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  • Today I crashed hard and broke…..
  • sheldona
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    ……….my front wheel 🙁 Or what I Should really say my front wheel broke then I crashed! And NO I didn’t build the wheel!

    Clicky for a couple more of the Welsh Uplift day I was riding with before heading off to intensive care!

    PikeBN14
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    Ooops, you weren’t one of the ones suggesting it’s ok to drill out the valve holes in wheel rims the other day are you!!?

    sheldona
    Free Member

    Nah, rim is standard or should I say was!

    rOcKeTdOg
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    it’ll pull back with a bit of spoke key work

    Oxboy
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    Hes right, that’ll polish out

    phildowling
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    Gaffer tape??

    Where was the uplift day? Pics don’t look like Cwmcarn

    Stoner
    Free Member

    You didnt kill the uglybike did you? That would be such a shame! 🙂

    how are you anyway? face any more disfigured than usual? stoop more pronounced? 6th finger broken?

    sheldona
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    It was somewhere in Wales near Cwmcarn, it was a private one.

    I’ll drop it into the lbs on Monday and see if they can tweek it back into shape!

    Stoner, no just the wheel and I’ve bu99ered my left shoulder

    MrNutt
    Free Member

    I blame the drink! 😆

    Ambrose
    Full Member

    I was a bit worried that you were going to report that it was your famed saddle that had finally met it’s end…

    AndyPaice
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    got some nice photos though, even if it did cost you a wheel 😉

    Ed-O
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    Well aligned valve and logo mate. Hope you heal up quick.

    sheldona
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    LOL @ Ed, I knew someone would mention it Thanks mate!

    daj
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    🙁 Blimey looks nasty …. How buggered is buggered?

    sheldona
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    Buggered, sat here with a heat pack on, trying and hope it’ll be OK for tomorrows ride up the Long Mynd!

    singlespeedstu
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    That looks to me like a fatbastard crashed into some rocks on it. 😛

    Now get to the chemist and get some double strength pain killers so there’s no wimping out on the ride tomorrow.

    Even better if your shoulder’s still hurting you can jump on the back of the tandem with me as you don’t need any arm strength on the stoker seat. 😀

    daj
    Free Member

    Its the retro gods… slowing you up for next saturday!! 🙂

    sheldona
    Free Member

    The Wrecktro Gods will be fine!

    Stu, Mandi’s just walked in… We’re off to Tescos to get some pills! Stamos feet, I don’t want to take pills, I like pain!

    househusband
    Free Member

    I really like that photo of SSP checking your wheel; that’s what bikebuilding/wheelbuilding/fettling is all about.(At least for those who do it as a hobby, anyway.)

    duir
    Free Member

    In downhill you can expect to go through a few wheels per annum. Best to have a spare set for when the other/new set is being built.

    K
    Full Member

    Some one might have some video of the fun…

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    K.

    Come on then get it posted up. 😆

    TheSwede
    Free Member

    Will buy you a pint when I see you K if you’ve got the plump one going superman on cam.

    hora
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    I’d personally rest your shoulder tomorrow. Damage can take a couple of days to show itself clearly TBH 🙂

    Dr hora Prv. Pron.

    mboy
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    Well done Don, that’s pretty impressive how you managed to crack the rim right at the valve hole!

    Many comments from onlookers about “middle aged men on XC bikes should know better” per chance? 😉

    Hope the shoulder heals ASAP mate.

    Ed-O
    Free Member

    Ice not heat! Take down the inflammation.

    MartynS
    Full Member

    good effort…

    what ya gonna do your paperround on tomorrow???

    sheldona
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    LOL, I’ll do the paper round on the IF :-0

    Shoulder rested all night and feeling better already.

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