Please take a moment to look at the angle of your Dropper Post lever (or any other lever) on your handlebar and make sure it is not sticking out towards you (ie. horizontally towards the rider).
This past Friday, I had a major crash on my MTB and I went over the handlebar at around 19mph. During the crash, my left quad hit the handlebars and the lever of my dropper post got inserter into my leg above my knee creating a 16in laceration. 36 stiches/staples later, I am now recovering at home… Off the bike for the time being.
While it is impossible to say, whether or not the angle of the lever had an effect, it is clear that if the lever would have been less horizontal (or look more like a brakelever), I would likely have been okay… bruised but okay.
Here is a picture of what my dropper post lever looked like… and you can imagine it getting inserted into my quad as I flew over my handlebars.
Similar to the story of the guy in CA (?) who got a thru-axle lever jammed into his knee last year (or the year before). Horrific images on the web of the lever actually in his leg.
I wanted to be a doctor when i was a kid, up until 1994. I remember the exact moment i decided to become an engineer.
I was siting at home watching this new (for us) cable channel called “The Learning Channel”. It had a lot of cool stuff and one was called " The Operation". It took 15 seconds to change from “I will be a doctor and do either brain or heart” to “I will become an engineer”
OMG. I will go check all my levers. That is so scary. I really hope you are feeling better soon. I am glad you were able to get to medical help. Thank you for posting this @alvaroe16,
