The battery died a little while ago, thinking it was a short somewhere.

I'm having some lower back issues and do not know if I can ride for more than an hour or so. I rode to work today (about an hour) and experienced some discomfort. Have doctor's appointment next week and hopefully we can resolve this with some physical therapy. So for at least for now I guess I am out.  

Springman, take care of yourself.

Lancer, that sucks.  I know that battery wasn’t cheap out there in Leakey.

We’ve been getting some great spring weather down here in Houston.  This week is looking pretty awesome!  Get on your bad motor scooter and come on down!  We can ride out and get lost in the “back 40” somewhere!  

Use caution with glucosamine/chondroiton ! Some years ago I was using Joint Juice for painful knees & shoulders one a day and yeah it works and maybe I’m allergic to it but after 3 months , I was at work and had ducked down to get under a trailer when I stood up on the other side I had a visual blackout , both eyes went black. Really scary to be blind in an instant , no warning at all. I got down to one knee right where I was standing , slowly right eye came back from foggy to clear while left eye was still in blackout. Made my way into shop to inform foreman I’m done for the day , after 20 minutes vision began to return , back to normal in an hour. Thought I was having a stroke , after blood work , X-rays , magnetic resonance tests , ultra sound on my neck to check for plugged arteries ,  6 tests & blood after review all of it tests , found nothing at all. Thought maybe cause of a hangover but doctor said no , we have found absolutely nothing ! By now no lingering symptoms and thought I would go back to joint juice , bought a six pack , drank one , standing in line at a second store and bam , left eye blacked out , went to a knee expecting other eye to black out too. It was only maybe a minute later sight returned but foggy for awhile. All the same tests again and again they found nothing. Tossed 5 bottles of the stuff  and never had another visual blackout in 11 years. Really really scary to be blind  in an instant !!!

Trying to stay somewhat on topic with “2025 Rides”, here’s a little route recording of yesterday’s ride my “Bergman 650 buds”.  About 170 miles in the Houston “Back 40” including areas like Bellville, Fayetteville, Lake Fayetteville Oak Thicket Park, Round Top, Burton, Brenham and Buckhorn.  Lots of cows and horses with an adventurous unexpected detour around a major backup due to construction (who knew those “short cuts” existed?).

I just recently downloaded this app (Relive).  It’s pretty cool and easy to use.  In the analytics tab for each “activity”, it includes stuff like: miles, elevation changes, top speed, avg speed, etc.  I have the free Basic version and they want me to upgrade naggingly bad to the paid premium version where you can insert photos and do other stuff to create something like a slide show.  Best if viewed on a laptop, tablet, or desktop.


https://www.relive.com/view/v7O9Zw7DLQ6