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Old 03-08-17 | 04:29 PM
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Maybe a water bottle instead, let the youngsters have the jersey.
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Old 03-08-17 | 07:19 PM
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Dang, another jersey thread that just misses what i'm looking for.
How 'bout one for the 65+ thread?

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Old 03-08-17 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Wildwood
Dang, another jersey thread that just misses what i'm looking for.
How 'bout one for the 65+ thread?

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Old 03-09-17 | 07:52 AM
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From your Locations, get that interval training in the mountains during the summer; base miles in winter. Heckuvagoodplan IMHO.
Best plan I could come up with. Hope to keep it up for at least five more years.
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Old 03-09-17 | 10:10 AM
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Zenetto Stealth is sooo stealth I couldn't find it on the interwebz. Search results almost exclusively RV sites & forums.
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Old 03-09-17 | 10:26 AM
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Best plan I could come up with. Hope to keep it up for at least five more years.
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.
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Old 03-11-17 | 09:18 AM
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[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.
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Old 03-14-17 | 05:09 PM
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Okay folks - here is the 65+ thread.
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.
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Old 03-14-17 | 05:37 PM
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You'll have to start one, the OP was banned some time back.
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Old 03-19-17 | 11:27 AM
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There ought to be a limit for time served. I know a banned member who would come back politely.
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Old 03-19-17 | 01:49 PM
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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.
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Old 03-19-17 | 07:30 PM
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He did have a handful of responsibility.
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Old 03-20-17 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RonH
If I remember correctly Dnvr "asked to be banned". I suppose so he wouldn't spend so much time on here.
I'm also a prostate cancer survivor. During treatments in 2005, I was riding a bicycle and a trikke.
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Old 03-20-17 | 01:58 PM
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If I remember correctly Dnvr "asked to be banned". I suppose so he wouldn't spend so much time on here.

Word is... other than sleeping in a car in Malibu he's LCF and loving it!
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Old 03-20-17 | 04:09 PM
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I'm also a prostate cancer survivor. During treatments in 2005, I was riding a bicycle and a trikke.
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.
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Old 04-10-17 | 11:15 PM
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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.
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Old 04-13-17 | 11:10 PM
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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.
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Old 04-14-17 | 10:39 AM
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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....
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Old 04-14-17 | 05:49 PM
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Glad you're back on the bike. Slow progress is better than no progress. Keep us posted of your progress.
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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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Originally Posted by Wildwood
Dang, another jersey thread that just misses what i'm looking for.
How 'bout one for the 65+ thread?

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Some scratches / a little rusty...
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Old 05-01-17 | 10:46 AM
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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.

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Old 05-04-17 | 12:47 PM
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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 , before today's ride.
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Old 05-07-17 | 07:43 PM
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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.
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Old 05-08-17 | 12:15 PM
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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.....
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