Category Archives: Injury
Biker’s Elbow
For the last few weeks, I’ve been dealing with some minor pain. It started on the LBJ 100 ride, I think. The day after the hilly metric century, I experienced some soreness in my left elbow when I went out … Continue reading
Riding Away A Saddle Sore
Last week, while I was not riding because of my head cold, I developed a bad saddle sore. How could that happen? Well, I assume I contracted it during that metric century I did on my birthday. After all, it … Continue reading
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You’re Going to Fall – Here’s How
Note: The series of guest posts on The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned About Cycling will reappear later this week. I must resume contributing to my own blog! You might have noticed in the Twitter box on the right of … Continue reading
Hot Spots
One of the discouraging aspects of last weekend’s metric century was a recurrence of the hot spot in my foot that bothered me in last fall’s Imperial century. It creeps up on me. At first, I don’t notice it. Then … Continue reading
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I Need To Ride
Guest poster Jeff Hemmel has been away from biking for a bit, and that’s had him frustrated. At some point, if you ride long enough or just become hopelessly addicted to cycling, getting out for a ride changes from a … Continue reading
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Falling Into Fall
Guest poster Don Blount recalls a year-old incident. The first day of fall brings back memories of the day I first fell. At least the day I fell badly enough to suffer a significant injury. It was Sept. 22, 2009 … Continue reading
The Bad Ride
I really enjoy riding. Even a quick half-hour jaunt through the neighborhood leaves me feeling good. So I was looking forward to my Saturday morning 25-miler. About four miles into the ride, I had to stop for a red light. … Continue reading
The Return
You might recall that regular guest poster Don Blount has been out of action for awhile, after a bad fall. Well, Don’s back. How he handled his recovery could be instructive if any of us find ourselves in a similar … Continue reading
Filed under crash, guest post, Injury
Cramping? Try Pickle Juice
After my recent minor cramping incident, I poked around online a bit to find out more about cramps, and electrolyte replenishment, and staying hydrated. It turns out that loss of electrolytes is NOT the likely cause of cramps. What is? … Continue reading
Is Cycling Dangerous?
Our friend Don Blount got some bad news last week: In addition to a broken wrist from a fall during his first century ride, it turned out that his arm was broken, too. Don had surgery on the arm Friday, … Continue reading

