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Success rate for this is 99.9%. Don't let her cheap out on the eyedrops. She should do fine.
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The crux of the biscuit is my optometrist told me she couldn't give me a stronger left lens and I needed to see an opthamologist. And my right ear hearing has been declining steadily for the last year or two. It was discovered when I couldn't hear my wife talking normally from the shotgun seat. The right side is where my tinnitus resides, so I don't have a lot of hope. Maybe hearing aids. I know not a whit about that technology.
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A little more than 2.5 miles of singletrack to get to the bottom, then a couple miles of trail through a park area.
There were some hikers in the park, all very friendly and three different people on the loop commented about me riding a regular bike and not an e-bike.
It was a fun ride and I'd do it again but I'd like to find a way to get back to the start without going on the road. There are a few miles of road with a couple small climbs and it's a shock to the system to have cars flying by after hours of being back in the hills.
There were some hikers in the park, all very friendly and three different people on the loop commented about me riding a regular bike and not an e-bike.
It was a fun ride and I'd do it again but I'd like to find a way to get back to the start without going on the road. There are a few miles of road with a couple small climbs and it's a shock to the system to have cars flying by after hours of being back in the hills.
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Shortchanging the learning process is a good way to ensure you run into problems.
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That part is in the Placerita Canyon recreation area. I never rode through there before today. The singletrack (Los Pinetos Trail) starts on the ridge above Sylmar. Today I climbed it from the Santa Clarita side on the fire road known as "The Beast".
Also the first time I descended that singletrack. Not super rough or technical, an XC bike could handle it.
There is some 12% on the climb and the very start is brutal, but I was able to settle in to a rhythm for most of the climb. The descent has some ruts near the top and some loose rocks and some 20%. I think there might be more hikers on the weekend.
Also the first time I descended that singletrack. Not super rough or technical, an XC bike could handle it.
There is some 12% on the climb and the very start is brutal, but I was able to settle in to a rhythm for most of the climb. The descent has some ruts near the top and some loose rocks and some 20%. I think there might be more hikers on the weekend.
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Go get 'em! I don't dislike the Braves, but I'm pulling for your Phillies in that series.
Warning: Do not beat the Dodgers in October. If you do, we will take your best player. You can ask the Red Sox, Nationals, and Braves all about it.
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That part is in the Placerita Canyon recreation area. I never rode through there before today. The singletrack (Los Pinetos Trail) starts on the ridge above Sylmar. Today I climbed it from the Santa Clarita side on the fire road known as "The Beast".
Also the first time I descended that singletrack. Not super rough or technical, an XC bike could handle it.
There is some 12% on the climb and the very start is brutal, but I was able to settle in to a rhythm for most of the climb. The descent has some ruts near the top and some loose rocks and some 20%. I think there might be more hikers on the weekend.
Also the first time I descended that singletrack. Not super rough or technical, an XC bike could handle it.
There is some 12% on the climb and the very start is brutal, but I was able to settle in to a rhythm for most of the climb. The descent has some ruts near the top and some loose rocks and some 20%. I think there might be more hikers on the weekend.
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Been doing the eye diagnosis thing for the past few months. Today the results came in. Macular degeneration in the left eye. As expected. I go in Dec. 28 to schedule retinal surgery. This I was not expecting. Surgery will be a new experience for me. Hopefully it will be better than a needle to the eyeball.
In the interim I can begin diagnostic work on my ears, I'm practically deaf on the right side.
In the interim I can begin diagnostic work on my ears, I'm practically deaf on the right side.
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Even my poor old dog had it.
Of course, I'll still be jumpy until it's done.
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If I can't find a way to avoid the road section at the end I would consider parking at the Placerita Nature Center and do the road section first. Usually I go from home and climb May Canyon to the top of the ridge. From there, I can go to Camp 9 or go the other direction to Wilson Canyon. Wilson comes back down this side and it's a few miles of quiet streets back to the house.
Camp 9 is also accessible by road bike from Little Tujunga.
Camp 9 is also accessible by road bike from Little Tujunga.
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My mother had macular degeneration. They used lazers to fix that problem, but then she got cataracts, which is pretty common Im told.They put in new lenses. Her vision is great now. It's been 10 years.
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At least he didn't get stuck. That would be embarrassing.
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A win is a win, especially in a five game series.
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Today I had my appointment with my Neurosurgeon and he went over my results of the discogram and all other diagnostic tests I've had. His assessment was; do nothing and stay in pain or I could have surgery. I'm opting for surgery knowing the risks involved. He said I could have it done around Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately this took almost a year too long to arrive at this point due to several reasons that I don't want to re-hash. If this goes as planned, I could resume riding by June 2023. I have been off the bike since January 2021. January 2021 to June 2023. 29 months.
I'll be almost 60 by then and in the worst fitness of my life coming off lumbar disc surgery. I also now have Afib and am on a beta blocker. It's going to be a different world for me to deal with. I'll be glad to get on the other side of this and hope for the best.
Unfortunately this took almost a year too long to arrive at this point due to several reasons that I don't want to re-hash. If this goes as planned, I could resume riding by June 2023. I have been off the bike since January 2021. January 2021 to June 2023. 29 months.
I'll be almost 60 by then and in the worst fitness of my life coming off lumbar disc surgery. I also now have Afib and am on a beta blocker. It's going to be a different world for me to deal with. I'll be glad to get on the other side of this and hope for the best.
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What pedal do you use?
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I had a vitrectomy and laser zapping of bleeding vessels in 2011 in my good eye. Luckily, the bleeding and zapping was near the outer edge of the retina so it doesn’t affect my vision though I can find a blind spot in my peripheral vision if I look for it.
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Today I had my appointment with my Neurosurgeon and he went over my results of the discogram and all other diagnostic tests I've had. His assessment was; do nothing and stay in pain or I could have surgery. I'm opting for surgery knowing the risks involved. He said I could have it done around Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately this took almost a year too long to arrive at this point due to several reasons that I don't want to re-hash. If this goes as planned, I could resume riding by June 2023. I have been off the bike since January 2021. January 2021 to June 2023. 29 months.
I'll be almost 60 by then and in the worst fitness of my life coming off lumbar disc surgery. I also now have Afib and am on a beta blocker. It's going to be a different world for me to deal with. I'll be glad to get on the other side of this and hope for the best.
Unfortunately this took almost a year too long to arrive at this point due to several reasons that I don't want to re-hash. If this goes as planned, I could resume riding by June 2023. I have been off the bike since January 2021. January 2021 to June 2023. 29 months.
I'll be almost 60 by then and in the worst fitness of my life coming off lumbar disc surgery. I also now have Afib and am on a beta blocker. It's going to be a different world for me to deal with. I'll be glad to get on the other side of this and hope for the best.
Start saving for your ebike.
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