my gear buying is deeply hampered.

elky McElkerson

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Mar 13, 2014
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i went and did it. blew the wad in one solid definitive move.

background. i suffer from hyper-tension. doctor said lose weight..(\"even five lbs helps\" she said)..i lost a lot. doctor said, exercise. check..i trail run and bike. doctors said, eat better..no fast food, limit processed food. check..i mimic a rabbit for the most part.

my blood pressure is still elevated. i hate it. i dont take any meds and i want to keep it like that. another doctor said to exercise more..longer. my knee is kinda taking a beating. my right knee. i need that knee for my favorite activity..hunting. doctor said that some people just have higher blood pressure..she said some olympic athletes take blood pressure meds. well, that didnt make me feel any better.

i bought a new mountain bike. my mountain bike ride puts me on the trail for an hour and half. all because i ride there from my front door. i literally broke my old bike riding it so much. tweaked the bottom bracket..had to cobble together some bushings to fix the frame.it also creakes.

here is the new boss and it is nothing like the old boss..hahha.. i cant stop moving for my health. this will definitely help. i bought it saturday and i think i put 60 trail miles on it already..yesterday i followed my friend up a mountain..he is a goat..i\'m not. i wheezed to the the top. my trail running lungs were no match to that level of gravity.
 
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Sweet bike Cliff!! Yeah, Santa Cruz aren\'t cheap but you get what you pay for just like most everything else!
 
I did the same thing but didn\'t go crazy with it (mine was around 350). I am amazed how advanced these bikes are now compared to the last one I bought.

I really enjoy getting out and getting some exercise on it
 

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Nice looking bike :upthumb:

I really need to buy a better bike. Mine now is a cheapo. I like to ride because its easier on my knees.
 
I think what amazes me the most on these new bikes is the brakes. The disc brakes on these are unreal, you can stop on a dime and give out change!!
 

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