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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-25-23, 01:59 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I like your sig. Me, too. It is all about fixing...

I like your sig. Me, too. It is all about fixing stuff. Some folks complain, other folks act. "If it hurts, work it." That guy did set an hour record at 104.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-25-23, 11:14 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I haven't posted much on this forum. My cycling...

I haven't posted much on this forum. My cycling concerns are more about getting 'er done than anything else. "Lets get 'er done" is rando-speak for get back on your frigging bike and ride. I'm trying...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-01-23, 12:59 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I haven't been riding outdoors much since my...

I haven't been riding outdoors much since my first syncope in October. Yesterday I led my first group ride in a long time, on our tandem. Five tandems and 10 singles showed up, all old riding buddies...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-01-23, 12:52 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Good for you! 77 here. I ride the same bike with...

Good for you! 77 here. I ride the same bike with the same setup I bought in 2000. All just fine.

I have been a gym member since '79. In the winter and fall, I go for about an hour twice a week to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-20-23, 02:25 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

It's not foot speed which drives HR, it's simply...

It's not foot speed which drives HR, it's simply cadence, the up and down motion of the legs. The speed of that motion increases oxygen consumption (how could it not!) and hence HR increases.

But...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-19-23, 10:29 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

The seldom mentioned downside of short cranks is...

The seldom mentioned downside of short cranks is that HR is proportional to cadence, not so much power. HR has zones, just like power, thus short cranks may actually limit power for older riders who...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-07-21, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

That is odd indeed. You need to see an...

That is odd indeed. You need to see an endocrinologist. There are many different hormones involved in love and sex - it's really complicated, as if you didn't know that:...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-27-21, 10:39 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Yeah, do it the other way around. A happy wife is...

Yeah, do it the other way around. A happy wife is worth the world. Myself, I'm not sure that one affects the other IF one's saddle is the right one and in the correct position. My only issue with...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-10-21, 11:29 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

So far, I don't get any of that. Maybe that's...

So far, I don't get any of that. Maybe that's because I'm only 75 and not old yet? I am really sad about not planning any loaded tandem tours for this coming summer after we're vaccinated. I don't...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-14-20, 08:20 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Also our situation on our tandem, long time group...

Also our situation on our tandem, long time group riders, now just us. I plan our routes to somehow arrive at a grocery store or similar at midpoint. There are enough rural roads around here that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-05-19, 12:30 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I'll try. Everyone is different and there are...

I'll try. Everyone is different and there are many different training programs which will produce good results. The main thing I do to get results is to walk the knife edge between useful training...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-03-19, 11:32 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

No, not fond of wasting away. Training "a bit...

No, not fond of wasting away. Training "a bit more" is obviously impossible. However it is possible to train perhaps harder, but less frequently. I call it training smarter, not harder. I use HRV,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-17-19, 11:41 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I've always been one of the slower climbers among...

I've always been one of the slower climbers among those who ride a lot. Took me a long time to stop being off the back on every hill. But as I've gotten older, I've simply kept at it: riding, skiing,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-11-19, 04:24 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

:lol: That's a typical BS website which...

:lol: That's a typical BS website which competitors put up. Very common in the supplement and self-care world. Note the "buy ours" msg at the bottom. 70% 5-stars on Amazon. I'm cheap and only use it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-11-19, 01:44 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Yeah, on your tandem! Ours is an '03. I pretty...

Yeah, on your tandem! Ours is an '03. I pretty much only ride the tandem outdoors now. My singles are too easy. More pain is better and all that crap. We do a group ride out of Redmond, Snohomish,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-11-19, 01:23 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Whatever they're called, I get 'em too. Any...

Whatever they're called, I get 'em too. Any little bump does it. BUT! There's stuff that helps them go away called Dermend. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MTC1IJT/
It works, sort of. Not a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-10-19, 08:44 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

My wife had her 70th a few days ago. We rode her...

My wife had her 70th a few days ago. We rode her age on our tandem, now a 143 y.o. team. Two of our riding buddies came with us on their singles. The great thing about doing that was that it kept her...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-09-19, 09:18 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

We had another 4" snow yesterday. Tomorrow...

We had another 4" snow yesterday. Tomorrow snowshoeing, the next day Alpine skiing. Then hopefully having the energy to spin and lift at the gym. Etc. The next ten days looks just the same - cold and...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-25-16, 09:40 AM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Yes. I got better drive chain life on our tandem...

Yes. I got better drive chain life on our tandem when I started keeping it in the big ring (52) for everything over 54 gear-inches.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-30-15, 07:37 PM
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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

This is true. I have a bad case of it. I run my...

This is true. I have a bad case of it. I run my bars ~3" below my saddle. Glad things are turning out well for you.
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