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I just got back from a ride, and I am notably happier than when I left.

And I think that's just splendid.

Hi all.

I only recently started to ride again after 4 years or so off a bike; In my mid-to-late teens I rode trials pretty much exclusively, which resulted, due to a terrible riding position (tiny frame, too short a stem, constantly being hunched), in the muscles in my lower back weakening to the extent that they would twist and spasm out at the slightest strain (standing up quickly, sneezing etc.) rendering me completely immobile for anything from 15 minutes to an hour. I went to physio, did some core exercises for a while and everything was fine. I gave up riding a few months later and thought nothing more of it.

A month or two ago I bought my first fixed gear (fuji track with the otp bars swapped out for some nitto flats if anyone's interested :). I absolutely love it, but just recently my back's started to ache a bit in the same place as before, and I was wondering if anyone else on here has suffered any similar problems and what they did about it if they have? It might just be that I need to change my riding position (in which case any advice on how to figure that out would be great) but I just figured I'd ask in case it's a more common problem than that.

Cheers guys.

Ahaha yes! i remember those straps. Did anyone get the Mint Sauce keyring?

I can't even begin to describe how much love I have for Mint Sauce. Everything about it. Jo Burt's artwork, the little song lyrics/passages weaved into the page. Used to fucking knock me sideways every single month.

A few years ago when I threw out nigh on 4 years' worth of MBUK issues, I cut out all the Mint episodes (episodes? strips) and kept them all in a plastic folder. I'm totally gonna dig that out.

fucking hell, that website nearly made me cry.

This is the most elegant post I've ever read.

I'll second that. Amazing.

@ midgetdrunk

hippy's gonna love you

This, I mean..

Fixed!

Glad to hear it :)

Hallo all. I'm new here.

Got my first fixed a month or so ago - already crashed it when some drunken a-hole jumped out in the road in front of me. Got some lovely bruised ribs but I kinda see it as a christening :)

Anyway, it's good to be here.