My lovely wife wrecked today on the wod. (with pics)

[GreyBear]

Hope the Mrs. is feeling better and back on the bike soon.

[SteveTheTech]

@PotomacCyclist 5287 wrote:

Re the balance issues, is it related to any physical condition? If not, she could do some balance exercises to help improve in that area. A very basic exercise is the one-leg stand. Just stand near a wall and lift one leg up. Hold for 30 seconds if possible, then rest. Then shift to the other leg. The wall is only there in case she loses her balance. As she improves, she can add a 2nd set on each leg and/or extend the time of the exercise.

After a month or two, she could move onto more complicated and advanced exercises, such as one-leg bodyweight strength exercises, such as lunges, Swiss ball leg curls and eventually one-leg/pistol squats (but those can be tough for many people). Frequent balance and strength work, along with core exercises, can improve her balance on the bike. She will have better body control and a sense of equilibrium, on the ground and on the bike. That can help to avoid future bike accidents.

That is a great post thanks for that.

Actually she has a touch of the Multiple Sclerosis. The not only effects her bodies ability to regulate it’s core temperature and heart rate but her balance and depth perception are a bit off after sustained physical activity. She is an avid yoga participant (I think that is how that is supposed to sound) and is a stubborn as an ox so she will be back once her bike gets a clean bill of health and her arms heal. I think this type of fall (retrospectively of course) will help her in the long run gain some confidence and experience that can only be gained from an experience like that. Having a phyiscally demanding career I know that from my personal experiences what does not kill you tends to make you more cautious in the future.

The forum members here are great, next happy hour first pitcher is on me. Enjoy the short week everyone

[KLizotte]

Hi Steve,

I suspected your wife had MS given the symptoms. My sister has MS too; fortunately my sis has been on some sort of medication that seems to have lessened the symptoms and stopped the attacks but regulating body temp is always a difficulty.

Too bad you will never know exactly what caused the bike to veer out of control. I hate not knowing things like that! Crashes make me more cautious but also a little more confident knowing that most of them entail little more than scratches and bumps.

Kathy

[SteveTheTech]

So I am now hunting for a shop to give her bike a good once over. Contes has a two week back log… And she actually wants to try again ( on the indoor trainer of course). But id really like to have the pros look it over. Being in the mechanical repair service industry I understand how a back log during the busy season goes but…..two weeks is a little longer than I was hoping for.

There are a couple of decent guys over at the bike pro shop on Duke st but I was less than pleased on my last trip there with their summer crew.

Big wheel is where it came from but I haven’t been back there.(another thread)

So I guess my next question is…if your significant other were in this situation would you wait for the pros or try somewhere else?

[baiskeli]

Glad to hear she’s okay; give her our best wishes.

[eminva]

No recommendations for a particular shop, but I would go with your gut and wait for a mechanic you trust. BTW, it was Contes that discovered my frame was cracked this past winter, while it was in for some maintenance.

Liz

[KLizotte]

I always go to Spokes on Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Haven’t been in since the warm weather started so am not sure how backlogged they might be. The techs have always seemed good.

[SteveTheTech]

So I took my lunch today and went to talk typo some of the service staffers at a few of the shops in Alexandria. I still have the bike sitting in my shop if that means anything. Contes is the only place in the area with a back log. Everyone else can have my bike back by Thursday. At this point I’m about 30% frustrated with the situation. At least in the car works there are actual dealers too take up issues like this. The bike world its a little different.

I’m tempted to wait but I am reeeaaallliyy impatient.

How about Papullion? Anyone have good dealings with their service crew?

I am a nut for service I do not mind paying but I am a perfectionist. I’m sure many of you can relate. Is it were my bike our would be a different story but the mrs bike….

[SteveTheTech]

@KLizotte 5302 wrote:

I suspected your wife had MS given the symptoms. My sister has MS too; fortunately my sis has been on some sort of medication that seems to have lessened the symptoms and stopped the attacks but regulating body temp is always a difficulty.

Too bad you will never know exactly what caused the bike to veer out of control. I hate not knowing things like that! Crashes make me more cautious but also a little more confident knowing that most of them entail little more than scratches and bumps.

Kathy,

She hates when I tell people about that, but it really goes a long way when describing the situation. You or I may approach this type of situation differently but if your vision is getting fuzzy there is not a whole lot you can do. She is a trooper though and has come a long long way in the last few years. She too is on a new fancy medicine (Gelenia, the “pill”) but there was a long time were she had daily injections and that really did a number on her quality of life. This new medication effects her heart rate a little but it really has very little in the way of side effects. Fingers crossed some of the new treatments on the horizon will improve many of the others out there with MS QoL. In the DC metro area we are fortunate to have some amazing Neurologists, there are also some real clowns out there. I guess we are fortunate to have options.

As far as what she hit. She says the last thing she remembers is hitting something like a rock. It would fit what happened but she over compensated and had to turn it was pretty much a done deal.

[Mark Blacknell]

Steve – first, give my props to your wife. I hope the recovery is coming along well.

As to getting it looked over, Papillion can definitely do it (while Conte’s is my go-to shop, I’m a big fan of Papillion and its approach to customers). It doesn’t look like any carbon is involved in the bike, so it’s a pretty straightforward inspection/adjustment process. If you end up doing it yourself, and have any questions, just drop me a line.

Cheers,

Mark

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