Couldn't Help but Laugh...
03-14-13, 08:02 AM
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Randy,
Your outlook can really help you go the extra miles. Stay positive and enjoy all you have going for you and eventually get back on the bike. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Your outlook can really help you go the extra miles. Stay positive and enjoy all you have going for you and eventually get back on the bike. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
03-14-13, 08:29 AM
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Piling on with the well wishes and positive energy for sustained recovery!
Either wheeled option beats out the rocking chair alternative...
Either wheeled option beats out the rocking chair alternative...
03-14-13, 09:05 AM
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Is that walker carbon fibre? And is that a matched set of vintage Aerospoke tri-spokes all around? Must have been hard to source in that size. Sweet ride, brah.
(But seriously, I think I'd prefer that two-wheeled thingy in the background. The blue whatchamacallit.)
(But seriously, I think I'd prefer that two-wheeled thingy in the background. The blue whatchamacallit.)
03-14-13, 10:25 AM
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Sorry to read about your health challenges, but glad to know you're on the mend. Hoping to hook up with you some time when I come through T Bay. I generally pass through there once or twice a month, and once in a while, I end up with enough time to squeeze a ride in.
03-14-13, 10:28 AM
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I wouldn't want to be attacked by a heart as big as yours Randy 
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Hope you're feeling better soon!
03-14-13, 10:38 AM
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Keep improving Randy and get back on the bike. You and your web site are so important to all of us.
James
James
03-14-13, 10:46 AM
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All the best to a speedy recovery. Please keep us updated on your progress and of course your builds.
03-14-13, 11:14 AM
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80's bikes FTW
Great to hear that you are feeling better, obviously you are meant to stick around a while longer. Youll be on the bike doing what you love very soon, sounds like your in good spirits and honestly that might be the best medicine you could ask for.
03-14-13, 11:51 AM
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MIKE is my name!
we got a special finnish thing for the grandma's.
air in the tires, and front brakes that can be locked, quite common but weird
air in the tires, and front brakes that can be locked, quite common but weird
03-14-13, 03:44 PM
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Get well soon! How many miles have you put on that C&V rocker?
03-14-13, 09:59 PM
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Randy, I hope you recover swiftly. Thanks for the reminder that I'm not getting any younger (56) and need to clean out my garage of all the old bikes in there so that my kids don't have to do it after I'm gone.
03-14-13, 10:16 PM
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Wow, they say 3's a charm, and since you're still posting, maybe they're right. 
Actually, your post hit close to home, in a way. I use a cane when I'm not riding a bike, due to having hardware in my knee, complicated by a bad infection in the OR, that nearly did me in. I'm still fairly young, 51, and it always feels like I'm going too slow, when I'm walking, so getting on a bike lets me feel more like I'm actually moving, LOL. Just take it easy, no need to set any land speed records, this is partly excercise, & partly FUN. 
Anyways, best of luck in getting healthy & mobile again.
Actually, your post hit close to home, in a way. I use a cane when I'm not riding a bike, due to having hardware in my knee, complicated by a bad infection in the OR, that nearly did me in. I'm still fairly young, 51, and it always feels like I'm going too slow, when I'm walking, so getting on a bike lets me feel more like I'm actually moving, LOL. Just take it easy, no need to set any land speed records, this is partly excercise, & partly FUN. Anyways, best of luck in getting healthy & mobile again.
03-14-13, 11:38 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
How are you going to trick out that walker ?
I'd go with Suntour.
Get better.
I'd go with Suntour.
Get better.
03-15-13, 04:19 AM
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Thanks to each of you for your kind thoughts but I was not seeking sympathy. The image my eyes came to rest on just amused me and, for what it is worth, reminded me that I should take each day as it comes, and strive to get the most out of that day. For those of you who went and hugged your loved ones, you got the message, just as I did when my kids and friends were hovering over my sick bed in the hospital.
This is the first day of the rest of my life and, boy, does that have greater meaning for me today!
The snow is melting and the Cyclops is ready - just have to install the handlebar tape. Two more weeks should see me and it, together, on the road. Listen for the sonic boom:-)
As for the walker - I do not need it now but, for a while, I could not get from one room to the other without it. That too, brings a smile to my mortal face.
This is the first day of the rest of my life and, boy, does that have greater meaning for me today!
The snow is melting and the Cyclops is ready - just have to install the handlebar tape. Two more weeks should see me and it, together, on the road. Listen for the sonic boom:-)
As for the walker - I do not need it now but, for a while, I could not get from one room to the other without it. That too, brings a smile to my mortal face.
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03-15-13, 05:48 AM
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Banned.
I've had one, so I'll relay some of the things I was told:
1. "They make defibs that will fit in panniers."
2. "Sooner or later, you'll find a doctor who says you're really OK, those other guys are wrong."
3. "Clear!" (I can't tell you how many times people came up to me and said that.)
4. "You shouldn't be doing this." (whether I was running, cycling, mowing grass, or shopping for food).
5. "It's that beer."
6. "It's those steaks."
7. "It's that beer and all those steaks."
8. "I'll bet your wife likes it better now that you stay home."
9. "Do you have your Road ID?"
10. and, from my best friends...."what are you gonna do with those bikes?"
Somehow, you'll realize they all care about you. You'll hear the jokes when you're riding and see buzzards, but eventually, things will get back to normal.
1. "They make defibs that will fit in panniers."
2. "Sooner or later, you'll find a doctor who says you're really OK, those other guys are wrong."
3. "Clear!" (I can't tell you how many times people came up to me and said that.)
4. "You shouldn't be doing this." (whether I was running, cycling, mowing grass, or shopping for food).
5. "It's that beer."
6. "It's those steaks."
7. "It's that beer and all those steaks."
8. "I'll bet your wife likes it better now that you stay home."
9. "Do you have your Road ID?"
10. and, from my best friends...."what are you gonna do with those bikes?"
Somehow, you'll realize they all care about you. You'll hear the jokes when you're riding and see buzzards, but eventually, things will get back to normal.
03-15-13, 05:53 AM
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I wish you a speedy recovery as well. Even a short ride is good progress; off of the small wheels and onto the big.
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03-15-13, 05:56 AM
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K2ProFlex baby!
Hope everything turns out in your favour bro. 
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
