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| # Posted 2008-06-03 02:43:08 | |
| Alibongo: | a work colleague returned to work today having broken his jaw falling off his bike - the spokes (on a one month old wheel) gave way and he went over the handle bars. He's been eating soup, smoothies and yoghurts for over a week and is looking about two stone lighter! |
| # Posted 2008-06-03 03:28:06 | |
| forest grump: | Try eating soup with 2 broken arms...!!!! |
| # Posted 2008-06-03 04:22:51 | |
| mhiat: | Brad - a few options with your bike -rear axle may not be aligned evenly - easy to do if you have quick release. Or wheel out of true - spokes need sorting - spin wheel on up-ended bike or remove altogether. Think of today's cycle as resistance training then you won't feel quite so bad! |
| # Posted 2008-06-03 15:27:11 | |
| bradc: | hmm, I have often thought of what I might look like if I fell off the bike when I'm doing nigh-on 40mph down the hill into Linlithgow on my commute; best not worry about that sort of thing! At least on a motorbike I'd have some protection to stop all my skin being serrated off. I do like the idea of losing a bit of weight, but 2 stone is perhaps a tad extreme.
Claire, thx for the advice! The bike's rear wheel was simply not aligned properly; the old (fixed) wheel's buckle finally became un-correctable in January, and I hadn't put the quick-release replacement on tightly enough, so it had got a bit out of whack. The back roads between Linlithgow and Livingston are very lumpy-bumpy, so Bertha takes a fair bit of punishment! As you say - it was more exercise for me anyway :) |
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