tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post1941824657702248004..comments2023-06-18T02:09:35.730-06:00Comments on All of Me: The Transgender Woman Inside: CyclinggiantCplushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-60077131550556487442012-07-04T21:31:49.019-06:002012-07-04T21:31:49.019-06:00Me too, thanks. :)Me too, thanks. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599189680933270063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-32205623619878374062012-07-04T13:09:49.687-06:002012-07-04T13:09:49.687-06:00I am glad you are doing well.I am glad you are doing well.giantCplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-70296094316846683322012-07-04T06:08:59.554-06:002012-07-04T06:08:59.554-06:00"It takes skill to fall with style"
Haha..."It takes skill to fall with style"<br />Haha, exactly! After this crash, I think my sweetheart was a little freaked out about me cycling solo at all, but I had to remind her that only one bad crash in 8 years of cycling is a pretty good track record.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599189680933270063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-46577904326337404992012-07-03T18:49:07.892-06:002012-07-03T18:49:07.892-06:00Your comment reminded me of another crash.
I was...Your comment reminded me of another crash. <br />I was riding my bike on the extensive bike pathways in Calgary (Calgary Stampede) and was just coming down a steep hill from a bridge over the Bow River. It was a new path with fresh pavement. At the bottom of the hill was a sharp corner. I leaned into the turn and hit the unseen find sand that coated the turn. I slid across the smooth pavement on bare skin. I had road rash from my left knee up to my hip and up the inside of my left elbow. I hurt for several days.<br />Do not get me wrong. I may have made it sound as if I am always falling off my bike. That is not the case. I am pretty good. I have ridden by bike in some of the most treacherous Southern Alberta winter weather that Mother Nature has thrown my way. <br />It takes skill to fall with style.giantCplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-79928052958278978372012-07-03T13:59:56.728-06:002012-07-03T13:59:56.728-06:00So the timing of your post is great... I was on my...So the timing of your post is great... I was on my normal lunchtime bike ride yesterday when I turned a corner into the grocery store parking lot (I needed to pick something up for lunch), jumped a curb, and my front wheel fork snapped clean off! I hit the pavement with my head (thank goodness I was wearing a helmet), then ground the left side of my face along the asphalt for good measure. Worst accident I've ever had, I think; the ER gave me a clean bill of health, but I'm VERY sore, and probably won't be riding for a little while, sadly.<br /><br />But your story gave me something to share with my wife as we waited at the ER forever, and it helped us both to laugh at the situation and not be quite so freaked out. So thank you for that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599189680933270063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-15943310383895211642012-07-02T19:01:23.268-06:002012-07-02T19:01:23.268-06:00That's too bad. It's a wonderful way to g...That's too bad. It's a wonderful way to get some low impact exercise (if you avoid the extreme trails).giantCplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-54502176894922395942012-07-02T15:13:37.124-06:002012-07-02T15:13:37.124-06:00I love riding a bike too--actually the last thing ...I love riding a bike too--actually the last thing I rode was an adult tricycle. I never rode any intense trails or anything, just on the road. I don't ride much anymore though because it causes me too much pain. I miss it a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-8631406145455459042012-07-01T13:27:44.995-06:002012-07-01T13:27:44.995-06:00Cool, thanks for retrieving it, I am sure I would ...Cool, thanks for retrieving it, I am sure I would not know how.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068387038350270982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-5536657945220867112012-07-01T13:16:39.879-06:002012-07-01T13:16:39.879-06:00When I went to publish this comment by Laurie I ac...When I went to publish this comment by Laurie I accidentally deleted it. :-|<br /><br />This is wonderfully hilarious in hindsight and I don't mean eyes in the back of your helmet to see that airborne bike coming at you!<br />Humor has such a healing effect!<br />Growing up my bike was the only escape I had from the seriously disfunctional and oppressive home I grew up in. <br />I would ride and ride and go nowhere the whole time telling myself fantasy stories about my happy future. My bike kept me sane I suppose. <br />Thanks so much for this post I could just cuddle up into and feel good with. Laurie.giantCplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-86165112907379533362012-06-30T22:41:46.683-06:002012-06-30T22:41:46.683-06:00Growing up my bike was my best friend.Growing up my bike was my best friend.giantCplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846947078493377433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547713394963934439.post-79393802099190211702012-06-30T21:06:37.877-06:002012-06-30T21:06:37.877-06:00HA! Love the tone of this post, it's hilarious...HA! Love the tone of this post, it's hilarious! I too have had my share of bike mishaps, the most recent one a month or so ago when attempting to ride a REALLY technical mountain bike trail on my lunch break (I ride almost every day at lunch, it wakes my brain up so I'm more effective in the afternoon). One of the things I love about cycling is that it's such a great cardiovascular exercise, and isn't hard on your body like running or backetball or whatever (well, except when you crash of course!). But the other thing I have always loved, beyond cycling's obvious health benefits, is the profound sense of speed and freedom it gives you! I was riding my bike clear across town to the mall and to friends' houses long before I got my driver's license, and didn't even own a car in college until I got married and we needed one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599189680933270063noreply@blogger.com