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Bike is still available, had some viewers but they were on the tall side (6'+)

Offers welcome. I'd keep it myself and strip down to a singlespeed but have too many bikes. Great frame, original fork engraving etc.

I've had questions on good books on cycle training / advice / injuries etc. There are dozens out there. I'd say Serious Cycling (2nd ed.) by Edmund Burke is a good readable mix of evidence and expert opinion.

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I'll throw in a free 30min sports massage / physio appointment as a deal clincher.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread29902.html

Sorry. Photo-host newbie.

Selling on behalf of my girlfriend. One careful lady last owner since late 80's.

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Mercier Road Bike 52cm
Columbus Steel Tubing frame and forks, horizontal dropouts, would make sweet singlespeed conversion
12spd with Simplex derailleurs and down-tube shifters
Maillard wheelset (French)
Aero-Corona Chainset
Sakae Road Champion Handlebars (Japanese)
Schwalbe Stelvio tyres (matching silver - oooh!)

Only non-original parts are the rear cassette and tyres. Good condition overall, small marks on frame as one would expect. Rides perfectly.

£200, offers considered.

Michael

Michael is a Charlatan! I recently paid him good money to bend my delicate recovering broken thumb into a number of excruciatingly painful positions, allegedly in the name of "physiotherapy".

Only kidding, Michael has a lovely bedside manor and actually does appear to know what he's doing. I can thoroughly recommend his services.

I wondered where you were going there Dan.

Hope all is well.

Michael

Hi all,

Aplogies but I'm doing a cheeky bump to the thread as there have been a few new threads posted recently requesting advice for musculoskeletal complaints.

Ask away for honest and evidence informed and clinically relevant information

Regards,

Michael.

Mr Sorethroat,

http://www.lfgss.com/thread29902.html

PM specifics or book an appointment. In my opinion you will recieve a more holistic and active treatment process to address the cause of your problem if you visit a Physio rather than undergoing passive treatments of symptoms.

There are many causes of neck pain and even more potential treatments.

Regards.

Please see my thread and PM any specific queries.

I'm a Physio with a special interest in Cycle related conditions.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread29902.html

Greetings all

Just a quick plug for bike-fittings that I undertake in our Kentish Town Clinic. Sessions are one hour long and consist of the following:

Assessment of lower limb and lumbar flexibility
Review of current riding position (bike will be supported on a Turbo Trainer)
Discussion of suitable alterations and recommendations
Alteration of bike in agreement with you to optimise biomechanics (tailored to any anatomial variances you may have)
Recommendation for future changes

The sessions are by prior arrangement only and cost £80.

Any questions please feel free to ask.

Regards,

Michael.

There are a lot of thoughts and opinions flying round here which could lead to unneccessary concerns. I'd recommend a thorough musculoskeletal assessment (from an allied health professional rather than your GP due to fewer time restraints) before taking / implementing any recommended interventions / medications.

Evening all. Another busy clinic this evening. My waiting area is becoming a social gathering of London's cycle community.

I will be doing a Bicycle Fitting evening seminar in a few weeks time in Kentish Town. Will post an update nearer the time.

Yoga's lovely, Matt, perhaps see you there sometime. This guy seems to be good, too--have you seen his thread yet?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread29902.html

Thanks Oliver,

GrowUp - PM me for specifics

Bluerip00
(Physio to what seems like half of LFGSS!)

Still have a couple of new appointments free this Thursday morning. Those of you who have been will know it's turning into a physio / social in the waiting area.

Greetings all, I'm now back in clinic and fresh from preliminary interviews with Team Sky.

bluerip00 - this is an awesome thread. I salute you......

Thank you kindly Pista.

I'm seeing a steady stream of you in clinic with good outcomes.

I'll be offline from Monday until the 2nd Feb and back in clinic on 4th Feb but slots are filling fast. I'll reply to any messages on my return.

Regards,

Michael.

Here is the link to The Bike show Podcast:

http://thebikeshow.net/wellbeing
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enjoy.

I featured on there alongside Bogue on Monday 11th discussing cycle related injuries. See my Physiotherapy thread on here for more info. The podcast is available at:

http://thebikeshow.net/well-being

Hi Michael, late to this thread but I think I'll be there with you- beer and radio show, excellent!I'll be covering fit/position.
Cheers,
Scherrit.

The Bike Whisperer?

Look forward to meeting you on Monday.

Hi Michael, thanks for taking the trouble to reply. The pain is right 'in' the joint of my left hip, but on the outside and maybe a bit to the front if that makes any sense. It is a sharp sudden thing rather than a dull ache. It is rotation that hurts it, its most noticeable when i try and play football, or kick with my left leg. The kicking motion you make when swimming breastroke also hurts. But like I said, cycling feels fine and I barely notice it, walking, climbing stairs etc is also all fine. I had one physio session a month back and I have another on thursday; they gave me some stretches to do, but it feels like taking some time off the bike over xmas has helped it heal some, which makes me think its cycling-related rather than football or something else. I have adjusted my saddle height following the 109% rule and it may well have been ridiculously high before--but again, it felt comfortable. I've got a feeling i was sitting too far forward on the saddle in order to compensate for the height though... Anyway, be really interested to hear what you think, props to your knowledge and helpfulness good sir. Ben

Stretching will probably be useful but you need to make sure any muscle imbalance/weakness is addressed to ensure your femoral head is sitting centrally within the acetabulum. You sound like you have some symptoms of impingement. If there was no preceeding trauma then your symptoms should improve with reduced irritation and corrective exercises.

Let me know if you need a second opinion.

Regards,

Michael

my back is funny, if I had a consultation could you recommend a new walk for me?

Might be better to address the back and let you walk your own walk but more comfortably?!

I'll be talking about Physiotherapy and Cycling related issues live on the Bike Show on Resonance FM 104.4 on Monday 11th Jan at 6.30.

Tune in for some velvet toned information :-)

Hi Mr Rip,

Have you got any ideas or knowledge about iliopsoas/gluteus media problems in relation to cycling? My left hip has been giving me jip for about 6 months now, could it be something to do with overuse or bike set up?

Cheers

Mr Def,

The iliopsoas (2 muscles) are located at the front of the hip and act in stabilising the hip joint and also in flexing the hip in certain positions (cycling being one). The gluteals form the bulk of the buttock region and are more involved with hip extension (cycling again) and also rotation. Depending on where you feel your pain - saddle height is one possibility - or possibly a muscle imbalance where some muscles are too tight / too weak / too loose. Could also be a hip impingement / labral tear / something referred from the low back.

If you give me more details like aggravating activities / location / symptoms I can be more specific.

Regards,

Michael.

And a nice summary regarding low back pain.

http://www.tri247.com/article_3319.html