Just got back from up there. It’s bloody lovely out. Not too cold, perfect consistency of mud, minimal wind, thoroughly enjoyable!
Have a nice ride everyone.

Go on, give us a clue! Can’t view the page without having an account.

He he! Looks exactly like mine did after the first op!

Have you done a nerve sensation check yet? Run a ballpoint pen up your arm until you can no longer feel any sensation then stop. Do it a few times from different angles and the no pen areas will map out any nerve damage and loss of sensation caused by the incision.

Heal well, buddy :-)

Go for it, oldtalent, He has another one for sale at the same price!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2015-Specialized-enduro-Comp-Fsr-LARGE-29-/131923771848?hash=item1eb74501c8:g:qgUAAOSwZVlXvx9G

The Romans seemed too be quite a fan of them, Pook. Wonder if it tastes like Guinea pig..

^This,
Has anyone been burning stuff nearby? Ours always panic when they smell smoke or if I get too close to their house with the mower.

It’s up for £2200 here
http://allcyclingnews.uk/mountain-bike-hard-tail-giant-t-mobile-bargain-at-only-2200-00-for-sale-in-classifieds/

Lucky I spotted it, otherwise somebody might have been ripped off!

Have you considered that maybe he was not too overjoyed about having to touch you? :-)

Separate beds in separate rooms.
The key to a happy marriage!

It really is an utterly ridiculous situation.
I much prefer the paralympics to the traditional version, too.

I had this too. Went for a ride on a 25C+ day and the rear began to drag, then lock up. I guessed that it was the fluid expanding in the heat, so loosened the bleed port on the MC and allowed a couple of drops out. Solved it completely with no recurrence.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bike-tool-aluminium-workstand/?currency=GBP&gclid=CP74hriPvs4CFYU_Gwod750MEw

The bikehand ones are better and can be found all over the place under different names, often on sale too. I think mine was about forty quid and has lasted for years.

Was wondering the same. Madison have them listed, but the price seems way off at the moment.
http://www.madison.co.uk/products/cycling/transmission-braking-components/brakes/st-rs405-hydraulic-disc-brake-mechanical-sti-set-with-rs405-callipers-pair/

The 105 rs505 version is listed at 499 and retails at about £290, so I would expect the tiagra rs405 version to be about 250 a pair when they do turn up.

:-)
Loving the mini rotor, Saddles

And the zombie Cartman. Mine comes for rides with me too

Yep, Survival. I have the whole thing in .cbr (comic book reader) format if you want it. I could not find it in paper format anywhere.

I also bought the full (and amazing) Charlies War collection off Amazon the other day to relive my yoof a little.

Probably. Remove axle from non drive side, turn off clutch mech if applicable, remove wheel.
At least, that is how it normally goes.

Double your money and buy a Fenix. You will not be disappointed.

Had a few cheaper torches and none of then come close to Fenix’s beam quality and durability.

No way, Freegan!I have one of those! Never seen another in the wild until now :-)

In the same boat as me, then? I have decided to give the new fox transfer a go, provided that there are not any stories of them self destructing in the first month or so.

They killed the pig in the pen with the other pigs watching :cry: :twisted:
Utter bastards.

Yep, made some sugru cable guides that have been attached for years now. Good stuff.

The idea is very appealing, but I switched to hardtails only as my old mk1 tracer destroyed bearings like it was a design feature (well, that and it seemed to have rear wheel steering when pushed hard)!

I am sure that there will be plenty interested if you pop it on the classifieds, though.

Nah, just throw it away. It’s worthless.
On second thoughts, you could send it to me! I’ll pay postage too!

Tbh, I would suggest that you have another go when you have had some kip. A cheap puller and a bodged together press are pretty easy to source and it is a far nicer frame than any I own.
Couldn’t imagine letting it die for the sake of a bearing change even if its only worth a couple of hundred as is.
I know someone who picked a 2011 one for 400 in fairly good nick.

Poking badgers?

That would be an Emmelle Classic. Very late 80’s until early 90’s.

Certainly looks like something Prunus, likely apple or cherry
Blackbirds are excellent at distributing cherry stones in unexpected places via airdrop..

A dentist will usually prescribe a weeks worth of antibiotics before the extraction if required. The abscess may be looking to find an escape path for the pus/infection so it can easily end up find its way into the nasal cavity or into the saliva glands causing further issues.

Get it pulled. The Dentist will sort the meds.

We use Petron Stealth leisure bows for the kids at work. Dead simple, but possibly a little long for younger kids.
Pretty sure that it is Petron also do the adjustable compound bow too.

Also some good looking options here http://www.archerysuppliesdirect.co.uk/categories/Youth-Archery-Bows/Compound-Bows/

With a hand?

Coffee
Bacon
Beer
Football
Apple products
‘Latest’ products
Pop music
Cars
Pointless holidays
Money
Carbon fibre
Weather above 20C
Children

Yeah, was going to advise cooking hot and fast or low and slow. I guess it will be quite delicate, so avoid anything that will over flavour it.

Yeah, He is not even trying really, is He?

Yeah, mine was a grade 5 with a fractured clavicle and torn rotor cuff + a standard dislocated humeral head too.,
I was told that grade 6 generally happens when the clavicle is broken in the same incident, allowing the impact to force the tip down towards the scapula 8O
Seems to be seen in motorbike accidents most often. Nasty.

I am unsure on some points and am happy to be corrected, but..

1: Both. The ligament may regrow and mesh at the sutured point, may regrow and secure a surgilig tether, or may be too damaged for use in reattachment. An artificial tether is often used in conjunction with the sutures in order to relieve the load on the healing tissue (or used to completely replace the tissue in cases where required). This is often a dynamic decision made by the surgeon, as sometimes a scan may show tissue to work with, but on inspection it may be deemed unsuitable.

2: The excision of bone is cited as ‘to prevent the distal head of the clavicle from abrading against the acromion’. This is because the clavicle will exhibit increased fore and aft movement as there is not reliable method of fixing the distal end in position due it being a naturally flexible connection.

3: The few weeks post injury are often enough to help the (now slightly longer due to the stretch and tear) ligaments to mesh and heal slightly. With the clavicle now offering much less of a supportive role, these ligaments are generally under less load than they used to be.

4: That was my choice. With increased muscle mass comes much greater stability.

5: My initial surgery was a few months after the accident and I had made little progress. This was due to the complete detachment of the clavicle and having to deal with a good amount of soft tissue damage and other injuries at the same time, limiting rehabilitation. In cases where there is still a good, albeit stretched and damaged attachment, (as I have ended up with after surgical failure, effectively leaving me with a grade 3/4) then rehabilitation was fairly quick.

Even if you go back in a few months and the ligaments are past it, you are just back in the same position as many start in. There are a good few options for these cases, both artificial and natural harvested.

A great source of info run by my surgeon: https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/

Yeah, nobody mentioned that the position might be a problem in the future and I just did not think about it, to be honest.

I still find that some are fine to wear, particularly Osprey stuff as the straps just clear it, but my first climbing trip after the last op resulted in the screw wearing through the skin on my shoulder and bleeding everywhere! I did not notice because of nerve damage in the area, but the sensation has come back a bit since then. With a bit of careful pack choice it is not too bad. Sometimes a ghetto fix of a bit of padding taped over it helps, too..

You might be able to request a different fixing position or technique, that might avoid this issue, though.

I couldn’t say, but he is a great guy who is quite well known in the field and has a good turnout of papers, so I guess that he knows his stuff!

All that I can say for certain is that he is in a very different league to the chap who performed the first op!

And everybody loves a bit of Funk :-)

Another edit: In must say, the first op was VERY invasive, leaving a huge sabre scar and considerable bruising which really slowed recovery in the first few days in a hospital bed..

In contrast, the trip to see Mr Funk was a day surgery, in and out in four hours. No damage, no pain and an incredibly quick recovery.

First op was 2006, second in 2008. Things may have changed since then, but my second surgeon (Professor Lennard Funk in Manchester) had the option of strap, surgilig artificial ligament and harvested ligament.

He chose my hamstrings, which after years of cycling he said were quite impressive and should be tougher then all the other options!

I was given surgery for a grade v separation (Weaver-Dunn). Unfortunately it lasted for six months and then failed.

Was referred to a very good upper limb specialist who repeated the operation with a modified Weaver-Dunn using a section of hamstring as a replacement ligament to reattach the coracoid process. This worked out great for a couple of years, but that too eventually failed, leaving me with a usable arm, albeit still with a grade iii/iv.
It still causes problems and has a slightly limited range of movement, but it works!

The biggest downside to having the surgery is that they left a screw fixed through the top of my clavicle which is a massive problem for me (can’t wear some backpacks, internal abrasion, ect) but if it is removed, I am back to the start.

So, Probably be wary of surgery until you feel that your shoulder is causing problems, but be aware that it carries a quite high risk of failure, and may leave you with other problems too!

Good luck with it, whatever you choose.

Might take time to become accustomed to the traps, try adding a bit of honey to the apple as they love the stuff.
Great little things, aren’t they? (until the telephone goes dead due to chewed wires)!

Tunicates of some kind? Were they mobile like worms or sessile?
Get lots of seapork washed up at this time of year.