Here's why you should wear kneepads - First MTB ride in 5 months!!

Yooooo guys! So it's been a minute since I actually filmed and uploaded a riding video! Aside from the alps videos (which will still be dropping), this channel has been super quiet! For those of you that are new or just don't know, in August I was riding one of my favourite local spots, when I freak accident happened and I looped out on a corner. Unfortunately, (stupidly) I wasn't wearing any knee pads... My knees both went straight to rocks as I tangled with my bike and my left knee took the worst hit, directly onto a sharp rock. This resulted in an open fracture directly across my kneecap, and lots of damage to the surrounding area. I had to spend a week in hospital after a pretty intensive operation, and now 5 months later I'm still on the tail end of recovery, which I think is pretty good going! (I definitely got lucky here)

I've made a number of posts about this, discussing my healing progress on Instagram and Polls on YouTube, but it's really only in the last few weeks that I've started to feel more comfortable on the bike again. It's just over 5 months since the crash, and although I still get pain in my knee after longer rides, the strength is coming back and i'm feeling more comfortable on the bike!

Annoyingly, I think there's a small amount of psychological stuff that I need to work on, which is mostly just fear of falling off and doing the same thing again. Even though I ride with pads on EVERY ride now. This is to be expected though, and as I lightly mention in this video, I'm putting no pressure on myself to go crazy or make videos, as I feel I have a tendency to ride a lot harder when the GoPro is running. This is pretty frustrating because I really want to get back on with the videos, but I have to take this in my stride. That said, there will be more frequent posts on the channel now!

I hope you enjoy this one guys, I've really missed creating and sharing these videos with you and creating this one was a breath of fresh air, even if it a little boring haha!

If you read this, definitely leave a comment below! I'd love to hear from any of you!

peace,
Matt

00:00 - 01:25 - INTRO
01:25 - 05:44 - FIRST LAPS!!!
05:44 - 06:35 - INJURY EXPLAINED :(
06:35 - 10:56 - LOAMER
10:56 -11:27 - OUTRO


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