In Memory of One Cool Cat
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Bikes: Lemond Victoire, Cannondale.Mountain Bike, two 1980s lugged steel Treks, ancient 1980-something Giant mountain bike converted into a slick tired commuter with mustache handlebars, 1960-something Raleigh Sports
Whatever you do:
*High handlebars
*Low gearing for hills
*Do less than you think you should or can. Easy spinning while in recovery.
*Core (ab and back) exercises
*Lots of stretching. Yes backward stretching. (but watch out for forward bending. You can do all the forward bends lying down--and not putting your discs in harm's way. For example instead of standing quad stretches where you bend forward; lie on your side and do them. )
I'm there with ya. Disc problems suck but they are managable.
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