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Reged: 12/20/03
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Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Danger on the Path...One More Thing
12/13/05 07:18 PM (24.53.254.50)
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I forgot...
I contacted a lady selling her brand new Fly. Here is why she was selling her Fly.
"I absolutely love to ride, but like I said before, I am tired of the recovery time.
The first serious accident I had when I ruptured a vertebrae, was on a bike trail in Orange County closed to the Univeristy of Irvine.. I was just riding along on the end of a really great ride, and a young boy ran out on the bike path from a blind spot area where I couldn't see him coming. I was only going about 13 to 14 miles per hour.
I was in pain for a year and half. I had two rather serious back surgeries. I now have rods down my spine from T9 to L3.
And even after all that, I decided to ride again last January. And then I ordered my new bike from Calfee in March. I had my next accident on May 7th---one week before my bike came in. I fractured my pelvic in two areas, and I missed 6 weeks of work---and I was on crutches for 8 weeks.
I have just decided (at least for now) that there are lots of other things I enjoy doing other than riding----although not with the same passion. So, I spend my free time swimming, going to yoga and going to the gym. At least with these activities, I am not likely to break any more bones."
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