Comments on: The Bike Limiter http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: barry1021 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348760 barry1021 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:13 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348760 While brilliant, the problem with the Bike Limiter is that it messes up the graceful lines of the bike. However it is quite clear from the responses than many off road riders DO need this device. Therefore I have invented a different product that is likely to have the same effect as the Bike Limiter. It's called The Brain Stimulator. YMMV b21 (confirmed Roadie) While brilliant, the problem with the Bike Limiter is that it messes up the graceful lines of the bike. However it is quite clear from the responses than many off road riders DO need this device. Therefore I have invented a different product that is likely to have the same effect as the Bike Limiter. It’s called

The Brain Stimulator.

YMMV

b21 (confirmed Roadie)

]]> By: buckythedonkey http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348341 buckythedonkey Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:03:16 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348341 I think I must already have a Bike Limiter fitted. For instance, a couple of years ago I tried to pop a simple manual over a largely benign drop-off ("largely benign" being fancy language for "almost non-existent") the front of my bike suddenly weighed more than Saturn and I was ejected over the bars. My Bike Limiter then hammered home the message (literally) by driving the stem/top cap into my balls. I resorted to the Below the Neck Rule* and excused myself further cycling activity for the day. Oh, and those above-the-stem spacers were removed the very next day. Fatty, how rare are the Johnny Cash jersies going to be? *from the Cyclists Training Bible - whereby one should not train with an ailment that affects parts of the body below the neck. I think I must already have a Bike Limiter fitted.

For instance, a couple of years ago I tried to pop a simple manual over a largely benign drop-off (“largely benign” being fancy language for “almost non-existent”) the front of my bike suddenly weighed more than Saturn and I was ejected over the bars.

My Bike Limiter then hammered home the message (literally) by driving the stem/top cap into my balls. I resorted to the Below the Neck Rule* and excused myself further cycling activity for the day.

Oh, and those above-the-stem spacers were removed the very next day.

Fatty, how rare are the Johnny Cash jersies going to be?

*from the Cyclists Training Bible – whereby one should not train with an ailment that affects parts of the body below the neck.

]]> By: Coelecanth http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348240 Coelecanth Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:39:57 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348240 I'll take two. The first day I had my cast off after surgery for a broken wrist I got on my bike...and promptly rode into the back of a car. It had stopped in front of me for an intersection. Not only were my skills rusty and my timing disturbed by pain meds, I also had no strength in that hand to grab the brakes. My doctor, my physio and my wife never heard about this little incident so mum's the word ok? Get well soon and Win Susan! I’ll take two.

The first day I had my cast off after surgery for a broken wrist I got on my bike…and promptly rode into the back of a car. It had stopped in front of me for an intersection. Not only were my skills rusty and my timing disturbed by pain meds, I also had no strength in that hand to grab the brakes.

My doctor, my physio and my wife never heard about this little incident so mum’s the word ok?

Get well soon and Win Susan!

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348173 Kathleen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:21:47 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348173 See, it's that competitive spirit that keeps you going in a race and in life...just give yourself a bit of downtime for some healing. Best thing I read when prepping for my triathlon was eat and sleep are crucial aspects of training (along with the actual training of course). I was all over that! Be well... See, it’s that competitive spirit that keeps you going in a race and in life…just give yourself a bit of downtime for some healing. Best thing I read when prepping for my triathlon was eat and sleep are crucial aspects of training (along with the actual training of course). I was all over that!

Be well…

]]> By: Fat Cyclist: When All You Need Is A Little Laughter - The Adventurist - Mt. Everest to The Poles: Exploring Adventure One Trip At a Time http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348123 Fat Cyclist: When All You Need Is A Little Laughter - The Adventurist - Mt. Everest to The Poles: Exploring Adventure One Trip At a Time Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:54:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348123 [...] out The Next Big Thing In Sport’s Nutrition and his latest, The Bike Limiter, for a taste of the humor dished out.  You will quickly see why this has become one of my new [...] [...] out The Next Big Thing In Sport’s Nutrition and his latest, The Bike Limiter, for a taste of the humor dished out.  You will quickly see why this has become one of my new [...]

]]> By: randomhigh http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348115 randomhigh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:51:15 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348115 I'd like one made for shoes, please, since there is no cure yet for lack of common sense, or LOCS for short. I've been "training" (ahem) for a half marathon until the heel and knee pain drove me to the doc... turns out I've got flat feet (what a fine time to find out) so I'm running with inserts now but it's more hobbling interspersed with limping than anything. a friend once said that pain was weakness leaving the body and o'course we laughed... everybody knows that LOCS cancels out any benefits from pain... I’d like one made for shoes, please, since there is no cure yet for lack of common sense, or LOCS for short. I’ve been “training” (ahem) for a half marathon until the heel and knee pain drove me to the doc… turns out I’ve got flat feet (what a fine time to find out) so I’m running with inserts now but it’s more hobbling interspersed with limping than anything. a friend once said that pain was weakness leaving the body and o’course we laughed… everybody knows that LOCS cancels out any benefits from pain…

]]> By: New Blue Shoe http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348098 New Blue Shoe Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348098 If you explain it as a high-cost training tool, EVERYBODY will line up to own one. BRILLIANT!!! If you explain it as a high-cost training tool, EVERYBODY will line up to own one. BRILLIANT!!!

]]> By: Co http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348092 Co Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:30:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348092 um, Fatty, I thought you had rollers. That could simulate mountains. Without requiring you to use your arms. Don't you think Leadville will be easier if your legs work from now 'til then while your shoulder rests? You could even do the rollers one-armed. Also (not that this next suggestion ever worked with my husband) you could put the injured arm in a sling to remind yourself that, well, it's injured. um, Fatty, I thought you had rollers. That could simulate mountains. Without requiring you to use your arms. Don’t you think Leadville will be easier if your legs work from now ’til then while your shoulder rests? You could even do the rollers one-armed. Also (not that this next suggestion ever worked with my husband) you could put the injured arm in a sling to remind yourself that, well, it’s injured.

]]> By: Walter http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348038 Walter Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:46:31 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348038 Fatty -- Brilliant concept -- can I order one, NOW? You may remember that my big cycling event of the year is the Pan Mass Challenge (1st weekend in August). Well, everything had been going fine until a month ago, when, to make a long story short(ish), I required "minor" surgery in my (ahem) groin to remove a lump that wasn't supposed to be there and showed its lack of appreciation for long training rides by swelling up like a balloon. Of course, the surgeon said there would be "no problem" getting me back on a bike within a month, but recuperation from the procedure turned out to be more complicated than expected(3 ER visits, 2 hematomas, 1 overnight hospital stay, some serious antibiotics, daily visits from a nurse to pack the 2" deep incision, etc.). All that is a very long buildup to this: the incision looks like it's finally closing, and the remaining swelling just might go down in the 11 days that are left before the PMC. So, I *know* (and the surgeon has said) that I should NOT ride the PMC, but I also know that if it's physically possible for me to sit on a saddle, it will be very, very difficult not to at least start the ride. The BikeLimiter would be the perfect solution -- both the surgeon and my wife would be willing to shell out big bucks for it to keep me from doing something (I know is) stupid... Fatty —
Brilliant concept — can I order one, NOW?

You may remember that my big cycling event of the year is the Pan Mass Challenge (1st weekend in August). Well, everything had been going fine until a month ago, when, to make a long story short(ish), I required “minor” surgery in my (ahem) groin to remove a lump that wasn’t supposed to be there and showed its lack of appreciation for long training rides by swelling up like a balloon. Of course, the surgeon said there would be “no problem” getting me back on a bike within a month, but recuperation from the procedure turned out to be more complicated than expected(3 ER visits, 2 hematomas, 1 overnight hospital stay, some serious antibiotics, daily visits from a nurse to pack the 2″ deep incision, etc.).

All that is a very long buildup to this: the incision looks like it’s finally closing, and the remaining swelling just might go down in the 11 days that are left before the PMC. So, I *know* (and the surgeon has said) that I should NOT ride the PMC, but I also know that if it’s physically possible for me to sit on a saddle, it will be very, very difficult not to at least start the ride. The BikeLimiter would be the perfect solution — both the surgeon and my wife would be willing to shell out big bucks for it to keep me from doing something (I know is) stupid…

]]> By: Kristen http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/comment-page-1/#comment-348037 Kristen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:43:18 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/07/21/the-bike-limiter/#comment-348037 Ouch...sorry you aren't quite healed up yet! Being off the bike is no fun no matter what the reason!! Thanks for sharing such a nice article. I started biking to work this summer, it's about 13 miles from a nearby rails-to-trails path. Unfortunately, I still have to drive to the trail but I look forward to the days that I ride in even with the logistics of clothing and shower supplies. I encourage everyone to try and go by bike, even if it's just to the bank or fast food joint :) Ouch…sorry you aren’t quite healed up yet! Being off the bike is no fun no matter what the reason!!

Thanks for sharing such a nice article. I started biking to work this summer, it’s about 13 miles from a nearby rails-to-trails path. Unfortunately, I still have to drive to the trail but I look forward to the days that I ride in even with the logistics of clothing and shower supplies. I encourage everyone to try and go by bike, even if it’s just to the bank or fast food joint :)

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