Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Supersuperleeds]

Well, at least you are slowly improving. Funny things shoulders - they do an awful lot of work which you only find out when you injure them.

I dislocated mine on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis in 2003. Nightmare story & I can confirm that The Belford Hospital in Fort Bill does a nice line in Morphine that blissfully took away 6 hours of agony.

Lot's of pain for a couple of years hence selling my beloved Pace MTB and fancy Multi-gym that I used a lot and regularly.

That's why my cycling stopped and I only got back into it in 2012.

My shoulder still aches on & off nowadays plus when I go scrambling in the mountains I have to be super careful not to load it up too much - usually at very inconvenient moments!

The Consultant dealing with my aftercare wanted to put a titanium lip around the socket but I have an aversion to surgery and declined!

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Mo - hope your health continues to improve steadily but don't rush back!

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100% FOUL DAY OUT THERE - GREY / RAIN / MORE GREY / AMAZING HOW MANY SHADES OF GREY THERE ARE!

50 shades of grey

 

[Supersuperleeds]

how come? have you finally decided you are human after all?

Constantly being knackered, plus I want to do a bit of fishing again

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Constantly being knackered, plus I want to do a bit of fishing again

I know the first feeling rather too well...but I do like the ability to be able to pretty much eat what I want when I want and in the quantity I want without feeling guilty or putting on weight!.
the 2nd is a sport I have never, ever understood at all

 

[Nigelnaturist]

close but I think you are safe
this is our route for that day... (last but one day...)

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Cover most of those roads regularly, pretty boring out Thorn-Askern-Bently way one of my regular rides takes me through Askern and I was down Barnsley-Wombwell area this week.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

If they are still trading you need to try the chips at Sullivan's chippy on the sea front at Hornsea

do they know what a chip butty is?

 

[Mo1959]

Constantly being knackered, plus I want to do a bit of fishing again

I thought you were going to say you will be doing even more next year. Glad you've seen sense. Lol

 

[Mo1959]

do they know what a chip butty is?

Mmmmm, could go that right now instead of the rather boring egg mayo sandwich I am currently eating.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Mmmmm, could go that right now instead of the rather boring egg mayo sandwich I am currently eating.

tell me about it... lunch is going to be another bowl of breakfast cereal possibly. otherwise it is no diet given I have just had 3 chocolates - OK not the biggest sin in the world but given I have no exercise planned for today it would be nice to make some of those lake district passes just a touch easier... I know I don't need to loose weight but I keep thinking about those mountain passes I have to do and know there is only so much I can do with the gearing on my expedition bike... My BMI is 22.9 at the moment and I know I am lean to put it politely!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

tell me about it... lunch is going to be another bowl of breakfast cereal possibly. otherwise it is no diet given I have just had 3 chocolates - OK not the biggest sin in the world but given I have no exercise planned for today it would be nice to make some of those lake district passes just a touch easier... I know I don't need to loose weight but I keep thinking about those mountain passes I have to do and know there is only so much I can do with the gearing on my expedition bike... My BMI is 22.9 at the moment and I know I am lean to put it politely!

According to sporttracks mine is 23.6 just done my blood pressure 132/79 and 69BPM don't know if thats good or not at 50

 

[Deleted member 18052]

I need some easier gears on my bike, currently got a 50/34 up front and a 11-28 out back, will I get away with fitting a 30 or even a 32 on the back?

Cheers in advance

Daz

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I need some easier gears on my bike, currently got a 50/34 up front and a 11-28 out back, will I get away with fitting a 30 or even a 32 on the back?

Cheers in advance

Daz

What is your RD model, if its a 2013 Sora yes, likewise Tiagra and 105, providing its a GS I had a 32 running on a RD5701-GS only for one run though. If its older maybe not, but it easy to change the RD

 

[Deleted member 18052]

What is your RD model, if its a 2013 Sora yes, likewise Tiagra and 105, providing its a GS I had a 32 running on a RD5701-GS only for one run though. If its older maybe not, but it easy to change the RD

Hi Nigel,

Its a: Shimano Ultegra FD-6700 Rear Mech Grey Short Cage 10 Speed

 

[Nigelnaturist]

According to Shimano Tech docs the RD-6700 only goes to 28th rear, though its possible to maybe make it work with 30th.

Edit though they do a 12-30 CS-6700

 

[Supersuperleeds]

do they know what a chip butty is?

Yes, but remember we have bread cakes in that part of God's country

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Yes, but remember we have bread cakes in that part of God's country own county