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  1. #31
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    Aw gee, that's a bummer! BUT on the bright side...... you'll have plenty of time to research bikes online.

  2. #32
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    just as a pssing thought- milk of magnesia helps as a topical analgesic for chicken pox, cold sores, and shingles. Experience is the source of the advice.

    Spen the time distracting yourself by letting your fingers do the shopping on the internet.

    marni

  3. #33
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    I hope you get some relief from your chicken pox. How miserable.

    For what it's worth, don't rule out custom steel because of the price before you check into it. If you don't go crazy with custom paint and components, you could probably get a custom bike for less than a Madone. Even if you decide against custom, at least check out steel. It's such a sweet ride.
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  4. #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by marni View Post
    just as a pssing thought- milk of magnesia helps as a topical analgesic for chicken pox, cold sores, and shingles. Experience is the source of the advice.

    Spen the time distracting yourself by letting your fingers do the shopping on the internet.

    marni
    OMG...thank you so much for this! I just called my husband and told him to stop and pick some up on his way home from work.

  5. #35
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    I had the chicken pox last year (at the age of 36!). I feel for ya. I ended up in the hospital for 4 days. Not fun.

    Aveeno baths were a bit helpful, but honestly, I can't say anything helped all that much. I slept a lot. I consciously did not scratch my face, no matter how much it itched, to avoid scars there.

    I've got a Cannondale Carbon Synapse Feminine with 105. The ride is great, and the relaxed geometry is nice on centuries. I kind of wish it were more race oriented during group rides, though. However, i have a love hate relationship with this bike. Let me explain.

    I'm sure I've just got bad luck, but this bike has been the most finiky bike we've owned yet. It seems like I have it in the shop all the time. The bike has less than 3K miles on it, so many of the issues we've had with it should really not be happening yet. It seems to be parts related, rather than frame related, but I'm just frustrated that it seems to always have something going wrong with it every 3 or 4 rides out of the shop. Maybe I got a lemon. Just wanted to let you know my experience with the bike so far.

    I'd be conflicted to suggest the bike to anyone just becuase I love the bike, love the ride, love the fit, but hate that it seems to always need repair.

    I'd blame it on me, but my husband and I take the same care with our bikes, ride 90% of the same rides, and his is hardly ever in the shop.

 

 

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