Make sure you note down all costs (and keep receipts). Keep a diary of how much you've been inconvenienced and/or have been unable to work.
Also, the NHS really are keen on not performing surgery which may (depending on the nature of your break) leave you with one shoulder sloped or shorter than the other. Keep a close eye on this during your recovery and push for surgery if there's any kind of shortening. I speak from recent experience with a broken collarbone. It can help if you make a big deal of your aspirations to complete triathlons or say you're a keen swimmer...
The weather is destroying my training.
I was planning to do the Stratford CC Reliability ride (55miles) tomorrow but with high winds, rain/snow/sleet and a wind chill of -4c I know it would be tourture on a bike
Hoping for a better week commuting - double puncture on Monday and rear mech cable snapped on Tuesday. 39x11 is a surprisingly big gear, even on the flat!
In the event of a puncture you'll need to carry around either a spare pre-glued tub or a can of sealant. Is this more or less hassle than replacing an inner tube? I think so but others disagree.
On Friday I managed to get a slow puncture on the way to work and I also noticed two broken spokes! I was hoping to wait until spring but this forced my hand to fit new wheels, freewheel, chainring and chain. The original wheelset lasted 6800 commuter miles in all conditions so I don't feel too bad.
V-Sprint track wheels, Mach1 rims built on Miche hubs with Halo clickster freewheel. Cheap but not pretty or light...
In the event of a puncture you'll need to carry around either a spare pre-glued tub or a can of sealant. Is this more or less hassle than replacing an inner tube? I think so but others disagree.
How does this work? I understand the sealant obviously but a pre-glued tyre? My understanding is that the tyre is glued to the rim? So you'd need to get the original off, clean it up and then fit the replacement at the side of the road and wait for it to dry etc? or am I missing something (sarcasm) or have I misunderstood
How does this work? I understand the sealant obviously but a pre-glued tyre? My understanding is that the tyre is glued to the rim? So you'd need to get the original off, clean it up and then fit the replacement at the side of the road and wait for it to dry etc? or am I missing something (sarcasm) or have I misunderstood
I've not done it myself, last time I got a puncture riding home from the track I used Vittoria pit stop sealant which coats the inside of the tub with latex.
My understanding is you pre-glue a spare tub (usually a cheapo one) and let the glue dry etc. When you get a flat, you remove the old tyre and because the glue is contact adhesive it will only stick to the glue already on your rim and hey-presto you can ride home. I think you also need to send tubs off for repairs if they are sufficiently damaged unless you can afford to buy a new tub every time you get a hole in it.
For this reason, I'd consider it a faff except for racing or use at the velodrome. There are those who will tell you they can change a tub faster than an inner-tube, they've used tubs for commuting for 25 years, they never get punctures on tubs and clinchers are for noobs.
Took the CX bike out for the first time today. I definitely have a lot to learn about riding on mud/grass/etc but it was fun Brutal headwinds combined with low tyre pressure made riding home at the end 'interesting'
Had a mental first day on a cycling trip in Morocco. Started beautifully on the shaded side of the Atlas mountains climbing a little and decending at 40+ mph and rounding a corner to the unsheltered side and hitting a gale which reduced speed from 40+ to 13mph. Face was raw after 20miles being sand blasted by sand and grit.
Started raining before lunch so I gave up the ride after lunch as I looked down the road and it was really dark grey but rest of group decided to soldier on and I got on the support bus. 5 miles up the road the group gave up soaked wet through from the pouring rain and gale.
We drove on to the hotel and got stuck at a land slide. There were diggers at tizi nest pass digging out a 4ft snow drift (the pass we were riding through tomorrow) so one came down to fix the landslide. After it was fixed, we drove on as our hotel was only 7kms away but encountered a torrent of water coming down the mountain which washed the road away. Called the digger guy to fix it but couldn't as too much water was coming down, it was a really big fast moving river now.
Some idiot in a car decides he wants to cross it but gets stuck, my guide helps the guy get out of the car and later his car gets swept down the valley into the river. We decide to turn around but find out the landside before has happened again so we are stuck between two impassable obstacles. I bed down thinking we are sleeping in the van. Guide calls everyone he knows and ends up speaking to the local police chief telling him we are a bus load of tourists (Brits, Danes, Canadians, American) who orders the diggers to come down to help us out as well as the other half dozen cars out. The diggers fixes the landslide and on the other side of the landslide the police chief is there and he gives us a police escort with flashing lights the two hour drive back to Marracech where we first started. When we get to the hotel at midnight he gets out asking if we are all OK and starts taking selfies with all of us. A totally surreal day.
The day was so mad, when I recall it all it sounds like a crazy made up story. Unfortunately we will have to miss out on the Tizi nest pass which is unpassable, would have been a great climb and decent. The rest of the trip is pretty much undulating but with some great sights though, hopefully with less adventure.
Did 60% of Sufferfest ToS Stage 6 on saturday morning. Had to bail as running low on time once I'd jammed my headphone cable in my rear mech/cassette... Doh! Hard session with 'building' intervals, will have a go at it again at some point. The minimal recovery times between efforts hurt!
Did some fasted/low intensity Zwift spinning on sunday while catching up on some rugby, joined on Benny but was nowhere near warmed up so he zoomed away and I was 'stuck' riding whatever crazy circuit he'd chosen! Loaded up Zwiftmap and rerouted (my ride route is worse than some of the crazy detours my satnav takens me on!), hunted some hills and the pretzel in reverse for some low cadence/low intensity. Didn't bump into Ben again but two others I knew joined on me so rode a bit with them. 1.5 hours on Zwift flew by! 122 miles last week (65% of it Turbo) I'm chuffed with.
BennyC;30490939 said:
Offices are moving making a commute more feasible 12miles currently which wasn't the deal breaker, just the lack of a shower was.
9 miles instead soon with the option of 200ft or 500ft (including 16% ) and closer to the hills for the scenic route home \o/
Awesome! Decent enough distance to really build base miles & I'm assuming lots of options to extend?!
I commute without showers (without any real facilities, I get changed in the only toilet cubicle!). I eat clean so don't tend to smell so it works for me, short commute so don't really sweat! Also work with far stinkier people, who've no excuse! Oh yeah they do, they're obese from no exercise and eating junk!
Shadowness;30493094 said:
Back in the country tomorrow, the forecast looks promising.....maybe even summer bike worthy.....if its dry.
I actually moved my turbo inside for a few days as with the low temperatures and high winds forecast I wasn't going to do any group rides. Turbo in the freezing cold garage was getting tiresome. I shouldn't need overshoes on the turbo!
hornetstinger;30494342 said:
been knocked off bike broken collarbone, going to see soliciors. any tips what i need to do 2 claim comp, injury plus items and loss of salary
Make sure you get an incident number from the Police and make sure it's recorded (proves it happened), the sooner you get this the better, even arrange for an officer to come write the incident report for you while you're in hospital. Make sure you get any doctors notes for your work (proving you can't work 'under doctors orders'). Get the bike looked at by a LBS (if any real value) explaining what happened and get them to quote value for everything damaged (possibly even quoting for a 'like for like' total replacement if frame/wheels are written off). Speak to the drivers insurance company ASAP and confirm he/she has reported it. Ask them if their client has admitted liability to them, if not get them to contact the police using your incident number to prove you were not at fault.
A huge part of it is the insurance company admitting liability, if their client hasn't admitted it to them (they may not have even asked!) then you are totally at the whim of the Police and any witnesses. Don't be surprised if the driver 'refuses' to talk to you, many are advised that when they speak to their insurers. Don't get frustrated, just provide all the info you can to them and the Police. If things don't look like they're going smoothly get a solicitor.
Shamrock;30495484 said:
On Friday I managed to get a slow puncture on the way to work and I also noticed two broken spokes! I was hoping to wait until spring but this forced my hand to fit new wheels, freewheel, chainring and chain. The original wheelset lasted 6800 commuter miles in all conditions so I don't feel too bad.
V-Sprint track wheels, Mach1 rims built on Miche hubs with Halo clickster freewheel. Cheap but not pretty or light...
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but a pre-glued tyre? My understanding is that the tyre is glued to the rim? So you'd need to get the original off, clean it up and then fit the replacement at the side of the road and wait for it to dry etc? 
or am I missing something (sarcasm) or have I misunderstood 
