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08-30-14, 06:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,005
Posted By SFCRetired

Revisiting this thread with some lessons learned....

Revisiting this thread with some lessons learned. 1. Water with lemon is not enough. I now use an envelope of electrolyte powder(ProPel) per water bottle with 1/8 tsp of sea salt added. Any ride...
11-18-13, 12:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By SFCRetired

Goals for the immediate future are: a) get a more...

Goals for the immediate future are: a) get a more thorough check from my doctor. I feel good and have no pains, but want to be safe and b) continue the training.

Goals for spring and summer of...
11-16-13, 08:31 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,653
Posted By SFCRetired

Back when I was Active Duty, we were cautioned to...

Back when I was Active Duty, we were cautioned to be well aware of the need for hydration even in below-zero temps. I don't remember all that was said, but I do remember them saying that...
11-16-13, 09:33 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,532
Posted By SFCRetired

Thanks for all the information. What I am now...

Thanks for all the information. What I am now doing is using an indoor trainer for a minimum of one hour per day. I would really rather be out on the road, but the pain in my joints just isn't...
11-14-13, 04:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By SFCRetired

That's a question I'd like to see answered. I...

That's a question I'd like to see answered. I just bought a trainer and a Garmin 500. I'm tracking my heart rate as well as my speed and virtual distance. So far, I'm averaging about 62% of my max...
11-07-13, 04:38 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,532
Posted By SFCRetired

Cool/cold weather riding

Does anyone else find that cooler temperatures tend to discourage you from riding?

I have arthritis in my hands and shoulders and it only takes a very few minutes (below 65 degrees) before I...
11-07-13, 04:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,519
Posted By SFCRetired

I'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt. I...

I'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt. I smoked for forty-six years, have fairly mild COPD, but there are times I have to dismount and walk slowly long enough to catch my breath. Tain't no...
10-28-13, 01:07 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,618
Posted By SFCRetired

I'll add a small bit to this: I've had no...

I'll add a small bit to this: I've had no trouble with the tearing, but my right eye apparently does not like the cold air and became inflamed. Doctor gave me a prescription for some drops, but...
10-20-13, 07:20 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 8,748
Posted By SFCRetired

My only caution is to be fully aware of your...

My only caution is to be fully aware of your state's laws concerning audio/video recording of others. On that point, it would be prudent to consult a lawyer concerning the legality of recording in...
10-17-13, 05:06 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,324
Posted By SFCRetired

This reminds me of one of my young soldiers many...

This reminds me of one of my young soldiers many years ago. He picked up his wife's "Nair" instead of the shampoo and washed, not only the gray, but also all the hair right off of his head!! ...
10-17-13, 04:55 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,324
Posted By SFCRetired

From what I found on the Coast Guard's site, yes....

From what I found on the Coast Guard's site, yes. They require a DD214 denoting service of an honorable nature and that is all. Transfer of cremains from place of death to appropriate CG station is...
10-17-13, 10:18 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,517
Posted By SFCRetired

To repeat what I wrote on the "New Bike" thread: ...

To repeat what I wrote on the "New Bike" thread: Now that the soreness is pretty well gone and the nose is mostly healed up, I have been replaying this incident in my mind. I am most reluctant to...
10-17-13, 10:09 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

You win the prize. Yes, they were both middle...

You win the prize. Yes, they were both middle school aged. As I said, I will be watching them very closely. Should a similar incident occur, I will be calling the police. I am much more concerned...
10-17-13, 07:19 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Latest update on the new bike: I was riding in...

Latest update on the new bike: I was riding in my small neighborhood, just trying to get a little better accustomed, when two of our little "angels" decided that, while playing in the street, it...
10-13-13, 07:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,517
Posted By SFCRetired

This incident brought to mind the dear lady who...

This incident brought to mind the dear lady who exclaimed, "You must hate children!" when I asked her to corral her little monsters.

I looked at her with one of my patented evil smiles and said,...
10-13-13, 04:59 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,517
Posted By SFCRetired

First accident with the new bike

Well, Hell!! The Old Man just had his first arse over teakettle moment on the new bike. Kids were playing in the street and, as kids will do, weren't paying attention and stepped right into me. No...
10-12-13, 09:11 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,257
Posted By SFCRetired

Why does all this business of "driverless" cars...

Why does all this business of "driverless" cars bring to mind the "fully-automated, computer-flown" aircraft that one of the major manufacturers tried some years back? If I remember correctly, it...
10-12-13, 08:08 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Thanks for the advice. I checked and the prices...

Thanks for the advice. I checked and the prices and conditions they quoted very quickly blew that idea out of the water. Maybe I can get lucky and rent something to do a few rides on.
10-11-13, 04:24 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Good ride this morning; a little over 24 miles. ...

Good ride this morning; a little over 24 miles. Then the Old Man got home and promptly erased the ride from the bike computer. I'm glad the neighbors and my wife were not able to hear what I was...
10-10-13, 01:56 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,645
Posted By SFCRetired

Might I offer a little advice from one of my...

Might I offer a little advice from one of my other communities? 1. If an officer asks if you know why he/she stopped you, do not answer. Remember that nothing you say can, or will, be used in your...
10-09-13, 07:42 PM
Replies: 3,551
Views: 976,610
Posted By SFCRetired

Just replaced the Diamondback Edgewood in post...

Just replaced the Diamondback Edgewood in post #360 (http://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=360) with this:

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I'm still in the process of getting used to a much...
10-09-13, 06:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Another short, thirty minute, ride this evening. ...

Another short, thirty minute, ride this evening. I've finally got the mount/dismount thing down and don't come close to either killing myself or looking like the idiot that I probably am.

Two of...
10-09-13, 10:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,116
Posted By SFCRetired

Not quite sure I understand how that makes them...

Not quite sure I understand how that makes them "a bunch of idiots", but then, British humor is quite a bit different from what we Yanks call humor. And, yes, I do know. I was married to a...
10-09-13, 09:08 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

I considered both clip and clipless. I just do...

I considered both clip and clipless. I just do not like the idea of being "tied" to the bike if something (as it frequently does with me) goes wrong. With the platform pedals, which are not bad...
10-09-13, 05:10 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Tried for thirty miles this morning. Wind was...

Tried for thirty miles this morning. Wind was blowing me all over the road and traffic was picking up. I cut it short at a little less than thirty minutes because I just did not feel safe. After I...
10-08-13, 08:23 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Just NO! Cycle shorts are bad enough. I am not,...

Just NO! Cycle shorts are bad enough. I am not, repeat NOT, going to wear a tutu!!:lol:
10-08-13, 08:20 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,324
Posted By SFCRetired

Shucks, I'm sixty-nine, having a lot of fun, and...

Shucks, I'm sixty-nine, having a lot of fun, and want to live to be a hundred and then get shot by a jealous husband with an eighteen-year-old wife!!!:roflmao2:

I told my wife the latter part of...
10-08-13, 11:49 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Pic is on post #10...

Pic is on post #10 (http://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=10) .
mobile155: My arthritis does not like the cold, even with a couple of layers on. I am hoping that, as I...
10-08-13, 09:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 815
Posted By SFCRetired

Just joined and posted my first ride. I'm still...

Just joined and posted my first ride. I'm still getting used to the bike I picked up yesterday, so made it a short ride. Still got in over six miles for the thirty minutes.
10-08-13, 09:35 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Thanks loads for all the suggestions. I managed...

Thanks loads for all the suggestions. I managed to get on and off this morning without killing myself, looking like the idiot I am, or damaging the bike. While I am still getting used to it (and it...
10-08-13, 07:57 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,568
Posted By SFCRetired

For my fellow Yanks: I don't know if they still...

For my fellow Yanks: I don't know if they still do it, but the SAS used to use that terrain in their selection process!! And that is one of the roughest selections in the world; take it from an old...
10-08-13, 07:36 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

Sorry, but no garage, so no white garage...

Sorry, but no garage, so no white garage door.344848

To answer Mobile 155: Normally I wear cycling shorts. Trying out the bike yesterday, when I experienced the awkwardness, I had on regular...
10-07-13, 05:30 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

And therein lies the problem. You've heard of...

And therein lies the problem. You've heard of folks who were so uncoordinated they couldn't walk and chew gum? I can get stopped, but getting that leg back over the bike. I hate my LBS owner...
10-07-13, 04:21 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,794
Posted By SFCRetired

New Bike!

Just bought a new Trek (Compact?) and am tickled pink. Even with an old, 217 pound man on it, that thing is (to me, anyway) fast. I had not trouble getting well over my old bike's top speed.
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10-06-13, 06:20 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,765
Posted By SFCRetired

When it does snow heavily here (Alabama), it is...

When it does snow heavily here (Alabama), it is the funniest thing you will ever want to see. 1. At the first mention of "snow" in any TV weather forecast, folks go out and empty the stores of...
10-01-13, 04:25 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 511,096
Posted By SFCRetired

Please tell us your age. 69, 70 in February,...

Please tell us your age. 69, 70 in February, 2014.

1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?

I ride a Diamondback Edgewood LX.

2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as...
10-01-13, 11:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 924
Posted By SFCRetired

Many years ago, I read the following and the...

Many years ago, I read the following and the impression it made on me lasts to this day:

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a...
10-01-13, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,551
Views: 976,610
Posted By SFCRetired

My Diamondback Edgewood LX. First bike I've had...

My Diamondback Edgewood LX. First bike I've had since I was in grade school. Beast weighs in at 33 lbs. and gives me a pretty good workout on the flat terrain around here.
09-29-13, 07:10 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,380
Posted By SFCRetired

I don't shoot for a particular mileage, but...

I don't shoot for a particular mileage, but usually go for one hour, plus or minus ten minutes. I stop, drink fluids, and then, after not more than five minutes, continue my ride. A thirty-mile...
09-29-13, 07:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,142
Posted By SFCRetired

What? We have a very good marriage. She's 5'...

What? We have a very good marriage. She's 5' tall, weighs what she weighs and I'm 6'2" and weigh over 200 lbs. I don't make her mad and she doesn't beat me up!!

If you've ever read any of H....
09-29-13, 02:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,661
Posted By SFCRetired

I did find that cycling shorts make my rides a...

I did find that cycling shorts make my rides a lot more comfortable. The cheap ones I bought the first time around helped, but when I came home one morning with a full moon following me, I threw...
09-29-13, 02:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,142
Posted By SFCRetired

Thanks, guys. I have no intention of trying to...

Thanks, guys. I have no intention of trying to upgrade this beast, but I am having a lot of fun with it. Trying to talk She Who Must Be Obeyed into letting me get a true road bike in a much lighter...
09-28-13, 07:46 PM
Replies: 889
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Views: 202,243
Posted By SFCRetired

I was always told that heating with a wood stove...

I was always told that heating with a wood stove warmed you when you cut the wood, when you split the wood, when you carried the wood in, and finally when you burned it. I can remember my...
09-28-13, 07:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,142
Posted By SFCRetired

Hybrid Weight

Just weighed my Diamondback Edgewood LX and came up with thirty-three pounds. Does that sound about right for that bike? Reason I'm asking is that I'm not too overly sure about the scales I'm...
09-28-13, 07:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,661
Posted By SFCRetired

Running shoes, athletic socks, helmet, fingerless...

Running shoes, athletic socks, helmet, fingerless gloves, cycling shorts, and a pocket Tee. As the weather gets cooler, I am going to add an athletic jacket and maybe a pair of gloves with fingers. ...
09-28-13, 01:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 771
Posted By SFCRetired

Wonderful!!! Growing older is not optional;...

Wonderful!!! Growing older is not optional; growing up is! I hope I never, ever get too old to play.
09-27-13, 10:01 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,005
Posted By SFCRetired

JerrySTL: Caution on the cold weather: You can...

JerrySTL: Caution on the cold weather: You can get severely dehydrated just as quickly in cold weather as you can in hot. In the Army, when we were in the field in wintertime, the senior NCOs were...
09-26-13, 10:00 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,005
Posted By SFCRetired

Thanks, folks. This has been a lot of help to...

Thanks, folks. This has been a lot of help to me. Genejockey, I was aware of the electrolytes and usually drink either something like Gatorade or, if I have nothing else, Pedialyte. My late wife...
09-25-13, 06:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,005
Posted By SFCRetired

Hydration

Here in Alabama, from around April until sometime in October, it is usually hot and humid even in the early morning hours. I am using a Camelbak hydration system and, in a 2.5 hour ride, I pretty...
09-25-13, 10:45 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 22,875
Posted By SFCRetired

I'm 69, 217 lbs (trying to get down to 185/190)...

I'm 69, 217 lbs (trying to get down to 185/190) and I generally ride 30 miles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with 5 mile rides on Tuesday and Thursday for a 100 mile per week total. My average speeds...
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