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fatboyralph yeh neck is sore as well. we're very lucky there were no cars around...couldve been a lot worse
that hill looked well steep..and endless! top job gettin up that. did hippy catch the train after that? :p

Cheeky shit! I'll have you know I'm "riding slow to get faster" at least that's what my training book tells me.. more like I'm just knackered going up hill. :)

No ibuprofen for Ralphy! Slows bone healing.

I used to think I couldn't break bones too..

So sorry to hear about your collarbone FBR.

I hope everyone didn't stick to their bedsheets too much last night :0(

Christ, you look about 15 in that pic, hippy.

Click me, click me, click me!

thanks sam, slept fine. pretty much stayed in one position throughout. getting up is a struggle. tried to lifting the heavy duvet couple of times with my right arm...not smart! >0

that shoulder looks stuffed hippy. your lucky that fragment no3 did not pierce thru anythin else in that shoulder

Sam So sorry to hear about your collarbone FBR.
Christ, you look about 15 in that pic, hippy.

I don't quite have photoben's "fountain of youth" thing going on.. try 23 :)

fatboyralph thanks sam, slept fine. pretty much stayed in one position throughout. getting up is a struggle. tried to lifting the heavy duvet couple of times with my right arm...not smart! >0
that shoulder looks stuffed hippy. your lucky that fragment no3 did not pierce thru anythin else in that shoulder

I'll show you the sticky-outty bit some time. It's smoothed over with time (as they said it would) but it's obviously 'not quite right' :)

I'm off for a club run. Now it shouldn't be icy.. it's just the rain and the oil that'll get us :S

This morning, I feel like something very substantial has smashed into my right side. Oh, hang on...

GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
Crashed on ice last Sunday bent rear mech ride cut short. Broken chain this morning cut ride short GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

fatboyralph thanks guys, for the company in that long walk to the station. only just got out of my cycling clothes. found out that ive got one of them bruises as well. right hip, not as big. weird how all my clothing survived...well done decathlon. helmet is spotless as well. mustve slid on the smoothest part of the road. still think i caused everyone else to stack it...sorry bout that. ill shout ice on my way down next time ;)

weird. ive been tryin to remember exactly what happened. dont think i realise ive slipped until my back was on the tarmac...didnt even try to soften the fall. bit dissappointed in my slow reaction

I don't think we could have done anything differently even if you'd been able to warn us. I remember seeing you go down and thinking "that's odd", then the next thing I knew I was sliding along the deck and looking behind me when I saw BMMF crashing down as well. We seemed to slide along for absolutely ages, it must have been a really big sheet of ice. As you say, it would have been a lot worse if there were any cars around, so I think we were pretty lucky. Funny how we all came down on the same side.

My bruise has come up nicely this morning, and there's a noticeable lump compared with my other leg. Ralph, I hope you feel better soon, glad your bike is okay too.

Fucking hell guys, sorry to hear about the ice based calamities. There definitely must be a brighton curse. Hope everyone gets better soon!

brett ice based calamities

Sorry to hear about your injury fbr. Hope it gets better soon.

Yesterday, I went on the West Kent Road Club reliability ride that Fixedwheelnut mentioned on this thread. Not bad. One steep hill towards the end. There was another guy who was also riding a fixed Pearson, but I didn't get a chance to ask him if he was affiliated with this forum. Anyone on here?

fbr, sorry to hear about the breakage mate, bad news. heal quickly. that goes to the rest of you that lost bark too. ouch. get well guys.

Everyone still up for next Sunday? I, err, am.

Went out for a ride this morning, after 2 of 22 miles of being straight into a wanky headwind I gave up! Had enough of this fucking wind. Also not feeling too clever, haven't been since the New Year.

Expect to see me wheelsucking a lot next week!

not worried bout the wind, just wish i could ride! off the bike for another 2-4wks i reckon...im no tyler hamilton

hope weather's good for you guys next week. wheelsucking is fine, just make sure you bob your head paula radcliffe style at every stroke in case someone looks behind ;)

Yeah, hope the recovery works out Ok for you.

Just cleaned the bike up for next week and found out that my freewheel has decided to want to slide back and forth 4-5mm. Great.

Will wait for it to dry out before having a look. It's a 2004 Campag Centaur 10-speed hub, I've never taken it apart before, slightly different cup and cone method than ShimaNo, it will be (another) learning curve I guess.

Looks like I might be doing Harp Hilly rather than Ashdown as there's a bunch of Willesden riders doing it.

I didn't quit after 2mi.. bike and I needed a good clean at home.. http://thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=960

Got my new toy as well..

I see the Sean Eadie look is coming along nicely.....

Enjoy Harp Hilly!!

Freewheel all fixed, t'was just a loose nut on the drive side that is supposed to hold the freewheel on. Took less than a minute.

More Sean Kelly with all that crap over my face but thanks :)

More like Lorraine Kelly!

"Lorraine Kelly is one of the sexiest presenters on TV at the moment, she is on GMTV every morning, where she gives her male fans a glimpse of her shapely ..."

Your type RPM?

not really, I like my women to be tall, slim and young..

course, if you get me tipsy...

Not drinking means I've got plenty of booze laying around here at the mo'.. whatchu doin' tomorrow night cutey pie?