Evening folks, missed it this morning.

I’m on a forced biking hyatus, started in July 2002, when a raging driver decided I was the cyclist who was going to pay for all the other fcuks who are always in his way. I ended up with a foot that was hanging only by it’s carnal enveloppe. The docs told me I was going to be in pain most probably for the rest of my life, and that walking was going to be a really limited activity. A year and a half later, I was walking three hours a day, in inimaginable pain, mind you, but, I was mobile.

The reason why I’m still not cycling is emotional, I try to get back on the bike, but, I just can’t. I’m still traumatized from the agression, but, I can say I’m doing a bit better.

I’m more of an athlete than an intellectual. Before my accident, I was cycling about 7000 miles a year. From march to november, I was sweating on my bike. The weekend rides were mostly a solitary thing, I was a fast cyclist who could average more than 18 miles an hour on a “fun” 100 miler.

I miss it so much, I had a smile plastered on my face that would not disappear, even when climbing for two hours.

I was smiling even more, when going down the hill, leading to the ferry in Tadoussac, sixty-four miles an hour. Good times.

Well, in the meantime, I went up the Mont-Royal this morning, Montreal was glorious.

(((Quebecois)))

Yeah, jerks like the guy who hit you are why I don’t like riding busy city streets — and why I ALWAYS wear a helmet.

Are there bike trails near your place? Would you be willing to go off-road and avoid the cars entirely?

I have my own bike-related phobias, most of them involving heights and speed (yeah, I grab handfuls of brake on all but the wimpiest downhills). But hearing your story makes me see again how silly they are. You have good reason for your fears!

I’m on a forced biking hyatus, started in July 2002, when a raging driver decided I was the cyclist who was going to pay for all the other fcuks who are always in his way. I ended up with a foot that was hanging only by it’s carnal enveloppe. The docs told me I was going to be in pain most probably for the rest of my life, and that walking was going to be a really limited activity. A year and a half later, I was walking three hours a day, in inimaginable pain, mind you, but, I was mobile.

The reason why I’m still not cycling is emotional, I try to get back on the bike, but, I just can’t. I’m still traumatized from the agression, but, I can say I’m doing a bit better.

I’m more of an athlete than an intellectual. Before my accident, I was cycling about 7000 miles a year. From march to november, I was sweating on my bike. The weekend rides were mostly a solitary thing, I was a fast cyclist who could average more than 18 miles an hour on a “fun” 100 miler.

I miss it so much, I had a smile plastered on my face that would not disappear, even when climbing for two hours.

I was smiling even more, when going down the hill, leading to the ferry in Tadoussac, sixty-four miles an hour. Good times.

Well, in the meantime, I went up the Mont-Royal this morning, Montreal was glorious.

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Saturday Block Party: Help, I’m Being Held Hostage At The Watergate

I hear you LS. They don’t really tell a very good story and the interviews and facts were skewed, to say the least. I like the actual footage added with timeline type information (Manson/Tate 8-09 : Woodstock 8/15-17) is most interesting. You can see the trajectory of the culture that became acceptance of today’s lifestyles and attempts at peaceful solutions all around.

I’m watching the Klan and you can see where KKKarl gets his ideas. Intimidate black voters / DoJ scandal…all part of the same Kplan.

Exactly. Fascinating stuff. The timing of the Manson thing is interesting (I’m not sure it was coincidence), since he was very racist, but the population (the so-called Moral Majority) bought lock, stock, and barrel what the media told them. He was a hippie, and hippies were antiwar, hated the troops, and were dirty and bad, and immoral; and because of their drugs were capable of heinous crimes. They still do to a great degree. Take for example the swiftboating of Kerry.

I’m watching the Klan and you can see where KKKarl gets his ideas. Intimidate black voters / DoJ scandal…all part of the same Kplan.