High level summary: If you are having sciatic pain, get an MRI to know in more detail what is going on Go to physical therapy My particular issue is the L5/S1 is about 5 millimeters to the right, pushing on the sciatic nerve (and causing pain) If you are a cyclist, have your physical therapist…
I was doing a lot of trail biking before sciatica hit (a little over two months ago). Sciatica is a general term for lower back pain caused by the sciatic nerve being pinched. It’s pretty darn painful and has kept me off my feet for several weeks. Well, it still hurts but I’m sick of…
Today’s post is a Hero Kit Review! The Hero Kit is an all in one bicycling kit. There are several different kits, but the one I’m reviewing today is the Mountain Biking Hero Kit. In full disclosure, Hero Kit reached out to me to see if I was interested in trying out their product. They…
The other weekend I went mountain biking in Idyllwild, a mountain community in Southern California. I’ve always seen the sign for Idyllwild while driving to Las Vegas, and now, finally, got to see what this place was about! There are hundreds of single track trails criss crossing the mountain side, alone with some easily bike-able…
Sick of trying to get to your energy gel/goo and getting it all over your hands and having that icky sticky wrapper after you are done? Well, there is a solution for that! The Hydrapak Soft Flask, which comes in a 5 oz and an 8 oz size. And thanks to Hydrapak, I have two…
My trail bike got a flat. Nothing new for anyone that has a bike, except this is the first time I’ve had a flat for the rear tire of the trail bike. Long time readers with amazing memory will recall that I stole this bike from a friend who was neglecting it (for the price…
I’ll be honest – it’s been awhile since I’ve been on my bike. Over two months, maybe three, I lost count. So after being a lazy bum for a few days, I got off the lazy bum and hit the trails. Specifically, I went up to the Santa Monica Mountains and spent two hours biking…
After sadly realizing that I need yet another Road ID due to the fact that the emergency contact on my current one will probably just let me die if they were contacted for an emergency, I ordered a Road ID slim. The thing I liked most about the slim was that I didn’t feel obligated…
I had posted about this on the Thrown Chain Facebook a few days ago but figured photo evidence could always be fun. Ladies backed me up on this, but perhaps dudes need some more info. You see, dudes, bras are hella expensive and super delicate. So you can’t be putting them in the dryer; they…
Have you heard of parkour? It’s essentially free style running/jumping/gymnastic craziness all over an urban environment. It’s pretty intense to watch. Here’s a vid: I’ve watched some of the training videos; I can run, jump, but this back flip stuff? Hell no. I’m one of the least flexible humans ever; another reason why cycling is…
While tooling around the North Shore in Massachusetts, I stumbled across a really cute concept. The owners of a small butcher shop were raising money for a bike ride charity by selling bike shaped pasta. If you need to carb load for a bike ride, why not carb load on bike shaped pasta? Would it…
While wandering around my beloved hometown of Boston on Saturday, I noticed two things. 1. There are now bike lanes in Boston (!) 2. You can now RENT bikes as a form of public transportation in Boston via a service called Hubway (!!) I dreamed of being a bike messenger in Boston while working in…
A friend of mine complained about how uncomfortable her bike saddle was. I had her send me pics; she has a Unity saddle (which is a brand owned by Giant bicycles). Check out these images below and it’s obvious as to what was causing the issue. Just looking at the saddle makes my labia want…
That’s right. Hot… sweaty… biking. Visiting my dad in Massachusetts (North Shore) and decided to brave the extremely muggy temperatures. It was 95 degrees with 80% humidity, so according to the weather sites, it “felt like” 105 degrees. I tried hitting a trail but due to excessive amounts of rain, my bike (and soon to…
PLEASE GO TO MY NEW THYROIDECTOMY SUPPORT SITE AT HTTP://WWW.LIFEWITHOUTATHYROID.COM for support, questions, and updates!! I had brunch with an ex-employee that I hadn’t seen in several years. While trying to downplay my thycan, my partner was like ‘honey, it hasn’t exactly been nothing!”. So it’s been about 1.5 years since my thyroidectomy. Quick recap:…
