It is time to hang up my bike
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It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:14 am
and I was able to ride just as fast and strong as ever, but I did have a setback one year later and needed another big back operation.. Once again I trained up and started to read the training and other parts of the forum to get my mojo back. I even got a new bike, yes the pinny .
I rode the Pinny with passion and could not get enough of it. Some of you may remember me as Pine lots of good fun for me being pine got some warnings from the mods
Well the good old back is playing up once again and it is time to realize that I will not be able to ride the way I did in the past, I will have to find something else to do. I am very sad about it but as the they say sa la vie.
Please take care of yourselves and always remember to have a great laugh, and for those who are o be politically correct, there is no hope for you
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:24 am
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby sogood » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:29 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:35 am
sogood, you have always made me laugh, I just love reading your posts, you may still see me on the Nanna lap in Centennial park on the far left side near the tricycles and those roller bladders that swing their arms like a helicopter blades, but I will no longer yell at them but tolerate all those slow riders that drove me nuts when I thought I was a pro.sogood wrote:Before the recumbent pedal pushers chip in, may I wish you the best of health in coming years.
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:39 am
The pain, but once it is under control I will think about the flat bar, it is just hard to see the racing bikes ride passed and me feeling like damaged goods,singlespeedscott wrote:What is it about your back that stops you from riding? How about a more upright position. Flat bar or similar?
It’s like watching all the popular girls having the coolest lunch box and my mum gave me a plastic back for my brown sandwich that has crusts.
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:57 am
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby RonK » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:16 am
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby sogood » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:21 am
Glad to be of service and look forward to your Pinna on the CP circuit. I probably will start to ride the same relaxed track in the coming years.Apple wrote: sogood, you have always made me laugh, I just love reading your posts, you may still see me on the Nanna lap in Centennial park on the far left side near the tricycles and those roller bladders that swing their arms like a helicopter blades, but I will no longer yell at them but tolerate all those slow riders that drove me nuts when I thought I was a pro.
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby elantra » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:25 am
Time now to plan a holiday somewhere nice?
South Island NZ is nice at this time of year.
But please do not abandon your loyal followers on these forums.....
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:28 am
RonK, I am a yak, I have a beautiful epic carbon fibre, just like my Pinny I will post a picture. The Ferries scare me, just like the big cars on the road. I am still trying to get my nerve around it.RonK wrote:Gee, that is a shame Apple - but perhaps you can find an outlet this way.
but I do love it. Thanks for the link
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:29 am
Elantra you Dog youelantra wrote:Not a decision to be taken lightly but perhaps this is an opportunity in disguise.
Time now to plan a holiday somewhere nice?
South Island NZ is nice at this time of year.
But please do not abandon your loyal followers on these forums.....
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby marinmomma » Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:32 pm
gabrielle260 wrote:Oh Noooooooo!!!!!!
+ 1000000, we haven't gone for a ride together yet!
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby trailgumby » Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:25 pm
I think the boys are going to miss the tips about shaving
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Eleri » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:53 pm
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:58 pm
LOL, ok, it may help, I better start again soon, otherwise I just start posting s*&^t on the forum and then I get kicked off and then I have to find a new name.Eleri wrote:Well I reckon that's just soft. Go to Pilates or something. We were supposed to ride in February.
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Postby gururug » Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:20 pm
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Eleri » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:11 pm
Seriously, pilates or indeed any core work will do more for your back than sitting around doing nothing.Apple wrote:LOL, ok, it may help, I better start again soon, otherwise I just start posting s*&^t on the forum and then I get kicked off and then I have to find a new name.Eleri wrote:Well I reckon that's just soft. Go to Pilates or something. We were supposed to ride in February.
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Riggsbie » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:54 pm
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby damhooligan » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:08 am
I be in sydney in a fortnight.... how much cash should i bring???
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby MarkG » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:10 am
Do it!damhooligan wrote:How much you want for pinny??
I be in sydney in a fortnight.... how much cash should i bring???
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:07 pm
You wouldn't have that much cashMarkG wrote:Do it!damhooligan wrote:How much you want for pinny??
I be in sydney in a fortnight.... how much cash should i bring???
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:10 pm
gururug, please tell me you are not the avatar.gururug wrote:We'll miss ya apple please post back on how you manage to live not riding. What you end up doing instead etc.
but thank you, I don't think we have even met on the forum, have we
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby Apple » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:11 pm
Giggsbie, what is wrong with you. recumbent, I have more chances of being a pole dancerRiggsbie wrote:Or get a recumbent and carry on riding
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Re: It is time to hang up my bike
Postby damhooligan » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:10 pm
How would you know???Apple wrote:You wouldn't have that much cashMarkG wrote:Do it!damhooligan wrote:How much you want for pinny??
I be in sydney in a fortnight.... how much cash should i bring???
Iv got plenty....
Iv got so much. Iv i need a spare part for my bike.
I just buy a whole new bike..and donate the rest to charity...
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