Sore? How long did it take?
Sort of want a tattoo but would change mind about image every couple of years. But this could work:
@Iwrats hie thee to a sports massage professional. Or yoga. Or both! But keep the h bars because they are ace.
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It took about 2 1/2 hours.
i Was quite relaxed for most of it, almost asleep as I was in quite a comfy position. The pain was there at that point but pretty bearable with occasional sore bits. I got bored, and started to play chess on my phone. Engaging my brain was a clear mistake as the pain became much more amplified at that point. The last half hour was really quite unpleasant to the point she had to stop a couple times.
I’d been arguing with myself for the last 5 years or so since I saw this design. I’m quite pleased with it in the end though.
Sore this morning, bit like road rash sore, but maybe not quite as bad. Washing it burned..
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@Baldcyclist
Nice work. Is the significance of the date shareable?
@unhurt
Yeah, should get sports massage. Won't though.
Nice harpie. Flying armadillo in opposition?
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Yeah, should get sports massage. Won't though.
Is there a Presbyterian presumption against massage that I didn't properly internalise? Would it sway you to point out that a good one is definitely a type 2 fun sort of experience? (I'm booking one for payday now. Been ages!)
Ooh. A flying armadillo tattoo...
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@IWRATS It’s my sons date of birth, no cycling relevance at all.
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Is there a Presbyterian presumption against massage
I'm reasonably certain that John Knox would have soldiered on through his minor beach volleyball injuries.
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Only reasonably certain? I think you need to revisit the Books of Discipline.
By the contrary doctrine we understand whatsoever men by lawes, counsells, or constitutions, have imposed upon the consciences of men, without the expressed commandement of Gods word, such as be the vowes to chastitie, forswearing of marriage, binding of men and women to several and disguised apparrells, to the superstitious observation of fasting dayes, difference of meat for conscience sake, prayer for the dead, and keeping of holy dayes of certaine Saints commanded by man, such as be all those that the Papists have invented, as the feasts (as they terme them) of the Apostles, Martyrs, Virgines, of Christmasse, Circumcision, Epiphanie, Purification, and other fond [foolish] feastes of our Ladie: which things because in Gods Scriptures they neither have commandement nor assurance, we judge them utterly to be abolished from this Realme: but just FYI folks, sports massages are A-OK, nae problem with them.
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@unhurt, you have added a bit there.
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I thought I could sneak a difference of meat for conscience sake past you. I was wrong.
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@unhurt, check out circumstitions.com
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I... I actually agree with their headline purpose in principle but that webpage hints at a certain... less wholesome interest?
Oh my the gallery links. Now I am looking at that suggestive window to see if it's been - well. Altered.
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Whole new section to my vocabulary there, thanks @gembo.
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@unhurt, opposite of my earlier comment to you?
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@gembo exactly!
Shared that site with a colleague & friend (not via a work network). This led to the best coffee conversation I have had in a long, long time.
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Had the first chance to try out my Jones H-Loop bars. Installing them was predictably involved as I needed to fit a new stem and grips and lengthen the brake hoses. Blowtorch and hammers involved.
Initial verdict...oh my god I've turned my bike into a Land Rover. Ten seconds later...this is nice. This is really rather groovy.
There's a few micro-adjustments to make on the tilt of the bars and the positioning of the shifters but they really feel right. Possibly I might cut them down from 710 to 660 but I'll leave that for spring.
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If you decide to slice the ends off yours I might apply to get mine cut down at the same time (I am just assuming you have an angle grinder) as I do feel a wee bit like I'm riding arms akimbo at times...
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@unhurt
A hacksaw will suffice. I have a Dreml with a diamond disc (diaaamond disc cha-cha-cha) but it shouldnae be needed.
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OK, new bars used in heavy Lothian Road traffic. Possibly too wide for town, we shall see but every bit as precise as the 7° bars I'd been using since 2000.
Weird optical effect - the bike looks longer somehow. Like the front wheel had shifted forward a couple of inches.
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@unhurt @IWRATS An adjustable pipe cutter makes a very neat and nicely right-angled job. It'll even do the job on a carbon bar.
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@iwrats - Jones H-Loop bars - you've got to admire a guy that basically says the rest of the bike trade is wrong and that his product is the thing to make all these bikes from Giant/Trek/Specialized work! Makes you wonder what the rest of the business is doing and why no one has struck on this before?
Very intelligent though as much safer territory than a saddle - these really do divide opinion. The bar on the other hand does change how a bike feels. Not likely that buyers will change back either as they have to invest time and money to fit this item. Plus it's an upgrade most people can see!
I can see the logic. Be fun to see if it trends.
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@LaidBack
Indeed, the guy has chutzpah by the cargo bike load. I was already looking at moustache and swallow bars when I stumbled on these. Then, reading the blurb I found he'd done just what I'd done - sit on the bike, close my eyes and grip a fantasy ideally-placed pair of bars. 45° it was.
@Arrelcat
An excellent idea and better than my usual masking tape/hacksaw/file butchery. You don't happen to have such a device? Will barter for French lessons.
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Mystery Christmas wrapped presents arrived through shop letterbox.
Mine was cycling themed socks. Irene's one still a mystery / still to be opened.
Random act of kindness and cycling related.
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@laidback seems quite late for Xmas?
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Or incredibly early.
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any suspicious characters in town yesterday?
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I reckon it was an out of towner delayed by weather. Prezzies easily carried on bike. Other one was neck warmer.
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