Originally Posted by bikebikebike

I am looking for an age specific training approach.
I have been riding a steady 80-100 miles a month in 5-10 mile chunks and not making much progress on my steady 12mph.
The training and coaching stuff I have found is geared towards 25 yo racers and not appearing to be relevant to me in the least.
Anyone have tips or can point me towards more age specific training?
Also I am looking for any info on adapting HR as a metric in the setting of beta blockers.

Doug: I have been playing with ebikes for a few years and to be honest don't really find where they are useful, beyond just being smaller less capable motos.
They are marketed heavily (like upright trikes) to older folks , and the weight and bulk just haven't made them fit most of the expectations they engender.
If I could tote a 50-60 pound bike around I wouldn't need a motor. Again big Expectation to Performance ratio abounds.