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Forum: Touring
11-10-19, 04:50 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,958
Posted By tourisme

I'm now in my mid 60s. It has never occurred to...

I'm now in my mid 60s. It has never occurred to me to "train" for tours. I ride enough in the ordinary course of events to stay reasonably fit, and touring is generally a low intensity activity, I'm...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-25-19, 01:34 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 63,606
Posted By tourisme

Those in this thread with diagnosed arrythmias or...

Those in this thread with diagnosed arrythmias or coronary artery disease have reason to be careful in one way or another. The rest of us should not worry about going too hard, because we're probably...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-19, 08:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,391
Posted By tourisme

Not clear if you mean you're just tender, which...

Not clear if you mean you're just tender, which would be normal for someone who starts riding frequently after a long lay-off, or whether you actually have saddle sores.
Forum: Touring
09-11-19, 10:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,884
Posted By tourisme

I have toured on a road bike but with nowhere...

I have toured on a road bike but with nowhere near 30 lbs, probably less than half that. For comparison, my longest tour on a heavy-duty touring bike lasted 8 weeks, I had 40 lbs of gear including...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-19, 10:40 AM
Replies: 4,526
Views: 280,295
Posted By tourisme

It's aluminium in English.

It's aluminium in English.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-08-19, 10:29 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,566
Posted By tourisme

Ronno, I'm 64. I used HRMs for many years when...

Ronno, I'm 64. I used HRMs for many years when training seriously, and while I don't do that any more I still have the HRM on the bike just out of habit. it's quite usual for me to get my HR into the...
Forum: Masters Racing (All Disciplines)
05-09-19, 12:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 19,724
Posted By tourisme

Chapeau. Staggering.

Chapeau. Staggering.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-08-19, 02:26 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 9,047
Posted By tourisme

Caloso nailed this early in the thread. Saddle...

Caloso nailed this early in the thread. Saddle pain is more often about bike fit than about the brand of saddle. If you're sitting n the nose of the saddle because your reach is too long, that's...
Forum: Masters Racing (All Disciplines)
05-07-19, 12:26 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 19,724
Posted By tourisme

Good luck. I feel your pain, I too am a big guy -...

Good luck. I feel your pain, I too am a big guy - too big for this sport.

How much time do you have? The only thing that worked for me in middle age was long, long, steady distance rides for...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-07-19, 11:04 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,856
Posted By tourisme

I think the trouble with Bradycardia is that the...

I think the trouble with Bradycardia is that the term is applied to any HR lower than the "normal" range whether or not it has any clinical significance. My resting HR has always been slow. In...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-18-19, 11:13 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,546
Posted By tourisme

But what has that to do with this? If I spun out...

But what has that to do with this? If I spun out a 53/11 on a standard double, I'm certainly going to spin out a 50/11 on a compact. And the argument for a triple has little to do with the range of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-18-19, 10:34 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,546
Posted By tourisme

You've bought the manufacturer's propaganda. ...

You've bought the manufacturer's propaganda.

You live in the mountains, right? So you're spending a lot of time in low gears or high ones. You'll have a lot less time in the intermediate range...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-17-19, 05:10 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,546
Posted By tourisme

Nope. There's some of that, but mainly it's...

Nope. There's some of that, but mainly it's driven by manufacturers cutting costs by standardising round a more limited range of components.

Everything you say about the triple is true. It shifts...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-15-19, 12:44 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,546
Posted By tourisme

Late to this discussion. I foolishly installed a...

Late to this discussion. I foolishly installed a 50/34 compact when switching my road bike to 11sp, and absolutely hate it. The 16-tooth gap between the rings is too big, and the ratios just don't...
Forum: Touring
01-07-19, 07:06 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,807
Posted By tourisme

It has varied. If I'm doing a lightweight/credit...

It has varied. If I'm doing a lightweight/credit card tour on a road bike, then I'll ride my usual setup with SPD SL clipless pedals. If I'm going on a longer tour on one of my heavier-duty touring...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-07-18, 11:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 897
Posted By tourisme

All I can tell you is my experience with the...

All I can tell you is my experience with the TCTP. I was in my fifties, racing, but had lost a winter's training through injury and embarked on Carmichael's plan to get fit quick.

It worked, in...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-18, 02:40 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,070
Posted By tourisme

No faster at all, in the short term. But much...

No faster at all, in the short term. But much faster over a period of time, because there are more riders to share the work and those in the middle of the pack will stay fresher because they are...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-06-18, 01:52 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,320
Posted By tourisme

Which is a nice message for the old folks here,...

Which is a nice message for the old folks here, don't you think? It is possible to retain a very high level of aerobic fitness into old age. And all it takes is a bit of commitment.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-06-18, 01:38 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,320
Posted By tourisme

I didn't start racing until I was in my 50s. I...

I didn't start racing until I was in my 50s. I was mainly interested in checking out whether I was really as fit as I thought I was. It was interesting, and humbling, in equal parts. I could easily...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-06-18, 09:31 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,320
Posted By tourisme

I'm not what I would call fast anymore, but there...

I'm not what I would call fast anymore, but there are plenty of old, fast guys and gals out there. Not long ago I met man in his mid-70s who could still TT 40km in 62 minutes and was annoyed he could...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-21-18, 12:46 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,228
Posted By tourisme

Ignore both the snark, and the new-age stuff. I...

Ignore both the snark, and the new-age stuff. I don't find it remotely surprising that walking barefoot feels better, people were doing it for an awfully long time and shoes are constricting. They...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-18, 12:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,460
Posted By tourisme

If you want the HR figures, and any recovery time...

If you want the HR figures, and any recovery time advice, to be meaningful, do a LTHR test. Otherwise it's just garbage in, garbage out. The 220-age formula is hopeless and misleading, at 63 years...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-09-18, 06:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,813
Posted By tourisme

If you have cardiovascular issues, then of course...

If you have cardiovascular issues, then of course you should be careful. However, generalising from your particular case to suggest that high intensity exercise isn't for old people is quite wrong....
Forum: Masters Racing (All Disciplines)
02-09-18, 05:58 AM
Replies: 11,266
Views: 514,030
Posted By tourisme

Hello Dalai. Forgive a stranger for butting in...

Hello Dalai. Forgive a stranger for butting in but be careful with that MR2. I had one of them (red, in my case) back in the early nineties and there's something not quite right with the handling,...
Forum: Touring
01-27-18, 10:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,228
Posted By tourisme

1. There are lots of must-cycle areas (I'd...

1. There are lots of must-cycle areas (I'd suggest the Yorkshire Dales, for a start) but they tend to be the hilliest parts of the island and you've suggested that isn't welcome. With that in mind...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-21-18, 08:46 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,813
Posted By tourisme

I'm not sure why people talk about max HR. It's...

I'm not sure why people talk about max HR. It's not really a useful number, first because it varies dramatically from person to person, secondly because it isn't trainable, and thirdly the difference...
Forum: Touring
01-21-18, 08:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,445
Posted By tourisme

All I can say is that when on a tour, I lose...

All I can say is that when on a tour, I lose weight. During any extended period when I don't ride much, I gain weight. If it is true that lots of bicycle tourists are fat, I'd suggest that has more...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
10-09-17, 02:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,689
Posted By tourisme

Back to back centuries aren't a big deal unless...

Back to back centuries aren't a big deal unless you're trying to go fast. gregf83's advice seems sound, to me, just raise the volume a bit.
Forum: Winter Cycling
10-09-17, 02:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,106
Posted By tourisme

If you are planning to ride on-road, you aren't...

If you are planning to ride on-road, you aren't likely to need studded tyres. Western European roads tend to be salted/gritted in adverse weather, and the nearer you stick to the coast the less snow...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-09-17, 01:47 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 19,424
Posted By tourisme

It's amazing how eager people are to find reasons...

It's amazing how eager people are to find reasons for staying on the couch.

Some extreme endurance athletes get arrythmias. OK. Most people - even most people who race bikes, run marathons, do...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
10-09-17, 01:40 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,125
Posted By tourisme

Yes on the fasted riding. If one has the time to...

Yes on the fasted riding. If one has the time to do extensive z1/2 training, one's efficiency as a fat-burner improves dramatically. These days I don't bother taking anything but water unless I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-09-17, 01:33 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,290
Posted By tourisme

he may be pretty cool, but on this subject he...

he may be pretty cool, but on this subject he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Forum: Framebuilders
06-12-16, 01:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,745
Posted By tourisme

The point really is how you want to use the bike?...

The point really is how you want to use the bike? If you want to put on a rack and carry 30 or 40 pounds of baggage in panniers, you have to build something that will handle that without undue flex...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-16, 12:58 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,021
Posted By tourisme

I don't see how it is possible to talk "in...

I don't see how it is possible to talk "in general terms" without having regard to terrain etc. Thirty miles with 3000 feet of climbing is a very different proposition than the same distance that is...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-12-16, 12:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,238
Posted By tourisme

Get a touring bike. The longer wheelbase and...

Get a touring bike. The longer wheelbase and trail make for slower, very stable handling but you can still set the bike up as aggressively as a road bike, if you want. You don't have to get something...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-30-16, 08:48 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,125
Posted By tourisme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNedIJBZpgM ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNedIJBZpgM

Seems as if the feeling of pulling up on the pedals is largely illusory. Other tests I've seen suggest the upward force exerted tends towards zero.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-16, 04:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,339
Posted By tourisme

I wouldn't be confident in Strava estimates, if I...

I wouldn't be confident in Strava estimates, if I were you. Strava routinely estimates my calorie burn as being 30% to 50% higher than the (already generous, imo) Garmin Connect estimate, despite...
Forum: Touring
05-13-16, 11:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,780
Posted By tourisme

I'm in my sixties, and I tour alone for thousands...

I'm in my sixties, and I tour alone for thousands of miles at a time. There's nothing to worry about. If you want to do it cheaply but in considerable comfort, take a tent and go to France. French...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-13-16, 01:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,374
Posted By tourisme

Depends what you want to spend. If you are...

Depends what you want to spend. If you are spending a lot of hours on the bike, in my opinion there is nothing as good as Assos bibs, but they are seriously expensive. PI bibs work fine for me for...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-13-16, 01:22 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,014
Posted By tourisme

If you're thinking about fully loaded touring -...

If you're thinking about fully loaded touring - and since you're talking about front panniers it sounds as if you are - the specialized isn't really the bike. A non-suspension mountain bike might be...
Forum: Touring
05-13-16, 01:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,936
Posted By tourisme

I've just finished a 2000km tour using Shimano...

I've just finished a 2000km tour using Shimano Saint platforms. Not the lightest but very well made, big platform, good foot retention with the spikes, nothing not to like.
Forum: Touring
05-13-16, 01:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,274
Posted By tourisme

Only up to a point. A B17 is quite wide. In my...

Only up to a point. A B17 is quite wide. In my own case I wouldn't need to swap it for anything wider even if I sat quite upright. But only by experimentation will you find whether that is true for...
Forum: Touring
05-12-16, 12:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,274
Posted By tourisme

I'm not sure I understand the question. If the...

I'm not sure I understand the question. If the B17 fits you, why would you need a wider saddle because you have raised the handlebars?

For what it's worth, I have a B17 on a drop-bar touring bike....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-12-16, 12:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 781
Posted By tourisme

No, of course it isn't a mental thing. Your body...

No, of course it isn't a mental thing. Your body responds to stress by overcompensating. Heart, vascular system, muscles just respond.

Whether you can keep doing it every day depends on...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-12-16, 12:18 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,881
Posted By tourisme

A bit overstated. Good brakes of any type are...

A bit overstated. Good brakes of any type are essential and might save your life. But decent rim brakes will stop him well enough.
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
05-09-16, 01:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,643
Posted By tourisme

In my experience, "slow" and "comfortable" aren't...

In my experience, "slow" and "comfortable" aren't usually compatible. One of the things that new riders struggle with when riding centuries, and longer distances, is just maintaining their posture...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-09-16, 01:39 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,846
Posted By tourisme

Do you have particularly small hands? if so a...

Do you have particularly small hands? if so a shim bringing the lever closer might help.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-07-16, 01:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,053
Posted By tourisme

I don't have to be disciplined, because I like...

I don't have to be disciplined, because I like it. We don't get that much snow and ice around here, and rain is just water, and cold isn't really an issue if you buy suitable clothing. I don't ride...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-30-16, 01:04 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,484
Posted By tourisme

You are wearing them under the shorts, yes?

You are wearing them under the shorts, yes?
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