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<\/p>\nI finally managed to get out on my bike.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Saturday I dressed up extra warm and rode down to the seafront, then along towards the garrison and then back, up-hill, against the wind, all the way back.<\/p>\n
Despite clipping a camera to my helmet, I did not get any useable footage at all – the mount slipped, so everything was at a strange angle.<\/p>\n
It was great, but scary, to be back on the road. I was very nervous to start with, the first kilometre or so was pretty nerve jangling, but once I calmed down, things were not too bad. I am still obviously very nervous around the traffic and I tried to keep to the bike paths as much as possible.<\/p>\n
So, my shoulder……<\/p>\n
It was not bad at all. This is a huge relief, obviously. There are still some issues, in the cold it aches really badly, if I move way too sharply it will throw my bicep into spasm and the range of movement is still pretty terrible.<\/p>\n
In terms of bicycle riding, this means several things;<\/p>\n
– \u00c2\u00a0Indicating left is difficult \/ poor as I cannot raise my arm level with my shoulder.
\n– Using my arms as shock absorbers on the pothole ridden streets is painful.
\n– Standing to climb is harder on my abs than previously.
\n– When it is cold out I probably need a few more layers.<\/p>\n
So really all-in-all it is not too bad really.<\/p>\n
I see the surgeon tomorrow morning, hopefully he will refer me to physiotherapy and I can start to really get back into my cycling habit. Previously I would ride thirty or more miles on a Sunday morning, this weekend I managed less than twenty spread over two days.<\/p>\n
However, I really enjoyed my rides.<\/p>\n
I am still rather nervous of the traffic, I am hanging back almost to the point of dithering. This is bad because I need to be way more decisive, dithering is bad. Also I am riding too close to the kerb, so cars are finding their way by me rather too close for comfort, I need to take control a little more.<\/p>\n
My second ride was better, I was a lot less nervous and I felt much more comfortable, my shoulder was still aching from the previous day, but I mostly forgot about that and concentrated on my freezing cold fingers. The video was a lot better too, so much so that I had a major play with iMovie and uploaded a 720p version and uploaded it to YouTube.<\/p>\n
The sound was terrible, so I added some Stone Roses….<\/p>\n