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what kind of bike do you ride and why?

Permalink Reply by Donald White on July 5, 2009 at 2:35pm: I found your post in doing research after having exactly the same kind of cycling injury. You can see the story on my cycling blog Orang Basikal under the title "Life Goes Splat." I'm having surgery tomorrow to reattach the torn tendon. My orthopedist says I will be in a cast for a month, then have limited use of the arm for 8 more weeks while it finishes healing--so no upright cycling for me for a few months. I had already been considering the purchase of a recumbent tadpole trike just for fun. Now it seems I'd be able to ride one with less stress on my healing tendon due to the different use of the arms with under-seat steering. This would allow me to get back on the road sooner. My orthopede agreed in a short conversation we had about it. I'm interested to know what your experience was with this, especially whether a USS recumbent was easier on your triceps.

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Permalink Reply by Ted Cherry on July 5, 2009 at 4:29pm: I ride an '08 Pinarello Prince w/ Campy Record 11 build. The reason being that I just wanted to own and ride one of the top bikes in the world. I do not do any racing, but neither do a lot of folks with $10,000.00 bikes. It's a beautiful bike that performs well. Some people like Rollei watches and others like to drive BMW's, I wear a Timex and drive an 11 year old truck. And happy with both!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Todd on July 11, 2009 at 6:43am: At the moment, I have a Specialized Hardrock MTB for bumming around town and riding some of the surprisingly decent single track in the area. It's nothing fancy, but I don't do fancy. This was the bike I bought a couple years back when I first got back into the sport. I bought my daughter a Giant at the same time so we could ride together.

I have a no-name-frame road bike bought from Nashbar. This is my "go fast" bike. I enjoy riding it, but I don't do it as often as I should since the smallest chainring on the darn thing is nearly the size of the largest on my MTB. Makes for some seriously leg-burning rides. I actually have a very strong like for this bike though. The frame is completely void of any stickers or branding. It just looks sleek.

I will be getting a Surly Long Haul Trucker any day now (as soon as the LBS calls and says it's ready). I test rode it several times and am in love with this bike. After spending so much time on aluminum frames, it was a real pleasure to get back on steel. I plan to start training up for touring later this year or next year and that will be my focus for some time to come. If I stumble into money soon, I may get a cyclocross bike (I like the Redlines) and enter the Florida Cyclocross Series, but it won't be this year.; ▶ Reply to This

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