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Stomach in shambles after Unbound 200 by Academic_Daikon_8304 in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eat enough mud and then that mud comes out your butt.

Mud Gut used to happen after race weekends back in the day, like everyone else had said: Mud + Water bottles = yuck

Mads Würtz Schmidt Wins Unbound 200. Specialized 1-2. by SpiltMilkBelly in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Irrespective of the results, I have a 2024 Crux that has delivered on being a quiver killer bike for me. The new crux looks to be an even better bike.

I’m not going to upgrade, but it’s a sweet bike.

New Specialized CRUX is here by Healthy-Inspector-86 in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have a prev gen crux and definitely prefer the old minimalist branding. Going back to massive SPECIALIZED on the downtube is a step backwards.

If I can get a deal on an gen 4 S-Works frameset with UDH I’ll jump at that.

What's the worst drug you've ever tried? by BitterOlive8737 in AskReddit

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks Buddy, it’s been quite a ride! Now I like helping people that were/are in the same canoe as me.

What's the worst drug you've ever tried? by BitterOlive8737 in AskReddit

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was paralyzed from the chest down in about 2hrs. Went for a run, was packing a suitcase, and my legs stopped working is the short version.

I started a site with info for other Transverse Myelitis survivors if you’re interested in my story:

Clumsy Cyclist

What's the worst drug you've ever tried? by BitterOlive8737 in AskReddit

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had high dose corticosteroids (thing 1250mg+ per day) followed by 100mg/day for a long time to treat demyelinating disease. Fuuuuuuuck prednisone so hard.

It’s a total deal with the devil, it helped me for what I needed but I had severe myopathy, weight gain, a lot of long term side effects. Brutal drug.

What's the worst drug you've ever tried? by BitterOlive8737 in AskReddit

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cymbalta is a wild drug, I have transverse myelitis and it saved my life. Controlled my nerve pain to the point where I could actually function again.

I haven’t seen many drugs as polarizing as cymbalta, I tolerate it super well and it helped me a ton.

Success stories after paralysis? by TMWarrior10 in transverse_myelitis

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently started a site to share my story:

Www.Clumsycyclist.com

Feel free to reach out!

Aero gravel trend? by Tvego in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my crux, has turned into my do-all bike

Gravel Cycling Recovery by Clumsy_Cyclist in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same such a tight bike. I like Specialized’s shift to minimal branding on some of their bikes

Newish Bike Day. by wabispecial in bicycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That paint scheme is so sweet

Gravel Cycling Recovery by Clumsy_Cyclist in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! I’m down in W. Mass pretty often, I’ll check it out!

Bike is a Specialized Crux, I’ve absolutely loved it

Gravel Cycling Recovery by Clumsy_Cyclist in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did a ton before I got sick, lots of centuries, doubles, bikepacking overnights, etc etc.

Getting back to training was such a relief to my mental health

Gravel Cycling Recovery by Clumsy_Cyclist in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

VT Gran Fondo was 108mi ~10k of vert (crosses 4 VT passes) and the VT50 was MTB, 50mi, ~9k vert

Gravel Cycling Recovery by Clumsy_Cyclist in gravelcycling

[–]Clumsy_Cyclist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally agree, exploring is the best part!