Originally Posted by neilfein

Everybody, thanks for the kind words!

Woke up at 5:30 this AM, and I feel pretty good. Unexpectedly, I have no worse pain in the arm and shoulder. And no bruising has shown up. I hope it stays this way, although tomorrow AM could be different.

New bike: I've narrowed it down to the Surly Long Haul Trucker and the Trek 520. Both are bikes with good reputations. I'll bring this to the touring and commuting forums in a bit, but anyone here ride of these? Let's get the Clyde perspective going on touring bikes.