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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-23-19, 04:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,880
Posted By Grinstead

How many of you still turbo train?

I have always done at least 1 turbo a week sometimes 3 if the weather is not good. We are spoilt for choice with apps such as zwift etc. At the moment i use Bigring VR with splendid views from all...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-19, 01:54 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

If you check back i did say i was 55 Yes,...

If you check back i did say i was 55

Yes, age does suck but you can atleast try to fight it off by staying fit.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-19, 10:31 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

Will the real Froome stand up? That be me then...

Will the real Froome stand up? That be me then :roflmao:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-19, 07:03 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

I have come to the conclusion i am probably over...

I have come to the conclusion i am probably over cooked. yesterday i did a flat 40 mile course i have done many times. Usually i average out at about 18mph and around 200w but i decided to just slow...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-19, 02:56 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,771
Posted By Grinstead

I think the only sure way to findyour individual...

I think the only sure way to findyour individual maximum HR is to actually do it. Either outside or on a turbo/treadmill. Everyone is so so different and i think more so as we get older and the heart...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-19, 02:48 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

That sounds like a plan. how this whole subject...

That sounds like a plan. how this whole subject got to splitting atoms and such high tech things makes my mind boggle :wtf:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-19, 12:35 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

Thankyou for some of your kind replies. i have...

Thankyou for some of your kind replies. i have not been able to get to the forum for a while so rest assured i am not scared off.:foo: . Let me try to give you some more information to chew on...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-20-19, 09:16 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,504
Posted By Grinstead

Yates has posted he is ill which i find rather...

Yates has posted he is ill which i find rather puzzling on why a pro bike rider should let this out as that will make the others attack him more. The only slim hope he has is that Nibali and roglic...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-20-19, 02:17 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,052
Posted By Grinstead

Heart rate oddness?

It will be interesting to hear others views on my predicaments and maybe some who have experienced it.
Last year i had what i would say was a quite normal fluctuating heart rate as in it would...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-20-19, 01:58 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,504
Posted By Grinstead

Well , Yates has a mountain to climb now (...

Well , Yates has a mountain to climb now ( several) but i like the look of Nibali. he is the biggest shock of the TT's going so well. Everyone now tips Roglic but don't dismiss the Shark as he will...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
04-23-18, 08:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,670
Posted By Grinstead

You can see them on the Giant website there not...

You can see them on the Giant website there not 'that' special ...:foo:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-22-18, 08:14 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,976
Posted By Grinstead

Each and every country is different. In Europe...

Each and every country is different. In Europe cycling as in turning the pedals, 100% with your own power is waining and is slowly but very surely going over to the electric bike.It will never...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
04-22-18, 07:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,670
Posted By Grinstead

I wanted a general do it all bike and so pitted...

I wanted a general do it all bike and so pitted for the Toughroad SLR GX1 and for the money i am mightly impressed. Comfortable on the gravel and road and I love the drop bars it makes such a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-05-15, 01:47 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 475
Posted By Grinstead

Garmin 810 splits?

Hi
Can somebody talk me through setting up splits on my 810. I know pressing the left surface button creates a split but it seems to end that period and not continue on the original trip after the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-03-15, 07:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 861
Posted By Grinstead

Yes it is no substitute i think for muscle but...

Yes it is no substitute i think for muscle but working those lungs its much more beneficial i think to keep a foot in the door
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-03-15, 04:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 861
Posted By Grinstead

Winter turbo..

I will be doing one hour of turbo intensive training 4 times a week. Will this really be that beneficial for the coming of the outdoor spring rides in March. I will just not get home in time to train...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-22-15, 05:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 898
Posted By Grinstead

LOL...go fpr it as age is no barrier Ron :thumb: ...

LOL...go fpr it as age is no barrier Ron :thumb:

Yeah..easy on the whiplash claim but could not be bothered with the hassle...Did you have a little wicker basket on the front;)
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-21-15, 04:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 898
Posted By Grinstead

Thanks but it is nothing new all these stretches...

Thanks but it is nothing new all these stretches have been around for decades. The stabbing like chilblains and old age off-coarse:50:
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-21-15, 02:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 898
Posted By Grinstead

Oh those neck and shoulders!

I just did not realize that after a break of 15 years and returning at 54 how those neck and shoulders take a pounding from not being used and the cold weather. My first real winter conditions ride...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-21-15, 02:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 582
Posted By Grinstead

Sweating?

After a period of 15 years break from cycling i am now back in the fold and enjoying more than ever. Even when i was younger the fitter i got the more sweat poured and i mean poured out of me. I feel...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-11-15, 02:29 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,641
Posted By Grinstead

Now and again i give it a name like if the chain...

Now and again i give it a name like if the chain snaps!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-20-15, 09:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 598
Posted By Grinstead

Do they do Amstrad computers for bikes?

OK so you must be as old as me if you remember them ..LOL
Seriously then after a long lay off and suddenly coming back into a world of computer training and apps and what to me is a headache i ask...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-11-15, 03:23 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 28,714
Posted By Grinstead

I am new here and i am still browsing through...

I am new here and i am still browsing through threads but you can't miss this one.There are no set rules for wearing any kind of bike related gear and are you attaching lycra cycling clothing to your...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-07-15, 10:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 753
Posted By Grinstead

thanks all

thanks all
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-07-15, 08:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 753
Posted By Grinstead

Returning after a 20 year lay off!

First of all hi to all
I have just returned to road cycling after a 20 year lay off mainly due to the family way of life with kids etc and so i return
Boy, how things have changed in bike...
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