FAO Scouse, Tom, other bike nuts

[old.Tohtori]

ok so lil update. my left shoulder is fubar: AC joint is tossy-3 and right on top of that the clavicle is separated. the hospital went ape shit and wanted to keep me there but after much discussion between Blonde Doctor (operate now!) and Brunette Doctor (conservative healing policies!) they decided to give me a week and then see if I am healing well enough to pursue Brunette Doctor's conservative strategy otherwise Blonde Doctor gets to poke me with sharp things. Booo

Scrubs instantly comes to mind, where the surgeons just want to slice ya up

Oh and pictures! Two lady doctors and no pictures

 

[old.Osy]

 

[TdC]

Scrubs instantly comes to mind, where the surgeons just want to slice ya up

Oh and pictures! Two lady doctors and no pictures

yes, I was thinking of Scrubs the whole time while they were having the discussion (*cough* fight) if they'd slice me up then and there or not.

 

[old.Tohtori]

yes, I was thinking of Scrubs the whole time while they were having the discussion (*cough* fight) if they'd slice me up then and there or not.

Great, now i'm thinking of hot blonde doctor fighting hot brunette doctor in a tub filled with jello over who gets to "handle" you

 

[TdC]

waaay ahead of you dude. also, brunette doctor stared me straight in the eye and instructed me to keep my wrist and fingers limber this week. yes ma'am I sure will!

 

[old.Tohtori]

waaay ahead of you dude. also, brunette doctor stared me straight in the eye and instructed me to keep my wrist and fingers limber this week. yes ma'am I sure will!

The correct answer would've been; could you come over and show me how?

 

[DaGaffer]

We need to start a "crocked pool" - bet on which one of you lot is going to fall to bits next.

 

[caLLous]

TdC. Again.

 

[TdC]

whatever I say to that I'll hex myself and fall down the frigging stairs or something so fuck it

 

[old.Tohtori]

whatever I say to that I'll hex myself and fall down the frigging stairs or something so fuck it

Did you just hex yourself? Delightfully meta

 

[Wazzerphuk]

No doubt you'll get 19 colds in between now and then anyway.

 

[TdC]

pff thats two weeks or so. I prefer to be recovered before I get the next thing

 

[DaGaffer]

Chilly is our betfair expert isn't he? I'm sure he could set something up.

 

[Scouse]

Nice idea DaGaffer.

I vote me, because of the thing I've just (clumsily) walked through the door with:

Spoiler

These make you feel better, TdC?
...and...

...sorry pic 2 is on it's edge.... not on my PC it aint. But nyah anyway!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Horrible pedals

 

[Tom]

Lovely bike although I'm surprised it uses an external BB (it'll be the first thing to break), I thought everyone was going over to the press fit BBs.

BTW, one of the best things I put on mine is this:

http://reviews.mtbr.com/newsflash-new-mtb-neoprene-mud-guard-neoguard

It stops all the shit flying into your face when you come off the mud onto the road.

 

[Scouse]

Horrible pedals

Lies!

You're just jealous that by pure happenstance Eighteen Bikes had a pair of silver flats with blue spikes that match the frame.

/shoes

Interesting mudgard Tom.

Lovely bike although I'm surprised it uses an external BB (it'll be the first thing to break), I thought everyone was going over to the press fit BBs

Meh. I dunno. And I don't care! It's fucking ace! It's now in my kitchen after blatting me around a local country park.

I was at first a little bit underwhelmed (partly at the fact that I've been off a bike for a month and am clearly a LOT less fit) - but the first bit of downhill which I was always a little tentative with on my old bike I completely flew down. *Really* secure on it.

Can't wait for the Lake District in a few weeks time

 

[Tom]

Grizedale is fun if a little bit rocky, I've been there loads of times.

 

[TdC]

sweet bike Scouse, nice one that man. just please please please always remember to helmet up mate!

My friend, who I stopped at after I had my most recent spat of body->road interface, just called me to say my helmet very likely saved my life as it is broken now. Scary stuff

 

[TdC]

this is why you wear a helmet

 

[Scouse]

sweet bike Scouse, nice one that man. just please please please always remember to helmet up mate!

I'll do you a deal. I promise to buy a helmet for my downhill biking weekends instead of my usual - which is shorts and a t-shirt and a manly beard.

Beards make great head protectors. Science said so, the other day, in the pub.




Pretty good cracks tho there m8.

 

[Scouse]

Grizedale is fun if a little bit rocky, I've been there loads of times.

Did Grizedale in September. Loved it. We're camping a bit north (can't remember the name of the other one in the lakes) - but we'll definitely do that again.

Sherwood Pines is my local one - it's about 18 miles away on cycle route 6 - it's a poor-man's Grizedale, lacking the big fuck off hills. Still - it's a lot of pedal-powered fun and right on 6 - which generally for me means a nice long 60-mile round trip to Clumber Park.

 

[TdC]

I have quite an odd feeling on my head about the area of where that crack is in the pic. I strongly urge you to make use of a helmet...cheep and cheerful piss-pot for a tenner or 300 squids worth is up to you. That Cotic is an awesome bike and you will be doing things with it that possibly you've not done yet which will be totally cool but safety first, always!!

 

[Tom]

Did Grizedale in September. Loved it. We're camping a bit north (can't remember the name of the other one in the lakes) - but we'll definitely do that again.

Sherwood Pines is my local one - it's about 18 miles away on cycle route 6 - it's a poor-man's Grizedale, lacking the big fuck off hills. Still - it's a lot of pedal-powered fun and right on 6 - which generally for me means a nice long 60-mile round trip to Clumber Park.

Balls to that, head west into the Peaks, there are a bazillion trails up there to ride on.

 

[rynnor]

We need to start a "crocked pool" - bet on which one of you lot is going to fall to bits next.

Its the aging forumites - soon it will all be posts about prostate problems, fancy new haemorrhoid rings, and trusses...

 

[TdC]

Deebs, DaGaffer and Throdgrain already have a secret forum for that stuff... I've... been... told...

 

[Embattle]

We have had 3 now.... Waz, Dbs and TdC bless them.

TdC remember blondes have more fun (whether that is at your expense is another thing *giggles*)

Yes but I considered Waz's to be a little too long ago to count, so if nothing happens this week then it is no 3 strikes.

A BBC link to go with your hurt shoulder - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21786511

 

[Tom]

I'm now considering one of these:

Mainly because as well as being a good, fast all-rounder, it can also carry a lot of kit (you can buy extra panniers to go on the sides). With the shitty weather so far this year I haven't been able to get the miles in so might not be able to do LEJOG, but I can certainly spend 2-4 days cycling across Wales on one of these.

 

[Scouse]

It's nice. Weird looking in the extreme, but I do quite like it. The only question I have is this:

I haven't been able to get the miles in so might not be able to do LEJOG, but I can certainly spend 2-4 days cycling across Wales on one of these.

If I was to spend 2-4 days cycling across Wales I'd want to spend as much time as I could away from the roads and make my trip cross-country. Even if you don't fancy going up mountains wouldn't you want to keep away from the roads as much as possible?

Scratch that actually. You don't give a monkeys about roads, do ya

 

[TdC]

Im still scared of recumbents, but some go hella fast