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I call this my "Why Hand Photo"


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By Stuart M - Posted on 19 March 2007

Swelling to the back of the hand doesn't show too well here. So why the "Why" photo.

This is "Why" you should make a fist when you fall and not spread out your fingers and use your hand to "break" your fall.
This is "Why" I ride in long finger gloves and keep my nails short, the nail on the middle finger is slightly lifted, seperating from the skin underneath a little. Don't want to think how it would look if I didn't have them covered in.
This is "Why" you shouldn't grab your front break when the other hand is off the bars.
This is "Why" you shouldn't ride with rings on, how the f%$k do I get it off now?

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tienster's picture

I can totally understand what you are going through! mine is a bit worse off, in the splint for a week now

If you can afford to, go to a hand clinic (i did use a bit of influence and got my self in there quite quickly), this is probably the best thing you can do

As for the ring, you can go to any Emergency room and have it removed, fairly painless (i remember doing this several times a few years back)

More importantly though Stuart, you can be back riding again next week!

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