Being in a neck brace from my surgery, I have been taking transit to work (man, does that suck!) and my riding has been restricted to riding the rollers once or twice each day. One nice thing about this is that I have been able to avoid riding thru the season's first subzero (Celsius) temps followed by first snowfall, so I haven't had the opportunity to crash on the ice yet; I guess I should be thankful. But this taking transit has resulted in my having to fight off a cold, something I usually only have to do once every three years as long as I'm riding the bike to work.

I see the neurosurgeon this Tuesday, so I'm hoping he tells me I can take off the neck brace. I've got the bike set up for actual riding (replaced the track bars with road bars & brakes), I just need to install the fenders. I'm counting the hours...I'm used to putting in at least 1,500 km per month; this past month I've only put in a little over 300 km, all of it on the rollers. That's how much I enjoy riding the rollers...

L.