I'd rather care about the well being of my leg than not being able to bike, bro. It's just for a week.

Today I got a much needed pro fit

No moar super street cred stems... they both had to be flipped up.

Seat was too high, too far forward and drop was too agressive on road bike. Seat was too high, too far back, bars too agressive on track biek.

Oh.. and my cleats were too far in.

Probably why my IT band is jacked up right now :|

Can I see the before and after pics? I love seeing **** like that.

+1

A physical therapist told me that many cyclists develop problems because of IT bands being too tight from lots of exercise and little stretching. What are you supposed to do about your IT now that it's aggravated?

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Today I: study all night for a chemistry exam in the morning. I should really make more time to study throughout the week...

Today I am packing for my trip to LA. If I make top 30 in the Marathon Crash Race I'll be a happy camper.

Time to go Google IT band...

Also, I've had two cigarettes today. Attempt #2 to quit is underway.

Good luck, dude. Seriously. Quit that ****.

I can't wait for it but I'm not racing.

PM me your contact info. We are going to try and do some reconnaissance and pre-ride the course some time Friday or Saturday afternoon.

Want in.

Need yo digitz. PM me.

Stretch/Advil/Ice

I've also been using a foam roller. **** hurts so good.

The cleat and saddle position is the most valuable thing you can glean from a bike fitting, be it retul, specialized bg, or something else...

You can move your bars back towards their original position over time. I've had a few fits in my day (discounts in college for collegiate racers), and they all put me in a wayyy upright position. I increased the length of my stem and drop very slowly over about 6 months, with atleast 1 month increments between any change.

Also im not sure how aware you are of the diagnosis of your injury (overuse injuries are tough to diagnose), but FWIW I have quadriceps tendinitis, and have for about 4 years. I came home from college one winter and tried to do a 18/20/22 hour/week three week block while lifting and working on my feet during the day and not recovering, plus no stretching.

Your problems will likely never completely go away, but like mine, they will be under control if you rest as much as you can stand now and be diligent about stretching and PT. Don't jump into riding and training too quickly and cause yourself a more serious chronic issue.

:C This makes me sadz.

I used to have IT probs from too high saddle when I was a twenty-something. Totally gone after I got smart about saddle height, even now in my golden years.

Cool.

Yeah, after the fitment, I was surprised at how much I overshot the seat height.

Just wanted to add, when I built up my Marin a couple of months ago I lackadaisically set the saddle height and went for a 40 mile too-high-saddle ride and IT band was burning up all night after that. Took a couple of 10 mile easy days to get over that but all is good after that bout of stupidity. Did 50 hard miles yesterday and all is good.

Had my bi-weekly checkup with the doctor...

+2

Come on Jesse, show us pics!


Today the sqrl and I went on a short ride to get coffee.
http://i.imgur.com/SOOg04B.jpg

I'll put some pics up when the new bars come in.

My stems are flipped up now though... negative cool points.

Stay positive bro

Today I learned that "dogs wearing sunglasses" is the best possible string of words you can enter into Google.

Today I dug and rode on the dirt.

Today I worked, then I rode to the sandwich shop, and bought a sandwich, which I then ate, then worked some more.