Thanks Hairygit, i have 6 bikes on the road at the moment, and am riding them all i am totally obssesed again, trouble is i nearly got wiped out again by some f--ker the other day nearly had to lay the bike down and slide under the car but i hung on and just managed to avoid disaster, about 4 weeks ago i got knocked flying by a car i was on my pedal bike out for a sunday ride, i got proper gravel rashed up and badly bruised, this was me just after it happened, the bruising came out over the next few days , my knee still hurts now,
it is a dangerous game on two wheels, hope your doing alright and recovering

BTW sorry for the thread highjack
pete