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Health & Fitness / Re: The path to regaining fitness

« Last post by Andy W on Today at 05:53:40 am »

Good advice from all, thanks. Youre all stating the same thing in that i need to be patient.(pun?) I suppose ive always been the polar opposite of that. Its the first operation/ medical procedure ive had and as i cant see an obvious injury i naievely thought i recovered. Going to do my best to ease up for awhile.

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Health & Fitness / Re: Cross Training: Running

« Last post by The Family Cyclist on Today at 05:41:41 am »

Got out Monday with the intention of going out for about half hour, as was round town had headphones on as didn't need country lane or bridleway awareness. Just got fully in zone, switched off thinking and turned on legs. Weather was threatening heavy rain and a cold wind so had a cycling windproof gillet on but that soon went into the bum bag as warmed up. Did the half hour but felt good and again was still running steady rather then too fast then walk so thought would keep going and ended with 12km with my second fastest ever 10km. Hopefully can find time for more runs and need to sign up for something to aim at

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by Mr Larrington on Today at 12:44:45 am »

The Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns ~ Lawnmower DETH

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Health & Fitness / Re: The path to regaining fitness

« Last post by barakta on Today at 12:07:28 am »

I think one issue is that in modern society we are bad at remembering some surgery NEEDS significant recovery. We're used to many surgeries only needing 1-2 weeks proper rest and maybe a few more less-rest.

There's a dreadful work-ethic thing about recovering faster = better. People BRAG about their speedy recovery (which inadvertently pressurises those of us who need longer or have more slow-recovery surgery).

I know after my different surgery in Mid-Feb it's taken me ages to recover, not helped by hips/groins not being tourniquet-able so I lost a lot of blood and the anaemia (which wasn't bad enough to transfuse for) did me in horribly. I was off work 6 weeks. I'm still not 100%.

I wish more people had Chris's knowledge though, of things like pre-surgery diet and that level of "what you can do in recovery" cos there's very little of that from the NHS in my experience. Less said about hospital food the better...

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OT Knowledge / Re: Teach me about setting up a record player

« Last post by Gattopardo on Yesterday at 11:50:56 pm »

Reminds me have a dual 505 for sae.

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Racing / Re: RATN 2024.

« Last post by quixoticgeek on Yesterday at 11:27:42 pm »

Oh. Bermuda is not where I thought it was...

Tho in my defence, I also had it in my head you were in the Bahamas...

See you Friday

J

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OT Knowledge / Re: Mixer Tap regulations

« Last post by Kim on Yesterday at 11:12:53 pm »

That reminds me of our physics teacher, who loved to go on about how German regulations were so much more advanced (this was early 80s, so not a Brexit thing) once expanding this into plumbing (not part of the physics syllabus!). He definitely had a rant about header tanks but I can't remember precisely what. I think they might be banned in Germany?

My chap cannot understand why our taps in the UK are so weird (and why we don't have washing machines in the bathroom but in the kitchen, which is another topic).

They always have mixer taps and think two separate taps is bonkers.

I have seen occasional separate taps in Germany and they usually have a "hot" and "cold" text on them, so they are quaint English design ones.

Somewhere, probably now lost to the bit bucket, there's a video of a Finnish stand-up routine about BRITISH plumbing, and how we'll fit a high-current water heater inside a shower rather than using a Y-shaped pipe.  Which neatly segues into bafflement at our toilet cubicle doors opening inwards, ostensibly so it's easier to hold the door closed when the lock is broken.

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In Finland, they fix the lock.

To be fair, civilised BRITONS do install mixer taps, but this is often thwarted by landlords and other penny-pinchers who don't have to actually use the tap.

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Rides and Touring / FNRttC Manchester-Morecambe, 31st May, 2024.

« Last post by Andrew Br on Yesterday at 10:48:37 pm »

Also posted on CycleChat:-

This is subject to revision after I do the route check which is currently scheduled for 19th May during the day. A few of us are doing it, staying over and riding to Blackpool on the Monday to get the train home. I may do something similar after the FNRttC itself, we'll see.

In summary, the ride is about 105km/65 miles long and we head out of Manchester through Prestwich Forest Park (off-road, very dark,) to Radcliffe, Bury and then Tottington. Apart from the flat trail, this part of the ride is mostly up long, gradual climbs on urban roads.
After Tottington we climb onto the moors above Egerton. There is one short, steep ramp but, after that, the gradients are relatively benign although they do go on for quite a while. The roads are (usually) very quiet.
We reach 350m above sea level before a long, long descent to Blackburn and the (not quite) half-way stop at the Euro Garage on Whitebirk Services.
Suitably refreshed, we have a further brief spell of suburbia, before another epic descent to Ribchester. This is followed by the last significant climb of the ride, the drag up to Longridge.
The rest of the route is best described as "rolling" and we tend to ride this as a fairly compact group.
Weather permitting, we'll skirt Lancaster by using the coastal path and head to Morecambe by the bike route built on an old railway line.
After pictures with Eric, we'll have breakfast (venue TBD).
The ride will start from Victoria Station on the North side of MCR centre near the Cathedral. If you're riding across town from Piccadilly Station, please be aware of the tram tracks and cross them at right angles.
It's probably best to book trains back to home from Lancaster; there's much more choice and it's a short, flat ride from Morecambe. As far as I'm aware, all the trains from Morecambe got through Lancaster anyway and you'll probably have to change.
Please be aware that this is the hilliest of the FNRsttC and it goes through some remote countryside so check your bike over carefully, especially the tyres.

I'll post more info when I've done the route check but feel free to ask any questions about the ride.
Sign up info will appear here:- https://www.fnrttc.org.uk/ride-calendar-2024 and there is useful information on the site for "newbies".

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by Gaston Lagaffe on Yesterday at 10:46:04 pm »

Tears of a Clown - Smoky Robinson and the Miracles.

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Arts and Entertainment / Re: What's the last gig you went to see?

« Last post by StuAff on Yesterday at 10:34:32 pm »

Might see you there then!

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