Glen, Thanks for the idea. Sweat net ordered. Not sure where I'll put a fan, maybe a small one will fit next to the TV, which is just in front of the bike.
I have the trainer tire, but haven't been up to changing it yet. It was tough enough just getting the bike from the storage unit into the RV and on the trainer while wearing a hinged knee brace and using my cane. I'm just glad the Pitlock skewer fit the trainer and I didn't have to change that. It's been only seven minutes per session so far and thus not a lot of heat yet. I'll keep an eye on the good tire using my temp gun after each session. It's not boring when it's this short. :) I'll probably need the music as sessions get longer. Eventually, I'll also have that TV for virtual rides. That'll be interesting. Thanks for the reminders. Tim On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Glen <glam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good news on your ACL, > > To save your Homer, get a cover to prevent your sweat from landing on it. > Sweat can be corrosive and headsets really hate it as you will be leaning > over the stem and headset while riding. Many are available including this > on for $13.50 at Amazon http://a.co/bFqsSRY A box fan in front of you can > help keep the sweat a bay too. > > I would also change your rear tire to something you won't mind tossing at > the end of the winter. Trainers build up a lot of heat and wear out tires > very fast. Specialty trainer tires are available but I've always just used > old ones I've had in the garage. > > last bit of advice, loud music. No matter how exciting it is to be > spinning again riding a trainer is boring as hell > > On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 4:47:45 PM UTC-7, Tim Butterfield wrote: >> >> Next update on my knee... >> >> Everything seemed to go well with the ACL reconstruction surgery I had on >> November 1st. I have had three weeks of therapy so far and the PT started >> me on a bike. I've had three short sessions so far. As soon that started >> and the PT approved it, I quickly went and used the REI 20% off sale to >> pick up a Wahoo Fitness Kickr Snap trainer. I've been on it once so far >> and for only seven minutes, the same amount of time as the PT session. >> Just today, I was given the green light for a max of thirty minute >> sessions. Yeah. But, my activity since this happened in mid-September >> has been so minimal, my muscles have weakened quite a bit. I'll need to >> build them back up again. This should be a low impact way to do that. >> >> Since I'm only doing range of motion exercises, the trainer is not even >> plugged in yet. But, it will give me more options once my strength >> returns. My elegant steed has been well and truly harnessed. It looks so >> sad on the trainer. But, this should help me to get it out of the harness >> and back outside by spring. >> >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Tim Butterfield <timbutt...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Just to give an update on my knee... >>> >>> The MRI showed it was not a meniscus tear. It's an ACL tear. It is not >>> likely to be going bone on bone anytime soon, but it will delay recovery. >>> I will be getting reconstruction surgery late October or early November >>> followed by six months of rehab. I kind of hope the PT will let me start >>> riding again before the end of rehab even if that is during the wet/rainy >>> season here. It will certainly delay my building up to any kind of mileage >>> for a while. >>> >>> I got almost eleven miles on it before it got parked. Though I now have >>> the parts to complete it, fender nut, fender spring thing, Brooks mud >>> flaps, and dyno tail light, I will wait on finishing the tweaks until I am >>> able to ride it again and and verify the changes. It's still pretty to >>> look at, but I will be moving it from my too small living room to storage >>> until I can use it again. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Tim Butterfield <timbutt...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Per an emergency room visit late last night, I tore the meniscus in my >>>> left knee and my 'get acquainted with Homer' plan has been put on temporary >>>> hold. I will continue to lurk on and off, but my occasional banter has >>>> been put on hold a bit 'til I get things sorted. I now need to follow up >>>> with an orthopedic and find out whether it was medial/lateral, >>>> inside/outside, and what kind of delay this may put on my riding. Ugg. >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>> >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
