stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
>> A random cyclist wrote:
>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>> I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I
was
>>> about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
>>> would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the
padding
>>> in my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike for four days
>>> now and it's not going away. The skin isn't broken, but I'm still
>>> afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it. I've tried
>>> neos****in, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and dry. Any
other
>>> approaches/advice? Ride through it?
>
> Amazing! I climbed on a brand new custom Cannondale Upright (16lbs)
> owned by the son of a friend just two weeks. It was black with gold
> highlighs. I looked awesome. Yet I could not believe the seat or the
> riding position. The seat was a virtually unpadded RAIL and
> significanty higher than the drop steering! Hello! I thought this is
> F!@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
nuts! Why would anyone who wants to cycle for fun, fitness,
> and/or trans****tation want to endure that seat and riding position for
> 5 miles let alone 100!
>
Hey Jim, get bent!
(Oh wait, Jim is already 'bent). ;)
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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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