a fridge!

sucks about your hand though

gimps unite!

[bagtagley]

Hey, it's a good thing you have no bikes skills and are a wuss, otherwise this could really put a damper on your season.

Bum deal. I had surgery for a broken 3rd metacarpel, and was back on the bike in just over 5 weeks. You'll be back at it in no time. Good luck.

[flowtron]

Sucks dude, I was hoping to run into you at Angel Fire. Can you still get a bottle opener cast into your cast? Color - hot pink, no doubt about it.

Great minds think alike. The first beer I opened after getting the cast sparked that idea. Maybe when I go back in 4 weeks for re-eval I'll get him to put one in there...I'm also bringing a grip...but hopefully he'll just be putting me in a brace.
Pink was my first choice too, but then I realized how nasty it would get in 4 weeks of wrenching.
I'm still considering going down to Angel Fire for some extreme spectating.

[kidwoo]

Look........I already told you this......you have to go to the store to get more beer. You can't just intimidate the fridge into giving you more. Plus punching it makes it less inclined to keep it cold for you.

And yes you can use short sheet metal screws to mount a bottle opener on casts.

[MarsB]

Not even doing any cool riding, or even a silly drunken riding crash....
..The moral of the story: Don't punch refrigerators

You punched a refrigerator while you were sober?

[marshalolson]

You punched a refrigerator while you were sober?

he's addicted to rage-ahol