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08-20-14, 07:27 AM
#5551
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What a drag it is getting old.
08-20-14, 07:31 AM
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Pcad TKR Update: Hit 80º of flexion @ Monday's physical therapy session, knee pain levels improved quite a bit along with mobility. Walking without cane or crutches, once I'm warmed up, not too bad of a limp. I still have a fair amount of swelling in the knee/fluid retention in the leg, but that's improving with regular icing. Still on Percoset, I will start tapering off those over the next 7-10 days. Still hope to be cycling by October, I think that's a realistic goal. Found a good local outpatient physical therapy place, happy with them so far.
Staples come out tomorrow.
Staples come out tomorrow.
08-20-14, 07:32 AM
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08-20-14, 07:38 AM
#5554
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08-20-14, 07:41 AM
#5556
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All this talk of frame pumps and a better solution would probably have been this: Mace Brand Pepper Spray Bear Repellent Powerful OC Fogger | eBay
08-20-14, 07:41 AM
#5557
So it is
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If you do choose to go the pump route, getting one with the flexible hose (rat tail) is a must. If not, have extra tubes handy, as breaking a valve stem is entirely possible.
08-20-14, 07:47 AM
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I didn't even think at the time, just was a little shocked by the whole thing- the guy had a saddle bag so probably some CO2 cartridges of his own, I could have asked for one of those.
08-20-14, 07:49 AM
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08-20-14, 07:50 AM
#5562
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08-20-14, 07:52 AM
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FYI, I do carry two CO2 cartridges that I know how to use. They were not deployed ineffectively by moi, it was my helper. Whose help I didn't feel like I needed but in the end I accepted because it was close to getting dark and I figured two hands would be faster than one. I already had the flatted tube out of the wheel & I was trying to put a little CO2 in it before putting it in the tire (with my cartridges you can dispense just a little CO2 if necessary & then go back and dispense the rest). Helper was telling me not to do that, I explained why you would, it's easier to get tube in without any kinks, he said "ok" grabbed my cartridge and shot all the air into the tube. So then I tried to get my tube back from him but he pressed on the valve and let all the CO2 out. Then he put the deflated tube into the tire. Trying to get the tire back on, he was using the wrong end of the levers. I was kind of wrestling with him at this point to try to get them back but I guess I wasn't forceful enough, I was being too polite about it. Then he tried to inflate the tube, I don't know what happened because I was gathering up all my debris, old tube, plastic wrap, etc. The next thing I know, my last CO2 cartridge is empty, my tire is flat and the guys getting on his bike to leave.
I didn't even think at the time, just was a little shocked by the whole thing- the guy had a saddle bag so probably some CO2 cartridges of his own, I could have asked for one of those.
I didn't even think at the time, just was a little shocked by the whole thing- the guy had a saddle bag so probably some CO2 cartridges of his own, I could have asked for one of those.
08-20-14, 07:58 AM
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She can cook almost anything. Beef, fish, fowl, pork, veggie.
Even vegan - she cooked for a local yoga group that wanted vegan fare after their session. They said they really liked it.
Bummer.
Even vegan - she cooked for a local yoga group that wanted vegan fare after their session. They said they really liked it.
No. Nor did I see the giant potato. I miss all the good stuff.
08-20-14, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Random Stranger
Oh, you have the means to fix your flat and ride home? Let me fix that for you.
08-20-14, 07:59 AM
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I didn't even know about them until yesterday but, as with any local booze producers, I had to look in to them a little more. Decent stuff, it seems. Saw a bottle of their bourbon at a local shop while picking up some beer. May have to pick one up the next time I'm in need of a $50 bottle, which will (coincidentally) be around the time of the first snow fall.
08-20-14, 08:02 AM
#5567
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FYI, I do carry two CO2 cartridges that I know how to use. They were not deployed ineffectively by moi, it was my helper. Whose help I didn't feel like I needed but in the end I accepted because it was close to getting dark and I figured two hands would be faster than one. I already had the flatted tube out of the wheel & I was trying to put a little CO2 in it before putting it in the tire (with my cartridges you can dispense just a little CO2 if necessary & then go back and dispense the rest). Helper was telling me not to do that, I explained why you would, it's easier to get tube in without any kinks, he said "ok" grabbed my cartridge and shot all the air into the tube. So then I tried to get my tube back from him but he pressed on the valve and let all the CO2 out. Then he put the deflated tube into the tire. Trying to get the tire back on, he was using the wrong end of the levers. I was kind of wrestling with him at this point to try to get them back but I guess I wasn't forceful enough, I was being too polite about it. Then he tried to inflate the tube, I don't know what happened because I was gathering up all my debris, old tube, plastic wrap, etc. The next thing I know, my last CO2 cartridge is empty, my tire is flat and the guys getting on his bike to leave.
I didn't even think at the time, just was a little shocked by the whole thing- the guy had a saddle bag so probably some CO2 cartridges of his own, I could have asked for one of those.
I didn't even think at the time, just was a little shocked by the whole thing- the guy had a saddle bag so probably some CO2 cartridges of his own, I could have asked for one of those.
08-20-14, 08:02 AM
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I didn't even know about them until yesterday but, as with any local booze producers, I had to look in to them a little more. Decent stuff, it seems. Saw a bottle of their bourbon at a local shop while picking up some beer. May have to pick one up the next time I'm in need of a $50 bottle, which will (coincidentally) be around the time of the first snow fall.
08-20-14, 08:10 AM
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08-20-14, 08:16 AM
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08-20-14, 08:23 AM
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Meanwhile in Tomball, Texas... future Herbie HQ™, I am concerned that my Honda Fit (lowered on coil overs no less) will be swallowed by the Suburbans and full sized pick up trucks that run in packs.
I think they shoot Prius drivers on sight.
I think they shoot Prius drivers on sight.
08-20-14, 08:32 AM
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It was a Hispanic guy, I think there was a little bit of a language barrier, plus we were on a bike path next to a busy four lane road so it was noisy and hard to hear each other. Once I accepted his help, he just kind of took over & forged ahead even though I don't think he really knew what he was doing. But actually a sweet guy who was trying hard, I think he just could not imagine any man letting a woman change a flat, did not seem like a weirdo to me. I don't even think he meant to leave me high & dry at the end, I'm pretty sure he assumed I had a cell phone on me.
08-20-14, 08:34 AM
#5573
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What do they do to cyclists?!?
08-20-14, 08:39 AM
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Now that I think about it, I don't think that I ever adjusted the saddle fore/aft when I swapped out to longer cranks... I'm wondering if that's somehow exacerbating the forefoot pressure. I'll have to adjust it while thinking about where in the hell I'm going to ride to today.
08-20-14, 08:41 AM
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