Fifty Plus (50+) - Pie?

Ok, I have been hanging around BF for over a year and I still don't get this pie thing. Someone please explain?

Ok, I have been hanging around BF for over a year and I still don't get this pie thing. Someone please explain?

Some things can't be explained. They must be eaten on faith.

Ok, I have been hanging around BF for over a year and I still don't get this pie thing. Someone please explain?

Every once in awhile you should do something just for the hell of it. It won't make you ride any faster and you might not even live for quite so long but you'll have more fun along the way. Fun is good.

The perfect mid-ride snack.

Ok, I have been hanging around BF for over a year and I still don't get this pie thing. Someone please explain?

We like pie.

Wednesday will be pie day, or actually "pi" day, 3/14 or 3.14.

Wednesday will be pie day, or actually "pi" day, 3/14 or 3.14.

Once again I feel the need for smiley's that I don't know how to apply.

There is no explanation necessary- You either do the Pie - or you don't.

If you look into the rules of the 50+ forum -you will find enough explanations.

There is no explanation necessary- You either do the Pie - or you don't.

If you look into the rules of the 50+ forum -you will find enough explanations.

Basically, it's pie-way or the highway.

The perfect mid-ride snack.

I sure hope you didn't have to ride too far with the ice cream on the stomach!! (Lactose issues here!!)

Cherry pie is my fav............

Since I'm currently unable to ride, am I also ineligible for pie?

Paul

The quest for pie in mid-ride may provide you a biblical experience if you stop at a cafe or C-store........NO PIE!...then shake the dust off your feet and depart.

Mrs. Baird's fried pies in pecan or cherry or pineapple or sometimes if I'm lucky blueberry or even just plain apple are my favorite pies unless I can find some pecan in a graham cracker crust with a Karo syrup filling, particularly for Saturday mornings. An extra may be tucked in the back of the jersey for later.

Any more questions?

Why pie? I asked this once meseff.
The answer is plainly obvious: Because Because Because Because Becaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuusssssssse!

I have earned but one pie stop in the year I've been riding. All they had was apple. Not my favorite so I did not get the transcendental experience. Crust was pretty good, though, so it wasn't a total loss.

But now, cherry? Boysenberry? Oh, now you're talking.

Since I'm currently unable to ride, am I also ineligible for pie?

Paul

As a member of the 50+ club, your pie privliges can never be revoked. Dig in and enjoy.

Pie?

You want pie?

I can help. ;)

Pie?

You want pie?

I can help. ;)

We need to talk. Tell all.

I just had a delicious slice of lemon merengue the other day. It had a thin layer of mixed berries in it too. Mmmmm good.

We need to talk. Tell all.
I'm opening a pie shop/espresso bar next month. I won't be shipping for a while though, so you need to ride over. ;)

I'm opening a pie shop/espresso bar next month. I won't be shipping for a while though, so you need to ride over. ;)

We're ready. Where to, pray tell.

We're ready. Where to, pray tell. Just across the street from this building:
http://www.hermannmissouri.com/hm-150-web-german-school.jpg
...which is the German School Museum in Hermann, Missouri, a scenic little town on the Missouri river.

Link: http://www.hermannmissouri.com/

Directions: catch the KATY Trail near St. Louis and ride west to McKittrick. Three miles south, across the river, is Hermann. We're getting a new river bridge by this summer with room for bikes.

Time For Pie will be open in about a month, I hope.

Thinking of riding the Katy this summer, and Herrmann is a place I will stop for the night at. If I do the ride, I'll make sure I stop and try the pie.

Since I'm currently unable to ride, am I also ineligible for pie?

Paul

Actually, since you're unable to ride, how else are you going to get your RDA of endorphins?

We're getting a new river bridge by this summer with room for bikes.

That's a good thing because the present bridge is major league SCARY.

My birthday was last week and mom brought me a homemade apple pie yesterday. That's all I need to know about pie. Moms no longer bake apple pie--my mom is the last of her kind and it really saddens me.

Pie and a good cup of coffee is a fine breakfast.

While other pies are acceptable, only Blueberry Pie is the OFFICIAL 50+ pie.


http://members.aol.com/bfn50gallery/blueberry.jpg

The Blueberry Pie Tradition is here. (http://members.aol.com/bfn50gallery/tradition.htm)


"Preliminary results show that people who ate a cup of blueberries a day have performed 5–6% better on motor skills tests than the control group."

Eat your blueberries in a pie! A pie a day keeps the doctor away.

Blueberries and Antioxidant Activity:

Based on data from the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Boston, MA), blueberries are among the fruits with the highest antioxidant activity. Using a test called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity), researchers have shown that a serving of fresh blueberries provides more antioxidant activity than many other fresh fruits and vegetables.

Research Excerpts on the antioxidant activity of blueberries.


Blueberries and Aging

In a USDA Human Nutrition Research Center lab, neuroscientists discovered that feeding blueberries to laboratory rats slowed age-related loss in their mental capacity, a finding that has important implications for humans.

In one study, Jim Joseph, director of the neuroscience laboratory in the USDA Human Nutrition Center (HNRCA), fed blueberry extractions—the equivalent of a human eating one cup of blueberries a day—to mice and then ran them through a series of motor skills tests.

He found that the blueberry-fed mice performed better than their control group counterparts in motor behavioral learning and memory, and he noticed an increase in exploratory behavior. When he examined their brains, he found a marked decrease in oxidative stress in two regions of the brain and better retention of signal-transmitting neurons compared with the control mice.

The chemical that appears responsible for this neuron protection, anthocyanin also gives blueberries their color and might be the key component of the blueberry’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Blueberries, along with other colorful fruits and vegetables, test high in their ability to subdue oxygen free radicals. These oxygen radicals, which can damage cell membranes and DNA through a process known as oxidative stress, are blamed for many of the dysfunctions and diseases associated with aging.

These findings could become increasingly important as the U.S. population ages. It is projected that by 2050, more than 30% of Americans will be over 65 and will have the decreased cognitive and motor function that accompanies advanced age. Joseph is currently testing the effects of blueberries on humans.

My birthday was last week and mom brought me a homemade apple pie yesterday. That's all I need to know about pie. Moms no longer bake apple pie--my mom is the last of her kind and it really saddens me.

Pie and a good cup of coffee is a fine breakfast.

Good? Its GGGGGGGREAT !!

Just across the street from this building:
http://www.hermannmissouri.com/hm-150-web-german-school.jpg
...which is the German School Museum in Hermann, Missouri, a scenic little town on the Missouri river.

Link: http://www.hermannmissouri.com/

Directions: catch the KATY Trail near St. Louis and ride west to McKittrick. Three miles south, across the river, is Hermann. We're getting a new river bridge by this summer with room for bikes.

Time For Pie will be open in about a month, I hope.

One more reason for a trip on the KATY

Actually, since you're unable to ride, how else are you going to get your RDA of endorphins?

That's one of the biggest problems in my life right now. On the other hand, a quarter mile on crutches is a fairly good workout.

Paul

While other pies are acceptable, only Blueberry Pie is the OFFICIAL 50+ pie.

OK, I have a question about the bylaws.

It appears that if I eat enough blueberry pie my motor function may improve to that of somebody whose 40 something. Might that make me ineligible for the 50+ forum?

While there is no "Official" 50+ pie, blueberry pie is acceptable.

What the hell is mince meat anyway, and why would anyone want to eat it???

What the hell is mince meat anyway, and why would anyone want to eat it???

I always thought that it was a protein source with an extra "n" added.

While there is no "Official" 50+ pie, blueberry pie is acceptable.

+1!

Deep dish apple is a wonderful pie and would happily serve as Official, although it doesn't really care about all that. It's just Mmmm good! (Especially warm and ala mode)

+1!

Deep dish apple is a wonderful pie and would happily serve as Official, although it doesn't really care about all that. It's just Mmmm good! (Especially warm and ala mode)
^ He gets it! Pie doesn't care. It just wants to be loved... ;)

I always thought that it was a protein source with an extra "n" added.

That's ok then. I was afraid that it was something really Nasty.

For me, pie is about cadence - no, I have not lost my mind. Think of this, you have just hauled your aging carcas across a hill that makes the Matterhorn look flat and you know ahead of you is your destination. However, your legs are feeling like noodles and you are starting to slow down. You are too cheap to own a cadence monitor and you know if you don't do something, your cadence will fall off and you might get there in a week or so. What is an aging cyclist to do?!

There is a word that is the correct length to maintain a good cadence as well as provide motivation - you guessed it PIE

Just repeat over and over pie, pie, pie, pie,pie... It will keep the cadence up - and keep you going to! The only downside is what will happen at your destination if they were to not have pie... :eek:

Once again I feel the need for smiley's that I don't know how to apply.


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Wednesday will be pie day, or actually "pi" day, 3/14 or 3.14.

In Canada, we reverse the order of dates, so March 14 will be 14/3, which doesn't work as pi, but all is not lost. As some young whippersnapper explained to me, July 22 is Canadian pi day, since 22/7 = 3.14

The perfect mid-ride snack.

Assuming the ride's at least 50 miles in length (preferably with some significant climbing and/or headwinds). Otherwise, that "snack" will just be another contribution to middle-aged spread.

My I respectful say it doesn't have to be 50 miles. A couple of weeks ago I went into town for a snake, it was 17.5 kilometers each way.

One rock road
Going was uphill 3,000 feet, down hill 2,000
Coming back reversed it.

I had dessert - and I lost weight - I wonder why?!

Eat your blueberries in a pie! A pie a day keeps the doctor away.

Aaaaack!!! That's a good way to ensure you'll always be in the Clydesdale class! :eek:

FWIW:

a cup of blueberries (http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/9054.html) has 79 calories.

a slice of blueberry pie (http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood.exe?var=5&form=Blueberry+Pie) (without ice cream) has 360 calories, including 20 grams of fat.

Aaaaack!!! That's a good way to ensure you'll always be in the Clydesdale class! :eek:

FWIW:

a cup of blueberries (http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/9054.html) has 79 calories.

a slice of blueberry pie (http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood.exe?var=5&form=Blueberry+Pie) (without ice cream) has 360 calories, including 20 grams of fat.

You crazy party animal.

Aaaaack!!! That's a good way to ensure you'll always be in the Clydesdale class! :eek:

FWIW:

a cup of blueberries (http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/9054.html) has 79 calories.

a slice of blueberry pie (http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood.exe?var=5&form=Blueberry+Pie) (without ice cream) has 360 calories, including 20 grams of fat.

My worst nigntmere is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about how "sensible" dad was. I'm going to leave them a more exciting legacy than that. If you don't reform your ways, SSP, that might really happen to you. I'm so sorry.

My worst nigntmere is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about how "sensible" dad was. I'm going to leave them a more exciting legacy than that. If you don't reform your ways, SSP, that might really happen to you. I'm so sorry.

Not to worry...my kids already worry about my propensity to "play in traffic" and ride up and down big mountains on skinny tires. Just three weeks ago, I was hit by a trailer towed by a pickup, and put on the ground at 40 mph...damned that asphalt is hard at that speed! Thankfully, nothing was broken (besides my helmet, clothing, and bike :mad: ). I also ski with the big dogs, race (bike and running), and climb mountains. My kids don't refer to me as "sensible". :D

But, as someone who used to be approaching the Clydesdale class, I'm aware of how easy it is to become a member. And at this point in my life, I'd rather not have to drag a bunch of fat up and down the hill.

Which is not to say I don't have my own food "substance abuse" issues...just not for pie. But set out a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies and look out! :D

For me, pie is about cadence - no, I have not lost my mind. Think of this, you have just hauled your aging carcas across a hill that makes the Matterhorn look flat and you know ahead of you is your destination. However, your legs are feeling like noodles and you are starting to slow down. You are too cheap to own a cadence monitor and you know if you don't do something, your cadence will fall off and you might get there in a week or so. What is an aging cyclist to do?!

There is a word that is the correct length to maintain a good cadence as well as provide motivation - you guessed it PIE

Just repeat over and over pie, pie, pie, pie,pie... It will keep the cadence up - and keep you going to! The only downside is what will happen at your destination if they were to not have pie... :eek:

I use a similar technique, but my mantra is "cold beer, cold beer, cold beer...". Go with whatever works for you.

Aaaaack!!! That's a good way to ensure you'll always be in the Clydesdale class! :eek:

FWIW:

a cup of blueberries (http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/9054.html) has 79 calories.

a slice of blueberry pie (http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood.exe?var=5&form=Blueberry+Pie) (without ice cream) has 360 calories, including 20 grams of fat.

Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you!:D

Assuming the ride's at least 50 miles in length (preferably with some significant climbing and/or headwinds). Otherwise, that "snack" will just be another contribution to middle-aged spread.

I've always used a rough estimate of 40 calories per mile. So at 390 calories for that slice of blueberry pie, I figure the minimum pie ride is 10 miles :rolleyes:

Course, that means I have to forego the celebratory beer . . . and let's not even talk about the ala mode!

:D Come to think of it, 50 is probably the best pie ride distance! And pie is a lot more satisfying than those silly gel packs for energy on long rides.

But set out a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies and look out! :D

I'm there, baby! That platter of chocolate chip cookies might involve an arm wrestling contest before we're done. Got to have cold milk to go with them though.

I'm there, baby! That platter of chocolate chip cookies might involve an arm wrestling contest before we're done. Got to have cold milk to go with them though.

I'm warming up the arm, Retro! But you can keep the milk...IMHO, chocolate goes best with coffee, or a fine red wine.