vernon
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I didn't have much choice. There's no broom wagon on audaxes and my wife was away for the weekend.
Oh s#@¿
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I didn't have much choice. There's no broom wagon on audaxes and my wife was away for the weekend.
On the way out or the way back ?12 miles from home and broke a cleat
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Dangermouse
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On the way out or the way back ?
On way out, we were giving the Crowle circle a go, its a 45 mile ride but getting to the start is 4 mile so should have been 53 ........... we did 24 only
and we both felt spot on for a decent ride out today
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Dangermouse
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booze and cake
probably out cycling
I feel your pain, last week cycling up Broadgate my campag gear lever snapped, the front derailleur still worked so I had in effect gone from 20 speed to 2 and was stuck in gear. I am house sitting across the other side of London to where I live so yesterday I went to cycle the 10 or so miles across London to replace with my singlespeed and somehow managed to break my left pedal so I could'nt clip in so had to cycle the last 5 miles 1 legged and stuck in gear. On the way I was cursing my luck and wondered what else could go wrong to actually make me stop riding, and having done it before, concluded that if I'd have snapped a seatpost that would have finished me off and finally made riding impossible, but I guess it would have made funny viewing watching someone try it.
The worst bit is I am currently unemployed and campag is notoriously spendy, the replacement plastic lever is 40 quid, but more offputting was the online video instructions for replacing it which just looked a joke. It was so fiddly it looked a a brain surgeon training simulator, like spending all day on the beer and then trying to remove the wishbone during the game of Operation while blindfolded.
The only saving grace is I now know what to ask for Xmas. However I'm not sure if I can ask for one of Santa elves as a present to help me fit it, they are supposed to be pretty good with their hands, but I'd bet a campag shifter dismantle and reassemble would make them invent some new swear words that would make Mr and Mrs Santa blush.
The worst bit is I am currently unemployed and campag is notoriously spendy, the replacement plastic lever is 40 quid, but more offputting was the online video instructions for replacing it which just looked a joke. It was so fiddly it looked a a brain surgeon training simulator, like spending all day on the beer and then trying to remove the wishbone during the game of Operation while blindfolded.
The only saving grace is I now know what to ask for Xmas. However I'm not sure if I can ask for one of Santa elves as a present to help me fit it, they are supposed to be pretty good with their hands, but I'd bet a campag shifter dismantle and reassemble would make them invent some new swear words that would make Mr and Mrs Santa blush.
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Dangermouse
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The weather is glorious here today and I am stuck in...........grrrrrr
I wen to a meeting with th Brompton, and accepted a lift to the venue.
At the time I was using the appallingly dangerous MKS Cube pedals. Got on bike to find that (yet again) the pedal had detached itself and this time was in the boot of my colleague's car heading off to the North of Hampshire - cue 3 miles of one legged pedaling into Fareham and a bus home.
At the time I was using the appallingly dangerous MKS Cube pedals. Got on bike to find that (yet again) the pedal had detached itself and this time was in the boot of my colleague's car heading off to the North of Hampshire - cue 3 miles of one legged pedaling into Fareham and a bus home.
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Dangermouse
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I think we need a one legged cycling team here
RedRider
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I had sciatica for the last three months (just about back to normal thanks) and for at least a week I had little sensation or strength in my usually stronger right leg. Didn't let it stop me cos my left leg is hard!
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Ooh another Sciatica sufferer, I had a massive attack a couple of years ago which put me off work for a month and on sticks for 4 months, my doctor advised me to do as much cycling as possible to get some strength back into my core muscles..........I couldn't even look at the bike let alone chuck a leg over
RedRider
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Yeah, nightmare. Yours sounds a lot worse than mine tho. Just had a few days off work when it first happened but after then, with the right amount of painkillers I could get my leg over (fnar) and after that it was a lot easier/less painful than walking or getting the bus. I was discharged from physio this week and all seems ok so fingers crossed...Ooh another Sciatica sufferer, I had a massive attack a couple of years ago which put me off work for a month and on sticks for 4 months, my doctor advised me to do as much cycling as possible to get some strength back into my core muscles..........I couldn't even look at the bike let alone chuck a leg over
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Luckily I have been fine since that episode
RedRider
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That's good to hear. Like yours, my GP and physio never tried to dissuade me from cycling.
I once had a similar effect when a bolt on an SPD cleat sheared, allowing the shoe to spin freely without moving the cleat. Only narrowly avoided a 'clipless moment' and unclip the 'wrong' foot in time. Had to remove the shoe and use a multi tool to release the cleat, then remove it cycle home with one foot 'loose'
