Recent content by bigW

In my experience we can get thru this things with some degree of sanity/serenity if we remain very flexible with how things play out. Easier for me to adjust to life’s constraints than to bend it to my will. ( eg: no 2024 backpacking ) Will start on the gravel and see where it goes. 😃 Thanks all

Finally rode the bike outdoors yesterday. On the car-free Henry Hudson Trail. It’s a humble start but a hugely welcome change from 50 days on the trainer. Wifey is not happy about this so I’m gonna take tiny steps and ease into it. 🙂

Good work on the three weeks Doug. Very common for there to be some form of ‘substitution’ when giving up a substance addiction. The good news is that ice cream won’t mess with your judgement or ability to drive a car. If you find yourself excessively leaning into sugar or caffeine then you...

Shag-a-bag looks lean and mean after his buzz-cut for ultrasound…. Appears he has some food allergy which fortunately seems to be responding well to special food. 🤞🤞

I may stop by and check em out… targeted ( marketed? ) as a speedy bikepacking bike

I may stop by and check em out…👍👍

1x or 2x? Ratio does not seem very different and it looked like the Front Deraileur was somehow utilizing the water bottle mounts…..

Thanks for the HBD notes. Hopefully turning 60 does not have to feel this bad. 😉 Stuck in ‘partial weight bearing’ limbo at the moment. Next follow up with the medico in a week but frankly I’m just starting to dabble with the one-handed walker and stairs are still a non-starter so I have plenty...

5317 days and counting ( well at least once a year I hit up a date calculator to count for me ) Zero interest in booze for quite some time. Do have to actively work a program to focus on letting go all the jillions of things outside of my control or that anxiety will ooze right back in. No...

I’m gonna jump on this train for 2024. 2023 was a bit of a roller coaster. Piling on the tonnage since November 2nd Won’t be able to weigh in until Mid-January. Possible unpleasant talk with cardiologist in February. 2024 seems like a good year to try and keep things from going too far...

“Freedom is just another word for nothing left lose.”

Useful factoid for NJ bikers. If you get hit by a passenger car as pedestrian/biker your own auto insurance is primary coverage for your own medical costs and your health insurance is secondary. So check what your Personal Injury Protection limit is. My costs for the first week were $200K+...

Looks like you had a buckle for the sling surgically implanted. That’s handy for future adventures. 👍

Arm looks ‘good as new’. Better purchase PT in bulk quantity…

Recovery is slow but steady. Six weeks in I feel a lot better. Surgeon seems cool with where I’m at now and the items that concerned me he seems to think will work out Only gotcha is X-rays say more bone healing needed so stuck in zero-weight mode still. Next X-ray is Jan 9th 🤞🤞 Tibia was...