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Tore the ligaments on the SC joint. Nothing anyone can really do, without a very risky procedure. Not worth it. Only remedy is actually doing weights in the gym to strengthen the support muscles. Cannot bowl a cricket ball, sleep on my right shoulder or swim, then the clavicle pops out at the breastbone and muscles start spasming up. Not nice, but hey there are people stuck in warzones, so who am I to complain about a few muscle spasms and bad sleep. At least I can still ride a bike 😁, as long as I don't fall on the right shoulder.

Like anything you will learn a lot but just starting. You have a bike and started. Now you are asking questions. Just keep going, because it sounds as if the current Makro bike is performing within your current ability and it gets you out there. In a year's time you will understand why not to buy a Makro bike, and then you will be empowered to make the right (better) choices...only to find two years on that there was more you should have known. And as you go on, ability will improve, knowledge will build and the need will improve. Welcome and keep cycling. Ps. best way to get into a good bicycle is 2nd hand if you have someone to help you with the buy and good at keeping to the hard limit on the budget.

I have the EVOC and happy for shuttle runs and short distances. I would definately tie them down to prevent too much bumping on the downtube, especially on carbon. I can only think too much bumping will fatigue the downtube as it was not really built to take major knocks there. Obviously only an issue on repeatedly bad roads and long distances. A bike shop owner told me he has had frames with cracks on the down tube below the headtube be rejected because it was suspected to be from shuttling on rough roads. Cannot confirm, but has some logic to it. Still, I would use it everyday over a bike rack.

On the World Champs topic - any idea if the Enduro will be broadcast anywhere the coming weekend? Could not find any info anywhere.

Anybody know if the Enduro world Champs will be broadcasted anywhere. Never watched enduro so not sure how it is covered.

Bought two bikes and some extras from them on a few occasions, no issue. Not my LBS because they are to far away, but have had a few good dealings with them. They did a lot of effort for my son's bday present a while back, so definitely liked how they worked and communicated.

Can I also switch off the reviews I resolved ("don't like") to give a true impression ("fake") my review stats? I read it is quite commonplace nowadays with cycling gear. PS. Definitely a slow work day - 3 posts! I might be losing my job soon, but hey, I only have 77 more posts to go!

If it wasn't for the classifieds, then this would merely be a chat room frequented by a few. The current format pulls many people in with classifieds and then some stay to learn there is a plethora of knowledge and contacts, etc. here. Take the good with the bad I reckon.

Bumping my post counter to two per annum to expedite crossing the 100 threshold... I will make it by retirement

Ragley piglet with 130mm fox 32 front and Fulcrum Red metal wheelset. I remember the days... Why - First steel frame I built from pieces. Very responsive on the trail. And rode it during a phase of life when I was a stronger and fitter version of myself... so I could enjoy the bike.

Those harps against that foamy and black background... Man I am thirsty

On a Friday any beer will do. I have unexpectedly taken a liking to Guinness lately after trying it. There is a reason or is still around after 200+ years. Not commonly available after a ride but goes down well.

Will be there. Always a good one.

I find modern geometries (HT and ST), especially trail bikes, much better on the larger frames. Lately, if in doubt, I upsize. I am 1.94 and used to hover between a L and XL 10-15 yrs ago because a XL mtb was a "plaashek" and dropper posts were not even a gimmick yet. Now I ride an XL and even XXL and find them much easier to ride. Better reach, center of gravity (especially with a dropper), etc. If you fear a HT might be too top heavy, consider the dropper to compensate for it on more technical sections. Happy hunting.

Wow! And here I am using a boardshort every other enduro ride when my shorts are in the wash. I will have to do some introspection.