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Is it really best to keep it wet. I felt on saturday on a DC training ride. Taxi pulled into oncoming lane' date=' and my team mate in front of me broke too hard, I had nowhere to go, tried to squeeze between her and the pavement, clipped her hip, then the pavements, took quiet a fall. Lots of abrasive scrapes and scratches on my left arm and shoulder. Anyway, I went to the chemist and ask them what I should do...they said dont keep it wet, you have to dry it out, so I took their advice, sure I'm due for some hectic scars. Are their any risks in keeping the wound wet? e.g. infection etc [/quote'] I had 1 square meter of raw skin and the only scars left are on the ones on my elbow where I had stitches and a small scar on the one knee where there was a deep impact. The first thing I did after the hospital cleaned and dressed the wounds was to take a Betadine bath and softing all the dressings. Thereafter I removed it and redressed it. The paraffin gauze is used for burn wounds - I applied Bactroban to avoid infections and then applied the paraffin gauze on it and petroleum jelly on top. The petroleum jelly keeps the wound wet. Redressed it twice a day for 5-7 days. First pink skin forms and then it heals. I'm no doctor, but it worked. Maybe there is a medical expert here that can help. TrackCyclingSA2009-10-26 15:09:57

A pity that I only see this now. The secret is not to let the wound get dry. I redressed with paraffin gauze and copious amounts of petroleum jelly to minimize scars (after I "bought" a piece of the Paarl track a few years ago). TrackCyclingSA2009-10-25 23:56:07

The social league was awesome last night.

Is there a place where one can view all the photos that were taken? Can't seem to find them the photographers' websites.

One should be able to slow down more. I recall being able to register 21km/h at the top of the embankment.

Bottelary road is high risk. The problem is that there are a vast number of vehicles cruising below the speed limit and then there are others going over the limit. The moment that there is yellow line driving and cyclists in the mix it is chaos.

"Mark Webber has taken his first Formula One victory after a spectacular drive at the Nurburgring. The Australian came home nine seconds clear of Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel, despite a drive-through penalty early in the race." Must be because he received the Pistidda bike last week in London. Amazing what a new bike can do for your driving.

Hi, How cool is this frame built by Gianni Pistidda? It is for F1 rider Mark Webber.

Hi, It's great to see Greg supporting a good cause. I see that Nolan Hoffman is on the start list too. This guy is pure class on the track. Ciao Jaco