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QUOTE)What, Me Worry? - Alfred E. Neuman
Boy thats dateing yourself.... Bud |
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I remember Alfred. Yes, that does date us a bit.
I'm not yet retired, and have not been commuting regularly. But today was different. It was the last day of my work week, so I rode to work (about 20 km), worked until 1:00 PM, then rode to a 20-hour Haz-Woper class that I had 2 employees taking. I wanted to see what the instructor was like. Well, I went back up the Portland Hills through Forest Park, taking a longer but less steep route back than in the morning. I ended up with 54 km today. I'm not really that sore either, so I'm pretty happy about the day. Tomorrow, we (my wife and I) will sleep in, relax with breakfast, and do some hiking in the Columbia Gorge. John PS--I just joined this group last December. |
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Originally Posted by John_V
(Post 12829864)
I think this is giving a misleading representation of what I meant because it was in response to a post from a previous page on this thread. When I replied, it put my response as the last post. Sorry about the confusion as it wasn't meant as a reply to Again's post.
I have to agree that you can only do what your body tells you and pushing yourself can sometimes become disastrous. I don't know if it has to do with genetics or what (both my parents lived into their mid 90's) but excluding the two cancers, I have been fortunate to have been in excellent cardiovascular health. I will be 65 in October and push myself on every ride until the ride starts to push back. At that point, I concede to the ride and stay at a point where I am still comfortable with myself and the ride. This past month has been really difficult for me to ride every day, as I normally do, and I'll have to start pushing myself again to get back what I have lost. But I intend to do it gradually. |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 12845413)
Greetings fellow seniors. I'm 65 today, so I thought I'd check in here. Been riding and racing bikes for 40 years or so. Done most of the disciplines of road, track (velodrome), cyclocross, mtb. Last 5 years I've focused on master's track with some decent results in last year's national championships in Frisco, TX; 6th in sprints, 8th in 500m TT, 4th in 60+ team sprint (3 riders). Currently I'm off the bike recovering from double inguinal hernia surgery I had 17 days ago; had to wait until this month to have it done under Medicare, since I was retired and uninsured prior to this time. I'm a total bike nut with 19 bikes, including 7 that are track / fixed gear and several very old custom-built steel lugged framesets. Looking forward to more posts in this thread and interaction with you kids. :)
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Originally Posted by LAriverRat
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Come back in October when you turn 65.
John |
I have been going less miles on my rides and upped the intensity so today I did 15 miles in 45 minutes into a slight headwind on my way home of a 42 mile ride. Felt strong and could have done more but turned off for the last 4 miles to home.
First time this year of hitting this mark. Riding less this year than i want but seem to have kept my endurance. |
I admire what most of you guys are trying to do but please adopt a little common sense, or maybe adopt a little pet monkey named "common sense" cause "I'll have to start pushing myself again to get back what I have lost. But I intend to do it gradually" may not work unless you own or have unlimited access to a fully working time machine with an excellent reverse gear. Like sort of a back to the future bicycle or something...jeesh.
http://www.doodyville.com/images/doody_whattime.jpg Pace yourselves, guys, cause after all it is that time. They were trying to warn us. |
Originally Posted by stonefree
(Post 12886927)
I admire what most of you guys are trying to do but please adopt a little common sense, or maybe adopt a little pet monkey named "common sense" cause "I'll have to start pushing myself again to get back what I have lost. But I intend to do it gradually" may not work unless you own or have unlimited access to a fully working time machine with an excellent reverse gear. Like sort of a back to the future bicycle or something...jeesh.
http://www.doodyville.com/images/doody_whattime.jpg Pace yourselves, guys, cause after all it is that time. They were trying to warn us. "If you can't compete with the Joneses, bring the Joneses down to your level"???? :) |
Ya, I slowed down!
Two hours in the gym three times a week pushing some big weights and putting the young folks to shame. Three rides a week of about 20 miles each and three full Yoga Routines. Plus following Baseball and Rugby. Sure will be glad when I get old, this exercising is killing me. Life's Great, Enjoy |
Since I went off the bike early May due to injury there has been major atrophy of my muscles and conditioning. It will be at least another couple weeks, depending on surgery schedules, before I even get surgery. After that I expect to be SLOW and SHORT DISTANCE. But, that is OK. I know that I will be able to do the rehab.
But, I don't see the doc, probably just his PA, until next Wed so all is speculation until then. |
A belated 65th birthday present
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Yesterday I received a belated 65th birthday present, 11 days after my birthday and exactly 4 weeks after my hernia surgery. It's my 20th bicycle and the first ever with 650c wheels. I'm quite short at 5'-3" and it has always been a problem finding bicycles with 700c wheels that both fit properly and had sensible geometry. This bike is a Wabi Lightning fixed gear that weighs a mere 15.2 lbs as shown in the photos. The frame is a bit small for me, as it is intended for riders in the 4'-9" to 5'-3" range, and I fall at the upper end. Nonetheless, the setup fits me properly with a cockpit size that matches my other bikes. Given that I'm still recovering from my hernia operation, I've only been able to ride it gently around the block in my neighborhood, so I can't provide a detailed evaluation. If any of you shorter persons, especially women, are interested in more details please feel free to PM me.
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A fixie!! I wouldn't even get on a fixie. I did learn to bike, however, in the 1940's, on a single speed (didn't we all?)
It looks GREAT. Enjoy. |
yea, I rode a fixie once, in 1951,learned a lot,.. never again!
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Well, I've been racing track for 35 years, so riding fixed comes naturally to me. I don't call it a "fixie", only hipster posers do that. It was also very popular in the 1970s and 1980s for road racers to ride fixed during the winter months in a very low 60-65 gear range to get their spin back after grinding huge gears in races. It's actually very kind to your knees if you do it right, keeping the gear low enough to maintain a good cadence of at least 90 rpm on the flats. I've chosen a gearing that lets me maintain 19 mph at 90 rpm, which I can do comfortably, and still allows me to handle any hills that we have where I live. Also, it helps clean up your pedalling technique, so you pedal in circles instead of squares. Riding a multi-speed geared bike allows you to get lazy, and when I ride I want to get some exercise benefit out of it.
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Nice looking bike. :thumb: Not my style but to each his own.
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Originally Posted by RonH
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Nice looking bike. :thumb: Not my style but to each his own.
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Wow, nice bikes.
Enjoy |
Very nice. Maybe you should talk to my wife. When I had 3 bikes she said it was too many. :rolleyes:
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And you regularly ride them all?
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Originally Posted by HawkOwl
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And you regularly ride them all?
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
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I think he is really a centipede.
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 12904368)
Well, I've been racing track for 35 years, so riding fixed comes naturally to me. I don't call it a "fixie", only hipster posers do that. It was also very popular in the 1970s and 1980s for road racers to ride fixed during the winter months in a very low 60-65 gear range to get their spin back after grinding huge gears in races. It's actually very kind to your knees if you do it right, keeping the gear low enough to maintain a good cadence of at least 90 rpm on the flats. I've chosen a gearing that lets me maintain 19 mph at 90 rpm, which I can do comfortably, and still allows me to handle any hills that we have where I live. Also, it helps clean up your pedalling technique, so you pedal in circles instead of squares. Riding a multi-speed geared bike allows you to get lazy, and when I ride I want to get some exercise benefit out of it.
You won't get lazy doing the ride I did yesterday on a multi-speed bike. lots of 10,11,and 12% grades for about 9 miles. I took my old 1985 Cannondale hy-bird just for fun yesterday. Tomorrow I will do it on my road bike, a Felt AR4. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/98287823 |
Originally Posted by Phil85207
(Post 12911054)
You won't get lazy doing the ride I did yesterday on a multi-speed bike. lots of 10,11,and 12% grades for about 9 miles. I took my old 1985 Cannondale hy-bird just for fun yesterday. Tomorrow I will do it on my road bike, a Felt AR4. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/98287823
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Got the MRI results from my sports med doc yesterday. He said the left knee looks a lot like the right knee did a few years ago -- only worse. The left knee has more arthritis and shows more degradation. My surgery is next Thursday (7/21). My PT will be the same as it was after the surgery on my right knee -- 4 weeks on the trainer :( -- then back out on the road. :)
I sold my 2002 CycleOps Magneto last fall because I try to ride outside all year and haven't used it in a few years. So I ordered a 2011 Kurt Kinetic Road Machine last week. It should be delivered today or tomorrow. :) Wonder how much fitness I'll lose? :cry: |
Good luck with the knee.
I talked with my friend yesterday and the prognosis looks much better. |
Spent too many days at the hospital last week -- various out patient "digestive disorder" tests for my wife. She sees the doc next Friday to get the results. So far everything looks ok.
For me it was too many days off the bike. To top it off my cardiologist "hinted" during my last visit in April that it would be a good idea for me to lose a few pounds (like 30 pounds :eek:) so I started "his" diet last Monday. No need to eat while sitting around the hospital. I've lost 6 pounds already. :) Did 25 miles today. No energy because of the lower calorie, lower carb diet. :( Another reason I picked now to start the diet is because of my upcoming surgery. My sports med doc said I'll be on the trainer for 4 weeks. If I get tired because of lack of carbs I can ride slower or just get off the trainer and lay down on the couch. :innocent: Yay for Netflix. :beer: |
Joint surgery is no picnic. My wife has had a complete hip reconstruction and two hip replacements. They had to replace the hip where they did the reconstruction because of the arthritis setting in faster than they predicted. I hope yours goes as planned and that you are back on the bike agin in no time. At least you have the trainer. In the winter, I would ride on my Minoura trainer while watching NCIS reruns on cable. Not exactly riding on the road but better than sitting on the couch.
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Sorry to hear about all of the medical stuff. Wow, things do start to wear out as one "ages."
My friend, who was going to have back surgery found on his presurgery cardiac assessment that he had a silent heart attack in the past!! Now, he has to have that assessed. That sucks |
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