Dashed plans

 Hello, all. Do now that I am recovering from a broken leg I can inventory my plans for the fall that have been scrapped. 

# 1. I have cancelled my entry into the Made bicycle show in Portland. This is a really sad thing for me to do but I am not 100% sure that I will even be walking by the time the show happens so that one is a non-starter for me. I hope that you all go and that it is every bit as good as I think it will be. I'll be really sad to miss seeing my Portland friends and doing the whole bike show thing after 4 years of absence. Maybe next year........

#2. The Eroica California was on my calendar but not any more. Would have been fun- I really liked last year and was so looking forward to this year but I'm going to be too feeble to travel, let alone push insane gears up steep hills on an old bike. Also, I heard the swap isn't happening so that was quite a downer.....anyway, I'll have to wait until next year for that one.

#3. Cyclocross.......well, no racing for me. I am not that good of a racer but I am enthusiastic and right before my crash I was in really great shape- maybe could have had a podium or two like last year but no.....can't do that now- have to be smart and let this leg heal. I will be at some races and work support or at the very least honk the horn. I only need one good leg to do the latter.

Now for what I think I'll still be able to do:

Have a frame on order ? Well, in a little over two weeks I'll be back in the shop. Two months of not working has indeed put me behind schedule but I think I can get pretty productive this fall, especially if I'm not consumed with the CX season. Anyone wishing to get a refund on their deposit will get their money back quickly. If you don't mind waiting though, I will be full steam at the shop pretty soon. 

Awhile ago I said something about re-issuing my original brand of "Sadoff" road frames-I still intend to do this. I have lots of materials and some good ideas in mind but my obligation to customer builds comes first so the first of these nostalgic period piece frames is unlikely to be built until the end of the year. 

Riding.....first I have to be able to walk again-doctors say if I listen to them I should heal up well. So far I have made leaps and bounds beyond what the nurses and PT people expected but hey-I'm 67 so I have to be realistic and figure that I'll take longer to heal this time around. What I am saying is that I'm not all fired up to ride ASAP- I'm all fired up to walk and to be able to get the hell out of my house again. Don't get me wrong, I love my house but I am more than ready to spend some quality away time from it. I miss my shop and I miss my mobility. I know that I could be way worse off and I'm thankful that my injury was a simple one........and I know that if I don't give it time to heal I will regret it for the rest of my life. So, yes- I will ride again but no hurry on that one. 

That's the news from Santa Cruz. I was wanting time off awhile ago and sure enough, I got it. I didn't want it to happen this way but there are things that just happen and we have to roll with it.