Today I (v2):
05-11-13 | 09:00 AM
#51
Brown Jersey Winner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 8,797
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From: The Bad Woods.
Today I feel well enough to sit in front of the computer, and I can slowly maneuver my wheelchair by myself.
Got hit by a car 9 days ago, driver blew past a stop sign and hit me.
Broke my right femur in 3, hurt my right shoulder, no fracture but still hurts a lot.
Had to have surgery to put some screws and a plate on my femur and now I need to focus on the physiotherapy, in about 2 months I'll be able to put some weight on my right leg, until then I'll be using a wheelchair and crutches once my shoulder heals.
The bike's fine and the driver's insurance will pay for all of my medical bills.
Got hit by a car 9 days ago, driver blew past a stop sign and hit me.
Broke my right femur in 3, hurt my right shoulder, no fracture but still hurts a lot.
Had to have surgery to put some screws and a plate on my femur and now I need to focus on the physiotherapy, in about 2 months I'll be able to put some weight on my right leg, until then I'll be using a wheelchair and crutches once my shoulder heals.
The bike's fine and the driver's insurance will pay for all of my medical bills.
**** man i hope you make a full recovery, you had just gotten over the last crash and then this **** happens. people man, why?
thankfully ive had little effects thusfar, im hoping it will be a light year for me (happens sometimes), otherwise i have mutant allergies that cant be stopped by any prescriptions and i just lay in bed with my eyes on fire
today i didnt go to the bike jumble cuz its rainy and im using that as my excuse so i dont spend any more money
even though i REALLY wanted to go.
05-11-13 | 10:09 AM
#55
sqrl
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,168
Likes: 0
From: Chicago
Bikes: bieks
Yesterday I took the day off work to go to a members-only preview of the new stingray exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium. I got to pet stingrays! It was so cool.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
05-11-13 | 01:19 PM
#56
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 503
Likes: 0
From: Durham NC
Bikes: Kilo TT, Felt z85, Kona Unit 2-9, 90s Schwinn 9.3 with Noleen fork
my 3 year old and i rode 3.4 miles today at a Kidical Mass event, then rode from there to a kids' museum and back. That's pretty far on 12 inch wheels. /proud dad
05-11-13 | 02:18 PM
#59
Painfully average.
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,304
Likes: 4
Bikes: Caad10 / All-City SP
Yesterday I took the day off work to go to a members-only preview of the new stingray exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium. I got to pet stingrays! It was so cool.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
05-11-13 | 02:39 PM
#61
Senior Member
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 599
Likes: 0
From: Providence, RI
Bikes: Civilian Le Roi Le Veut, Kazane Track, Ciocc Designer '84, Serotta Colorado AL 25th anniversary, '85 Guerciotti Pista, '84 Trek 660, Volume Credence
Yesterday I took the day off work to go to a members-only preview of the new stingray exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium. I got to pet stingrays! It was so cool.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
That's my hand petting stingrays!!! by miss_kaz, on Flickr
Then I went to my favorite beer bar and got drunk for a friend's birthday and now I'm hungover. Good day.
But today I bought a Ciocc road bike with Columbus SL tubing and a mix of Campy Record and Dura Ace parts. All for $75. So stoked man
Last edited by jpsawyer; 05-11-13 at 05:29 PM.
05-11-13 | 04:24 PM
#64
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,899
Likes: 12
From: BANNED.
Today I'm wondering why this wheelset is so cheap:
https://www.bikewagon.com/maddux-r3-0...a-zaffiro-tire
Pricing error?
I'm either going to email them and check or just buy it and see what happens.
?
https://www.bikewagon.com/maddux-r3-0...a-zaffiro-tire
Pricing error?
I'm either going to email them and check or just buy it and see what happens.
?
05-11-13 | 05:15 PM
#66
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,776
Likes: 2
Got my new wheelset ordered today, H+Son Archetype with All-City Track hubs, gonna do radial front/3x rear. Can't wait to get rid of my B43's.
Then I took the long way home from the bike shop ( https://app.strava.com/activities/53680454 ) was gonna go for a century but allergies started kicking my ass and my eyes got so swollen I could barely see.
Then I took the long way home from the bike shop ( https://app.strava.com/activities/53680454 ) was gonna go for a century but allergies started kicking my ass and my eyes got so swollen I could barely see.
05-11-13 | 06:26 PM
#69
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
From: Queens NYC
Bikes: yes
Today the missus took the toddler mover out while I took the Trek to the park. She's only 2 inches shorter than me so she just had to drop the saddle a bit and it fit fine. Didn't like the actual saddle though so now I have the go-ahead to look for a new one.
Also got a text this morning from my mom that she and my dad hit a deer this morning. They weren't hurt at all but the front of their Matrix was totaled. The only thing my dad said was "it's a shame - at 204,000 miles the engine was just getting broken in."
05-11-13 | 06:29 PM
#70
THE STUFFED
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
05-11-13 | 07:14 PM
#71
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 623
Likes: 1
From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: Phil Barge Pista SC
So in the Mekong River there are rays that get to be 5 meters long with stingers that are like a foot or two long. Pretty scary. but awesome as well.
But today I bought a Ciocc road bike with Columbus SL tubing and a mix of Campy Record and Dura Ace parts. All for $75. So stoked man
I hate you for this - at least until you can post pics of it. Ciocc is like one of those mystical brands for me. So rare in these parts
Edit - the above Is jpsawyer's quote, which I obviously mangled too badly
But today I bought a Ciocc road bike with Columbus SL tubing and a mix of Campy Record and Dura Ace parts. All for $75. So stoked man
I hate you for this - at least until you can post pics of it. Ciocc is like one of those mystical brands for me. So rare in these parts
Edit - the above Is jpsawyer's quote, which I obviously mangled too badly
05-12-13 | 12:46 AM
#73
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
Likes: 152
From: YEG
Bikes: See my sig...
Relaxing day today... hit the surplus store out in Boring, Oregon and got some great deals on stuff and think I need to go back tomorrow and pick up the mil spec bivy sack I did not buy today... $29.00 is a pretty unbeatable deal and am sure I will get some good use out of it this summer when I am cycle touring and then I can leave the tent at home.
Stealth camping anyone ?
Stealth camping anyone ?
05-12-13 | 01:52 PM
#75
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 623
Likes: 1
From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: Phil Barge Pista SC
Today I learned a buddy of mine works for a startup developing a better bike computer. Here is the kickstarter, it seems to be quite a bit more accurate: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...mart-sensor-ri