Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19670334)

For those following my health saga(s), I had a few tests this week. The final diagnosis for my poor cycling performance lately and lethargy is low testosterone (76.4 ng/dL). I can't have testosterone replacement therapy. :(

Also, my cough is a result of an upper viral respiratory infection and is nearing its end.

Lastly, after a recommendation by every one of my zillion doctors, I finally consented to a sleep study. Ugh.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19669014)

I call poppycock. Planes fly in and out of Merida at those temps.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19670417)

Phoenix is dry air, which is lighter and provides poor lift.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19670417)

Phoenix is dry air, which is lighter and provides poor lift.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19669932)

No John Denver, but yes Denver Pyle, who opened the intro before the song -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaABMX3oZr4

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19670102)

During my jersey shopping, I came across a Twin Six post that included a pic of one of their guys during the Tour Divide. Yeah, a little less concerned with pristine, matchy-matchy kit -

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/08...g?v=1496329224

Originally Posted by Ramona_W (Post 19670231)

I am discovering I am not liking Arizona as much as I anticipated I would. For one thing, my allergies are as bad here as I think they have been anywhere. I am taking the last of the Zyzal tablets today then going back to a different pill like Allegra or something. ("It's as ineffective at hour 24 as it is at hour one" to paraphrase the commercials.) And there is so much crap on the roads in the form of thorns or- for LoP today- a radial tire wire that we're going through a bunch of tubes. I'm not bothered by the heat so much as long as there's a little breeze and I think most people have their AC too high (too low?) a lot of the time and that makes it even harder to readjust when you go outside.

What I am bothered by is how hard it is to get a driver's license. I have one from Washington and it has my photo and birthdate on it and I have my social security card with my name on it. But neither of those can serve as my primary document because they're not official enough. So, I had my mom mail my birth certificate. Now, I have a different problem because my birth certificate has my maiden name on it and everything else has my formerly married name on it. Here in Arizona and possibly in other places, I don't know, they want you to have a paper trail for why your name is different. That means I need to have Mom mail my marriage certificate and possibly divorce papers down here and that will delay things even further. I am all for preventing identity theft or terrorism or whatever other horrible thing we're trying to stop but I think this is going pretty far. Who hauls all these important and usually unnecessary papers around with them? Maybe I should have got a passport. Maybe I should have stuck to my guns and not changed my name. (I didn't, in fact, until I was pregnant.) Maybe I should have been born a boy.

When I told my mom about her maybe having to send more paperwork down here, she said something like "Oh brother. Just ride a bike."

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19670283)

VAR solves all problems. Using levers is soooo old school.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19670334)

For those following my health saga(s), I had a few tests this week. The final diagnosis for my poor cycling performance lately and lethargy is low testosterone (76.4 ng/dL). I can't have testosterone replacement therapy. :(

Also, my cough is a result of an upper viral respiratory infection and is nearing its end.

Lastly, after a recommendation by every one of my zillion doctors, I finally consented to a sleep study. Ugh.

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19670459)

Tropical storm (ish) winds would make a great tailwind ride home in a few hours.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19670521)

What, I can't give kudos from the Strava website?

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19670536)

Originally Posted by Ramona_W (Post 19670392)

Why are you so unhappy about the sleep study?

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19670283)

VAR solves all problems. Using levers is soooo old school.

Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19670483)

how can air be lighter? It doesn't weigh anything in the first place!

(note: The above is an example of how to start a physics argument on the internet).

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19670536)

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19670540)

Why can't we embed tweets here?

Anyway, have you ever noticed that some people on the road are idiots?

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19669459)

It turns out it's indoor cycling, which I suspect is spinning but BYOB. No thanks.

Slightly more interesting is the Aquabike:
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...pssylvf9mu.jpg

Hasta luego, amigos.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19670019)

'Merica Labz? Lol. It was nice knowing you, LoP. ;)

Originally Posted by Ramona_W (Post 19670231)

I am all for preventing identity theft or terrorism or whatever other horrible thing we're trying to stop but I think this is going pretty far.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19670334)

Lastly, after a recommendation by every one of my zillion doctors, I finally consented to a sleep study. Ugh.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19670652)

They're not so bad, but they are pricey. Last time I had one there was significant out-of-pocket expense. Check how much your insurer is planning to cover beforehand.

/#50plus

Originally Posted by Ramona_W (Post 19670369)

I was planning to try to work at Starbucks or a fast food place until I got on somewhere I really wanted to work but no one is going to want me around food when I have to wipe my nose and wash my hands every few minutes.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19670417)

Phoenix is dry air, which is lighter and provides poor lift.