Only twats ride with worn cleats

@ wikey

Nice story but you should have gone M5 / M6. It would have saved you 80 miles ;)
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yeh but givin my age away, not all the motorway was there then !!

although a policeman did try and send us on it at lancaster - youd think he would know better

yeh one for the grandkids later

Clive, am running out of ways to express you have my total sympathy.

Not only that, but we're also running out of ways of taking the pith. This has to be the most bizarre injury ever on the forum, certainly the longest-running and most annoying!

Again my standing order of good wishes, Clive, and don't hesitate if there's anything I can do for you. I'll be working on the jolly cycling exploits for sure.

you're not meant to walk, but you have to go to hospital everyday. they want to make the nurse visit you. at least you are no longer stapled, that's a good thing. There is bound to be some kind of niche market dented bum modeling you could do.

the surgeon wore you like a glove.

Clive, mate, so sorry to hear how this is dragging on- just remember the short hand version is: like Sir Chris's injury, but worse...

Can your surgeon not give you a script for GH? :-)

Clive. can we come round, with beers, to watch chelsea be shit?

or watch hell of the north?
or some other cycling biznezz.
or have an offline thing, where we shout things onto the internet?

Just spent the day in bed (weeping gently while watching the football) and lying as still as I could. MrsO has driven me to hospital where a very pleasant nurse spent half an hour cleansing and redressing my wound. For the first time in seven weeks, it feels as though I might actually be starting to heal. Still a long way to go though.

Plans for long steady rides through car-free and sun-blest roads are starting to enter my imagination.

Good to hear there is progress, Clive.

my cleats were so worn they never kept me attached to the pedals. gripfill sorted that out and I even have 2 degrees float either way due to the flexi nature of the stuff.......Really hi recommmmendation

MrsO drove me to hospital to have my dressing changed yesterday and then took a photo of the wound while is was undressed but after it had been cleansed. I tried to upload this last night with no success. I will have her take another snap next weekend in order to chart progress.

The dressing includes packing the gap with a thin strip of gauze soaked in a gel made from seaweed which, apparently acts as a vacuum cleaner sucking up all the nasty stuff and allowing the flesh to heal. Clever stuff and vegan friendly as well.

alginate dressings for the win!

That'll be them Alginate dressing, Sir. Second cousin to the hydrocolloidal type. Excellent, fall off your bike and make friends with dressings with weird names.....

Back on your bike soon, I hope.

Damn, late!!

hope this heals soon, clive.

I'm sure Clive looks better dressed in this than in his normal Rollapaluza lycra.

Hi Clive, good to hear things sounding more positive. Perhaps a way of getting a cycling fix while laid up is to think about building a new bike project, sourcing parts, new frame and tools and putting all together? just a thought. Hope your on the road to recovery.

On the plus side Clive, this is what you're missing (Race Report from Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne)

"The route, scheduled to be 194km, was cut by around 20km due to an upturned tree which blocked the road. The new route missed out the Cote de Trieu climb.
Matters became even more bizarre when Quick Step's Stijn Devolder crashed thanks to a large bin being blown into his path amid heavy rain."

Poor old Stijn!

Hmm, a club mate had his first Belgian road race experience in the junior race the previous day and I have to say it sounded biblical.....

JimboJ - My plans for my next bike are well formed in my mind. A road bike. Custom made titanium frame from Cyclefit - one of their Gliders. Compag Record or SuperRecord. All I need is improved economic performance and it will be mine.

Jung - I have missed the worst of the weather but have lost base fitness. I shall miss out on numerous opportunities to suffer new and medically interesting injuries. When I return I shall cycle alone or on a Turbo for a few months until my frame fits neatly once more into my Rollapaluza lycra. I can rest happy that no bins have added to my injuries in recent times.

JimboJ - My plans for my next bike are well formed in my mind. A road bike. Custom made titanium frame from Cyclefit - one of their Gliders. Compag Record or SuperRecord. All I need is improved economic performance and it will be mine.

If you build it they will come! (hipsters appear on your lawn)

The dressing includes packing the gap with a thin strip of gauze soaked in a gel made from seaweed which, apparently acts as a vacuum cleaner sucking up all the nasty stuff and allowing the flesh to heal. Clever stuff and vegan friendly as well.

We use the same things to dress Felix' Stoma with a pad on the top. its amazing how well it sticks but is not tacky!

Genius stuff, in the old day you would have had to chew up some bark with a few wasps and plug it with that and some such shit.

nearly there Clive, sounds like a few nice meals and maybe a spa day for Mrs O when you are back up on the pins. sounds like she has brought her A Game!

When I return I shall cycle alone or on a Turbo for a few months until my frame fits neatly once more into my Rollapaluza lycra. I can rest happy that no bins have added to my injuries in recent times.

Not the dreaded turbo Clive....In recent experience it has merely increased the loss in my base sanity more than anything else.

Seriously though, hope the come back starts soon.

I was told, when having my dressing changed this evening, that tomorrow the nurses will shave my arse. Nice to have a day to prepare spiritually for this.

Some people have to pay for such delights. BUPA have arranged it all for me. How nice.

Ahem, Clive.... We serve MUCH better coffee whilst taking your order for aforementioned custom Ti bike......

Just sayin'......

Forget it, Scherrit. Clive is obsessed with GLIDERS, for some reason. :)

You do custom frames Scherrit?

Hmmm....something to think about. Not planning for anything this year but next...