You're recovering much faster than me. After walking dogs, I rode a little over an hour today, my first time on a bike in two months. (Tomorrow makes 9 weeks since my crash.) My ride was mostly on easy dirt and paved paths and residential streets, with a little on busier streets. It was about 90 when I got home a little after noon. I will probably ride in Santa Cruz tomorrow where it's a lot cooler, but I'm not ready to take advantage of the $20 factory demos they offer.
I have, for better or worse, a high tolerance for pain and a low tolerance for inactivity. I was told by my doctor that except for falling again, I couldn't hurt or slow the healing by being as active as I could stand, so here I am. My pain level yesterday after the ride was no more than if I had sat at my desk working all day, which frankly surprised me. I figured I'd get on one, maybe two bikes and feel like crap.
Today I am going to Silverthorne to try some more bikes. I saw an ad in the paper for Wilderness Sports as having Santa Cruz, which I want to try, not realizing they carried them. They aren't listed as a dealer on the SC web site. Boo.
I'm aiming at a $4000 MSRP build for about $3000 as a goal. Good enough that I know it'll run well, not so expensive that I'm left in the poor house. I ride less than 500 miles a year and am not nearly as demanding of my bike as I am of my skis. It'll all work out in the end.
Thanks to all the folks who have participated in this thread for the comments and suggestions.
I'll continue to report until the deal is done.