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Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:59:11 -0800 (PST),
jbeattie wrote: On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:26:55 AM UTC-8, Theodore Heise wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:06:12 -0800 (PST), jbeattie wrote: DBS has helped, but her condition is fairly severe. She can't ride a bike any more, which makes her really sad after being an avid cyclist and racer. She was my secret weapon on our tandem... ...otherwise known as the divorcycle because I had a tendency to push her too hard racing singles up hill. It's a real message when your stoker just stops pedaling. Ouch. My wife has told me that she almost quit going on a particular club ride with me after having pushed to keep up with average mph speeds in the low to mid 20s. I'm glad she didn't give up entirely. Thanks for sharing your situation. It must be sad for both of you. If nothing else, it's a great reminder for me not to take for granted the things I have with my wife. Thanks. We're all dodging bullets, and sometimes they land. You learn to accommodate. Anyway, enough of that. My hat's off to you. ...My wife dreaded some tandem rides, like being tasked by the zany self-described directeur sportif of one racing club to pace riders, mostly juniors, around Sauvie Island -- a local fresh water island with a 12 mile loop. We used to draft the team car, but we got busted twice by the Sheriff for "following too closely" -- so me and my wife had to drag race around the island towing the gooniors, usually for a lap and then we would get to sit in the pack and then ride home. I would bribe her with pizza on the way home. Wife bribes are a good thing. This makes me smile. Thanks for sharing some nice memories. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA |
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:30:21 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 1/29/2019 10:06 AM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 8:58:02 PM UTC-8, wrote: On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:04:02 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote: On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:15:02 AM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote: My friend would buy discs on a new racing bike, however, just because of resale and the direction of the market... Wow. I don't think about resale when I buy anything, let alone bikes. I certainly look for products that retain their value, but that doesn't mean I'm "churning" them. It just means I'm not buying crap that plummets in FMV the second I get it home or that can't be unloaded in the event of changed circumstances. I suppose it makes sense if you're a person who likes to "churn" your possessions. But that's not me. Me neither, unless I smash a bike or one is stolen. I did sell my tandem and a couple of my wife's bikes when she became disabled. You never know when you might have to unload stuff, and you sure don't want to be selling crap nobody wants. Paying attention to what will retain its value is not a bad thing. snip You mention in passing that your wife became disabled...temporarily, I hope? What happened, if you don't mind my asking? Unfortunately, she has dystonia, a neuromuscular disorder akin to Parkinsons. She has electrodes implanted in her brain, and in fact, she is going in for surgery on Friday to get new pulse generators. Rechargeable this time so she doesn't have to get cut open every 2-3 years. http://callisto.ggsrv.com/imgsrv/Fas...Y01-IDSI-129-1 Good Lord! And here I was feeling sorry for myself because I have a pacemaker. I don't know whether it is applicable but I might comment that 6 months after having a pacemaker installed I am functioning normally for a person of my age. Cheers, John B. |
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Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX
On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 07:12:26 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote:
I don't know whether it is applicable but I might comment that 6 months after having a pacemaker installed I am functioning normally for a person of my age. Lol, red flag to a bull with SWMBO'd. Woe betide the doctor who tries to fob off my wife with "you're good for your age". |
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