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Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
11-21-11, 09:35 AM
Replies: 258
Views: 53,440
Posted By Glades2

I received my disability 8 months ago today -...

I received my disability 8 months ago today - I've been with an indwelling catheter since and not sure if it'll be removed...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
11-21-11, 09:31 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,797
Posted By Glades2

My name is Frank and at 55 was never with a...

My name is Frank and at 55 was never with a serious medical problem until 8 months ago today, when I received (in the ER) a foley catheter to relieve severe urinary retention that was causing me to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-21-11, 09:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,553
Posted By Glades2

Thanks

Thanks to all for your replies - after checking with the urologist I found and ordered this saddle:

http://www.nexride.com

it's made for cyclists by cyclists, and have seen it used on club...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-17-11, 09:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,351
Posted By Glades2

I knew you were getting into trouble when the...

I knew you were getting into trouble when the speed looked like it was increasing - glad the injuries are minor!

Glades2
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-17-11, 07:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,553
Posted By Glades2

Help!

Does anyone have experience with cycling while having a foley catheter? I was diagnosed with Neurogenic bladder about 8 months ago and have been wearing a foley catheter since, but would like to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-11, 07:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 879
Posted By Glades2

Individual...

Thanks for the comments - I agree that the logistics of supporting one rider in a GT would be a problem (and expensive) but again if that's no longer possible perhaps the Olympic solutiion would...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-19-11, 12:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 879
Posted By Glades2

Individual Tour Cyclists

When was the last time the TDF allowed individual riders - it's fun to watch, but the truth is that these are the same guys we see the other 9 months of the year, and in Tour history there was a time...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-19-11, 12:22 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 5,345
Posted By Glades2

Please...

I agree - my 10 or 20K rides were some of the more enjoyable rides of the past few years - some scoffed at the distance, and God knew that they might not be as long as we used to ride years ago, but...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-02-11, 11:16 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 8,231
Posted By Glades2

He had a bad day today, that's for sure - perhaps...

He had a bad day today, that's for sure - perhaps some irony (or not so ironic, per the song of the finishing town)...

Alouette, gentille Alouette Skylark, nice skylark Alouette, je te plumerai...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-02-11, 11:13 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,881
Posted By Glades2

Bashful...

I've been off the bike for the past 3 months due to health problems (bladder), but if I do return I've decided to go back to my old favorite cycling shorts - khaki shorts with a chamoi and pockets to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-13-11, 12:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,324
Posted By Glades2

Race Organizers...

Yes, I warned my co-worker several times to take it slow while learning how to cycle within a group, but she being an accomplished runner wanted to learn as quickly as possible - I told her that...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-12-11, 08:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,324
Posted By Glades2

Race Organizers...

True - the stages of long ago were pretty crazy, and the riders were usually on their own and had to carry everything with them...

And it is true the Giro stage wasn't the most dangerous, though...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-11-11, 08:01 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 508
Posted By Glades2

Wouter Weylandt Fund

Lance Armstrong posted the below link on Twitter for those who'd like to make a memorial contribution to Wouter Weylandt's family:
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-11-11, 06:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,324
Posted By Glades2

Race Organizers...

This was the complaint after the Olympic death - the organizers have pushed the limits too far, and now the athletes are in danger...

True, downhill deaths have happened before, years earlier in...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-18-11, 01:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,988
Posted By Glades2

Jerseys...

Black does seem the popular jersey color right now, but I can tell you that it doesn't do anything when it comes to being seen on the road - the black color seems to blend in with the surrounding...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-18-11, 07:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,377
Posted By Glades2

Thanks

Thanks to all for your input...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-15-11, 11:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,222
Posted By Glades2

Hydration...

The important thing for someone over 50 is to make sure that what you urinate is at least half of what you drink - my problems started because I was drinking more than I was eliminating, and the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-15-11, 06:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,377
Posted By Glades2

Flomax & Cycling

I'd like to know if anyone here is taking Flomax and how it's affected your cycling - I've had some bladder (not kidney or prostate) problems recently...

Thanks
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-16-11, 01:11 PM
Replies: 27,139
Views: 3,131,719
Posted By Glades2

I rode 20K yesterday and 25K today, though...

I rode 20K yesterday and 25K today, though today's ride was more strenuous than yesterdays due to the almost ever-present moderate headwind or crosswinds on at least part of the ride - I even passed...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-16-11, 01:02 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,833
Posted By Glades2

Body fat...

...as some here have said the numbers for one category might be good but means little if other categories are not, but as I've seen in my amateur (ham) radio club - which has middle-aged and older...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-05-11, 02:03 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Mirrors...

What bothers me most about this entire issue is that most club cyclists who are part of a peloton (at least in my local club) do not use a mirror, and wouldn't even consider the use of one and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-05-11, 09:37 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Before sunrise bicycle... This may sound...

Before sunrise bicycle...

This may sound like a repeat of yesterdays post, but incredibly the same thing happened again this morning, at almost the same time but several miles further east:
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-05-11, 09:27 AM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 174,881
Posted By Glades2

During my first year of club riding almost 34...

During my first year of club riding almost 34 years ago (ouch), I hit a pot hole and fell, but fortunately was wearing one of the very popular Bell Biker helmets of that time (it's the third photo...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-05-11, 08:03 AM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 174,881
Posted By Glades2

Incredible that there's even a doubt when it...

Incredible that there's even a doubt when it comes to wearing a helmet, but like motorcyclists it usually amounts to an ego issue - the Tour riders fought it for years, until the 1995 fatality...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-05-11, 07:31 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Before sunrise bicycle...

This may sound like a repeat of yesterdays post, but incredibly the same thing happened again this morning, at almost the same time but several miles further east:
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:53 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

I agree, but unlike the professional cyclists, or...

I agree, but unlike the professional cyclists, or others on a closed course who can afford the luxury of not having to look behind them for traffic, we need to keep a margin of safety at all times...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:50 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

I agree, and unfortunately from my own experience...

I agree, and unfortunately from my own experience on that same road there is a concrete curb which prevents running off into the grass even if he did notice that this driver wasn't giving him the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:47 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Good observation of the photo, San Rensho...

Good observation of the photo, San Rensho...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:45 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

It might (might) have helped if he could see the...

It might (might) have helped if he could see the car was not moving over - it's happened to me before and I've had to run off into the grass to avoid being passed way too close or even being struck,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

You're joking, right? Our group of seven was...

You're joking, right? Our group of seven was rear-ended on the Cross Florida ride many years ago, even though we were taking up the right lane, killing 2 and injuring 3 others, so don't tell me that...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:36 PM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 174,881
Posted By Glades2

Sorry that my earlier post duplicates others but...

Sorry that my earlier post duplicates others but I won't apologize for the message - a to-the-point message often make more of an impact than a few paragraphs that might not be read for their...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:30 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Here's the link - beware that the photo can be...

Here's the link - beware that the photo can be upsetting to see, but is important from a safety standpoint - our local club has lost several members over the years from this type of accident:
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:28 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Not being sure it'd have helped in the sense that...

Not being sure it'd have helped in the sense that so far the police haven't said if the driver of the car was DUI, etc., and in that case even a mirror might not have helped the cyclist avoid the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:16 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,257
Posted By Glades2

Before sunrise bicycle rides...

...I know some club cyclists and those in training often try to ride before work or school, but this morning we had another bicycle/car fatality here in South Florida, and though the details are not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-11, 02:06 PM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 174,881
Posted By Glades2

Helmets cramp my style...

...but a skull fracture would really cramp your style - keep wearing your helmet!!!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-22-10, 01:38 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 514,782
Posted By Glades2

50k!

After months of training, so to speak, I finally rode a half-metric century during November - ironically it's almost the same distance as our old club ride to breakfast, which was ridden without...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-21-10, 10:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 449
Posted By Glades2

Looking for riding group (40's/50s/60s)...

...my old weekend cycling group down in Miami is now beyond their cycling years, so am looking for a new group in the Davie area of Broward County, Florida...

FYI - I've checked out the SBW, but...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 12:36 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,615
Posted By Glades2

Example...

It's not so much the example but the action behind it - if two people are in competition and one has a minor problem, is the other going to stop and wait for him or is he going to continue, since to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 07:48 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,485
Posted By Glades2

You might think that way, and true many of the...

You might think that way, and true many of the TDF champs had something of an ego, but I follow Lance on Twitter during the off season, and he's always there to mention that a Livestrong cancer...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 07:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 993
Posted By Glades2

True, and a good point and hoping today is that...

True, and a good point and hoping today is that day (so far so good), though it just got under my skin that he'd give up any hope of the podium so early - sure first or second was out of the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 07:28 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,615
Posted By Glades2

I'd have to agree with Phil Liggett - it is a...

I'd have to agree with Phil Liggett - it is a race after all, and a good example would be a marathon - if the two top runners are side by side, and one has a shoe lace that comes untied, does the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 07:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 993
Posted By Glades2

Did Lance Give In Too Soon?

Considering that the ongoing fight is for first and second place on the podium, it's apparent that third was and is still open for a number of contenders, and even though Lance was down 13-15 minutes...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-20-10, 07:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,455
Posted By Glades2

Helmets

Anyone can fall and hit their head at any time, uphill or down...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-12-10, 09:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By Glades2

I'm sure the Versus folks are groaning since this...

I'm sure the Versus folks are groaning since this is similar to the USA losing in the World Cup - the US television ratings are likley going to dip with the loss of the US favorite, but Versus does...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-12-10, 08:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By Glades2

I've discovered that this applies to every aspect...

I've discovered that this applies to every aspect of life, since I had a similar experience not related to cycling...

In 2006 I was of a group that were given a very nice plaque and dinner (or...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-12-10, 07:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By Glades2

Making Lemonade out of Lemons...

I'm sure Lance now regrets not retiring after last year's Podium finish - it would have been a good way to end after an even dozen TDF's, but now he (and his Livestrong community and many sponsors)...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-11-10, 01:43 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,515
Posted By Glades2

Yes, that's how I did it 30 years ago - just rode...

Yes, that's how I did it 30 years ago - just rode for the fun of it, without any goals or preparation, and did the long rides without too much suffering (usually - lol). Still, it's been a moral...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-11-10, 01:31 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,515
Posted By Glades2

After very little or no riding since 1996 (after...

After very little or no riding since 1996 (after 19 years of club cycling), starting in 2007 I'd ride 10K once a week on a set course at a county park (sounds better than saying 6 miles), but...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-10-10, 12:22 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,457
Posted By Glades2

I work with a man who was a former New York City...

I work with a man who was a former New York City fireman - and lost most of his old friends on 9/11, and to this day when something goes wrong (for example, he lost his wallet a few weeks ago -...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-05-10, 01:01 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,716
Posted By Glades2

I agree with Phil Liggett - it's a bicycle race...

I agree with Phil Liggett - it's a bicycle race after all, and these professional cyclists should expect the unexpected...

IMHO, they should not have to find it necessary to resort to improptu...
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