I'll second the wheel building suggestion. Following surgery on the ball of my foot last April, I purchased a set of White Ind. hubs. open pro rims, a cheap truing stand and set out to build my first set of wheels. Jobst Brandt's book & the local bike shop helped out. A financial loss to be sure, but I learned a lot and occupied a lot of time.
I might also suggest (as a health care professional) to study up on health care reform & get involved combating the crazies who are getting all the air time. Michael On Aug 7, 1:33 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I'm going a little bonkers and I'm sure some of y'all have dealt with > a similar problem so I thought I'd ask for advice. > > I've recently been told I have a hernia and after a trip to the ER I > believe them when they tell me that. > > I have been told I can't really lift anything (and I believe it) and > that riding my bike will be a bad idea unless I'm very very careful > not to extend muscles in my lower right abdomen. And of course I can't > work on the bikes b/c I can't easily lift them in place or really > apply a lot of torque to things. I have 2 more weeks before the > surgery and 4 weeks after that in recovery before I can ride again. > > Since I'm sure most folks here have dealt with times being forced off > the bike - I thought I'd ask how you cope with the inability to go/do > anything? > > So far I've learned to knit as a way to kill time and I've caught up > on all the tv shows on hulu i could possibly want to watch. > > Any other suggestions welcome. > > -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
