Options for FS

Yeti

Ibis

Santa Cruz

Pivot

Scott

All their offerings are steep seat angles.

That 9point8 option plus flipping the chip on the Top Fuel looks like the only way to go. 

BUT Salsa has a slacker seat angle. BUT the shop isn't a dealer. 

Got into see the Doc today. She was unable to magically make it all better. Turns out my beta pleated sheets are MASSIVELY fucked up. Yay...

Translation: riding the top fuel for that many rides caused the upper back to scrunch up to try and support the weird position my hips and lower back were in and well, they all gave up and decided to say fuck it you're broken dumbass.

So I'm taking Aleve (yeah me, taking some OTC drugs) AND doc said to put some Salonpas pads on where it hurts so it stops hurting so the brain stops fucking shit up and so it can relax and eventually get fixed.

Which means everything is paused until that's sorted. Hopefully before next CX.

On the plus side my knee is almost completely recovered mostly due to the complete lack of hard pedaling since Quad CX. Guess it'll get more time to recover.

I'll ride to work tomorrow, chill and super easy. Probably stick a pain patch (or two) on in the morning before taking the Aleve to help target where it hurts the most and hope for slow and steady recovery and eventually getting back to pedaling.

Also Steep seat angles are FUCKING STUPID - for me... Could it be that everything else is too far back? Yes, it could be, but moving forward 10-20mm is possible on everything, will it help? Nope.

But, flipping the chip to the low position (and getting better at hopping shit) and getting more saddle set back should make the Top Fuel rideable. Maybe even dropping the bars a bit to close the angle down some more. 

Before I start chasing that demon I've gotta get all better again. 

Damnit.

Also, this has been some SERIOUS fucking pain, like I did not remember it was possible to hurt this much and wow does it suck. AND I DIDN'T EVEN CRASH THIS IS JUST FROM RIDING EASILY!

amor fati motherfuckers

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