On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 1:28 AM, erik jensen <bicyclen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> this thread started before i left to ride my atlantis across the cascades > and elsewhere, and i return to see it continues... > > ...What have all the posters in this thread been doing? I'd much rather > hear about that. > > Ride on, > > erik > Well, since you asked, Erik, and since I started this thread (with the best of intentions, too!) I'll offer that I've been riding, though not as much or in the way I'd prefer. I'm dealing with a herniated disc in my neck and it put me off the bike for a while but now I'm okay to ride so long as I "take it easy." I bought a used recumbent to try. It's actually kind of fun, and I think I'll keep it for change of pace rides even after my neck heals up! I also re-riv'd the fit of a couple of my upright bikes, raising the bars a couple of cm's above the saddle to ease strain on my shoulders and neck and that's worked out well so far. It's a gradual healing process--evidently, assuming I don't re-injure or irritate it, it will take 4-6 months (first symptoms serious enough to seek medical help were in early May though I think this has been coming on even longer) for it to heal and it will leave me slightly more prone to such injuries in the future. Thrilled I ain't--heck, I'm just now drawing a bead on 50 and I've got a lot more years and miles of riding I want to do! So, no biking holidays or long trips for me this year--easy rides around home and time to reflect on the fragility of life and health over a beer or three instead... Here's my 'bent if anyone is curious--on topic only because it let me keep riding when even my Rambouillet was temporarily uncomfortable... http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738390@N08/7421489358/in/photostream Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
