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Awesome. Guess Ill try and race that one.

Sorry to hear about the crash today dude. Hope the op was a huge success. Speedy recovery my friend. I'll let him fill in the details of what happened later.

Looks great! Will hopefully be able to make it.

Sorry to hear about this dude. Sucks having to admit not going despite what your mind and heart tells you. 2 out. The "f" curse.

Thanks dude. I'm back on the bike but max I can do is 10km on a weekend. Slowly working my way back to more. Next year for sure!

Why do I keep visiting this thread :(

Little more info on this please. I am starting to plan my workout programs once fully recovered from back surgery beginning april. Thought CrossFit would be a good option to build overall as well as core strength. Currently focussing just core work and stretching.

Hook up on Swindle for Dakine baggies. Super comfortable and well priced. Just dont bother with the liners. Not as comfortable as they look.

Rehashed Rotec frame from the late 90s early 00s Still looks awesome.

Seems like the upgrade bug has bitten you. Spend wisely on the following and you will notice an improvement. 1. Grips. Most overlooked thing on most people's bikes. 2. Tubeless conversion with good tyres. You will lose a little bit of rotational mass and will feel the difference. 3. Good quality saddle. Obviously your ass will thank you later. 4. Bike fitting if you haven't had that done. Will make the biggest difference.

Glad to see FUNN being represented in SA. I have/had some bars and a seatpost and the quality is top notch.

Looks a lot bigger than my Nomad. Been looking for a good all-day pack.

GF.A :D

Now change the thread title to "speeding motorist almost kills cyclists" Amazing difference.

I run a KS Lev on my Jamis Komodo hardtail and it works perfectly. Droppers are designed to be used on any type of bike. Not limitations.

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it!

Dropper won't absorb impact.

Somehow I think the R750 didn't include courier costs to the suppliers and they might have found some extra things needed replacing.

Did you need another op?

Thanks for the feedback. Last thing I want to do is re-injure myself. Might just do a little IDT work in an upright position and swimming until July.

How quickly did you get back on and how hard did you train?

To add... I'm off any kind of pain medication.

Little back story first. In December I had 3 incidents which left me with a badly sequestrated disc between L4/L5. For the following 3 months I worked hard with physios and bios to try and resolve this but sadly the outcome was surgery to remove the part of the disc and do a decompression. Had the operation on the 7th of April and I am 100% back to normal and almost completely pain free. Just a lot of stiffness in the lower back and legs but stretching and supplied exercises from the physio is helping a lot. I do have a little bit of nerve irritation still in my left leg which is perfectly normal. I am returning to my bio from Friday. I need a little advice on top of all of the above. I plan to return to road riding on the 1st of June. Starting of very slow to get fitness back. This will be around 8 weeks after the operation. My return to dirt will be in July. I am also starting to swim from mid May and thinking of getting on the IDT from that time also just to gently spin legs. The surgeon advised that I keep doing the physio until June and then start with biokinetics but both him and the physio felt that I have more than enough flexibility and strength to speed things up a little bit. I will be taking it very easy. Last thing I want is to get injured again. Any advice from people who have had a microdiscetomy and lumbar decompression done?

Nope. Its a valid question. I want to know how it affects bike fit.

Merci - not to be pronounced the same as mercy.