Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

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Good Morning!

 

Just a pup...

 

Tired af! Crushed some trails with @riz_atx yesterday!

 

My legs were feeling it bad yesterday but Im much better today!

Im going to do another road ride on Thursday while I wait for the bruising to heal from when i bailed onto my right shoulder lol

 

My walking pace on my evening walks is 4.2-4.5 mph for a 4.5 mile walk... little more level though I'm sure...

I really need to invest in a bike and join y'all sometime!

 

Nice!!! Man, I was worried about ya that time!

 

hahaha... luckily it wasnt a rocky area

 

Be careful, the last time I bailed off a bike on my right shoulder, this happened.

 

Holy shit!

I do not want to experience this!

How fast were you going? And you are talking motor bike right?

 

Nope. Road bike. 0 mph. I had stopped on a slight incline to turn my Apple watch on, clipped into my Look pedal on the right side. Kicked off to get started again, couldn't get my foot into the Look pedal on the left side, and gravity said, "come here, you little !"... I landed on my right shoulder, in an effort to cushion the fall, and completely tore two of the four rotator cuff tendons. Surgery was 8 weeks ago, and it's getting better, but avoid it if you can.

 

yet another issue with apple product people... can't focus on the tasks at hand. I knew there was a reason behind this!


I kid of course and it's also why I stick to four wheels. I'd be one of those incompetent boobs on the road probably

Everything healing fine now? been a couple months.

 

It's getting there. RC surgery ain't no joke, it's the most complex in the body. Besides the RC tendons, I also tore the longer of the two bicep tendons on that side, so the doc snipped it and reattached it lower on my arm bone. Recovery can be anywhere from 3 - 8 months, but my PT doc says I'm progressing nicely. I am thinking about a scoot ride out to Big Bend for Memorial Day weekend, and think that's doable.

 

most complex @ChadsPride in the body? I don't get it?


Glad to hear. Just eat more pork belly burnt ends. the extra fat and grease will help lube that joint up

 

Holy fucking shit .

I know that feeling of just going over due to gravity and it sucks. @ChadsPride has seen me crash at least 40 times on the mtb bike and so far, no major injuries. Lots of blood tho

 

My dad converted his Ultraglide into a trike when he turned 65 and hasn't looked back. He has the police motor and chip (he's a Shriner, and got their Shriner Special) and the thing will spin wheels going into 3rd. Plus, he doesn't have to worry about laying it over like he did with his previous bike.

He says the best thing about being a trike is that he can haul more stuff and isn't as worried about it folding underneath him when passing a large truck.

 

Sorry, but can't do a trike. Now, I might do a sidecar and take one of our dogs along...

 

That works. Sidecars are cool.