From everything I've read it's the best and maybe only way to break into new territory of physical strength and endurance but it's probably a good idea to get the heart checked out first as working at max heart rate is I believe integral to effective interval training techniques.

[QUOTE=Wildwood;19429661]Zenetto Stealth is sooo stealth I couldn't find it on the interwebz. Search results almost exclusively RV sites & forums.[/QUOTE
Yup it is a rare one - not sure how many built but suspect less than five. Just recently rolled over 4K miles on it. Odds are that all RV related search results are me. I go by ctpres everywhere.

Is there going to be a 75+ thread?
I forget my age when I'm on a bicycle, Me-Mover or throwing weights around, it's just not on my mind when I'm sprinting or getting those last 2 or 3 reps out at the end of 3 or 4 sets. They're all habits I acquired a long time ago, except for the Me-Mover that was just last year. I wanted to extend my cross training which did require some acclimation. I felt it more in my upper legs, buttocks, more of a workout than my road bicycle, gets the heart rate up fast, faster than cycling, it's about 20% harder to propel than a bicycle, can reach speeds over 20 mph, my 79-year-old legs make it a little harder to maintain those speeds. But aerobically it kicks butt especially on rides over 20 miles, furthest I did was 40 miles. Ironically today some friends are doing a 106-mile trek in the Keys on Me-Movers in a 2-day trek. A young English girl did about 1,300 miles trek on one of those things, she's also a runner.
Bad weather up north, windy here in Florida, great for HIIT workouts, sprinting in the winds no matter what you're riding.

You'll have to start one, the OP was banned some time back.

There ought to be a limit for time served. I know a banned member who would come back politely.

If I remember correctly Dnvr "asked to be banned". I suppose so he wouldn't spend so much time on here. :rolleyes:

He did have a handful of responsibility.

I'm also a prostate cancer survivor. During treatments in 2005, I was riding a bicycle and a trikke.

Word is... other than sleeping in a car in Malibu he's LCF and loving it! :)

Congrats. I too rode up till the day before surgery. Then the doc had me off the bike for 8 weeks. It was a slow start getting back up to speed even though I was just a kid of 71 when I had the surgery. ;)

Just realized i passed 5,000 posts. At this rate i'll be 78 before hitting 10,000.
Certainly glad to have enjoyed the 'online company' these last dozen years.
It was Roadbikereview forum before BF, and the Bicycling forum before that.
Thanks.

Got out my Park-pre Hammer last week to try riding again. Small steps. Still have pain in my hands from the 2011 crash, just not the the ice pick/fire pain as in the past. Started by walking 1 mile then 2 miles then two weeks ago 4 miles. Hands swelled a little but no real sharp pain, just some soreness. Put slicks on the Hammer and rode 1 mile after walking the one mile and so on until 3 days ago did 20 miles. Stopped every 15 minutes, only did 10 mph avg. I weigh in at 215 pounds. Don't know if I ever will ride the Club Fuji again. My goal is to ride down to the beach/Shore line Village and back which is 30 miles round trip. It was fun just going slow.

@LAriverRat
20 mile trip in 1st week indicates a fast recovery.
Sometimes the fastest recovery is a slow start on the athletics.
Keep th rubber side down.


edit: Severe hand pain must be one of the most debilitating concerns for safely riding a bicycle.


who really knows what tomorrow brings, maybe new direction....

Glad you're back on the bike. :) Slow progress is better than no progress. :thumb: Keep us posted of your progress.

23 miles on the Park Pre Hammer. 10.8 mph, 2hr06min. ride time. Lots of stops, wind, all in all a good ride. Walked two miles yesterday but did not ride. Maybe ride one more time this week.

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Some scratches / a little rusty...

Been riding various self-powered vehicles, fell on all except the Me-Mover. Broke some bones previously, but it's part of the adventure. Not so on this 3 wheeled scooter that is propelled by 2 transmissions that are similar to a stair stepper. Since the Me-Mover can be leaned like a trikke, the MM works the core and legs, at my late 70's my legs are the first to go, they say, not so much now since I've been riding for over a year. Legs feel stronger, maybe because you need about 20% more effort to propel the scooter than a bicycle. As far as stability and balance, the Me-Mover goes places I would never consider with a bicycle, some off-road, takes S turns at speed, leans into L turns, increases endurance, I can tell when I ride my road bicycle.

I need to work on endurance.
Rode 30 miles yesterday with a long gentle grade up, then easy down.
The ride was fine, but this morning the body took 3 hours to un-stiffen :o, before today's ride. :D

79 +
 

Still cross training, Cannondale r600 triple, Me-Mover FIT 2.0, weight training. Have increased endurance by riding the Me-Mover doing HIIT routines, fighting headwinds. Extra added attraction, unexpected, reduced, then eliminated hip pain when walking. When you think you're too old to learn new ways to wake up minimally used muscles, you lose opportunities to explore your potential.

How true. Takes a lot of discipline to stick to a routine.

I did a summer (2 years ago) as a Wilderness Ranger - best cross training for an aging body - reduced caloric intake, lots of walking, fresh air, and positive vibes from everyone you meet (almost). These days, the bike is my cardio + yardwork is my muscular exertion, had to take down four 40' - 50' trees and haul them out. i could do harder cardio or more focused cross training, but = all work and not enough play makes Wildwood a dull boy.

You need something besides that R600, a nice classic steel frame rides soooo much nicer. Are you smelling all the roses along the way?




Who really knows what tomorrow brings, maybe new direction for my soul and things.....

Exhaust Fumes Aromas
 

I spend a good deal of my riding time on public roads rather than bicycle trails, but on the occasion, I'm on a wilderness trail not too far from my home I do smell deer poop and burnt Florida fauna.
I'm sure a steel frame does ride better, but I'm satisfied with my aluminum frame for many years. Frankly, most of my current aerobic activity is on a Me-Mover, although I did ride my bicycle to the Y today.
The reasons I spend more time on the Me-Mover are for the increased workout it offers. Rather than spinning for hours, my heart rate increases substantially in a short period of time, since the MM requires about 20% more energy to propel. Initially, I didn't think the Me-Mover would fit into my exercise routines since my first rides brought on bouts of lactic acid in my legs which surprised me as an avid bicycle rider.
Long story short, I have increased my endurance since the acclimation process about a year ago, my butt no longer gets numb and I have lowered my BP, lost weight since I've been using the MM which pleases my doctor.
Besides it feels good standing, I can see more, and be seen by more.

The 3 wilderness areas I rangered were Cascade mountainous. Luckily, no machines of any kind in National Wilderness regions; the adjoining local National Forest Service trails may and often do allow bikes on trails, but only for brave hearted and well equipped, given the vertical drop and trail conditions.

Stay well, sounds like you got it mastered. My admiration to you, i'm just a crazy kid at 65 3/4.

:thumb:I got you by about 14 years. good to talk to teeny boppers. Just came back from a mini Me-Mover ride with a quasi HIIT routine.
Fun times. Take care.

Waking Muscles
 

I remember the first day I stepped on a Me-Mover, wobbly, felt unstable. But it was me, an avid bicycle rider that wasn't using my stabilizing muscles, my core muscles. I didn't realize it at the time, but I found out soon after.
I've been riding bicycles as soon as I learned how to graduate from a tricycle to a 2 wheeler, about 72 years ago, have done centuries, sprints, HIIT as part of my exercise routines to hopefully stimulate my Mitochondria, but standing on that Me-Mover, different.
As different as a new exercise, something that stimulates rarely used muscles such as my hip area, that had been giving me trouble for some time when I walk certain distances. "Hip pain on the outside of your hip, upper thigh or outer buttock is usually caused by problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround your hip joint." About 10 days later hip pain gone, core felt tighter because now the Me-Mover has awakened some muscles.
I've been weight training for a long time, know what happens with new weight training routines, break down muscles, then repair them, build them, make them stronger, that's what cross training will do, that's what the Me-Mover did.
Now, when riding my bicycle, I feel the increased energy, the strength I have for sprinting. I know my endurance has increased with the extra effort required to propel the Me-Mover compels aerobic improvement in a shorter period of time.
Besides at 79 years old, a cancer survivor, anything that helps is a gift.

Last Sunday I went to my local velodrome (Frisco Superdrome) to participate in my Texas State Masters Track Championships. Just like last year I won gold, because I was the only participant in my age group (70+). :lol: I improved on my time from last year, so that is really all I care about.

https://m.imgur.com/a/qX8TE

Kudos. :thumb:

Congratulations! Something tells me you had a good shot even if there had been competition.

Getting a slow start to the season; just over 200 miles so far this year. We will have Spring some time soon I hope.

This age thing is just a number if you want to act your age as some do, and sit their time away as muscles slowly deteriorate, that's their prerogative. Fighting the war of muscle loss can be fun, just takes some motivation, a bicycle, some weights, maybe a Me-Mover to burn calories faster.
It was hot today in central Florida, I rode to the Y for a chest workout on my road bicycle, then later I did some sprints on the Me-Mover.
There should be more discussions on muscle loss from little or minimal use, many are not aware the closest we have to slow the aging process is exercise, the more the better.

Correct that exercise is good. At any age. Especially as the numbers get bigger.