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Forum: Touring
04-23-18, 01:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 923
Posted By Bluetail

Just finished a quick ride on the GAP from...

Just finished a quick ride on the GAP from Homestead down about 15 miles and back, and the surface from Boston and beyond is dry and surprisingly free of large ruts, given how long and wet winter...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-08-14, 01:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,384
Posted By Bluetail

Similar thing happened to me this summer when my...

Similar thing happened to me this summer when my Garmin Forerunner reading was (gasp) 243. I thought it was a glitch, too, but it happened again on my next ride coincident with a climb and my HR...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-11-13, 11:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 828
Posted By Bluetail

I had a TKR 14 months ago today (10-11-12) and am...

I had a TKR 14 months ago today (10-11-12) and am now able to do things i couldn't in the years leading up to making the difficult decision to Just Do It, i.e., ride all day, do hills, hike, even...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-05-13, 09:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,990
Posted By Bluetail

Gotta jump in here, having had both a total knee...

Gotta jump in here, having had both a total knee replacement (October 2012) AND subsequent sciatica:

The TKR has been successful; the orthopedic surgeon surmises that the sciatica may have been...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-13-12, 09:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 741
Posted By Bluetail

I'm now a year out from having had a total hip...

I'm now a year out from having had a total hip replacement, and it's as though nothing happened: not the osteoarthritis, pain, limited range of motion, back aches, etc. etc., that really limited my...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-11-12, 01:40 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 46,138
Posted By Bluetail

Wow, LookinUp, you are my new hero!!! i am...

Wow, LookinUp, you are my new hero!!! i am scheduled for a TKR in October and will mark 'December' on my calendar for a post-op ride!! It's getting pretty painful to ride now, but i plan to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-16-12, 05:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,446
Posted By Bluetail

The Great Allegheny Passage--runs for ~135 miles...

The Great Allegheny Passage--runs for ~135 miles between Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD--is beautifully maintained by volunteers and in Allegheny County, PA, (Pittsburgh) it receives some...
Forum: Pills and Ills
01-04-12, 09:41 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,420
Posted By Bluetail

Latest research published in the Sept. 2011...

Latest research published in the Sept. 2011 Journal of Neurology--summarized in Science News--posits that tinnitus is a brain disorder: ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-12-11, 03:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,978
Posted By Bluetail

Celebrex is okay, but for me it seems to take a...

Celebrex is okay, but for me it seems to take a long time to kick in and isn't as effective at reducing inflammation and pain as 800 mg of ibuprofen.

i'd been taking 800 mg of ibu...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-21-11, 11:29 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,041
Posted By Bluetail

Jumping on the Hip Replacement Bandwagon!

Having just jumped on the bandwagon on Wednesday, 8/17, with a total hip replacement, i must say that jumping on the smartphone or iPad or even the Justin Bieber bandwagons would have been a heck of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-20-11, 09:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 522
Posted By Bluetail

Hip hip hooray!

Hip hip hooray!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-11, 12:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,610
Posted By Bluetail

Wow! Thanks for the inspiration! My turn comes...

Wow! Thanks for the inspiration! My turn comes this Wednesday 8/17, when i get my new, store-bought hip (minimally invasive anterior approach, DK what 'brand'). i'm circling October 20 on the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-08-10, 08:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,999
Posted By Bluetail

A heads up to anyone thinking about a...

A heads up to anyone thinking about a Cumberland-to-McKeesport GAP trip: There's a very good chance that the trail will be open to the Waterfront in Homestead by early next summer (2011), which will...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-07-10, 07:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,999
Posted By Bluetail

As a fellow 'Burgher who's out on the GAP at...

As a fellow 'Burgher who's out on the GAP at least once a week, i think you're getting good advice here re: butt conditioning, tires, getting an indoor trainer, etc., & it sounds like you're doing a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-27-10, 01:57 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 4,587
Posted By Bluetail

Yep, wash everything after each ride & line dry: ...

Yep, wash everything after each ride & line dry: tops, bottoms, socks, bike chain....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-10, 06:35 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 21,641
Posted By Bluetail

Very similar experience as bransom's; ordered a...

Very similar experience as bransom's; ordered a Titanico LD saddle early May, PayPal took my $, and then--nothing. After being put off for the past 3 wks, I e-mailed them earlier today saying that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-24-10, 03:54 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,552
Posted By Bluetail

Back in January, just as i was getting pretty...

Back in January, just as i was getting pretty darn sick of the trainer in the basement, IT SNOWED here in the Mid Atlantic region, and for the past 3 weeks or so i've been getting 1.5-3 hr/day...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-23-10, 07:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,276
Posted By Bluetail

Check out Carolina Tailwinds...

Check out Carolina Tailwinds (http://www.carolinatailwinds.com/thetours.htm); i've done 2 tours with them and recommend them without hesitation for you & your mom but it is important to toughen the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-31-09, 01:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,688
Posted By Bluetail

Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when my father...

Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when my father bought my sister & me (we had to share) a little blue thing--AMF?--with training wheels that i just loved, & especially loved escaping that sister &...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-15-09, 01:33 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,907
Posted By Bluetail

10 Wheels--do you have a link for the minihorn? ...

10 Wheels--do you have a link for the minihorn?

i've tried the Dog Dazer--marginal success; carried a pepper spray/tear gas combo--never needed to use it; HAVE used 'NO!!!!' and 'STAY!!!!!!'...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-14-09, 06:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,278
Posted By Bluetail

Don't believe everything you think!

Don't believe everything you think!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-23-08, 06:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 715
Posted By Bluetail

Hats off to Dnvrfox for your good work! Over...

Hats off to Dnvrfox for your good work! Over 800K votes a few weeks ago suggests that there's enough interest in Colorado to keep your movement alive; hope you'll try again.

My contribution to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-16-08, 06:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 691
Posted By Bluetail

'...windows need washed,' eh? So, what part of...

'...windows need washed,' eh? So, what part of Pittsburgh are you from?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-01-08, 06:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,792
Posted By Bluetail

Best to consult the doc who prescribed your beta...

Best to consult the doc who prescribed your beta blockers for a taper schedule; i learned the hard way that you simply cannot 'take yourself off'--in my case Inderal--without doing so gradually. ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-27-08, 07:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 790
Posted By Bluetail

Been there, done that?? No, no: AM there, DOING...

Been there, done that?? No, no: AM there, DOING that. I was recently diagnosed with not only tendinitis, but also osteoarthritis in my 60-year-old right knee. Treatment plan from the sports...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-24-08, 04:19 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 3,179
Posted By Bluetail

Sister Wendy? Bluegrass? Vices??? My friends,...

Sister Wendy? Bluegrass? Vices??? My friends, those are church & badges of honor! Listening to disco, on the other hand, is something one should only do when alone & never acknowledge to anyone...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-07-08, 07:13 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,944
Posted By Bluetail

This one's particularly egregious, especially on...

This one's particularly egregious, especially on this forum: PEDAL vs. PEDDLE
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-06-08, 07:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,618
Posted By Bluetail

During the summer,"Peddle to the Point" cyclists...

During the summer,"Peddle to the Point" cyclists from greater Cleveland take this route to Cedar Point,(a place I avoid).[/QUOTE]


What do the cyclists have to sell between Cleveland &...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-02-08, 09:28 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 12,467
Posted By Bluetail

"'tis better to be outspoken than outtalked!" ...

"'tis better to be outspoken than outtalked!" :D
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-30-07, 04:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,237
Posted By Bluetail

Back in August I, too, switched from a flat bar...

Back in August I, too, switched from a flat bar to drops, experienced pain and did just what you did: consult this forum!! The suggestions posters had were excellent--you've had some helpful...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-10-07, 03:32 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 3,103
Posted By Bluetail

"The following program is presented live and in...

"The following program is presented live and in living color on NBC." (Peacock spreads its colorful, iconic feathers.)

"In the even of a national emergency, tune to CONELRAD at 640 and 1240 on...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-07, 06:59 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,559
Posted By Bluetail

Avoid watching too much news; avoid TV & radio...

Avoid watching too much news; avoid TV & radio during political campaign season--one side bashing the other endlessly and pointlessly--wears me down; laugh (rent or Netflix comedy DVD's); nature...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-30-07, 07:56 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,647
Posted By Bluetail

Thanks to all of you who replied; I've read your...

Thanks to all of you who replied; I've read your posts, and the consensus seems to be to hang in there, take shorter rides to get acclimated to the new riding position, make adjustments to the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-29-07, 04:12 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,647
Posted By Bluetail

Should switch to drops feel like a train wreck?

Long time listener, first time caller.

Should switching from years of riding flat-bar bikes to one with drop bars leave you feeling like you've been in a train wreck after the 1st 45 miles, with...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-05-06, 08:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 740
Posted By Bluetail

i have a Bianchi Strada (2002 model), which i...

i have a Bianchi Strada (2002 model), which i like very much, but since i tour in very hilly country i've swapped out the stock power train for Shimano Deore front & back (22/32/44 up front) and can...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-29-05, 06:47 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,789
Posted By Bluetail

First, thank you for your service in Vietnam;...

First, thank you for your service in Vietnam; second, I'm sorry that We the People--and our elected 'leaders'--have shortchanged you and other men & women who served in the military. My congressmen...
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