I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

I am in awe....more elevation than I got.

 

Come on guys, man up...get a ride in for me would ya!

 

I tell you what! That’s tough to do, I have a whole new respect for crutchers

 

I'll work on that for tomorrow morning..but it'll be on the drop bar bike.

And I have to answer a subpoena as a witness. There goes my morning.

 

Well crap..no bueno!

 

So... Do you think you can take @Mikie in a crutch race???

How do we arrange this, and who's taking the bets?

 

I'll hold the cash...

 

It’s on! Top of Pinos parking lot Sat 9am @Mikie

 

Scouting report reveals @Mikie is relegated back to walker. Sounds like the format of the competition needs to be changed accordingly...

WALKER RACE! Wear pads and helmets - full contact allowed.

 

Still have the Summer time blues. Couch wins.

 

You and @Mikie ought to have a race!

 

I half-heartedly meant to get out for a pre-work ride this morning but I had the wrong bike out. That won't happen again.

 

Now we know who skims the thread.

 

The word "skim" was named after me and my antics. In fact, if you look it up in the Webster's dictionary, you will see a picture of my smiling face and a brief history for the need to invent the word.

Now, about that race, please fill me in on the details. I want to be there when it takes place.

 

Lol, you can be my manager Herz

 

@SnakeCharmer you’re a genius

 

Noooooo! @LLPoolJ

 

Crutch races are boring. Wheel chair races are where it's at. That would even the odds.

 

You’re right about that, ok I need a wheelchair and time to practice

 

E-wheelchair?

 

It's just possible that a wheelchair race could keep you two from backsliding in your recoveries. No guarantee.. but possible. If I was your coach, I'd vote "No" on canes, crutches, walkers; three-legged races..

 

I spent two months in a wheelchair recovering from a rock climbing accident. It was great! But I only had access to a standard hospital wheelchair, and handled like crap on anything other than flat or level surfaces. And I was living in Mammoth at the time, trying to work out around Lake Mary. Haha! Not advised!

I eventually found a long flat straightaway outside of town and drove out there to train. Even there, that hospital wheelchair couldn't handle the crown of the road and continuously turned onto the unpaved shoulder. The solution was to ride right down the center and keep an eye out for traffic, of which there was very little.

I was just getting ready to rent or borrow a racing wheelchair when my doctor relegated me to crutches. Dammit!

 

Can you even suggest that bad E word on this forum?

 

I think we need a happy baby pose contest.....

 

I kind of like the work of crutches, even though it’s exhausting
You must have been a sight in that rolling chair
Do you still climb?

 

Interesting you would ask him that..

 

Crutches and wheelchairs are great for upper body strength. I got much stronger after 4 months total + PT. (Rowing machine was good, too.)

I can't imagine what people thought when they saw me rolling down the middle of the road!?! Very little traffic out on the road to Benton, but still at least one vehicle per workout. I'd roll to the shoulder and let 'em pass, but then get back in the middle, lock that centerline between my footrests and go like hell! There was a slight climb at the far end before the turn-around, and the descent would get that funky chair shimmying at 5mph! Yeehaw!

I continued to climb while I lived in Mammoth. I had to stay close to the ground with bouldering, cuz my broken feet didn't do well with jumping/landing. But I was able to top rope, follow and lead, and I did that until I moved down to OC and would've had to drive to climb. Almost put up a big climbing wall in my new townhome with it's high ceilings, but moved on to road and mountain biking, which I could do right from home. Sadly, my trail running days were over, which I continue to miss.. 20 years later.

 

Making the best of it during an injury speeds healing IMO, good for you!
TWO broken feet..sheet, I can’t imgaine! Trail running is deep in my bones, giving that up would be cruel and unusual punishment, sorry you’re running days are over.

 

As soon as I can bend the left knee, happy baby(balasana) is on!

 

Just got back from my third visit with Dr. Bob. Told me it would be a miracle if I’m back on my bike within 4 months...

So...
@mountaingirl sara ,I accept your wheelchair race challenge down McGill. I uh... have been practicing in all fairness.