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Posted 3 months ago #
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Last year in the freezing weather when it was getting down to -12 my old man left bike in the shed. Completely clean, all lubed up [he even dries it with a garden vac type thing - anal I know]. Anyway, both the front and rear brakes froze and buggered the calipers! Had to get new brakes from a shop. Freak issue I don't know but he's got his mtb in his spare room at the moment
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*reads Taff's post and worries about hydraulically-braked 'outside' bike - wonders if it should be allowed inside on very cold nights*
C_G - thanks for asking - I'm improving all the time, still on painkillers every day though. I tried to dump them but can't manage without them at the moment. I'm in a lot less pain, some days no pain at all!
When is your operation? x
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Oh PL-EEEAASE! Make them man up. Mtbs must be ridden hard and treated tough :D....even road bikes hanker for dirty treatment. All of my stable have ALWAYS lived in the brick shed or garage. My Nanolight is currently in the (heated) conservatory but ONLY as she is on the work stand still being born. Umbilical chord should get cut tomorrow am and she'll be straight out the door for a thrashing! Cold? Pff! Get 'em warm through ridng!
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Karin - well that's good.
Is there anyway you could manage on Neurofen/Ibuprofen? Do you not get side effects with strong pain killers? I bet you're still riding!!Still no date for op but it should be this month, will be 4 months since I saw consultant. I am pootling, was even riding in -8.5 degrees this morning!
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Side effects = sometimes itching and constipation so not too bad. I prefer the side effects of Tramadol to the side effects of NSAIDs. Yes, still riding. Cycling didn't cause it, doesn't worsen it, actually the movement helps, makes me feel good and takes my mind off it. Sitting down all day at work kills me though
Out in -8.5? TOP GIRL ! Hope to see you soon x
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My wife and kids are in the garage while me and my bikes watch towie
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Mine are indoors. Sometimes, I go into their room, to see how beautiful they are. Mental? Probably.
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Ones in its room, previously the spare room. The other is in the kitchen. They have a perfectly good shed with shelves and lighting and everything but thieving ferkars like the shed also.
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I'm convinced the cold ruins the tyres. Also the tiny battery in the power meter.
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Karinofnine - I actually like a 'miserable bird on a drab dreary background' lord knows I've been out with enough! Though after reading this I may kick the latest one out and bring the bike inside instead. Do you think she will survive the weather? she did originate in warmer climes.
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I don't keep the bikes warm all the time, but I did stick the fan heater on for an hour to dry them off after a hot water wash the other day. I also went soft and brought the forks into the kitchen for servicing, much more comfortable than working on freezing cold bits of metal.
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My bike currently lives in a utility room, to save me working on it with cold hands.
This may actually be preferred by both of us.
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Mine always leans against the back of the sofa in the lounge.
I like to caress it in the evenings when I'm watching TV.Posted 3 months ago #
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