I think you fall into the half that are too stupid or stubborn to quit and if it means riding a bent and killing yourself I can see that happening too.

Have been looking at bents here as I fall into the too stupid and stubborn category myself.

Either bite the bullet literally or go bent. (I'm kidding on the literally part of course) C'mon it'll keep you on the road and let you rest your old man taint. ;)

Just thought it over, send me your di2.

You told me to blow it out of my ass.

I see a shiny new recumbant in your future.does zipp make recumbant size wheels?

yep, you're gotta be sh*** faced drunk. :D


but I stll got dibbs on the bench.

This:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mKi9xtyGV-...0/100_2682.JPG

Who can argue with this?

Dude, just grow the white beard, pack othe gut and ride the barco lounger

There's always the guitars.

That's a lotta bulletin board quotes right there you assmunches.

I'll be happy to take that tt bike

That's pretty good odds actually. Should give you some hope. Min of 10 weeks healing? Until then, consider moving waaaayyy north, take up backpacking and cross country ski racing to stay in shape?

As a tgp'er I'm hoping for carpal tunnel for him too.

Remove the seat and keep riding. :)

That sucks....get better soon.

I foresaw this day over a year ago:

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Nice.

Sucks to hear, but you'll be back on a bike, even if it's a modified trials bike. No seatpost or saddle to worry about.

Always thought you were a pain in the ass, never realized quite how literally the term fit.
I have worked with patients with this condition many times over the years. It sucks and really curing it is quite difficult, but I would not abandon hope. It may be that a different saddle will help, perhaps a bit wider than what you are using. Exercises may help, PT is essential, meds as a last resort. Good luck, beware the bent, a pot belly inevitably follows.

I hope it isn't as bad as it sounds and you can keep riding for many years. It helps to choose a doc who says what you'd like to hear about your illness.

But really I hope things work out well for you. I don't know what I'd do without the bike and guitar. And tgp needs someone to shake things up occasionally.

I'm on pain meds now for a few days, a few days off the bike and it stops hurting, I'm lined up for physical therapy with a therapist who has treated this often enough, I may also take some private yoga classes to learn how to stretch my hamstrings and pelvis more effectively. I'll be walking the dog daily for exercise, I'll probably start doing some ab work too. I haven't been off the bike for more than 10 days, I would imagine 60 days off might really help in conjunction with the PT. I'll also research different saddles.

This condition is not unusual, and it's very poorly understood. P.T. involves various treatment modalities, some of which are TMI (trust me). But whatever works. I can feel the pain radiating from my left sacroiliac joint, which has been sore since 2000, down through my prostate area and then down through my left leg. Whether or not that pain chain is really linked in any meaningful way is anyone's guess I suppose, my guess is that it's not, because up until now the S.I. joint pain wasn't connected to any pain in the pelvic floor area.

It's possible that enough relief of that region may give it time to heal, the stretching releases any tension, etc. I can tell you that after a week or so off the bike it feels normal, then I get back on the bike and it relapses. Hell, for all I know, 20 days off the bike is all it needs. But I'll give it a full 8 weeks or so and then re-assess with the physical therapist. The fact that simply laying off the bike for a short stretch alleviates all the symptoms strikes me as a hopeful sign, i.e., it's not so badly injured that even doing that doesn't help.

Some of you guys are dicks.

Yeah, whatever you say Pcad. You are so utterly effed recumbent boy.