Funny how problems can be there but if fit enough they do not "Appear" to cause a problem. 99 and I was fit. Had been riding for 9 years and was in training for a hard ride. Sunday did a ride of 65 miles offroad and had to wait for my riding partner who was fitter than me. Wednesday driving into work and a bit of indigestion and it got worse. Phoned for Ambulance and the angiogram showed a triple bypass was needed.

No previous signs of a heart problem and as I say I was fit. My mate that was riding with me- and as I say he was fit- had an indigestion problem a few weeks later. Went to the quacks and he was told he had had a heart attack and was rushed into hospital. Tests were done on him and not certain if an angiogram was done but he was declared A.1 fit. He had not had a heart attack and everything checked out fine. Two years later and out on a ride and he had a heart attack and died. Autopsy showed he did have blocked arteries but they were internal of the heart. At that time they would not have been detected.

Not going to say there isa downside to being fit- but both I and my mate had no inkling of a problem beforehand. I was lucky and got away with it. My mate wasn't.