Opinion: Tour Easy vs Stratus

"Jon Meinecke" wrote in message
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"Jack Davis" wrote
Jon Meinecke wrote:
A recumbent, even Ti or carbon, is cheaper than
bypass surgery...


My bypass surgery cost me $4....

Wow, that's cheap (for you)! Hope you are recoverying well
and enjoying recumbent biking with the improved blood flow
to your heart.

I'll stand by my assertion as written, however, since the actual
cost of your bypass was likely significantly more than $4.
Somebody paid more for it, if not directly you...

"The average cost of bypass surgery in the U.S. is more than
$40,000 in direct and indirect medical expenses. "
-- http://www.alegent.com/index.cfm?app=21:35

Even with insurance, I suspect when you consider all
of your direct and indirect costs (e.g., time for recovery,
medical inruance premiums, etc...) even just costs to
you were more than $4.

know where I can get a GR for $4 ??

Know where I can get a medical plan that has an
out-of-pocket $4 for medical procedures that cost
tens of thousands of dollars? %^)

Sadly, Blue Cross/Medicare/VA/whatever, aren't subsidising
our bike purchases. Even so, given a choice between
spending only $4 for bypass surgery vs. even $4,000+
for a recumbent bike, the later may be used to avoid the
former and is likely much more "fun".

Compa
"I just spent four hours riding my bike."
"I just spent four hours 'under the knife.'"

Ride well, and keep those arteries open! %^)

Jon Meinecke



Jon,

Oh sure .... NOW you tell me......

Thanks,
jd

"Jack Davis" wrote

Oh sure .... NOW you tell me......

Yeah, me too. I started taking my bike enjoyment
"seriously" when my GP threatened to put me on
blood pressure control medication. 45 lbs lighter
and thousands of miles later, it's easy to rationalize
spending money on bike stuff! %^)

It's both a quantity and quality of life issue.

Interestingly, I recently changed from buying supplemental
life insurance to buying AD&D (accidental death and
dismemberment) insurance (through paycheck deduction).
I figure I am now less likely to die from "natural causes"
due to riding more and more likely to D or D due to
riding more!

Now if my wife decides to kill me, she's better off
*not* making it look like a heart attack %^P

Jon Meinecke

P.S.
I'm still curious what sort of medical plan
makes bypass surgery cost $4 to the patient.

"Jon Meinecke" wrote in message
s.com...
"Jack Davis" wrote

Oh sure .... NOW you tell me......

Yeah, me too. I started taking my bike enjoyment
"seriously" when my GP threatened to put me on
blood pressure control medication. 45 lbs lighter
and thousands of miles later, it's easy to rationalize
spending money on bike stuff! %^)

It's both a quantity and quality of life issue.

Interestingly, I recently changed from buying supplemental
life insurance to buying AD&D (accidental death and
dismemberment) insurance (through paycheck deduction).
I figure I am now less likely to die from "natural causes"
due to riding more and more likely to D or D due to
riding more!

Now if my wife decides to kill me, she's better off
*not* making it look like a heart attack %^P

Jon Meinecke

P.S.
I'm still curious what sort of medical plan
makes bypass surgery cost $4 to the patient.



Jon,
I don't remember which Ins. Co. it was with...it was whatever my wife had
from her job at the time and they tend to change Ins. Co.s every year or
two.....That was about 5 yrs. ago....now it would be a bit more $ because
they keep increasing the co-pay.
And by the way...the $4 was for rental of a TV....that was not covered.
jd