Side Effects? 😰
You never know what side effects might be; whether it’s from riding when you’re older, or from having your mouth worked on.
Day before yesterday I had some heavy-duty dental work done. I had lost a crown, and it couldn’t be reattached. That meant extracting the roots left from the original tooth. As a result, I have several stitches at the site; and the dentist told me to avoid drinking through straws for at least a few days.
That’s not good news as far as the Sunday long ride goes. Drinking from a Camel-Bak is, in effect, using a glorified straw. Two 24-oz bottles aren’t enough water for a 40-mile ride; and using both of my bottles for water would mean no Zym.
Out of the Box 📦
Oh, dear, what shall I do? It’s time to think out of the box, for sure.
One possibility is running an errand by hybrid; that would give me 4-5 miles. Then I could take a short-ish ride with the road bike. I could probably do without any electrolyte drink if I don’t ride over 20 miles, especially as it won’t be very warm. I don’t want to skip the ride entirely, because I did that only a few weeks ago.
There’s always “riding” in the trainer, but that is tedious as can be. It might make indoor pedaling less of a drag if I could rig things so that I could run my sewing machine by pedaling; and sew as I “rode”. That would, unfortunately, be tricky. I’d have to get the hang of not holding the handlebars; and using my hands to manage the machine.
What weird ideas I do get. Who would have guessed that oral surgery had side effects like this?
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I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is; and I hope I can provide a bit of inspiration.
Along the way, I got into blogging; presenting my kitchen experiments; and even setting up a store.
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I live in New Orleans; and retired in January 2023. More time for cycling!
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