Well, it's been about 14 months since I posted a cheery "see you in March or April" when the dreaded patellafemoral syndrome struck. The knees had other ideas, and so after a year of navigating physio, MRIs, and cancellation lists I got my first real procedure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQuS8HUqMU . Sent both knees into the shop for an overhaul by Dr. Nelson. Slick process, kind of like Disneyland: when you wake up the doc says thanks for coming, you've been a great audience, and gives you a souvenir photo album of the insides of your knees.
Bottom line: after a month I'm cycling to work again, going to spin classes, and today took the "good bike" out for an hour. So far so good - so I'll say it again with a higher probability of following through: see you fine folks in April (or so)!
ps - awesome website revamp.
Fairweather Mike
The version I have will play on your computer. Let me know where & when to bring you the disc.