Hi Carpe chums.
I've been awfully quiet on here in the last couple of years, and with the rapid onset of my half-century next week I thought I'd say hello and keep you informed of my continued existence.
My last post was about how I hadn't been using my beloved TDM ( http://www.carpe-tdm...topic=35965&hl= ), which is now over 2 years ago. The issue was some hip pain, which at the time of my last post was still giving me gyp. Since then I got fed up with trying to get any joy out of physios and the doc, and went researching on my own. I found a YouTube channel called Upright Health, and nicked some of their strengthening exercises, as well as making myself go walking a mile or two every day at lunchtimes. I managed to map the whole of Gorleston over a few months (it's here if anyone wants to see https://drive.google...N2K&usp=sharing ), but more importantly, as the hip musculature got stronger, the pain went away. Fast forward a year and I now don't have any hip pain, can stand for extended periods, and could probably ride my bike.
But poor TDM has been holed up in the garage all this time, and the longer I don't ride it, the less I miss it. My free time has been taken up more and more with music - not only my own band but I'm playing bass with a couple of other outfits. The lack of pain caused by standing for a long time is a real bonus for a gigging guitarist! I can't bring myself to sell the bike because I know I'd instantly miss it, plus an old 4TX isn't worth enough to make it a worthwhile chunk of cash. Maybe, just maybe, this summer I'll wheel her out of the garage, take off the cover and fall in love all over again.
That's all. Happy trails everyone.
Daniel