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I feel you brotha, had a scaphoid fracture requiring surgery followed by 6 weeks in a cast.
In regards to the bike, wouldn't a flip/flop hub with brakes allow you to skid to your hearts content without losing the practicality of a freewheel when the occasion arises?
Wishing you a speedy recovery
skrtluv-
In regards to the bike, wouldn't a flip/flop hub with brakes allow you to skid to your hearts content without losing the practicality of a freewheel when the occasion arises?
Yeah, but skidding would also require foot retention.
Probably easiest is fitting some pedals that can take hoizontal restraps or similar and then it's just flip the wheel and pop the straps on.
Time off the bikes is gonna suck but at least its during winter.
I might even chuck my Spa on a turbo and do some Zwift!
M_V
My thumb ended up being not so simple, went to a follow up appointment on Thursday and they decided I'd done some ligament damage so had a reparatory op yesterday and I'm in this whopping stooky for the next fornight followed by another, hopelly less bulky one for a month or so and probably 3 months before I can really use the thumb.
This does mean I have plenty time to consider what to do with my lugged fixed/singlespeed gravel bike. I flip between wanting it to be a real fun wee fixed gravel skidder and a more comfortable/practical freewheeling bike, swept back bars, mudguards maybe dynamo lights etc.
It has room for 40 or 45mm tyres with guards, cant remember exactly what size tyres I have on there.
I have some nice Paul cantis I could take from another bike.
I've not been getting on with clipless pedals lately so if its fixed I'd want to run either clips and straps or like Restrap straps. If freewheel I'd just go for flats.