So I kissed a tree and it rejected me.

As Boony has mentioned, I managed to have a get off at very low speed while trying to mark in a technical new single on Saturday. Apparently i kissed a tree with the outside end of the left side handlebar and the CRF felt that as punishment it should throw me off the bike. I think what happened then was that I tried to save myself by throwing the rt leg out but instead of level ground it found either a hole or some slippery shit, end result large cracking noise and then pain which quickly disapeared. Thought it ok when I stood up but after my first step the knee and foot were not pointing the same way. After an MRI and some other imaging (I know this place you can get them cheap) the verdict is as I thought a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament requiring surgery to repair. Off to Sydney for surgical consult and then hopefully under the knife next week.

So no starter for Seaview and Ill be doing an adventure ride by driving the morning tea / recovery truck for the Nundle ride while you mongrels get to ride my singles.

No TB I was not wearing knee braces, just knee guards. At least now Ill be able to claim knee braces on my health cover. Shame about the couple of grand the surgery will cost on top of the braces.

Thanks for the kind wishes from some of you, Boony I’d like my wallet back that you stole while I was lying on the ground.

Thanks to Chris and TB for the website which looks like Ill be living on for a while to replace days in the bush.