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Have broken collarbone seems to be healing well() any ideas as to when I CAN GET BACK to riding distances-I'm looking out for warning signs like pain but how do i judge when my right hand can have consistent and hard pressure applied to change gear/brrake.

At the moment I'm using the r.arm more and doing the physios exercises.

I'm riding v.short distances on quiet tracks

Your own body is probably the best guide together with advice from your physio or doctor.

I was back on the bike 4 weeks after surgery to fix mine. That was on the advice of the surgeon who was a cyclist himself. The biggest problem I had was the fear of falling off again. Took me a while to regain full confidence.

I had a clean break so no surgery jus5 a sling - which caused pins and needles after two hours so off it cane and never went back on!

I was back on the bike after three weeks - not fully healed but ‘matted’ (bone material still needed to fill in and harden). I was fine on the flat but my mates went up Peggy’s Bank, which is 1:4 and when I pulled on the bars it hurt! I went up seated using one hand after that and learnt a valuable lesson...

PP

I'd recommend a CO2 pump for your first outings. I had a puncture on my first ride after mending and had to flag down a passing cyclist to pump it up for me.