Extreme Pacers ride Sunday 27th

[Steven]

Hadyn, Steve 'Kid' Curry, Jason T, Paul N and myself.

Porthcawl, Port Talbot, Neath, up the bank ( We all got Strava top 10's so worth the effort!), Penderyn to the foot of Pen y Fan, A470, Merthyr. At this point there was a touch of wheels and Paul went down.  We dispatched him off to hospital with a suspected broken collar bone and sorted his bike out and then continued.  Pontypridd to Brackla.  This was 90 miles at 19.7mph.  I then did another loop to get 102miles in.

Great riding conditions and good company, marred by the accident- get well soon Paul....

[Jason T]

Good pace on the ride today and not too hot, I think your 08:00 start time was a good decision.

I'm waiting to hear back from Paul, lets hope it's a fast recovery and not a multiple break.

[harpo]

Yeah best of luck to Paul on his recovery! Fastest pace I've ever done over a good distance, great experience, thanks to Stephen and Jason for tow home!!

[Steve Chapman]

Anyone know how Paul is?

[Jason T]

Paul says that it has snapped and he's making an appointment tomorrow to get it looked at.

[Paul Nicholas]

I'm off to the fracture clinic tomorrow with a broken clavicle, I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow. Just wanted to say big thanks to the guys today who looked out for me after the bump, especially Steven for convincing the Ambulance that it would be a good idea to come and pick me up! Also bike retrieved from the taxi man no problems. Guess I'll be out for a month or so, any suggestions on keeping the fitness up in the meantime? Thinking exercise bike in the gym?

[Steven]

Exercise bike or turbo is what the pros do..

ps - I have your Oakleys...

[xrayspecs]

Have a turbo you can borrow if you want.
PM if you need it.

[wardhaugh]

Speedy recovery Paul - hope to see you out again soon.

[RichardB]

Speedy recovery Paul.

[Toestrapsteve]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Paul. Your fitness level should help, and there's nowt broken there judging by the way you & Steven blasted up to the reservoir from Penderyn.
Think I prefer my original moniker Steve, albeit toe straps now discarded. That said I could have robbed anyone of a Mars bar by Pontypridd!
Thanks for dragging me around lads.

[Steven]

Steve,

Good to see you are of an age to understand the nickname !  I will of course refer to you by your proper title of toestrapSteve in future...

[Paul Nicholas]

Thanks everyone, see you all in 6-8 weeks!

[Jason T]

You'll have to get on that turbo to keep those legs spinning, hope it's a quicker than usual recovery rate on your collar bone.

[Rob Jones]

Congrats Paul, you are the 1st person I know to have broken collar bone on bike. Seen it lots on tv and know its one of the most common injuries. In my eyes it makes you a proper rider! Good luck with the recovery.

Rank the following in terms of risk (I don't know the answer btw):

Commuting on bike
Club runs
TTing
Racing
chaingang
Training solo
Watching tv and eating biscuits