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recently, i broke my collar bone again. That makes three breaks, all on the left collarbone. Once again got it repaired surgically, the difference now is that i have 2 A events around 6 and 7 weeks out from the surgery. last two times, i was not in a rush and took my sweet time with recovery.
Is there anyone out there with information or experience on making a relatively quick return to racing? I am still on the fence what is smart. i am now a week out of surgery and i got the ok from my doc to start up again with riding, starting out on the trainer at first.
any input is welcome.
Is there anyone out there with information or experience on making a relatively quick return to racing? I am still on the fence what is smart. i am now a week out of surgery and i got the ok from my doc to start up again with riding, starting out on the trainer at first.
any input is welcome.
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recently, i broke my collar bone again. That makes three breaks, all on the left collarbone. Once again got it repaired surgically, the difference now is that i have 2 A events around 6 and 7 weeks out from the surgery. last two times, i was not in a rush and took my sweet time with recovery.
Is there anyone out there with information or experience on making a relatively quick return to racing? I am still on the fence what is smart. i am now a week out of surgery and i got the ok from my doc to start up again with riding, starting out on the trainer at first.
any input is welcome.
Is there anyone out there with information or experience on making a relatively quick return to racing? I am still on the fence what is smart. i am now a week out of surgery and i got the ok from my doc to start up again with riding, starting out on the trainer at first.
any input is welcome.
In 2010 I broke my collar bone, had head trauma, broken ribs, punctured lung. I raced 6 weeks after the crash. Started winning again 8 weeks after the crash. In retrospect it was all kinda stupid. In face, modern concussion protocol would have made that all ill advised now. Three collar bone breaks? I retired from mass start racing last year after my third race related surgery.
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yeah, I think I'd be done at that point too
yeah, I think I'd be done at that point too
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I volunteered at the veloswap this morning, and picked up these carbon tubular track wheels for $200. Sweet!!!! I've been riding some alloy box section tubulars for years.
one of them came with a Conti Sprinter. Gonna peel that off.
one of them came with a Conti Sprinter. Gonna peel that off.
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So that episode of Game of Thrones may be the best piece of media I've ever seen. Between Endgame coming out on Thursday and this.. I'm not sure how anything will ever live up to this.
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Thank you for not mentioning any spoilers, as I have not yet seen either.
I can't really watch GOT on Sunday nights. It comes on too late, and there is generally so much going on, I end up thinking about it all night. I prefer to tape it and watch it when I get home on Monday, so I have a few hours to settle after the show before going to sleep.
I can't really watch GOT on Sunday nights. It comes on too late, and there is generally so much going on, I end up thinking about it all night. I prefer to tape it and watch it when I get home on Monday, so I have a few hours to settle after the show before going to sleep.
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It was a crazy weekend. Endgame and GOT in addition to Hockey and NBA playoffs with Euro Soccer nearing the end of season.
Because of my name in Zwift I'm always egged on to do Captain America references; my last ride everyone lost it when I typed 'Assemble' in chat....lol nerd right?
Or they call me yg. Not sure what that's about.
Because of my name in Zwift I'm always egged on to do Captain America references; my last ride everyone lost it when I typed 'Assemble' in chat....lol nerd right?
Or they call me yg. Not sure what that's about.
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It was a crazy weekend. Endgame and GOT in addition to Hockey and NBA playoffs with Euro Soccer nearing the end of season.
Because of my name in Zwift I'm always egged on to do Captain America references; my last ride everyone lost it when I typed 'Assemble' in chat....lol nerd right?
Or they call me yg. Not sure what that's about.
Because of my name in Zwift I'm always egged on to do Captain America references; my last ride everyone lost it when I typed 'Assemble' in chat....lol nerd right?
Or they call me yg. Not sure what that's about.
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It's honestly kinda become a cultural phenomenon at this point. NPR is doing weekly episode recaps, and I know very few people who dont watch it. The books are different from the show and more focus on the politics and relationships than the violence and sex. But I only ever finished two of the books.
Then again I'm about as nerdy as it comes so it makes sense I'm into all this ****.
Then again I'm about as nerdy as it comes so it makes sense I'm into all this ****.
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Also, Game of thrones is the most pirated piece of media ever iirc.
Game of Thrones: for HBO, piracy is 'better than an Emmy' as it battles Netflix
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We used to pay cable and my wife wanted the full channel package, that went from $175 a month to a hair over $300 last year (less than a 10 year period) so we cut the cord and halved it.
While I found Endgame and all around masterful movie and this GOT episode somewhat lackluster (compared to other GOT episodes) that last 5 minutes of GOT dominated water cooler talk at work. Definitely saved the episode.
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Never watched it but lost interest at "dragons & princesses", although I feel like I watch it since everyone (except us) watches it and talks about it nonstop.
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I just finished a long conversation (in COS over beer) with a person from USAC that affects every member. We discussed philosophies, drugs, junior gears, doping, women's racing and categories and USAC mission.
I got at least 4 years of BF posting all done in 2 hours.
It was pretty exciting. I was happy to know, they knew the kids I knew, and the adults too.
I'm not trying to tease, or troll, but when I mentioned my BF posting tendency was asked not to provide further detail.
I got at least 4 years of BF posting all done in 2 hours.
It was pretty exciting. I was happy to know, they knew the kids I knew, and the adults too.
I'm not trying to tease, or troll, but when I mentioned my BF posting tendency was asked not to provide further detail.
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I did learn early on though to not read about it online or look it up on IMDB - which will tell you who dies.
Honestly, at this point, my wife is much more into it than I am, but I do want to see how it ends.
(I also tried reading the books and could not get into it. A friend who has read them told me I was lucky. He said he felt like he wasted four months of his life reading those books.)
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For me it was just a lot of commutes on the T, but what else was I going to do? I know I'm not going to re-read them if the 6th and 7th ever come out because they are just too much. I haven't watched the series. I've thought about watching the first 5 seasons as a review before reading book 6 if it ever comes out, but, at that point, one might just as well just watch the last 3 seasons and finish it up that way. My wife gave me season1 5-6 years ago for my birthday, but I haven't opened it yet. That, and the extended version of The Hobbit are just sitting there waiting for me to watch them, and I like fantasy fiction. Just can't get up the energy to put in the hours those will require.
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For me it was just a lot of commutes on the T, but what else was I going to do? I know I'm not going to re-read them if the 6th and 7th ever come out because they are just too much. I haven't watched the series. I've thought about watching the first 5 seasons as a review before reading book 6 if it ever comes out, but, at that point, one might just as well just watch the last 3 seasons and finish it up that way. My wife gave me season1 5-6 years ago for my birthday, but I haven't opened it yet. That, and the extended version of The Hobbit are just sitting there waiting for me to watch them, and I like fantasy fiction. Just can't get up the energy to put in the hours those will require.
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When I first saw previews, I had no interest. It looked silly. Somewhere around season 3 or 4, we put it on because there was nothing else on TV and became intrigued. So we started watching it from the beginning. We ended up binge watching the first 3 or 4 seasons over about two weeks. It's incredibly entertaining.
I did learn early on though to not read about it online or look it up on IMDB - which will tell you who dies.
Honestly, at this point, my wife is much more into it than I am, but I do want to see how it ends.
(I also tried reading the books and could not get into it. A friend who has read them told me I was lucky. He said he felt like he wasted four months of his life reading those books.)
I did learn early on though to not read about it online or look it up on IMDB - which will tell you who dies.
Honestly, at this point, my wife is much more into it than I am, but I do want to see how it ends.
(I also tried reading the books and could not get into it. A friend who has read them told me I was lucky. He said he felt like he wasted four months of his life reading those books.)
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For me it was just a lot of commutes on the T, but what else was I going to do? I know I'm not going to re-read them if the 6th and 7th ever come out because they are just too much. I haven't watched the series. I've thought about watching the first 5 seasons as a review before reading book 6 if it ever comes out, but, at that point, one might just as well just watch the last 3 seasons and finish it up that way. My wife gave me season1 5-6 years ago for my birthday, but I haven't opened it yet. That, and the extended version of The Hobbit are just sitting there waiting for me to watch them, and I like fantasy fiction. Just can't get up the energy to put in the hours those will require.
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The garbage disposal wasn't working, so I went to the store and bought a new one. (It was actually a lot easier to install than I expected.) But the new one doesn't work either.
After some troubleshooting, I figured out the issue wasn't the disposal but the power source. It appears the outlet isn't delivering power. It was a tripped breaker, as the light on the same breaker works. I'm heading to the hardware store this morning to buy a new switch and outlet. Hopefully that fixes it.
(Regardless, we needed a new garbage disposal.)
After some troubleshooting, I figured out the issue wasn't the disposal but the power source. It appears the outlet isn't delivering power. It was a tripped breaker, as the light on the same breaker works. I'm heading to the hardware store this morning to buy a new switch and outlet. Hopefully that fixes it.
(Regardless, we needed a new garbage disposal.)
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I washed my mountain bike on Monday and found cracks around the spoke holes all around the rear rim. It's an odd size, 27.5, 35mm internal width, and worst of all, 28 spokes. I wrote to WTB and they don't make them anymore, or anything with 28 holes, ( the bike was new last year). DT Swiss make a rim and a local builder will build me one for about $220. For $300 I can get a whole wheel with 32 spokes online.
Since I stopped working I have spent hundreds on my car and now my bikes are getting into the act. Last night Mrs. John started on about a new TV.
Since I stopped working I have spent hundreds on my car and now my bikes are getting into the act. Last night Mrs. John started on about a new TV.