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# This most excellent bike!
TECHNICAL GUIDE
# This most excellent bike!
2 min read
May 07, 2019
nick
[Testimonials](https://blog.zinn.bike/tag/testimonials)
May 7, 2019, 5:43:32 PM
[nick](https://blog.zinn.bike/author/nick)
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> I am still riding that most excellent bike you built for me. I just finished a 40 mile ride in the last hour. That bike fits me like no other bike I've ever ridden. It's almost like an elixir - my body just feels better after being on that bike.
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> You mentioned your arrhythmia - in 2010, i was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation which turned into heart failure. Long story short - I was cardio-converted (heart stopped, restarted) then a permanent fix of catheter ablation was performed. During the month where I was completely incapacitated, I did a lot of research regarding long time endurance athletes and the link to later arrhythmias.
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> My doctor determined that I had a first exposure to Epstein Barr (causes mono) just prior to that at age 51 and the literature shows that upon a late first exposure on occasion, the virus attacks the heart. He believes that my condition was caused by this virus, not my athletic history. After 6 months, my heart healed and supposedly, I have no long term effects from this. However, I still can't let go of the possibility that all those years of training and racing had something to do with this. And I still get periods of palpitations, sometimes of concerning duration.
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> Jim Kruse told me about your book; I intend to buy a copy to read.
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> As for e-bikes, recently, I just rode one for the first time and I was impressed. I am not quite at the point where I want to get one but I believe an e-bike is in my future. I will peruse your site to get info on this.
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> Bottom line: the bike you built for me feels like none other that I've ever ridden. It's got over 50k miles on it (20k in long bike trips); best bang for the dollar I've ever spent.
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> -Ed
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