Yes. The Root River trail is a great trail to ride and my knee allowed me to
ride it this Summer and Fall. The other trail to ride in this neighborhood is
the Great River State Trail. That's my favorite. Also the marsh trails in La
Crosse and the LaCrosse River trail which connects with the 400 trail.
On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 10:14:59 AM CDT, George Schick
<bhim...@gmail.com> wrote:
Tim - have you ever gone over to the West side of the river and ridden on the
Root River Trail towards Lanesboro (in the past, that is, not since your
surgery - there is a big hill to climb along the way)? Nice scenic trail with
bluffs in view near some of the small towns.
George
On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 8:14:57 AM UTC-5 peech1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Great initial post with encouraging and positive responses. Some things are
still right with this world. I had total knee replacement surgery this year,
June 8. Bicycling put me in the best position possible prior to surgery and
has been the best exercise possible post surgery. It's amazing how quickly
muscles atrophy with surgery and inactivity at age 64. I'm blessed to live
near some very nice, scenic, flat trails (hill climbing is difficult in the
early stages of recovery) along the Mississippi River near LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
20 to 50 mile days, mostly flat is great exercise and an opportunity for
meditative thoughts. I'm pleased to be approaching 3000 miles this year
myself. I ride an MIT Atlantis. Albatross bars. 650bx47 wheels. Easily the
most comfortable bike I've ridden. I want to say that I really appreciate this
particular bicycle community. I gain a lot from reading this blog. Thank you.
Tim
On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 5:53:15 AM UTC-5 ascpgh wrote:
Leah, Your example is awesome. It's hard to keep a healthy perspective on
things in a world overflowing with ways and media intent on overflowing us with
absoluteness, epic-ness and utmost-ness. No one seems to be able to recognize
achievement less than winning the TdF, summiting Everest or graduating with a
bachelors and masters in three years. The absence of humility and empathy in
pursuit of recognition for some parameter of their life makes most of that
stuff unreadable. Your pursuit and achievement is a humbling and awesome thing!
Life's barriers and challenges are real and have scale to each person and
surpassing them is an epic accomplishment of which we don't have enough
examples that are recognized. Probably because so many folks sit on the couch
scrolling through FB, IG posts and texts rather than actually doing anything. I
applaud your taking the multiple leaps necessary and doing something you chose!
Andy CheathamPittsburghOn Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 4:01:39 PM UTC-4 Bicycle
Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
At the beginning of 2020 (back when we were so naive and hopeful) I set an
ambitious goal for myself: 2,020 miles in 2020. This may seem small to some of
you, but I live out in suburbia, surrounded by punishing hills/mountains, and
there are few places to go out here. Most trips require a car. The one bike
commute that gave me 4 miles/day was to the boys’ school, but by March, that
was gone - replaced by virtual school.
Having everyone at home all the time was a blessing and a challenge. I started
going out in the evenings, looking for places to go by bike to clear my mind
and wear out my body. I rode down the mountain and began exploring the
development there. They had thoughtfully put in bike lanes and a blacktop bike
path, and I discovered that I could make a 10.1 mile loop, start to finish. The
thing was, I only had my stock Clementine - the 2019, super-long model, set up
to be a school commuter. Beautiful and capable, but heavy. I ordered a new
wheelset and dyno lighting from Analog, and that really changed the game for
me. Lightened up (in weight and lumens!), I could venture further from home,
regardless of elevation or sunlight. I began to rack up miles.
I pedaled through a global pandemic. I pedaled through triple digit heat. I
pedaled through the entire Hamilton soundtrack, memorizing it. I pedaled
through wildfire smoke and record-breaking temps. I pedaled through rain. And
wind. When a pulmonary embolism robbed me of my young, handsome, healthy dad in
July, I pedaled (sometimes sobbing) through that, too. I pedaled in Minnesota
humidity with my basket full of stuffed animals, my tiny niece shadowing me on
her little bike. I pedaled through springtime, when entire trees exploded in
blooms, and I will pedal through fall when the leaves are a riot of color. On
October 9th, I hit my mileage goal.
2,020 miles in 2020.
I’m going to keep pedaling, but I may finish out the year on a raspberry
Platypus, depending on when the wheelset gets here. Until then, I’ll keep using
this Clem, stout and dressed as a commuter, as an exercise bike. Don’t let
anyone tell you you can’t - you can, and you’ll have muscles, to boot.
Leah
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