I’m sure most of you know of fmylife.com. First sent to me by a friend a few weeks ago, it’s had me hunched over my laptop, giggling in the library for those first 20 minutes or so after I roll into school. Creepy? Yes. Worth it? Totally.
I really should be stretching though, because my knees are falling apart. Well, not both, yet, but the right one’s been feeling like someone’s throwing darts at it.
It’s also had me constantly thinking of that South Park episode where Mr. Garrison gets a sex change and Kyle gets a pair of extended legs. You know the one. That scene where Kyle jumps to make a shot and his knees/Mr. Garrison’s testicles explode? Yeah, that.
I know, I should probably stop braking so much with my legs [I have more than enough other brakes], but the fun of it always seems to outweigh common sense. So I end up with knees that are looking ugly both inside and out. And with my new tarck bike bleeding me of funds, I really can’t afford a new pair of knees.
I have heard, though, that massive amounts of ice cream might help. I think I might give that a try.
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LOL. So used to seeing you with the knee high socks. But yeah, Ice cream solves all problems. Stretching is a great idea, and something I’ve been trying to get better at. Other good things (in my opinion) include aspirin, beer, and soaking in the tub if I’m really sore (granted I seem to recall ice is what your supposed to do or something like that). Anyways, take care of those knees you. Just cause stem cell research is back on the table doesn’t mean we can grow ya new ones just yet.
Oh, and FML makes me laugh and feel bad for people.
but mostly laugh.
ice cream helped my migraine situation sometimes.
as for knees, take glucosamine. if your allergic to shellfish there are a few vegetarian kinds made from fermented corn. $12 or so for about 60 pills (horse tranquilizer size).
oh, and i second eric’s recommendation of beer, it really helped when i broke a rib.
kegels for your knees! knegels!!
you better come out and drink/ride with me soon its good for our knees
eric – this is the reason why i wear knee high socks! ugly knees!
pete! – beer will be consumed. esp tomorrow. see you there?
jeff – …you’re going to have to show me how to do those…
dan – did you find out if your knees are okay???
seriously, I flex my hamstring before/after rides. I can feel it movin my patella around. Feels good and I think it works.
Not to get all technical, but have you had a professional at one of the bicycle shops that you frequent look at your saddle height/position?
A good number of knee issues can be solved in properly adjusting you saddle.
Eric at IBC Allston would be a good person to ask, as he is always helpful and knowledgeable.
If that fails, get a sissy switch so that your knees will still be serviceable when you are 35+ (10 years on a fixed I have the knees of a 16 year old…skater).
I’m going to write a script that automatically determines which Eric(h) is being discussed on any page or comments field dealing with IBC and fixes my name in cases of error. Or, I may decide to drink beer and practicing DJing instead. Option 2 is more likely.
I side with the lovely and talented RMM though, I think you should come by some time when you have about an hour or so to kill and I can fit you properly. If you do this after hours, I can sneak you in for free on my own time. This will also help us get the numbers right for the new bike, thus helping eliminate the exciting game of “swap the stem”. I also advocate stretching and Pete’s suggestion of glucosamine, which has helped many of my friends and I with our old person joint pains.
If you knees look like that from crashing, then that’s fine, you just look like me when mtb season starts up. However, if that’s from everyday riding, I call shenanigans. Between a decade plus of snowboarding, biking and skateboarding, I can tell you that the last thing you want is prolonged knee issues. It is teh suck and only worth it if you’re an NFL quarterback who is paid millions and can afford sweet bionic knee replacements at 30. They do that, right?
I am greatly amused that you paint your toenails despite your seemingly omnipresent knee socks. Perhaps I’ve just missed those wild parties where the socks come off. Oh the debauchery.!