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08-24-23, 05:40 PM
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My wife woke up feeling pretty ******, so we ended up beating a hasty retreat, anyway. I was really looking forward to checking out Zion, but we were on the road before they opened. 
On the subject of coffee, between being away and waiting on beans, it'd been a few weeks since I'd enjoyed a really great cup. My beans finally came in, a little after lunch time today, and the first latte was sweet relief.
On the subject of coffee, between being away and waiting on beans, it'd been a few weeks since I'd enjoyed a really great cup. My beans finally came in, a little after lunch time today, and the first latte was sweet relief.
Hope your wife is feeling better.
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08-24-23, 05:42 PM
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08-24-23, 05:45 PM
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FOTD. Key card for scale.
08-24-23, 06:08 PM
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One of the interesting things about Fargo is how weird all the people sound. Is that you WhyFi ?
And wut is TruCoat?
And wut is TruCoat?
08-24-23, 06:13 PM
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well, it looks like it may be over for me as far as cycling goes. took it easy for two weeks, a few short rides. definitely feeling little flutters of arrhythmia. this morning felt pretty good, recovered from cold, did 20 miles and had another major run of ventricular tachycardia. no shock this time, got paced out of it. doesn’t seem to correlate to pushing hard or not - i kept todays ride to an average of 165w, 100bpm or so.
i feel fine (other than being very down about the whole thing) but it’s obviously not safe or wise to be out there on the bike.
i feel fine (other than being very down about the whole thing) but it’s obviously not safe or wise to be out there on the bike.
I hope you get it sorted out and you can get back on the road.
08-24-23, 06:29 PM
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08-24-23, 06:32 PM
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10.34 miles was enough today. Felt a little ouchy so kept it short.
08-24-23, 06:40 PM
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Uhf da. Not my favorite movie. I watched it the day before I flew here for a job interview that led me to move here. It was -15F the day I was here. Still took the job.
No regrets on that. We will probably live here for the rest of our lives. No Waffle House, but "The Shack" does serve really good Midwestern heart attack food.
And the road riding groups I ride with include lots of under 40's.
The movie should have been called "Philadelphia", "Camden" or "Newark", but the people I've known from there all talk funny and the story might have struck too close to home.
No regrets on that. We will probably live here for the rest of our lives. No Waffle House, but "The Shack" does serve really good Midwestern heart attack food.
And the road riding groups I ride with include lots of under 40's.
The movie should have been called "Philadelphia", "Camden" or "Newark", but the people I've known from there all talk funny and the story might have struck too close to home.
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08-24-23, 06:45 PM
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08-24-23, 06:49 PM
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Community band.
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08-24-23, 07:15 PM
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08-24-23, 07:18 PM
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I have a friend who does most of his riding alone now because he has slowed so much. He loves big climbing rides but his health is taking them away from him. He is the best candidate for an e--bike that I can think of but he won't hear of it. Others have tried to tell him he could do the things he wants to do but its not even a consideration.
Friends have suggested an e-bike for me but I don't know if I want to do that. I could never keep up on climbs anyway and I've had some good rides solo recently.
Friends have suggested an e-bike for me but I don't know if I want to do that. I could never keep up on climbs anyway and I've had some good rides solo recently.
08-24-23, 07:23 PM
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08-24-23, 07:24 PM
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08-24-23, 07:25 PM
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08-24-23, 07:37 PM
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Wonder how BAM is doing. I'm about 6 hours out of Williamsburg, and talked to his wife. She told me to grab whatever bikes I wanted, but not to linger around her house. Things sounded grim.
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08-24-23, 07:41 PM
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My wife woke up feeling pretty ******, so we ended up beating a hasty retreat, anyway. I was really looking forward to checking out Zion, but we were on the road before they opened.
On the subject of coffee, between being away and waiting on beans, it'd been a few weeks since I'd enjoyed a really great cup. My beans finally came in, a little after lunch time today, and the first latte was sweet relief.
On the subject of coffee, between being away and waiting on beans, it'd been a few weeks since I'd enjoyed a really great cup. My beans finally came in, a little after lunch time today, and the first latte was sweet relief.
08-24-23, 07:52 PM
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79ºA. How long has it been since we’ve seen that, during waking hours?
08-24-23, 07:53 PM
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And, worrying about battery levels, and having to pedal that 30 pound beast home without assist.
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08-24-23, 07:55 PM
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Possible long(er than normal) ride tomorrow morning, since we have cool weather. Another one likely on Sunday.
08-24-23, 08:12 PM
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One friend has heart issues and uses assist most of the time. Still, if he does a fast club ride he will get a-fib. Other friend got one because he got tired of trying to control his weight. At least that's the simple answer. He's always been a masher and he says the e-bike demands high cadence. Took him a while to adapt and figure it out. Showed me graphs of his heart rate running way higher than before.
I'm scheduled for a stress echo next month. After that I hope to hear that I can keep hammering the regular bike. We'll see.
08-24-23, 08:19 PM
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I have ridden over mountains on a 60ish pound touring bike, so it's doable.
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08-24-23, 08:24 PM
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I think the Creos are heavier than that, but I haven't seen one on a scale. Another friend has a Trek which looks more like a cruiser and has a big motor and big battery. His is over 65 pounds but I'm not sure if that is with the extra battery. He defeated the speed limiter and it will go 40mph+.
I have ridden over mountains on a 60ish pound touring bike, so it's doable.
I have ridden over mountains on a 60ish pound touring bike, so it's doable.
08-24-23, 08:35 PM
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I've never ridden one but there are different types. 3 of my friends have Specialized Turbo Creo bikes. They turn the assist off when cruising. There are 3 (I think) programmable power settings. You program each power setting for the percentage of assist you want in that setting.
One friend has heart issues and uses assist most of the time. Still, if he does a fast club ride he will get a-fib. Other friend got one because he got tired of trying to control his weight. At least that's the simple answer. He's always been a masher and he says the e-bike demands high cadence. Took him a while to adapt and figure it out. Showed me graphs of his heart rate running way higher than before.
I'm scheduled for a stress echo next month. After that I hope to hear that I can keep hammering the regular bike. We'll see.
One friend has heart issues and uses assist most of the time. Still, if he does a fast club ride he will get a-fib. Other friend got one because he got tired of trying to control his weight. At least that's the simple answer. He's always been a masher and he says the e-bike demands high cadence. Took him a while to adapt and figure it out. Showed me graphs of his heart rate running way higher than before.
I'm scheduled for a stress echo next month. After that I hope to hear that I can keep hammering the regular bike. We'll see.
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08-24-23, 08:41 PM
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We did a 65 mile club ride with a lot of hammering and he did use most of his battery that time. They can do longer climbing rides at a slower pace without running out.
The claimed range is affected by the speed limiter. The bikes that assist to 21 mph have a longer claimed range than those that assist to 28mph.
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