59 Days and Counting...

With every word I type I can feel the sting from the crease under my left 'pinkie' finger, where a small chunk of flesh was gouged out...its kind of like the way a blister feels once it has been popped, and it dries out a little, and cracks...only now it is in the crease of a finger that you don't think about usually.  Don't get me wrong...it doesn't hurt that bad...just really annoying!

Also, I still have a bump on my left shin that is extremely tender to the touch...there might actually be something embedded in my leg, but I cant tell for sure...maybe a small rock or something.  Time will tell I suppose.  Possibly the worst part about it is the fact that I smacked my elbow pretty hard on something (probably the bed of rocks I landed on)...and yes...it was the bad elbow.  I also hit my shoulder hard, so its pretty sore, especially when I raise my arm overhead. I included a couple photos of what my pesky little injuries look like two days after the crash.

Yesterday morning I made the call to Ellsworth Handcrafted Bikes...a call I was really not looking forward to.  To my surprise, they were very good about it (no that I was expecting them to be bad) and asked that I ship the frame back to them ASAP so that they could inspect it, and ship a replacement out to me, as soon as they could.  They have two large frames left in stock, so if all goes well, they should be able to get me a new frame in just a few days!

So hopefully I will have in new frame in hand in a week or so, and I can begin the Great Ellsworth Bike Build-Part Deux!  There are a couple of components that got pretty beat up as well, so I may need to replace them...thankfully they are inexpensive!

I'll keep you all posted as I learn more.  Thanks to everyone for your kind words and get well wishes...they are much appreciated!