Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Thanks for that. Useful, and it says what I'm doing is mostly right. I'll do the chair test, and I suspect I will do well at it. I need to increase my stairs climbing speed and to do squats. I'm still good at climbing stairs. Yesterday, I climbed 28 flights, and I always climb two steps at a time.
There is more work to do. I can't get up from the floor without using my arms or knees, and I want to regain that ability.
Speaking of falling, I practice falling every year. Maybe I should do it more frequently. I do a "stage fall" from ankles to knee to hip to elbow to shoulder. I do it from standing, onto a soft ground. I find that doing this helps prepare me for when I fall off my bike. It works well.