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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-19-07, 09:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 576
Posted By Cycler

posting retry

Seen in New Zealand
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-19-07, 09:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 576
Posted By Cycler

Good road signat last

I hope this attachment posts ok as it is the first really good cycling road sign I have seen in Mt Maunganui New Zealand. Pity there are not more of them.
Cycler
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-11-06, 11:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 552
Posted By Cycler

Just in case this would help, I am an amputee and...

Just in case this would help, I am an amputee and my left foot has a spacer taking the pedal out by 15Mm so my leg misses the pedal arm. Mine is a left hand threaded thing, but it would be easy to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-10-06, 12:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 545
Posted By Cycler

I had a real goody the other day. This guy goes...

I had a real goody the other day. This guy goes past our group and does this "Brown eye" at us.
A "brown eye" is pulling your trousers down and sticking your butt out the window of the car.
Just as...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-31-06, 09:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 612
Posted By Cycler

I got seriously threatened by a cop here in New...

I got seriously threatened by a cop here in New Zealand for motor pacing behind a bus while going downhill at just on 80m Ks an hour. My theory is simply this: If you fall off at any speed faster...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-06, 12:42 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,038
Posted By Cycler

After every ride I wipe the chain down, re-oil. ...

After every ride I wipe the chain down, re-oil.
I replace the chain every six months (when to car needs a warrant of fitness in New Zealand)
I have never had either a chain problem or a chain...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-09-06, 01:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 692
Posted By Cycler

Listen to your body man. Carrying on when your...

Listen to your body man.
Carrying on when your body says stop got one of my riding mates an early coffin, so it is not funny.
My mate was a phys ed teacher and he was FIT, bonked and died in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-21-06, 11:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 990
Posted By Cycler

I have just come back from a three day tour 287...

I have just come back from a three day tour 287 Ks and with one day off done three days of masters games competitions. The rest of the group consisted of: 3 over seventy year olds, 3 over sixty year...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-29-05, 01:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,015
Posted By Cycler

I use a wind trainer a few times every week and I...

I use a wind trainer a few times every week and I use music to train to.
No intervals, just try to keep in time with the music, usually get line dancing or rock N roll music with a beat rythm of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-29-05, 01:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 506
Posted By Cycler

Hope this posts alright. Two climbers in the...

Hope this posts alright. Two climbers in the group.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-25-05, 08:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 506
Posted By Cycler

Done a two day tour

I have just done a two day tour of 135 Kilometres each day.The youngest rider is 49 years of age,
the others are 54,59 (me) 61,62,67,71,73. The terrain was a bit of flat, rolling hills and then 30...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-18-05, 10:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,021
Posted By Cycler

I do about one and a half hours per day on my...

I do about one and a half hours per day on my trainer as I am trying to get my amputated foot to take more than one days riding at a time.
It is an integral part of my training, there are some...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-05, 01:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,011
Posted By Cycler

Many tests reckon that by standing when climbing...

Many tests reckon that by standing when climbing you use 12% more energy than climbing when seated.
As an amputee I rarely stand unless I am trying to hold on to a bunch over a crest of a hill....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-19-05, 02:05 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,912
Posted By Cycler

I now own a van and carry my bike inside, why? ...

I now own a van and carry my bike inside, why?
Cause when I had it on the roof of the wifey's car, I drove into the garage
and wiped it of the roof, then hit reverse and backed out again, right...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-19-05, 01:51 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 952
Posted By Cycler

I had the same cancer as Lance Armstrong and now...

I had the same cancer as Lance Armstrong and now am fine and am riding more than before.
As a cancer survivor I hope all goes well with you, but in saying that I was told by
one of the oncology...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-05, 10:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 693
Posted By Cycler

Drroebuck, thank you for the post. It has given...

Drroebuck, thank you for the post. It has given me food for thought as I often arrive home
after a hard ride with a headache and figured it was dehydration and so I always drink heaps.
It may be...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-05, 10:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 290
Posted By Cycler

Anyone have any good techniques for long rides? ...

Anyone have any good techniques for long rides? I found that I could ride better for longer if I draw air in through my nose and exhale though my mouth. I do that and just stare straight ahead and...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-29-05, 10:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 15,900
Posted By Cycler

I have a riding companion that has a problem that...

I have a riding companion that has a problem that has a big word like yours, I dunno if it is the same or not but he has had great relief lately by using (and he gets heaps for using it) a "womens...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-29-05, 10:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,368
Posted By Cycler

I am 59 years old, have an amputated left front...

I am 59 years old, have an amputated left front of my foot, weigh far too much (95 kilo's odd)
and have just returned from riding 255 odd K's in three days on NOT flat roads here in New Zealand. ...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-21-05, 09:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 645
Posted By Cycler

How easy it is to rubbish others, just wonder how...

How easy it is to rubbish others, just wonder how many modifications you have made to your bike to get it in to a condition that you can just ride it.Oh! how I would just LOVE to be able to go and...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-21-05, 01:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 645
Posted By Cycler

Converted forks

A couple of years ago my front forks were adapted to take the newer A head
stem system. This was done by putting a sleeve on the threaded top part of
the old forks, which were top quality carbon...
Forum: Touring
01-15-05, 10:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,162
Posted By Cycler

I ride and live in Hamilton New Zealand and more...

I ride and live in Hamilton New Zealand and more important than valve type is the bike setup.
Here in NZ we have stone chip sealed roads and not much Asphalt surfaces.
This leaves a rough surface...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-23-04, 07:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,331
Posted By Cycler

I am 59 Year old amputee with the left front of...

I am 59 Year old amputee with the left front of my foot missing. That unbalances my pedalling motion quite drastically, so I put 170 Cm on crank arm on the right hand side, 165 on the left. Works...
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