It pays to keep at it!
11-10-14, 09:54 PM
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It pays to keep at it!
Hi folks! I just wanted to check in to say that I have finally made it back onto the big chainring on my venerable commuter bikes. I've had multiple walking problems, and three an a half operations: two on one foot and one and a half on t'other one. Also frayed peroneal tendon on one foot. Oh and OA in my right knee. My last operation was over two years ago, and I've been riding to work in no more than a 58 inch gear for the longest time.
Anyway, I finally strengthened myself to the point where I can sustain a 72 inch gear, even up slight rises. Now that my quads are gaining tone, my knee pain has subsided to a whisper of its former self. It may not sound like a big deal - and I know that many here have even greater challenges than I have had. But it does make me feel good to reach this point.
Perseverance furthers, dear friends!
Now, here comes the dang winter.
Anyway, I finally strengthened myself to the point where I can sustain a 72 inch gear, even up slight rises. Now that my quads are gaining tone, my knee pain has subsided to a whisper of its former self. It may not sound like a big deal - and I know that many here have even greater challenges than I have had. But it does make me feel good to reach this point.
Perseverance furthers, dear friends!
Now, here comes the dang winter.
11-10-14, 10:01 PM
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Hi folks! I just wanted to check in to say that I have finally made it back onto the big chainring on my venerable commuter bikes. I've had multiple walking problems, and three an a half operations: two on one foot and one and a half on t'other one. Also frayed peroneal tendon on one foot. Oh and OA in my right knee. My last operation was over two years ago, and I've been riding to work in no more than a 58 inch gear for the longest time.
Anyway, I finally strengthened myself to the point where I can sustain a 72 inch gear, even up slight rises. Now that my quads are gaining tone, my knee pain has subsided to a whisper of its former self. It may not sound like a big deal - and I know that many here have even greater challenges than I have had. But it does make me feel good to reach this point.
Perseverance furthers, dear friends!
Now, here comes the dang winter.
Anyway, I finally strengthened myself to the point where I can sustain a 72 inch gear, even up slight rises. Now that my quads are gaining tone, my knee pain has subsided to a whisper of its former self. It may not sound like a big deal - and I know that many here have even greater challenges than I have had. But it does make me feel good to reach this point.
Perseverance furthers, dear friends!
Now, here comes the dang winter.
11-10-14, 10:06 PM
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Good job. Never give up.
11-10-14, 11:08 PM
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This is why I love bicycling and cycling-oriented support groups such as this. Thanks for the report, and best wishes for your continued progress.
I was born with unstable kneecaps and have dislocated the left 2.5 times (one was a fleeting out-and-back excursion). Knee stretches and exercises targeting the medialis member of the quad group have helped immensely, as has bicycling, which has also been helping me through Achilles tendinosis.
Keep up the great work and update us periodically on your progress.
I was born with unstable kneecaps and have dislocated the left 2.5 times (one was a fleeting out-and-back excursion). Knee stretches and exercises targeting the medialis member of the quad group have helped immensely, as has bicycling, which has also been helping me through Achilles tendinosis.
Keep up the great work and update us periodically on your progress.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
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Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
11-11-14, 03:55 AM
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11-11-14, 05:01 AM
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Way to go, Franky. 
11-11-14, 06:20 AM
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Great news to get some positive feedback from you, Frank. sounds like you are ready to roll again, weather permitting.
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I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
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11-11-14, 07:40 AM
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Congratulations.
11-11-14, 01:51 PM
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11-11-14, 05:02 PM
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Sounds as if you've earned the right to pursue n+1 or at least some bike bling.......
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11-11-14, 09:53 PM
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Even though the wife doesn't have the bug like I do, I just couldn't in good conscience fail to get her a modern bike. Both 10-speed triples. Yowser!The next one will have to be a 'bent.
11-12-14, 07:28 AM
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11-12-14, 07:50 AM
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Keep up the good work..... What you have, is almost always better than what they can give you...........
11-12-14, 09:41 AM
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Mine . . . I have no clue
. I know my fixed gear bike is 72.5" but my commute bike is just one chain-ring and a seven speed freewheel (i.e. pre-cassette) so very basic compared to yours!And yes, will practice tenacity!
Rick / OCRR
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