5/21 rides

[Pax]

Pretty bummed today, I commuted on my bike again and my bad knee feels horrid. I've been waiting for this day and I was hoping I had more time. My PT said the adhesions/arthritis are getting worse (I have a permanent 10 degree bend in my right leg). I really want to ride my bike.

[redrhodie]

I realized when I got home tonight I have a rear wheel flat. It's squishy, but still holding air. Not sure if it was leaking while I was riding, or if it happened right at the end. Tonight's ride was a little slower than normal, but I thought that was because I caught every red light on my route.

Seems there's something in the stars making today's rides less than stellar. Tomorrow's another day. Let's hope the bad vibes pass!

[PamNY]

I persuaded my SO to go biking with me today, but it wasn't a huge success. I felt rather like an elderly relative imposing an an onerous obligation. Ah well.

It's Fleet Week and I enjoyed seeing the sailors and Marines all dressed up and heading into town with various friends and family members. They are so very, very young.

Pam

[smilingcat]

I loved She-fly's comment bike therapy. Fer sure!!

yup went out again, no sense of dizzyness. Felt so good to be riding outside. And no HRM. Had a fun time riding. So liberating to ride without being a slave to "performance driven" and HRM, and grade information, altitude, total elevation gain...

Just a fun ride.

[Duck on Wheels]

(((Pax))) So sorry your knee is giving you so much trouble. Trek also has joint problems. In her case biking has helped. Seems with her arthritis you've got to keep moving to stay mobile; slow down and the joints freeze up even worse. But maybe you have a different version of arthritis? (I'm sure there are many!) Does swimming help? Is there a well-heated pool on campus?

[Pax]

(((Pax))) So sorry your knee is giving you so much trouble. Trek also has joint problems. In her case biking has helped. Seems with her arthritis you've got to keep moving to stay mobile; slow down and the joints freeze up even worse. But maybe you have a different version of arthritis? (I'm sure there are many!) Does swimming help? Is there a well-heated pool on campus?

Thanks DoW. Yup, different kind of arthritis, mine is from multiple surgeries so the structure of the knee is very different from the original joint. I could deal with the pain just fine if the joint would just flex far enough...I'm going to check with the LBS and see if we can get shorter cranks short and see if that helps.

And you're right about the swimming, I use the Uni pool quite a bit...very comfy!

[Aggie_Ama]

Went on a mountain biking date with DH, it was awesome! I managed to finally get up some walls that had scared me. And then almost crashed but saved it by grabbing a tree, I was so proud to save my butt that way! Closed out the night with fireflies as the sun went down, 14 miles of single track and perfect day.