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...discovering the trail narrows and goes through a bramble patch 🙁

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Posted : 14/02/2015 12:09 pm
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better than dog eggs and a gap


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 12:10 pm
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Impressive wonky leg shape there.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 12:39 pm
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Nice, good effort.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 1:11 pm
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Post traumatic collapse of the talus.
Awaiting the arthroscopic arthordesis later this year


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 1:15 pm
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I have the same scars on my ankle 😥


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 1:21 pm
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Bunny hops, not just for hopping bunnies! 😉


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 1:42 pm
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That's how my legs looked after the 'puffer this year, bloody Gorse bushes.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 3:27 pm
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Might want to try Endura singletrack trousers, superb leg protection and warm


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 3:47 pm
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Yeah I'm sorta fond of this type of thing......had to pull splinters out of my forehead this week which is really tricky using a mirror.

I tend to use my soft troy lee leg pads not cos I'm a wuss just got fed up of the continuous damage ....and they're comy an warm.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 4:43 pm
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I am not great at bunny hops but even if I was I would struggle clearing a 30 foot section of brambles

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Might consider long trousers but sweated a lot last time. Might have just been cheap trousers though


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 4:44 pm
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My legs look like that after most rides


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 4:46 pm
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I am not great at bunny hops but even if I was I would struggle clearing a 30 foot section of brambles

Pfft, we'll have none of that Defeatist attitude round here thanks! The human body is incredible, if you really ANTED to bunny hop a mere 30foot of brambles you could........ 😉


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 5:04 pm
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True, what could possibly go wrong. I should probably do a backflip just so if I do come up short my helmet will protect me rather than risking my bad ankle getting jolted


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 5:45 pm
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Good too see you have been out on the bike, hope you had a good ride, and let's be fair, it wouldn't be a wca ride without some sort of injury/accident happening, now would it


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 5:48 pm
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3rd ride in as many weeks. I managed a broken toe on the first one and a pedal strike and a few scratches this time but the 2nd rise was injury free so that equals my record of one rode in a row without blood


 
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You really are a total and complete mucking fuppet! 😆


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 6:00 pm
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No offence, but a mishap resulting in a few scratches is not my idea of world class. You must be very southern, probably on the Soft Coast?

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Posted : 14/02/2015 6:36 pm
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WCA was a name given to me in the past when I was young(er) and foolish(er)

There was a thread and article in the magazine titled "The hard way to become a poet" that gave a few of the highlights

The trouble is that the last 'proper' one sort of stopped me being able to do much to create new injuries
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Posted : 14/02/2015 7:16 pm
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Barfs


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 7:20 pm
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I know, I certainly remember the ankle. Didn't think a few scratches would bother you you see!


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 7:39 pm
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[i]Didn't think a few scratches would bother you you see![/i]

It wasn't the scratches that hurt. I was the beating from the Wife when I laid on the nice clean sheets after the shower and bled, somewhat profusely, all over them.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 9:37 pm
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That I can understand.


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 9:51 pm
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WCA was a name given to me in the past when I was young(er) and foolish(er)

There was a thread and article in the magazine titled "The hard way to become a poet" that gave a few of the highlights

The trouble is that the last 'proper' one sort of stopped me being able to do much to create new injuries
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Nice pile of leaves On your patio..


 
Posted : 14/02/2015 11:53 pm
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Summer post-ride shower is not the same without the sting of fresh gorse scratches...


 
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