Yeah, 30 bucks...
hehe, nah, not bandit... I'm getting Phil Anderson :rolleyes: (cos I'm Phil (flipper in some places ;) ))
A few came up to me afterwards that I didn't really know, and they knew my name, which was nice... they're a real friendly bunch.
One of the B graders that I raced with at the Club Champs is giving me advice and helping me along.

and ready to inflict massive pain from his dark church that is his thighs. :D

The lamentations of the weak will be music to his ears. :D

for anyone into michelin prii tyres there's a decent deal going at http://www.buzzardbike.com/index.htm. ~AUD50ea including 2xtubes! dura ace brake pads at ~AUD13pair too.

Struth!
Mate, I hope your recovery is quick and sound. What brought you down?

Tnx Thylo, I'll pass on your no.

You could talk to my nephew Dean at The Edge Cycles in West Gos. 43211566. He would only be too happy to put hubby in touch with some local training/social rides.

well that differs from what i learnt this afternoon - deep heat is no way to treat a groin strain! :eek: :eek: :eek: i dont think my boys will ever be the same again.....:o

They will recover eventually, but for future reference do NOT use Deep Heat, Dencorub, Finalgon, Voltaren cream or any related creams in that area. Also avoid things like Isocol rubbing alcohol (unless you are some sort of twisted masochist :p )

If you need to apply heat to the groin area, use a WARM (not hot) heat source - a hot water bottle wrapped in several layers of towel is one way to go.

I shall restrain myself from enquiring too deeply into the nature of the activity responsible for the original injury.

hahaha. best ways to treat a groin strain are:

1. gentle massage: GF/SWMBO required.
2. Rest & Ice
3. gentle stretching once pain and swelling dissapate

application of chillis and deep heat come equal LAST on the list....











.... as you now know :roflmao:

eh, i found that ice was doing the trick yesterday..... just thought that seeing as im supposed to race tomorrow and its only a very minor injury id test out how it feels with deep heat. umm not good is the answer!

have had a stretch tonight and all is good, much better than it was on friday, seems like i can ride OK, its just about an hour after that it gets tight. may go and see a physio if pain keeps up.

cheers on the advice, and for the record it was nothing kinky, just sprints / hill simulation on the trainer on thursday night :(

while were on the subject of all things tender and precious, whats the best way to deal with saddle sores / chafing? have found that since ive been loosing a bit of weight my shorts arent as tight as they used to be and have been getting a little movement hence chafing, my shorts are hardly loose, so whats the story? my cousins a chef and swears by talc powder, is that the way to go as a preventitive? what about as a treatment?

This would have been a good time for blacsac to chime in...

Are they chafing-type sores, or the big pimple kinda ones?

I get the big, blind zit sorta things, and when they don't respond to pimple cream, nothing beats soaking in a shallow tub of very salty, warm water, for at least 10 minutes. Works better than any cream I've tried.

Hey you Aussies, how insane would I have to be to cycle from Darwin to Adelaide?

Through the middle that is!:D

Assos, Bag Balm, is available in Oz, A+D Ointment, any barrier cream. Feels a bit creepy and for gods sake, don't use ANY CREAM WITH MENTHOL OR LINAMENT IN IT! (Once as a prank, a couple of friends substituted Icy-Hot for the contents of another friends Assos! Thank god he never found out it was us:eek: !)

OMG!!!!! :p

you'd have to have a support crew including a very large bus, GPS, satellite phones, medical staff, and an emergency helicopter, a professional tig welder dued, and 20,000 tyres & tubes!!! :D

did you know that "Survivor Outback" wasn't really in the outback, but in tropical Nth Queensland (not too far from Cairns)? The REAL outback is nothin' but heat and red dirt :)

Nth Qld as outback? Yeah, if the outback is all about topless women, rainforests, and tourists. Beware the drop bear...

Yeah, I knew it was desert country. I plan on having a support vehicle as well, although I don't necessarily think I'll need a bus! I also figured on carrying a complete spare bike, by the way, not to mention tubes tires and 4 complete extra wheel sets. I already have GPS, and the Satphone is not a problem either! I know it CAN be done. I'm also aware the roads aren't up to US Standard and know about the Road-trains.

Just do that Croc Challenge race. I mean, if you want to do, at least do it among like-minded souls.

Tom, you could do it however you would need some sort of backup vehicle to carry stuff - there is a LOT of unihabited country on the Darwin-Adelaide road.

Best time of year would be our cooler months (June-September) if you are starting up north because otherwise you have the monsoon season and cyclones (hurricanes) to contend with.

Your biggest hazard on the road will be road trains - these are semi-trailers pulling several trailers and they move at high speeds. They also kick up a hell of a lot of dust. All the road safety advertisements for the Northern Territory advise car drivers to pull over and slow down when road trains pass and wait for the dust to settle. As you can imagine, on a bicycle you will be much more vulnerable to the effects of these mechanical behemoths.

With enough advance notice, you might even get some locals who are crazy enough to join you. ;)

true. you might wanna consider replacing your 23mm tyres with 25mm. pays to avoid pinch flats out there ;)

but seriously, get a rough idea of road conditions by flicking through this massive collection of photos:
http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/nt.htm

on road trains, there was a post in previous incarnations of the Aussie Thread about a retired US police officer who was sucked into the path of a road train on a solo trek between the Alice and Darwin. I'll see if I can dig it up (the article that is!)

yeah that dust takes a while to settle again. I wouldnt do it.
Also take a **** load of water, most days it will be well over 40 degrees celsius, I wouldnt ride in those conditions.

Tom,

just found this link, which is a bit old (2000) and only covers the road between Alice Springs and Adelaide, but it still has some useful general info,

http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~gloria/stuart.html

Jock, I'm planning on doing it on a "Fat tire" touring bike based on a long chainstay rigid MTB w/ 26 inch wheels. The tires I plan on using are Geax Evolution Kevlar core tires. They're a bit on the heavy side (880 grams) but roll like a narrow tire as far as rolling resistance and are literally bombproof. I'm currently running a set on my Fat tire bike and at 3300 miles, I've just recently worn the mold hairs off the tires. I've run over glass, bolts, and used them on AND off road in various conditions and am really impressed with them! They are good for Macadam, gravel and hardpack as far as surfaces go. The only time they suck is in the mud!