> Mighty salutes all--

>         After months of cranky indecisiveness, Old Man Winter
>  has finally given up here in New England and made way for
>  Spring.  Anticipating her arrival and notwithstanding the
>  chilly, pissy weather, I've been out training on my
>  brand-spankin' new Tommasini racing bike for the past eight
>  weeks.  But Murphy's Law would have it that I now find myself
>  sedentary with an elevated ankle on this gorgeous spring day.
>   Nuts.

>         I'm curious about the cause of my tendinitis for several
>  reasons.  Firstly, the condition is manifest in the tendon that
>  connects the tibialis anterior muscle to my foot--at the base
>  of my shin, just above the ankle.  This seems an unusual place
>  for cyclists to develop tendinitis.  The achilles tendon, knees
>  and wrists are more common troubled areas.  

>         Secondly, this condition seems to follow my switch to
>   SPD pedals, a locking cleat mechanism which permits only an
>  insignificant degree of lateral float while pedaling--if any at
>  all.  I wonder if this is (part of) the cause.    

>         Or perhaps it's my pedal backstroke, which I've been
>  trying to develop of late.  Maybe I'm pulling back too much?

>         Are there any sports medicine specialists out there?  
>  Any ideas, anyone?    

> Thanks in advance,

> Chris Barsotti

>                                                  -         __o
>                                         -                _`\<;
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> "Grande tra gli uomini e de gran terrore e' la potenza del
> riso:  contro il quale nessuno nella sua coscienza trova se
> munito da ogni parte.  Chi ha coraggio di ridere, e' padrone
> del mondo, poco altrimenti di chi e' preparato a morire."
>                                            -Giacomo Leopardi
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> >         Secondly, this condition seems to follow my switch to
> >   SPD pedals, a locking cleat mechanism which permits only an
> >  insignificant degree of lateral float while pedaling--if any at
> >  all.  I wonder if this is (part of) the cause.