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No riding for me as I broke my thumb three weeks ago
I feel your pain. My right thumb got proper smashed up in a bike accident September last year. Plaster on for 6 weeks, then at least another 6 weeks with a splint and physiotherapy. It has healed but is far from being what it was before. The most grievous persisting problem is the destruction of my handwriting, once a very pleasing italic style. Also, wiring plugs or anything with small screws. Happily, bike riding is OK other than using the Campag Ergopower thumbshifter when it's cold.
HarmanMogul-
Fuck, 6 weeks is a hella long time to be in plaster.
I’ve got an appointment tomorrow to get this stupid thing off and stitches out. I’ve no idea how many stitches I have or whereabouts so I’m intrigued to see how it’s looking under there! I’ve also got no idea what they’re going to do after they take the stitches out. Two weeks in this huge thing has killed me, I have an old sweater I’ve cut the sleeve short on and one, non waterproof, not very warm jacket that fits over it, everything else I own is too tight! I’m hoping they send me away with something less cumbersome. A Velcro splint would be very nice. I don’t have any broken bones now as they just removed the fragment of bone I’d broken off and threw it away but they then had to suture the ligament to the remaining bone which I think is going to take a while to heal.
I’m resigned/looking forward to just riding singlespeed when I get back to it as I expect shifting will have to wait.
M_V
No riding for me as I broke my thumb three weeks ago and had it operated on two weeks ago but I did manage to put my singlespeed back together so I can hopefully ride it soon.