Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Sorry to hear this, Beverly. I thought we had lured you over to the dark side. Is this because of something that has happened or are you being influenced by overly cautious advisors?
I have been pleasantly surprised at how well my back has taken to some pretty aggressive offroading. Even the hardtail wasn't causing me problems until I started doing faster rides for longer distances on rougher terrain, making the full suspension bike more appealing. Maybe a Thudbuster could help.
I'll never give up the road bikes but at the present I can't stand to pedal due to numbness in the left leg. I'm scheduled for some physical therapy starting next week. Hopefully this will remedy the problem.
I've still been riding 50-75 miles each week and I've learned to take most hills around here while sitting and spinning
I was able to ride the reserve near home which has some 5-10% grades last week. I'm sure the new 520 with it's lower gears will take most hills I encounter.
Being stretched out on the road bikes really does seem to help
