BBC article on cycling
07-27-12, 10:47 AM
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BBC article on cycling
I doubt if anybody on this forum will read anything they didn't already know -- but the BBC newspaper published a nice little article on cycling and its health benefits...
Except for a couple jabs like
"...cycling has middle-aged men in lycra..."
or
"But he warned: "You might look a bit silly in lycra."
it's not bad
The web address for the article is:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18954012
Except for a couple jabs like
"...cycling has middle-aged men in lycra..."
or
"But he warned: "You might look a bit silly in lycra."
it's not bad
The web address for the article is:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18954012
07-27-12, 10:57 AM
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I would look very silly in lycra. 
Thank you for the link.
Thank you for the link.
07-27-12, 11:01 AM
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I *do* look very silly in lycra. But I don't let that stop me.
07-27-12, 12:13 PM
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I look rather spiffy in my Medium Pro-fit jersey(Louis Garneau) and cycling shorts(stretchy pants as my Sister-in-law calls them), but I didn't get those until I had a BMI of <25.
07-27-12, 12:29 PM
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I remember when lycra shorts first came out, back in the early 80's? when everybody wore wool shorts. Anyway it was a long time ago. I had a sample pair that I showed to some older "veteran" riders. Their first impression was that they'd never be caught dead in those things!
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07-27-12, 05:35 PM
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I remember when lycra shorts first came out, back in the early 80's? when everybody wore wool shorts. Anyway it was a long time ago. I had a sample pair that I showed to some older "veteran" riders. Their first impression was that they'd never be caught dead in those things!
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Didn't that give you a really hot, itchy butt?
07-27-12, 10:22 PM
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I also remember guys whistling at my wife when she wore the same kit at that time. Those REALLY were the days...
07-28-12, 08:45 AM
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But, back in the days I was originally riding I used it pretty much for mobility and gave it up as soon as I turned 16 and got a driver's license. (After all: Why would one pedal a bike when all you have to do is press down on a gas pedal? And besides, a car was WAY more cool...) But, when I did ride it was with whatever I had on at the time -- sometimes it was a baseball uniform as I pedalled my way to a Little League game.
... And helmets were for motorcycles!
I guess those days are gone too... Kids get driven by their parents to wherever they want to go... We had two choices: Walk or Pedal?
I recently started riding again -- so I guess I missed all the fun of the wool shorts.
... But they still sound hot and itchy to me!
07-28-12, 10:41 AM
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No. Wool is comfortable over a wide range of temperatures, and even while wet. And good wool cycling clothing was made from Merino wool, which isn't itchy.
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Perhaps, if one isn't allergic to it. For my part, I was greatly relieved when synthetics became easily available.
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At my age, not only would I look silly in Lycra but I would feel silly. Also my neighbors would never stop laughing. No, I will keep riding in my Wrangler jeans (if they are good enough for Brett Favre, they are good enough for me) with my Alabama Roll Tide tee shirts. To me riding is all about comfort and enjoying the outdoors. I could care less about looks and speed. Most all my rides have no real destination. Since I am going nowhere, I don’t care how long it takes me to get nowhere.
07-30-12, 09:23 AM
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Uugh! What a visual picture. I still have a pair of shorts with a chamois. Look at it the other day and couldn't believe how stiff the thing is. And I wore that? Somewhere around I also have an old leather helmet. Those ones that are foam covered leather tubes. I'll wear it sometime when I want to impress someone and safety isn't an issue.
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At my age, not only would I look silly in Lycra but I would feel silly. Also my neighbors would never stop laughing. No, I will keep riding in my Wrangler jeans (if they are good enough for Brett Favre, they are good enough for me) with my Alabama Roll Tide tee shirts. To me riding is all about comfort and enjoying the outdoors. I could care less about looks and speed. Most all my rides have no real destination. Since I am going nowhere, I don’t care how long it takes me to get nowhere.
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Uugh! What a visual picture. I still have a pair of shorts with a chamois. Look at it the other day and couldn't believe how stiff the thing is. And I wore that? Somewhere around I also have an old leather helmet. Those ones that are foam covered leather tubes. I'll wear it sometime when I want to impress someone and safety isn't an issue.
