massage therapy and beyond

i rode massage therapy for the first time in years yesterday and despite a crash i had a great time; that trail has a lot of great memories on it. the skinny section is toast and a few other things are broken (including a semi essential bridge at the re-route near the top) but much of the woodwork is intact and stable, the big problem though is a lot of it is covered in slime and so in wet conditions it's very treacherous. the trail is actually quite "loamy" - or should we be saying "duffy" - as it has seen very much traffic in quite a few years.

however there are a few sections of repaired/replaced woodwork that look to be no more than 2-3 seasons old. one has to be careful though as these "new" sections lead into greasy ones which resulted in a nice get-off and a rather large muscular hematoma - can't wait to see the bruise.

further down there's some more newer work on manhandler and mistress. in all it's still a good ride, but with any dampness you're bypassing most of the stunts. with a good trail crew, the right tools and a weekend or two of work this line could be riding quite nicely again. i have some of the tools and could possibly find the time if others are interested.

holy fuk!!:hurt: that looks painful.. :(

Dude! You gotta tell me your Quad program.

Been training with Ah-nold?

I only ride Massage when its dry, which is only a few months of the year. The newer work is down near the bottom. I haven't been up this year yet but pretty sure no one is working on it, so probably ok to have at er. There was some talk a year or 2 ago of a big effort to fix it up but it didnt happen and people have other projects on the go.

That hematoma looks nasty

it wouldn't look so bad if your legs weren't so pinner

punch a hole in that leg and suck out the puss - then do another lap or two to loosen it up.

i miss massage - great trail - even better if you ride right down to the lake and bbq afterwards

it was a fun hike up too with bikes.

nasty bump there.

Quadzilla!

I tell all the bikers who do this up to you mark if you wanna listen go to health store like a choices grab some herbal ointment .The three that work best are, Comfrey ,arnica,and witch hazel . cycle these works better than ice or advil.
If you want to ride in a couple of days get a compression sock that can slide up over that lump. Also this is irrelevent for you but if you slash or lacertate your flesh get aloe vera leaf and tape it to wound (the gel part)
The lumpus maximus the witch hazel will bring out the colors ,great for sun burns too .You might spend 40 bucks on all this but very use ful for our sport. Forgot to mention you can make a tumeric poultice and let that sit on your thigh all night .

JESUS, you can wear those fancy RCMP pants and they would fit your leg perfectly..

you sure theres nothing else wrong inside that leg ???

I would be in panic mode

Ps
I can almost see your groin.

I would be in panic mode

Ps
I can almost see your groin.

yikes, scary baby pic is scary

That's why you declined to ride yesterday? HTFU.

:D