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Stay with the beta guard, cut off the leading edges from the rear of the guard,upto the first fixing ,this makes the guard more flexible,then replace the fixing bolts with cable ties. The cable ties break following a big off,and save the guard from snapping.

Interesting topic for me, Hughesy,in that I have polyosteoarthritis,and osteoarthritis in both shoulders and ac joints.I was riding pre 65 trials regulary until 9 months ago.must say iam addicted to the sport,and find it very frustrating that i can no longer compete,due to the pain and damage the arthritis is causeing to my shoulder tendons. My surgen is Mr Tang at Airedale,and says my left shoulder needs replacement,but he does not want to opperate because Iam to young at 52 years old,his reason being that the joint replacement would not last if used at a level i would expect from it. He aiso said I would not have much more movement than i have now,which is less than 50%,and that iwould not be able to lift anything heavy.Iam on the waiting list to have a shoulder arthroscopic decompression,to try prevent further damage to my tendons,and ease the pain.Mr Tang recomends i should delay replacement until iam 60 years old,he says a second replacement is unlikely to work ,in that debriss from wear of the joint reacts with the immune system,and attacks and damages the bone,the socket becomes loose,and a there is not enough sound bone left for a second fixing. Having read your experiance,and that your now back on a bike,i would like to know how you get along,and what your surgen said you should expect.How much weight can you lift etc,and what activites you can manage. I dont know if my surgeon is over precautious,or if its the nhs budjets that try to put you off,but iam now thinking more about replacement, .its no joke finding it difficult to even dress yourself without pain if there is another way.

If your budget will allow,go the lightweight route.With ariels keep the weight low down for a better center of gravity. Short stroke alloy barrels made by Mick Dickinson,cost around about

Rumour has it,Tim lost a few fragments from his head. He was so upset from his misadventure that he enlisted his brother (an experienced clerk of course) to clear his path of all pebbles for the rest of the course.Dont know about acrobatics,looks more like he's practising for Keighleys Flying Ballet. Could you imagine it Tim in a TuTu.