Alain
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- Oct 8, 2019
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Medicine start!
I am back! I was prescribed some thyroid suppressor medicine (Mercazole). As it is not my first time for those medicine, I am not surprised but still amazed how my metabolism can change so quickly. I'll do another blood test this Friday to see how my thyroid will evolve. I was very happy to hear that surgery was not recommended...for the moment. I can live normally, sport included. I have to watch out my thyroid level regularly I guess.
Thank you all for pushing me to the doctor ! It was a sort of "I know I have to go but I don't want to"
Week-end ride
I am sharing my joy here! As I felt that medicine helped a lot, I motivated myself to do a week-end ride in some cyclo-tourism style and trees! Although my Sunday was more like eat-ride-eat-ride-(repeat)-bath-pizza-sleep. And I surprised myself as I initially aimed for something like 45+45km:
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2868014871 Saturday was a trip to Kamakura / Enoshima, with a stop by Kawasaki to have a look at the Anato no Warehouse game centre before it closes, and I ended up in Hiratsuka. The ride along the sea, from Kamakura to Hiratsuka, was awesome!
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2870771791 Sunday was the way back. I challenged myself with some detour and not going straight back to Tokyo. When going to Isehara, my riding view was mountains, among which was the Mount Fuji. Wonderful! And then back to concrete and asphalt...
Now I just want to go back to the mountains
Bike choice
This ride, and remembering this thread, made me think about what I want. I am clearly interested into discovering / travelling style. Chilled-paced long rides to discover new places, enjoy various landscapes. If I do a multiple days trip, I think about sleeping in hotel / hostel or capsule hotel but I guess most of my long rides will be week-end rides so I will not need that much of storage.
- I would enjoy some rack and panniers! I am not really fond of riding with things on my back (sweat and comfort). Rack mounts are indeed welcomed
- When leaving cities, Google Maps drove me to some gravel road. If I go more off-road, without reaching mounting-bike level, I might need wider (thicker?) tires.
- I now understand the value of a breathing cycling jacket...
- It might not be rational / reasonable but I am still in for disc brakes
- With some additional weight, I indeed geared lower than usual. The granny was super helpful (life saviour?) when climbing.
Thinking of what @kiwisimon said (about rack mounts with the Giant Escape RX disc), I'd like to ask a bike recommendation. Should I ask it here or in a new #Tech thread such as "Touring bike question"?
Basically, @speedwobble summarized my question:
I am back! I was prescribed some thyroid suppressor medicine (Mercazole). As it is not my first time for those medicine, I am not surprised but still amazed how my metabolism can change so quickly. I'll do another blood test this Friday to see how my thyroid will evolve. I was very happy to hear that surgery was not recommended...for the moment. I can live normally, sport included. I have to watch out my thyroid level regularly I guess.
Thank you all for pushing me to the doctor ! It was a sort of "I know I have to go but I don't want to"
Week-end ride
I am sharing my joy here! As I felt that medicine helped a lot, I motivated myself to do a week-end ride in some cyclo-tourism style and trees! Although my Sunday was more like eat-ride-eat-ride-(repeat)-bath-pizza-sleep. And I surprised myself as I initially aimed for something like 45+45km:
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2868014871 Saturday was a trip to Kamakura / Enoshima, with a stop by Kawasaki to have a look at the Anato no Warehouse game centre before it closes, and I ended up in Hiratsuka. The ride along the sea, from Kamakura to Hiratsuka, was awesome!
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2870771791 Sunday was the way back. I challenged myself with some detour and not going straight back to Tokyo. When going to Isehara, my riding view was mountains, among which was the Mount Fuji. Wonderful! And then back to concrete and asphalt...
Now I just want to go back to the mountains
Bike choice
This ride, and remembering this thread, made me think about what I want. I am clearly interested into discovering / travelling style. Chilled-paced long rides to discover new places, enjoy various landscapes. If I do a multiple days trip, I think about sleeping in hotel / hostel or capsule hotel but I guess most of my long rides will be week-end rides so I will not need that much of storage.
- I would enjoy some rack and panniers! I am not really fond of riding with things on my back (sweat and comfort). Rack mounts are indeed welcomed
- When leaving cities, Google Maps drove me to some gravel road. If I go more off-road, without reaching mounting-bike level, I might need wider (thicker?) tires.
- I now understand the value of a breathing cycling jacket...
- It might not be rational / reasonable but I am still in for disc brakes
- With some additional weight, I indeed geared lower than usual. The granny was super helpful (life saviour?) when climbing.
Thinking of what @kiwisimon said (about rack mounts with the Giant Escape RX disc), I'd like to ask a bike recommendation. Should I ask it here or in a new #Tech thread such as "Touring bike question"?
Basically, @speedwobble summarized my question:
[...] the question now is whether you get a touring bike that is rack friendly or go bikepacking on basically any bike you choose [...]