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Another L5/S1 here, and
Another L5/S1 here, and another complete recovery (better than before I would say) with general core strengthening and sustained activity.Unfortunately my faith in the medical system is such that I believe any private doctor will tell you that a prolapse ‘will not go away without surgery’ in the same way that the chiropractor I saw said it would not go away without two $80 appointments a week in perpetuity… X(
Having said that, if I could have afforded it I would probably have tried surgery myself, as I thought my (active) life was over when it happened.
I perhaps took my recovery too gradually, started with lots of wasted time with physios and chiropractors, then eventually pilates twice a week and short hikes at the weekend, then spin classes twice a week to gauge how I felt on a bike, more ambitious hikes, more spin, then eventually a month long blow out of backpacking and cycle touring to celebrate the complete recovery. I can now honestly say I’m more active than before the prolapsed disc (probably because all the other niggling cycling injuries also healed during the downtime B-) ).
Anyway, good luck with whatever option you choose.
I recently had a crazy amount
I recently had a crazy amount of clicking coming from the headset/handlebar area.I removed the bars and cleaned all the clamping surfaces, greased the threads of the bolts and reinstalled taking particular care as to how I tightened the bolts.
This solved my particular problem, I guessed that all the sweat I had dripped on the handlebar stem during a week in the Alps had caused it!
Hi Hedgey,
I received the
Hi Hedgey,I received the following from Cycle Sports Group, who I believe are the UK Cannondale Distributors:
“Currently we have only tested the FSA BB386 for 100% compatibility.”
I haven’t taken it any further however, it was good enough to know that there is at least one upgrade path, if the numerous suggestions above didn’t work.
Quote:I can go out and ride
I can go out and ride 100 miles tomorrow for nothing, on nicer roads, with better scenery, better food, and bloody miles better beer and an appreciably lower number of clowns on bikes.You’re missing the point of cycling by miles….
Any you’re missing the point of organised rides by miles, I think the majority of people actually enjoy the experience of sharing roads with 100s/1000s of other riders, I know it motivates me to ride a good bit harder than I would normally.
Try entering the Isle of Mull Sportive, you have to register the day before on an island with limited ferry services, crafty way of filling the Tobermory pubs and hotels the night before! B-) Not that I mind, I’ll be entering next year for sure.
Sorry, haven’t checked all
Sorry, haven’t checked all the details of your post, but I got a spangly new Ultegra triple off Planet X for £140, think it was only 172.5 though.Just measured mine and the axle is 110mm from the tip of the non drive side splines to the inside of the black ring that sits under the granny. Hope that helps.
Re: 50t on 130BCD, surely
Re: 50t on 130BCD, surely this product works?http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ta-130-pcd-alize-outer-chainrings-50-53t/#tabCustReviews
I’m looking for the same thing on a new Ultegra Chainset (long story, want a triple but don’t want a 53 tooth big ring) and as far as I can tell a 50 tooth would work fine, there’s a lot of space between the bolts and the teeth.
(unless… is TA’s ‘PCD’ a different measurement from everyone else’s ‘BCD’?)
Just a follow up, I heard
Just a follow up, I heard back from Cannondale’s UK importers Cycling Sports Group.“Thank you for contacting us.
Currently we have only tested the FSA BB386 for 100% compatibility.”
From what I can see the BB386 basically has a longer spindle with spacers that can be removed if you have a 73mm wide BB30A shell.
Good to know there are cranks/bottom brackets out there, shame there’s none in the CRC clearout that are the right length/chainring size for me though, will just have to consider it money saved!
Thanks guys, Praxis are quite
Thanks guys, Praxis are quite explicit that their convertors don’t work with BB30A, I guess because the extra 5mm shell width messes with the expanding collet system that Praxis use (i.e. it wouldn’t expand enough). Plus the crank axles would still require an extra 5mm of length I guess.Will look at SRAM cranks, maybe they have 5mm worth of spacers that would allow the wider bottom bracket.
Not a matter of urgency, I guess I’ll just have to forego the 58% saving on a nice Carbon crankset that I don’t actually need…
Yeah, it’s odd because of
Yeah, it’s odd because of other sites (singletrackworld, roadcyclinguk, bikeradar) this site is the probably least clogged with intrusive advertising!Yikes!
Well I’ll certainly
Yikes!Well I’ll certainly persevere with getting a second opinion and trying to get some scans, it’s a shame the NHS is so overwhelmed at the moment as I definitely got the feeling they didn’t want to be referring me any further up the food chain.
Good luck with the surgery, I’m not quite ready to write off the next nine months but I’ll be dusting off the hiking boots just in case…
Hmm, I should have pursued a
Hmm, I should have pursued a specialist earlier I think, I can’t afford to spend much more on private care and my work scheme hasn’t kicked in yet (doubt it would cover a ‘pre-existing’ condition anyway).My GP couldn’t get me out of the office fast enough and didn’t even suggest a referral, but I doubt the NHS wants to make extra work for itself at the moment, I might book another appointment with a view to asking for a referral.
That said, my physio used to be a GP and is apparently a specialist, he was certainly very thorough and quick to reach a diagnosis. Seeing him on Thursday, I imagine he wouldn’t be able to refer me for scans though.
Didn’t think there was much MRI/CT could reveal if ligament damage?
Colin, you’re absolutely
Colin, you’re absolutely right, and I have been looking into the cause of the pain, which has been diagnosed as ligament damage, possibly due to some over zealous off road riding in the drops. The bars won’t solve it, think it will just take a few months to heal. Buying new bars is just an attempt to get riding sooner, plus retail therapy!Those Syntaces look great, out of stock at Wiggle and not exactly ‘trivial’ price at £80 but still tempted…
That’s interesting Yorkshie
That’s interesting Yorkshie Whippet, because that’s the position I adopted in the spin class, the bars have an additional ‘D’ shaped ring protruding forward around the stem clamp and I would find myself resting my thumb and fingers on this portion.I’ve since found the Ritchey ‘Streem’ bars, a fraction more backsweep (4.7 degrees, why don’t they just say 5 and be done with it!) and a flatter top. I got the cheapest set to experiment with and if I like them can transfer them to the touring bike and buy some blingier ones for the road bike.
Also going to play with the position of my hoods, at the moment they angle up ever so slightly which would promote a tiny bit more strain at the sore point of my wrist.
It was those Nitto bars that inspired my search MKUltra! I just couldn’t find them on CRC or Merlin so forgot about them… Will check that link.
Quote:sunrise on Haleakala
Isunrise on HaleakalaI tried this, set of from Paia at 3am laughably thinking I could do the climb in 3.5 hours. 5.5 hours of climbing later I made the top having missed the sunrise, although I was treated to an hour’s descending in glorious sunshine with the friendliest drivers I’ve ever shared a road with (lots of ‘fasi’s being shown out of windows, and people pulling over to let you past).
If I was doing it again I’d ride up for sunset, means descending in dusk but you’ll see the sunset for most of the descent.
If you’re planning to go up with a guided group, beware, I don’t think they will let you ride down from the top, and the bikes they give you are heinous. Better to get a friend to drive you (I couldn’t persuade my girlfriend to drive me up even if I’d wanted her to).
Lots of plans for next year,
Lots of plans for next year, but first of all need to get over a frustrating bout of tendinosis in my wrist, brought on (probably) by my over-enthusiasm jumping back on the bike this year! (see ‘training smarter’ above..). Also need to get used to long hours in the saddle again after a year or so off the bike due to a herniated disc (fitness of a 30 year old, body of a 60 year old…)Attending a wedding in Sonoma next June so hoping to get in a couple of road rides around Sausalito and the Redwoods.
My first taste of the Alps in August staying on the slopes of Alpe d’Huez with some work mates.
Several sportives including new ones such as the Hills of Donegal and the HandsOnEvents Ullapool sportive. Sadly missing a couple of great ones such as the 3 Pistes and the Tour of Mull.
Use the whole year to get ‘distance tough’ with an eye to the Highlands Audax and a tour of Norway in 2016.
