The All Things Cycling Thread

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wildnkrazykat said:
When I left I was working 7 days/week with Sunday being my light day (approx 7-8 hr days). It would be nothing for me to work 3 months straight w/out a day off. I just got tired of it
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Oh. I know how that goes. I'm 6 days/wk at the bike shop from March to January, then Jan-Mar I get 2 days off a week. Before this I was working 60hr weeks at a hardware store. I'm going back to school in the fall for something, which will probably mean even less free time.
 
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VOLatile said:
Oh. I know how that goes. I'm 6 days/wk at the bike shop from March to January, then Jan-Mar I get 2 days off a week. Before this I was working 60hr weeks at a hardware store. I'm going back to school in the fall for something, which will probably mean even less free time.
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I understand. Good luck
 
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Serious case of the whiplash... couldn't turn my head until after noon.

Also, save money to buy my first custom steel road frame by Spooky Bikes or buy a Kona Ti frame made by Lynskey in Chattanooga? Hm...
 
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VOLatile said:
Football, bike, snowboarding, bike, bike(?)
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I've never had a concussion that I know of. Played very little tackle football, never snowboarded, and another part of me has borne the brunt of the rare bicycle crash.

I would say I'm pretty low risk, except for some of the roads/traffic I ride in.
 
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Velo Vol said:
I've never had a concussion that I know of. Played very little tackle football, never snowboarded, and another part of me has borne the brunt of the rare bicycle crash.

I would say I'm pretty low risk, except for some of the roads/traffic I ride in.
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I'm surprised all of my bike concussions have come from road bike. I haven't even hit my head on my mountain bike yet.
 
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I won an award for "Most Epic!" What a fun day. Crashed a bunch. Muddy and slick and wet and snowy. Won it because I raced in just a T-shirt.

I didn't hit my head, but it seems as though in my first crash I did some damage to my right knee. It's swollen and I can't put pressure on it. Such is life.
 
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Well, I pulled the ole bike down from the rack yesterday and put 20 miles in. First time in 3 years its been off the rack. Overall, was not too bad of a first ride back as i am not really out of shape, just out of cycling shape. Hopeing to get a lot of miles in this summer...
 
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Velo Vol said:
Not really.

Is there still snow in tundra land?
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It's melting fast.

Here are some photos from yesterday.

I am #4 in this photo.

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I can walk fine today. Knee doesn't hurt much. Still slightly swollen.
 
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Crashed CX bike in the middle of an intersection. Ice again. Full grocery load. Maybe lesson learned. Need to invest in studded tires for it.
 
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I have used them several times, nice guys. I need to get to get my road bike 'Fitted' because of some numbness issues. I think i am going to go to Kelly now that he has his own shop and not associated with Ferres anymore.
 
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coors40light said:
I have used them several times, nice guys. I need to get to get my road bike 'Fitted' because of some numbness issues. I think i am going to go to Kelly now that he has his own shop and not associated with Ferres anymore.
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Are there any certified bike fitters in Knoxville? Sorting out numbness issues can be difficult.
 
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Yeah, like I said, I haven't been a regular enough customer at any shop to get to know the staff personally.
 
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VOLatile said:
Are there any certified bike fitters in Knoxville? Sorting out numbness issues can be difficult.
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I rode about 1500 miles over the summer of 2009, but we had our son that winter and my bike has been on the rack ever since. I put 20 miles in last weekend and remembered that i was having those issues back in 09' I just never went and got fitted, cause i was to cheap. But i think i am just going to go ahead and get it done early this year so i dont have to worry about distance rides anymore. I have heard good things about Kelly at Echelon Bicycles, not sure if he is certified or not.
 
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