Originally Posted by RonH
I get so tired of reading posts that discuss aches and pains and surgery complications and all the meds being taken and "I can't this" or "I can't that"!
This is a bicycle discussion forum.
If you're going to ride a bike, there will be soreness and aches and pains in the beginning but it will go away.
If you have "legitimate" back problems - that's allowable. But how many have back problems because of an oversized gut? Get rid of the gut and the back problems will probably go away.
Exercise and weight loss may reduce or eliminate prescribed meds so we can end that discussion.
How do you know you can't ride a road bike or a mountain bike. Bend over and try it.
Now let's get back to the bike discussions.
Awww, c'mon Ron. Give it a rest. You're giving me a headache...you know, the kind that kinda circles around the top of your head and goes down the back of your neck. It makes my eyes hurt, too. Have you ever had one of those? Sometimes they last for days. What do you take for yours, Ron? I used to take aspirin, but now I take ibuprofen. Tylenol doesn't do it for me but I have a sister that really swears by it. She has a knee that got banged up in an accident once. She can tell when a storm's brewing just by the way her knee starts aching. My back's thataway too. The last big summer storm that rolled through here--well, I couldn't hardly get out of bed. Mama and I kinda laid there all morning all snuggled up and...well, the rest of it ain't none of your doggone business...