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July 6, 2008
Healing
I have been off the bike for a week now and I did my first 1 hour ride today on the trainer. For the most part all my major areas of road rash have bright pink new skin. All the areas are still sensitive to the touch, but otherwise they are healing great. The stitch on my hand is still sore and with the stitches still in, I can not fully grip the handle bars in the drops. The legs felt good and there did not seem to be any other pain. I am pretty excited about that and feel good about getting out to race this coming weekend.
As for the bike, well there is definitely some damage. The rear derailleur is pretty beaten up. The set screws were grind down to just about the threads. The right pedal, handle bar-end, and shifter are all showing major road rash in their own right. The right brake lever actually has my blood from the crash still on it. The seat is torn up a bit, and my right shoe is worse for the wear. The buckle is starting to come undone, which could lead to needing new shoes.
Over the next week I plan to tear the bike apart and make sure it is as good as I can get it. I am looking for replacement parts as we speak.
As for the wounds I have to thank Andy for some great advice and I also found this great article on road rash. Tegaderm, while expensive is a great solution for large areas of road rash. I could not have sat down or worn pants with out it.
Posted by kermisch at July 6, 2008 10:07 PM