Switch!

After using several Creative Mp3 players the last few years I have made the switch back to iPod. I now use the iPod Classic for home and the smaller Nano for biking. The cover flow feature is amazing!

Good News!

Surgery will not be necessary after all. The cast has been replaced with a walking boot. In two weeks I should be able to swim and do some easy spinning . I can't wait!!!

Update

I opted not to have surgery...

but the x-rays from yesterday showed that surgery will most likely be needed. The fibula is not staying in place which is probably due to stretched or torn ligaments.

I guess I'll be getting a subscription to Netflix...

Bikes Aren't Just For Riding / Racks Aren't Just For Transporting Bikes!

I was a little over a mile into the Connector Trail at the Cove on Tuesday when my front tire hit a slippery section and washed out. Instinctively, I unclipped my right foot to catch myself. At this point I was on the bike sliding sideways down the embankment. My right foot slammed hard into a rock, and I thought I heard a crack over the sounds blasting from my Mp3 player.









I could not put any pressure on my leg and knew that I needed to get this checked out. Praying that I would have reception I reached for my cell phone and called Ron G. He called Michel from Cafe Michel who just happened to be a couple of miles from the Cove. I was able to get back to the parking lot on my own. I used my Niner as a crutch and hopped on my left leg up the hilly sections and slowly rode the the downhill parts while clipping in my left foot only. Michel took me to the emergency room. Warren S. and Ron went back later that night to get my truck and bike. Thanks guys!









X-rays showed that I broke my fibula in two. I am in the process of making a decision to have surgery or letting it heal with a cast.

Bike racks aren't just for transporting bikes!

Man Caves!

Ahhhh! Man caves! If you don't have one, you want one. You know that place where you can go to "vent" and "open up." That place where no scented candles or potpourri can be found. Everything from old autographed Redskin memorabilia to framed photos of M.J. in his prime to photos of present stars like LaDainian Thompson and Maria Sharapova can be found in mine. Here are a couple of cycling items displayed in my cave.

Seven fingers!

2005!

Team El Toreo signed this jersey back in 2006!

Lordy Lordy!

Look who's forty! Happy B-day to the funniest guy I have ever met!

Fat Tire Frenzy -Brief/Long Summary

Cruising down 460 with Ron G.

Brief Summary- OUUUUUUUCH (seven u's) This race hurt!























Longer Summary- OUUUUUUUUUUUCH! (eleven u's) This race hurt!