NGD: Novo Serus P2 with Lollar gold foils...just as I destroyed my left hand, warning injury detail

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Hit a pothole, then gravel, then a drystone wall in Majorca...

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13 stitches in the middle finger, bruised all over, gravel rash galore, 2 mates rode over me!!

Tarmac SWorks possibly f*cked beyond all redemption.

And a Novo Serus P2, which I waited 12 months for has arrived....can't even get fingers round the neck at the moment!

equalsql

Yikes, that looks painful  .
Did you break anything?
I imagine it's going to be quite a few weeks before you can play that beauty. Best of luck to you with the healing.

bluechargeboy

1) Hope you heal up soon

2) That's a lovely guitar, at least it's nice to look at while you mend!!

I never, ever ride without full-fingered gloves...

Lewy

Time to build a savage picking hand, I'd say! Alternate, economy, hybrid, travis.... you can practice them all without fretting a note

Ungulate

equalsql said:

Yikes, that looks painful  .
Did you break anything?
I imagine it's going to be quite a few weeks before you can play that beauty. Best of luck to you with the healing.

No fractures, managed to keep my face out of the wall too! Just can't bend my fingers due to bruising & stitches....bugger!

elstoof

Ouch! Campag shifters took a beating too

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elstoof said:

Ouch! Campag shifters took a beating too

Super Record 12 speed...£400 to replace, not sure I'll ever trust those forks again either...

OilCityPickups

Ouch ... as an ex biker (motor variety) I've seen that sort of injury lots of times ... we used to call it doing a 'cheesegrater  handstand' ... even in the height of summer I never rode a motorbike without a leather jacket and leather gloves ... obviously on a pushbike the jacket is superfluous ... but jeez ... wear gloves!  

drofluf

Ouch. Speedy healing 

ICBM

Ouch . Better the back of your hand than planting it palm down and shoving the forearm bones up through the elbow joint though - I did that when I fell over while running, and the doc at the hospital asked me if I’d come off a bike as it’s such a common injury. I broke one of the bones quite badly and now have a metal bit in my arm, but luckily recovered full use of it (left as well).

On the bright side, if you waited a year for the guitar another month or so isn’t the end of the world, and at least you’ve got an incentive to look after it. Just don’t rush it before it’s healed properly!

Offset

Pharq... that looks grim.  Speedy healing and playing.  The Novo looks seriously cool and I love the colour!

Ozzie744

Ohh, so to hear this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Sweet guitar

guitars4you

Ungulate said:

13 stitches in the middle finger, bruised all over, gravel rash galore, 2 mates rode over me!!

Tarmac SWorks possibly f*cked beyond all redemption.

And a Novo Serus P2, which I waited 12 months for has arrived....can't even get fingers round the neck at the moment!

That made me seriously cringe - Best wishes for a speedy recovery

drwiddly

A couple of years ago I bought a new guitar on e-Bay and a few hours later managed to slice into the side of my left index finger whilst chopping an onion. It was about 6 weeks before I could play again so I feel your pain. Get well soon.

Ungulate

OilCityPickups said:

Ouch ... as an ex biker (motor variety) I've seen that sort of injury lots of times ... we used to call it doing a 'cheesegrater  handstand' ... even in the height of summer I never rode a motorbike without a leather jacket and leather gloves ... obviously on a pushbike the jacket is superfluous ... but jeez ... wear gloves!  

Yeah I have worn fingerless gloves since I was a kid....gonna go full finger now!

Ungulate

ICBM said:

Ouch . Better the back of your hand than planting it palm down and shoving the forearm bones up through the elbow joint though - I did that when I fell over while running, and the doc at the hospital asked me if I’d come off a bike as it’s such a common injury. I broke one of the bones quite badly and now have a metal bit in my arm, but luckily recovered full use of it (left as well).

On the bright side, if you waited a year for the guitar another month or so isn’t the end of the world, and at least you’ve got an incentive to look after it. Just don’t rush it before it’s healed properly!

Appreciate this...

I've broken my right hand, distal ulna, L humerus, left femur in bike racing accidents...just got caught totally unawares here...you are totally right...need to find patience...just been waiting so long to play rather than hold that Novo! 

elstoof

cycling gloves will do bugger all to protect your hands tbh