Any question answered...

A big dressing with some zinc oxide/micropore tape will work fine, you might have to dab at it with tcp/saline to get it to unstick the ooze from the gauze at the end of the day.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/262093 ?

I've heard good things about this
http://www.boots.com/en/Savlon-Advanced-Healing-Gel-50g-Tube_122250/
Apparently stopping the skin scabbing actually helps healing

(edit obviously needs a dressing over the top too)

Can I suggest maggots?

Lick it clean.

Maybe a bit of blood-letting too? Leaches?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPaSafTvkZ8

FFS! all I need is a fucking rear locking nut. Cant find anything this side of the planet except SJS, and they want a million euros o post to norway.

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Thanks all. I've licked it clean, finally yoga has paid off.

My epic hip road rash from a month or so ago oozed horribly, and stuck to my bed sheets.

The first night after the accident my 7 year old slept in my bed.

I woke up the NeXT day to find him covered in blood and damn near had a heart attack. Not sure he enjoyed waking up to daddy shouting FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!

CSB.

I probably haz spares, but you'll have to wait until the weekend when I'm back home.

Buy a spare hub in case you ever strip the threading?

try your lbs

Nope.

None that are decent near me. And definitely none that will have that part.

a question for @pastry_bot ;)

You're a star.

I'll keep hunting untill then though.

Excuse the long post - I have a DIY problem that is severely confounding me.

I intend to create a wall-hanging area for three bikes. This will be on an internal wall dividing the two reception rooms in my house. This is a solid, brick wall. I have a metal kick plate to attach to the wall for the lower wheels to rest against, and a same-sized bit of hardboard to attach above it. This will have three hooks that are drilled into the wall, though the hardboard.

Now to the issue:

I have a Stanley stud/cable detector which, completely unexpectedly, is going crazy all over the wall, suggesting that there are live wires behind it. There are no power points on this wall and the area where the bikes will be hung is away from the light switch.

After having an electrician over to hang some ceiling lights, I tested the wall after isolating the downstairs ceiling circuit and, lo and behold, the detector wasn't signalling live while the circuit is off, suggesting that there are lighting cables behind the wall - the electrician suggested that perhaps there were wall lights there in the past and the cabling has been left behind.

His suggestion was to leave the circuit on and go for it. If I hit a cable, it will trip out and not kill me (I hope he's right about that) and I will at least know precisely where the problem is, as opposed to turning off the circuit, drilling and then hoping it works when I turn it back on. Or maybe it will electrify the hooks and electrocute me. LOL.

I suppose my question is therefore whether there is a supremely accurate way to know what is behind the wall and where, so that I can avoid hitting any cables. Or is there another way to go about the whole thing?

I have a Stanley stud/cable detector which...

The stud / cable detectors I've used in the past have been borderline useless. Is there a pro version one can acquire that might actually work?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Probably something like this http://isswww.co.uk/fluke-2042-cable-locator?gclid=CI6BjYOL6c4CFUq3GwodGQYLhA

I have these hubs on my fixehbeik: https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/high-flange-flip-flop-rear/

Are they adjustable at all? My chainline isn't quite right (like 1mm out max) meaning with alu frame I get the super rattles, but I have no room to adjust anything crank side as they are Omniums.

super rattles at 1mm out?

if I'm running a SRAM type 2.1 X9 rear mech, would it be better to route the cable along the toptube and down the seatstay or down the downtube and along the chainstay? Would it make a different to performance? it's on a custom cross frame with external cable routing.

Top tube mounted are less prone to contamination. That said, if you are going to run a full length outer - which maybe you should - then either will do. X9 doesn't care which.

thank you

How fat are the fattest tyres I can run on my Mavic Open 4 CD rims?
These: http://www.bikepro.com/products/rims/mavicroad-c.shtml

I believe Mavic would say 28mm is max but I've certainly done more in the past, although I'm aware there is a point at which it could/would be dangerous. But surely ppl used rims like this for CX back in the day and ran 30+ width tryes with no problems?

Planning a decent length ride in a few weeks mostly along toepaths and the current 25 width gators are gonna be mighty uncomfortable (I can switch to 28s but doubt it'll make a huge amount of difference). No issues with frame clearance. Could probably stick my 29er wheels in if I wanted to (although I'd have to lose the guards).