Saddles

So if you hit the bike stores, you will (probably) find this strange sitting pad near the saddle section. It can give you a general idea what saddle width you need. This special pad thing was designed by Body Geometry - a company based out of the Boulder Sports Med center and owned by Specialized. I owned a Womens specific Body Geometry saddle for a short while (before it was stolen). It was good.



Terry brand saddles have also been recommended to me, though Ive never owned one.

You can look at Body Geometry saddles here, and Terry saddles here.

Another thing to try is tilting the 'nose' of the saddle down (just a little bit) and sitting farther back on the wide part of the seat. Some times your saddle will feel better if you take the time to try out different positions - this will also help determine exactly what you're looking for in a seat.
I've heard, in general, the back part of a womens specific seat sits a little higher than the 'nose.'

The hole in the middle of the seat is popular for both men and womens seats. Some people like it, some don't. The last 3 seats Ive had, had a hole.

Giggle me silly

This is why I watch John Stewart: the first section of the June 16th episode about Obama.

Go Figure

What Kid Rock has to say about your illegal downloading (of music).

Ah

A message from your friendly pilot.

Arty

I have been working on a T for Threadless. You can see it here:


It's not up for voting yet, but I thought I'd show you the design.

Pictures

The Drying of the West

Jungle Curry

Curry, originally uploaded by MothHunter.

Ingredients:
~1/4th cup green curry paste
1 can light coconut milk
1lb chicken breast - diced into small chunks
1 smallish yellow onion
1 can bamboo shoots or water-chestnuts
1 cup of canned chunk pineapple - save the juice
1 green bell pepper - cut into chunks

So the Thai Green Curry Pastes was weak, not as spicy as the GOOD STUFF (its called Mae Ploy, you can get it at the asian deli - see end of post). But if you like non-spicy curry...

Anyway - in a large pot, stir-fry 1/4th cup curry paste with all of the coconut milk - until fragrant.
Add the chicken - simmer until cooked. I like to over cook the chicken until it fall apart, your choice.
Add the onion and bamboo shoots - cook until your onions are to taste (David likes his onions COOKED, some people would like them a bit more crunchy).
Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 1 cup pineapple juice - add to pot.
Add pineapple to pot.
Stir a little.
Add the green bell pepper - cook just until pepper turns bright green!

Serve immediately over brown rice. Reheats well.

The Asian Deli is on 28th by Boulder Gas

The arrow on the left is the deli - the arrow on the right is an Indian deli, they prolly have May Ploy green curry paste too.

For Women

Obama's voting history on womens right.

McCain's.

Concession Speech

Hillary Clinton's Speech

Blogger How To

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It will ask for a URL... -click ok and you're done.

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Fly with me

I have my airline tickets, just so you know.

I will be in Colorado from July 22 to Aug 6

SHOES!

tyler got new road shoes! http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=26155... copy paste in browser bar, i dont know how to do that fancy thing jen can do with a link.

Help from jen:

Foot Pain

The Arthritis Site.

Bubble

Roadie

I hear someone has a new road bike...

What type of clipless pedals?

Foot Pain

Body of the Foot

Metatarsal Stress Fracture

Description:
Pain in one of the long thin bones that run along the top of your foot and attach to your toes (the metatarsals). There may be a little redness or swelling, and if you touch this area the pain will practically knock you over. Press along the shaft of the bone toward the outside and then toward the inside, and you feel a stabbing pain.

Likely causes:
The metatarsals can be broken or bruised under the stress of running, particularly for long distances. You're running harder and longer than your feet are able to take.

Remedy:
This is not a do-it-yourselfer. Stop running and see a podiatrist or an orthopedist immediately. Under a doctor's care, you should be back to running in about six weeks.

Pain on Top of Foot

Likely causes:
If your symptoms do not match those listed above for a metatarsal stress fracture, the pain is probably caused by either a bone spur or simply shoes that are too tight. A bone spur is an enlarged bone; you'll see it as a bump on top of the foot. The bone has probably grown as a result of pressure being applied to it.

Remedy:
Try wearing larger shoes and don't tie your shoe laces quite so tight. (Remember when buying shoes that your feet swell when you run, especially over long distances). In the case of a bone spur, try taking some of the pressure off of the bone. Cut a piece of foam rubber (about 1/4" thick) to make a doughnut-shaped pad that fits over the bone spur. Either put it on before running or glue it to the tongue of your running shoe.

THE ABOVE IS FROM THE COOL RUNNING WEBSITE.

I also found this Arthritis site.