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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:18 pm

Well put Pierre, thankyou.

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Postby Bluerider » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:12 pm

Another lefty here 8) ! Bummer and bugga mate, hope it heals quickly for you.
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:45 pm

Left is right !!!!!
If the R-1 rule is broken, what happens to N+1?

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Postby toolonglegs » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:27 am

...when I chopped the forefinger off my right hand it was unfortunate, but I had saved the masterly left hand!...

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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:50 am

Perhaps I could drop to E grade
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Postby sogood » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:08 am

mikesbytes wrote:Perhaps I could drop to E grade
Are you good at chatting? It's a necessary tactic.
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Postby toolonglegs » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:08 am

It is amazing what the one armed man can do...even the one arm in a cast man...on Sunday night I was watching one crowd surfing,cast in the air...problem was when he came over the barrier there was no one there to catch him and I think he did his shoulder in!....oh the perils of alcohol!!!.I also used to race motorX with a one armer who rode like a demon!.

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Postby Kalgrm » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:39 am

You could always take up downhill mountain biking like this bloke. He's only got one arm and still does !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! which I would not attempt!

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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:20 pm

After much discussion based on my main two sports, they decided not to pin it and it is now set in a plastic open cast thing. What I didn't know was that it had multiple breaks and its a punch break, like you lost your temper and punched a wall. Perhaps I was still holding the handlebar and punched the ground?
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Postby sogood » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:55 pm

mikesbytes wrote:After much discussion based on my main two sports, they decided not to pin it and it is now set in a plastic open cast thing. What I didn't know was that it had multiple breaks and its a punch break, like you lost your temper and punched a wall. Perhaps I was still holding the handlebar and punched the ground?
Why is pinning contra-indicated for cyclists and weightlifters? Conservative cast treatment may leave you with a deformity if the alignment is off. Lucky you didn't break all four.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:47 pm

sogood wrote:
mikesbytes wrote:After much discussion based on my main two sports, they decided not to pin it and it is now set in a plastic open cast thing. What I didn't know was that it had multiple breaks and its a punch break, like you lost your temper and punched a wall. Perhaps I was still holding the handlebar and punched the ground?
Why is pinning contra-indicated for cyclists and weightlifters? Conservative cast treatment may leave you with a deformity if the alignment is off. Lucky you didn't break all four.
They didn't regard that I'll loose any grip strength. I'm going to follow it up. We should discuss
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Postby sogood » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:52 pm

mikesbytes wrote:They didn't regard that I'll loose any grip strength. I'm going to follow it up. We should discuss
Did quite understand that.
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:29 pm

Hey Mike...well I would have been no use at hefron today...it was windy and a good turn out (25ish)...but I got dropped at 4 to go and there were only 7 left ahead of me.My av for the 34mins was 178/max 190 and I was only at the back.2 went away quite early and stayed away...I think my performance has more to do with lack of fitness than a hard race,but still must of been reasonably hard.

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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:15 pm

toolonglegs wrote:Hey Mike...well I would have been no use at hefron today...it was windy and a good turn out (25ish)...but I got dropped at 4 to go and there were only 7 left ahead of me.My av for the 34mins was 178/max 190 and I was only at the back.2 went away quite early and stayed away...I think my performance has more to do with lack of fitness than a hard race,but still must of been reasonably hard.
But it does sound like a hard race if only 7 were left out of 25 in the bunch, usually C stays together.

Yeh I suck in the wind, so it would of been good practice for me.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:01 pm

BTW, how did the 2 RBCC riders, MATT (the really big guy), the Preacher and Lindsay, the small guy in red DHBC gear go ?
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:35 pm

Sorry I am not sure...there was a big guy sprinting for 3rd but i dont think it is who you mean.It was the old boy on the cannondale (grade cap i think)and another guy who rode away...welcome to B grade!.

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Postby sogood » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:49 pm

toolonglegs wrote:Sorry I am not sure...there was a big guy sprinting for 3rd but i dont think it is who you mean.It was the old boy on the cannondale (grade cap i think)and another guy who rode away...welcome to B grade!.
Dangerous to ride in front of the grade cap.

The big guy Mike was talking about rides a blue Trek IIRC.
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:57 pm

..not sure..I was suffering,I usually average 150-155 when i race there,good warm up for sunday race...so to av 178 while trying to hide means i wasn't paying very good attention :?

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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:58 pm

toolonglegs wrote:Sorry I am not sure...there was a big guy sprinting for 3rd but i dont think it is who you mean.It was the old boy on the cannondale (grade cap i think)and another guy who rode away...welcome to B grade!.
By big, I mean F.A.T. then thats Matt.

The old boy - grade cap is the Preacher
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:32 pm

OK....Preacher rode away for the win then...Matt got dropped pretty early I think...dont quote me.

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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:07 pm

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Postby senator52 » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:16 pm

Ive got some Tuff gloves, though for the road not track - love em, they'll do you good!

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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:43 pm

These gloves wouldn't of stopped me breaking my hand, I've examined the bike now (its at the track) and there's quite a bit of damage both sides of the hand, clearly my hand hit the ground quite hard.
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Postby toolonglegs » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:36 am

ha...if i could post pics i would put some ice hockey gloves for you to peruse. :D

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