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@NurseHolliday
What are the road conditions like in Central at the moment?
I'm on one of my regular commutes from Liverpool-Essex that involves a brief ride from Euston - Liverpool street but I'm also meeting a friend which possibly involves a ride down to Victoria.
However on Monday morning, I fell on some black ice while I was going pretty fast and I tore my muscle fasica in my forearm and gave myself a pressure induced 6" laceration just in front of my elbow. This needed internal and external stitches. I've still got the stitches in but I feel pretty ready to get on my bike, I've had a few test rides up and down my road and I'm about 75% confident, but not if it's going to be slippery, slushy, etc etc. I don't fancy going down and busting open my stitches on what would normally be a simple graze.
Am I being silly here anyway? Is it a bad idea to get back on the bike so soon?