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Community => Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) => Topic started by: jags on September 17, 2014, 09:16:47 PM
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Lads I'm on the verge of cracking up,i can't get out on me bike with my back complaint, 2 feckin weeks since i rode it last,the only thing that eases my pain is taking my wife's drugs she suffers with chronic back pain, mine is nowhere near as bad as hers but man i can now imagine what she must be going through all these years :'(.
i just hope to god this pain eases up enough that i can get to do some work and earn a few bob and allows me to cycle again.
anyway moan over promise i wont mention it again until tomorrow.
anto.
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anto,
I have a lower back problem which this site helps me with.
http://www.fixyourownback.com/ (http://www.fixyourownback.com/)
There is enough information free to see if it is relevant to you, although they try to get you to pay for more info.
Maybe it will help you.
Julian.
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Sure sorry to hear you're going through this continued rough patch, Anto. All thoughts are with you to feel better soonest.
All the best,
Dan. (...who remembers the phrase, "A problem shared is a problem eased" and hopes yours will ease quickly)
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Anto --
You also have my best wishes for quick recovery. I badly sprained my ankle this spring, and was off my bike for almost 2 months, so I know the feeling. (Although I imagine that a bad back is much worse than an injured ankle.)
Just remember these two things:
1. You will get better.
2. When you get back on your bike, you will appreciate it all the more.
- Dave
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Thanks lads i sure hope im somewhat better soon, i dont want to be taking strong painkillers for the rest of my life god forbid.
julk i'll pop over to that site now and have a look thanks.
btw i just spotted this on facebook nothing to do with pain ;D ;D
but it cheered me up as i'm always on the lookout for new gear.
http://gizmodo.com/5829727/this-killer-tent-weighs-almost-nothing-and-fits-in-your-nalgene-bottle
thanks lads appreciate your replys.
anto.
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anto,
I have a lower back problem which this site helps me with.
http://www.fixyourownback.com/ (http://www.fixyourownback.com/)
There is enough information free to see if it is relevant to you, although they try to get you to pay for more info.
Maybe it will help you.
Julian.
just checked that out very good julian thanks.
;)
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I know how you feel, Anto. Backpain just ruins the quality of your life; it's worse than being seasick, because sooner or later the land has to start again. But eventually it does go away, so try to focus on the rides you will take when you can ride again. I designed a whole triangulated stainless steel bike lying flat on my stomach across the bed, with the computer on the floor in front of my face, because I couldn't bear to sit up. Felt like an idiot, especially when people insisted on visiting and holding conversations with my backside...
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Andre cheers buddy,i actually set my bike on the rollers yesterday just to see how i would feel, i was going great spinning away until my phone rang like the idiot i am i tried to grab it came off the rollers at break neck speed cut my arm and ankle but back was fine. ;D ;D
i'll never learn.
well just taken a sleeping pill so off to me bed i 'll be asleep in ten minutes.
nite all
anto.
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Hang in there, mate. Back pain is by far the most debilitating, but it won't improve if you aggravate it. Get expert care and a properly supervised program of rehab, and do what the pretty young things tell you to!
Time to write that great novel, or...
Just don't get too comfortable lallygagging around at home. ;) ;D
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Get a recumbent! ;)
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thanks again lads sam i'm getting great treatment from a friend of my son .he's brilliant he cured my feet so hope he can do the same for my back.i'm just in from a walk up by the river it cracks me up to sit in all day/...
Honesty would you believe i'm actually thinking strongly about this. my friend in the uk rides one he loves them,he spent a week with me here few years back, we toured up to northern ireland had a great time .the speed he could get out of that bent was unreal but died on hills.
anto.
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I want an Ice trike. They look like so much fun in the hills! Meant to be amazing for back problems as well.
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Honesty its hard to get any info on them i checked for makers but none to be found.
my buddy Rich got his from a guy in oxford (i think thats correct) his partner got hers from some guy on YACF she also loves it.
if you find any info on them wil you post the link.not realy interested in a trike its the 700c version im after.
jags.
just found this.
http://s151.photobucket.com/user/nzvet/slideshow/SWB%20MK2?sort=3
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Looks tough as nails, and comfortable too, if a bit agricultural in build.
I've never tried a recumbent bike or trike - no opportunity has yet presented itself. But I have heard the comments that they die on hills, and since I need all the help I can get to negotiate hills already, I'm a bit predisposed towards dismissing them. However, the thought of lying back in a human-powered chaise lounge whilst the alter ego does the hard yards is an appealing one, I must admit... ;)
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My son just told me if i were to get a recumbent he would disown me ;D ;D
have to admit they are feckin ugly and could i train my body to get used to riding one cant say i suppose until i actually tried one for a few weeks..
so plan B. ::)
sell my audax as it stands i'll post a photo on facebook and maybe Jim or Dan will post it here.
then buy a thorn raven sports tour straight bars big fat tyres.i'm looking for a bike that will give me super comfort my audax is brilliant but fat tyres will be kind to my aching back.
man i'd die if i had to give up cycling, wow not worth thinking about.but this back problem has been with me years and only in the past few weeks its gotten worse.
im goona try a night spin tonight im charging up my lights at the moment.don't want to be seen cycling during the day as im off sick,nobody believes in back pain as an excuse to stay off work thats a fact.
so what do you guys reckon on the bike swap am i wasting my time.BTW i dont have a penny piece to do this but thats when i'm at my best keeps me ticking over ;D ;D
anto still dreaming.
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Try a suspension seatpost for the Audax before you sell it on, Anto...I *think* you might have just enough room for a Thudbuster ST or a SunTour.
All the best,
Dan. (...whose suggestion got another back-pain victim riding his road bike again pain-free)
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good thinking 99 ;)
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You might just give a try to a good old full upright type bike. Andre sure has the Rolls-Royce in that category. But sometimes you can pick up an old one for practically nothing. Just the good old Sturmey Archer 3 speed will go a long way! It's probably good to try something like that on the super-cheap so you can see how you like it and how your back likes it. Then if needed you can always move to something up-scale. But really if you can get something dusty out of a neighbor's garage... really it's the riding that's the fun, the bike is just a tool!
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i was set up to go for a night ride (photos of my night time set up now on facebook ) got all my lights on fully charged ,but i feel like i'm after doing a hard days grafting in need of a good hot bath.
this back pain drains a fella.
jags.
anyway no more complaining ::)
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You might just give a try to a good old full upright type bike ... if you can get something dusty out of a neighbor's garage... really it's the riding that's the fun, the bike is just a tool!
A couple of my pedal pals ride on bikes that they paid fifty bucks for, never more than 75. There are lots of steel bikes in garages, in the local giveaway or village rags, and even if they have drops, it is easy to turn them into upright bikes because many of them have 1in quill stems, so you just slide it out to the limit or buy a longer quill stem and a set of North Road Bars (cheap at most LBS because they chuck them off bikes where they're perfectly appropriate in order to sell people on the government bike scheme expensive drop bars that they will never bend to -- those bike dealers have the morals of earthworms). A wider saddle is also desirable, but it doesn't need to be a Brooks to start with.
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so plan B. ::)
sell my audax as it stands i'll post a photo on facebook and maybe Jim or Dan will post it here.
then buy a thorn raven sports tour straight bars big fat tyres.i'm looking for a bike that will give me super comfort my audax is brilliant but fat tyres will be kind to my aching back.
man i'd die if i had to give up cycling, wow not worth thinking about.but this back problem has been with me years and only in the past few weeks its gotten worse.
Anto, pics as requested ...
(http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac224/relayer_2009/Anto/Anto_013_zps1b9565b9.jpg) (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/relayer_2009/media/Anto/Anto_013_zps1b9565b9.jpg.html)
(http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac224/relayer_2009/Anto/Anto_014_zps8a09be23.jpg) (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/relayer_2009/media/Anto/Anto_014_zps8a09be23.jpg.html)
(http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac224/relayer_2009/Anto/Anto_015_zps6126c6fd.jpg) (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/relayer_2009/media/Anto/Anto_015_zps6126c6fd.jpg.html)
(http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac224/relayer_2009/Anto/Anto_016_zps21c8ff6d.jpg) (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/relayer_2009/media/Anto/Anto_016_zps21c8ff6d.jpg.html)
Here's hoping your back gets better soon Anto.
Jim
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so plan B. ::)
sell my audax as it stands i'll post a photo on facebook and maybe Jim or Dan will post it here.
then buy a thorn raven sports tour straight bars big fat tyres.i'm looking for a bike that will give me super comfort my audax is brilliant but fat tyres will be kind to my aching back.
I agree with the other posters - don't sell your Audax straight away, get a cheap old bike with a reasonably good frame and experiment with flat bars, North road bars and fat tyres to see if they suit.
Its nice to have an expensive purpose-built bike, but an old bike will often do nearly as well, especially if you're not sure what setup will be best for you.
Example - the bike I used for my Spain tour was a converted mountain bike over twenty years old. Frame roughly the same geometry as a Thorn Nomad, just as heavy but smaller diameter frame tubing and therefore not so stiff and strong, but adequate for the task.
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Anto, why not try a short'n'high stem like rualexander's? http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=9693.0
This along with 32mm Marathon Supremes at 60 psi and maybe a B17 would transform the bike you have now.
Good luck
Ian
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Thanks Jim your a gent.
yes im keeping it change of plan again i'm a geek.
i have a nice set of mavic 319 eith ribmo 28 in my shed so i'll put these on they will make a difference ,im sitting here in agony but i think in the next hour i'll chance a spin have a friend calling to me .thanks lads i will also try that new seatpost as long as it wont affect my reach.
anto.
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Hi Jags,
Glad to hear it mate, it looks to good to let someone else have the pleasure of riding it, plus you'll need it for your tour of Scotland to meet all your thorn buddies over here. Get better soon and keep smiling.
Regards Alfie
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Thanks alfie i got a lovely 20 miles in this morning weather here is fantastic 20 deg. me and my buddy bernard went out took things nice and easy enjoyed every pedal stroke.i have photos up on facebook.i sat down while my mate took a photo i couldn't get back up up ten minutes .funny im ok when cycling as long as i stay in the saddle all is well.
yeah scotland gods own country for cycling ireland is still great but traffic is cat balou ;D its as well i know ever back road in my area mostly car free happy days.
anyway alfie for the good wishes.
anto.