Bugger

Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres back on
it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the intention of doing
some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new knuckles and an elbow, as
well as a new shifter by the looks of it. Never forget that the front brake
is a lot sharper than it used to be...

Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres back on
it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the intention of doing
some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new knuckles and an elbow, as
well as a new shifter by the looks of it. Never forget that the front brake
is a lot sharper than it used to be...

Ouch! That sounds quite nasty. Is your tetanus innoculation up-to-date?

Cheers, helen s



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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres
back on it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the
intention of doing some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new
knuckles and an elbow, as well as a new shifter by the looks of it.
Never forget that the front brake is a lot sharper than it used to
be...

Ouch! That sounds quite nasty. Is your tetanus innoculation
up-to-date?

My what? Found some XT Shifters in the ad mag and an LX back V-brake, so the
shifters are going on tomorrow and the V-brake when I get a matching one for
the front. All for the bargain price of £30. Of course, now my grips which
normally slide off at the drop of a hat are being absolute swines.

My what?

Your tetanus jab, to make sure you don't develop tetanus from nasties in the
ground getting into you via an open wound.

Cheers, helen s



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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers writes
My what?

Your tetanus jab, to make sure you don't develop tetanus from nasties in the
ground getting into you via an open wound.

Cheers, helen s

Hate to admit it, but she's right - even a mudlark's immune system needs
tetanus shots. I've had the full three or whatever it is, giving
lifetime immunity, but perhaps I should do some scaremongering among
other riders.
The size of the wound actually has no bearing on the matter, it's the
outdoor environment that does it - a farmer down home got infected
through a scratch from a strawstalk, and he was paralysed all down one
side.

Give your GP's surgery a ring, they do it by appointment and I don't
think they charge for it, even now.

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Doki wrote:
Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres back on
it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the intention of doing
some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new knuckles and an elbow, as
well as a new shifter by the looks of it. Never forget that the front brake
is a lot sharper than it used to be...


Must be the way I have my saddle and bars positioned, but I've never
gone over the handlebars. I can slide the *front* wheel on dry tarmac
though - I did it the other day going down a 1 in 4. Bit disconcerting.

Zog The Undeniable wrote:
Doki wrote:
Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres
back on it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the
intention of doing some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new
knuckles and an elbow, as well as a new shifter by the looks of it.
Never forget that the front brake is a lot sharper than it used to
be...


Must be the way I have my saddle and bars positioned, but I've never
gone over the handlebars. I can slide the *front* wheel on dry tarmac
though - I did it the other day going down a 1 in 4. Bit
disconcerting.

Must be. If I were going to brake that hard normally, I'd be hanging my arse
over the back wheel to keep my weight back.

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:19:22 +0100, Sue wrote:

re tetanus:

Give your GP's surgery a ring, they do it by appointment and I don't
think they charge for it, even now.

Policy round here is that they only give boosters after you've have
had an injury. It could easily be something that varies around the
country, however.

regards, Ian SMith
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:25:49 +0100, Zog The Undeniable
wrote:

Doki wrote:
Got bike from bike shop, all nicely fettled, put the off road tyres back on
it, fettled the brakes and went out on it today with the intention of doing
some off road riding. I'm now in need of 4 new knuckles and an elbow, as
well as a new shifter by the looks of it. Never forget that the front brake
is a lot sharper than it used to be...


Must be the way I have my saddle and bars positioned, but I've never
gone over the handlebars. I can slide the *front* wheel on dry tarmac
though - I did it the other day going down a 1 in 4. Bit disconcerting.

I've told you before about riding your bike without any tires on the
rims.

Vic.

On 11/4/04 10:19 pm, in article , "Sue"
wrote:

In message ,
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers writes
My what?

Your tetanus jab, to make sure you don't develop tetanus from nasties in the
ground getting into you via an open wound.

Cheers, helen s

Hate to admit it, but she's right - even a mudlark's immune system needs
tetanus shots. I've had the full three or whatever it is, giving
lifetime immunity, but perhaps I should do some scaremongering among
other riders.

My little one (age 2) fell over in the school playground while waiting to
collect his siblings (He wasn't on a bike and he wasn't unsupervised
either).

Got a light graze on the side of his head, around the temple.

Somehow this picked up a viral infection. Three days later he was in
ninewells (local DGH) with an eye that looked like it had done a few rounds
with Mike Tyson being pumped full of intravenous antivirals and antibiotics.

He's now fine, with the last of the scabs just disappearing, but it shows
how easily it can happen. (Compulsory helmets for preschool kids in
playgrounds anyone?)

To be blunt, it is 'just one of those things'. If it had happened at nursery
I'd have ensured that he was properly supervised and that appropriate
treatment had been carried out. Apart from that I wouldn't have any
complaints. Kids run around, kids fall over. It is part of growing up.

...d