I\'ve been sentenced for 3 weeks ...
 

... of more boot wearing hell!

I can't believe it. I saw the consultant again this afternoon and today's x-ray shows that although it's healing, it's still not getting enough blood into the bone and she doesn't want to risk it collapsing through me walking without the support. She is having to fuse part of the ankle on another of her patients because the same bone collapsed a bit on top. I want to play rugby again, not walk with a permanent limp!

So I have another appointment in three weeks and I'll have another x-ray and an MRI! And there's no gaurantee that I'll get it off then either.

I don't care how much Daytona Security Evo's are, I'm having them!

I damaged my ankles playing basketball about 7 years ago, becauseI was in the army lets just say I never got treated properly. Two years ago I started playing rugby again, one akward tackle later over on said ankle not letting it recover properly (my fault) can't play rugby anymore.:(

Unlucky mate. Still, as you say, it's better to sit it out for a while now and not have any long term effects.

Patience, patience....

A Group 4 armoured transit van pulled out in front of my 650 Kwack nearly 25 years ago. Fortunately I managed to swerve so that I hit it in the front wheel rather than smack straight into the side of an armoured vehicle. One triple summersault, with pike, over the bonnet later saw me land on the other side of the road, neatly roll out of the path of an oncoming truck then count my injuries. Concussion, severely bruised legs as they'd smacked the handlebars, a couple of broken ribs and a pair of fractured scaphoids.

The scaphoid is a tiny little bone that is a bugger to heal. My left one was in plaster for 2 months, my right one for 3 months. I went for a check-up on my right wrist the day before my wedding and they wanted me to get plastered up for another month - so I let them do it, then sawed the pot off with a bread knife when I got home, 'cos I wasn't going to be in plaster for my wedding.

Never went back and just left it to mend by chance - reckoning that 3 months was long enough for any bone. It still gives me jip today, especially in cold weather and when I've been Karate training - fortunately wrist heavy riding positions don't seem to be a problem, but when it's giving me grief it still feels like it would if I'd sprained it a couple of days ago.

Let it mend proper

Youll be alright mate.......Props are only prone to neck injuries!!:lol::lol:

props don't have necks!:D

Have you tried laser treatment?, there is a guy in Ipswich that does it for all the top riders.




Chris.:burn:

Rugby - great game to watch others play, everyone of my mates that played it are now knackered to one degree or another ones just about to go for his fifth ankle op, he gets one a year about now and he is up and about (Still limping) by about Xmas.

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Do yourself and your family a favour give it a miss stick to something less dangerous like bike racing.

Thanks for the tips. Jools, that sounds like pretty hard luck mate. I broke my right scaphoid playing basketball years ago and it was the same thing .. dragging on and on ... so I know how you feel there.

Rugby is a great game, I went and watched my club's 1st team play on Saturday and then went out on the red beers with them afterwards ... I can't actually remember leaving the bar ... thank god for beer taxi's!

I'll wait for it to heal, because I want to play again and also because I'd like to walk properly again some time in the future!

Just think what it is saving you on shoes though.
All you need to buy is one foot now !

Thanks Kev, there's always a silver lining :D

TP,they're £550 retail,,and worth every penny,i've got some !,MJK leather carry loads,and they'll do a deal,mate !


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[Edited on 28-11-2005 by Simon Reed]

How much :o Try here

That's cheap actually.

Normally much nearer £500.

I can get discount from this place but it only works out about £10 cheaper than your one :o

Can someone enlighten me as to why they are so good?
I know its only a picture, but they don't look that special.

I only live a mile and a half from GLF Factors (dealer for MJK Leathers, daytona boots, Held gloves etc).

The only thing I can afford is the Held gloves, but I've looked over the daytona boots while I've been there.

They've basically got a Kevlar type inner boot which is very strong and ergonomically designed to stop your ankle getting twisted round. The outer boots are 'just' a kangaroo skin covering. They're expensive, but apparently, they're almost completely rebuildable, so they can be resoled, have new uppers, new inners etc without having to replace the pair

I have just got a pair,superb boots AND cheaper than any prices quoted here.
Butch

na na ne nana!:P How much then??:D

Dont leave us guessing, we have a need to know !

My ankle is still suffering from sliding across clearways into another bike on the track in the summer.
I've had the ordinary daytona race boots and have been very impressed with the comfort, but they dont have much protection, so I bought sidi vertebra's which were the only others that seemed to fit me.

I was thinking of some vertebra races, but a good deal on some of these daytonas sounds very interesting.

Put your feet up Tony and watch some racing;)

found this on vd.............

Daytona Security Evo. Best protection your feet/ankles can get.

Size 7.
Top spec with Kevlar internals.
Red, white and blue.
Only worn once.
Selling as bought wrong size.

Paid £550, will sell for £300.

Tel: 07887 580402

Hang in with the program TP, its all happening at the right time of year - you should be ok to race next year, get fit when its warm(ish) and then play rugby next season.

I to would like the comfort and safety of such a boot

T P sorry to hear about your progress, you just have to be patient and let it heal. If you rush it you will pay.



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Got a pair of Evo's this season....

They are the dog's ******** wrapped in Kangaroo scrotem!

Note the ceramic toe sliders are £37.00 a pair!!!!

You can get plastic, but i went through a set in two races, must lift my toes up!

yeah they are cheap !,i bought ceramic toe sliders,as i f**ked the others up at donnington.

first time out,did the same with the ceramic ones !,dear them track days arn't they ??

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[Edited on 29-11-2005 by Simon Reed]

Buy the boots here, even with shipping they're cheap. (About £350 iirc)

http://www.motshop.de/shop/catalog/p...roducts_id/916

;) Och stop yer greetin ya big new zealand poof this cost me 11 months in plaster!!

Oh dear, TP. More time with your foot up! That's just terrible. :(:(:(

But looking on the bright side, you're getting the sympathy vote from the entire DSC. And turning up in bars already plastered is a good conversation starter, surely. :devil::devil:

TP what size feet are you?

My sponsored rider Jay has a pair of size 7 ones he has worn once and is selling for £300. I have his numbers if you need them....

Thanks mate, it's been a long time since I used to fit into a size 7 though. I'm around a 10-11 depending on the boot manufacturer. Normally a 45.

Cheers for thinking of me though.

I thought you might be bigger than 7 as Jay does have diddy feet!

You know what they say. Big feet ....

Big socks :saint:

:o Behave Ruthie!

:( Ok :P