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hi; had bad knees for years, reduced my riding in 2018 to 5 miles, right knee surgery 2019, down to 3 miles maybe 3 -4 times week, 2020 left knee surgery, same old story. in jan and feb 21 [@76 hard to face the cold!]. i tried some 5mile runs, which resulted in knee flareups lasting a week. meanwhile i put together a 1x10 from a miele toscana frame i had hanging on the wall. previously i was running 3x9 mtb gears to keep the knee load low. 36 upfront 11-40 in the rear, i am still working on the gearing, i have a 11-36 coming and may try a 38 upfront as i seem to be over geared for uphills and under geared for downhills. put the bike together with china parts, runs well for the moment. how long the components or i last on a bike is debatable. just did a 5 mile run, now wait and see what the knees say.
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i had to move from 135", pedal to seat height to 137", to be able to get full rotation. did 6 miles the other day with the seat back at 135, some complaints for the first mile , then all went smoothly. so far no flare ups. did a 3 mile walk today as i mix up walks and rides, brilliant spring morning. if all is well tomorrow i will most likely try my old 10 mile route, last done in 2017. not a lot of hp here, not sure about the having to spin a 165 faster. currently running 170mm crank. thanks for the suggestion.
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i had to move from 135", pedal to seat height to 137", to be able to get full rotation. did 6 miles the other day with the seat back at 135, some complaints for the first mile , then all went smoothly. so far no flare ups. did a 3 mile walk today as i mix up walks and rides, brilliant spring morning. if all is well tomorrow i will most likely try my old 10 mile route, last done in 2017. not a lot of hp here, not sure about the having to spin a 165 faster. currently running 170mm crank. thanks for the suggestion.
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i did 10 saturday the only issue was a lower leg cramp starting at mile 4 mark. changed my front cog from 36 to 38t today and did a 7 mile run to check it out. i did some stretching of the calf muscle before the ride, all went well.
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I've been averaging about 55km / 34miles a day on my indoor bike, including workouts and time trials. Due to periodic knee swelling, I had the steel forged 170mm cranks drilled at 150mm a few days ago, and raised the seat 2cm, which has been a big improvement. The constant dead spots are gone and my pedaling is quite a bit smoother. This is surprisingly especially noticeable when standing.
Since changing the cranks, I can use the same gears and rpms as previously to go the same paces as before, with no discernible difference in effort. Though the pedal speed around the circumference is lower, my feeling is that some of that previous pedal speed was wasted, due to the dead spots.
During a workout a few days ago, I experimented with different gears / rpms, and felt more efficient with a higher rpm but slightly below a 17/15 increase. There is much more experimenting yet to come, including a possible time trial by the end of the week, provided all goes well in the meantime.
Since changing the cranks, I can use the same gears and rpms as previously to go the same paces as before, with no discernible difference in effort. Though the pedal speed around the circumference is lower, my feeling is that some of that previous pedal speed was wasted, due to the dead spots.
During a workout a few days ago, I experimented with different gears / rpms, and felt more efficient with a higher rpm but slightly below a 17/15 increase. There is much more experimenting yet to come, including a possible time trial by the end of the week, provided all goes well in the meantime.
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Anyone else find, that after retiring, that they don't do as many group rides as when still employed. Guess I've gotten used to not being on anyone else's schedule, and enjoy the freedom of doing things on my own time, instead of someone else's schedule. Still enjoy a group ride now and then, for the company, but doing a lot less than when I was working. Guess I should add, that while working, was on a very strict time schedule, and lunch, breaks, arrival and end of day were very strictly monitored. Certain that has a lot to do with it!
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Anyone else find, that after retiring, that they don't do as many group rides as when still employed. Guess I've gotten used to not being on anyone else's schedule, and enjoy the freedom of doing things on my own time, instead of someone else's schedule. Still enjoy a group ride now and then, for the company, but doing a lot less than when I was working. Guess I should add, that while working, was on a very strict time schedule, and lunch, breaks, arrival and end of day were very strictly monitored. Certain that has a lot to do with it!
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Anyone else find, that after retiring, that they don't do as many group rides as when still employed. Guess I've gotten used to not being on anyone else's schedule, and enjoy the freedom of doing things on my own time, instead of someone else's schedule. Still enjoy a group ride now and then, for the company, but doing a lot less than when I was working. Guess I should add, that while working, was on a very strict time schedule, and lunch, breaks, arrival and end of day were very strictly monitored. Certain that has a lot to do with it!
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Not to mention many of your cycling expeditions.
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... and, when you hook into that you can take advantage of something else that's different, unlike in younger days when you drink a lot of coffee to stay awake all night to pass midterms or whatever... Feel free to enjoy a coffee nap-- supposed to be good for 'ya...https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/coffee-nap
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I know this is the age, but dang.....
I lost motivation to ride today shortly after waking. Found out about family & friend deaths. Family member was related thru marriage to my sister. Other man was an old family friend, visited regularly growing up (but only Xmas cards since). Ages 62, 67.
I will ride tomorrow. I think the texting has mostly ended and I missed a good day to spin today.
I will ride tomorrow. I think the texting has mostly ended and I missed a good day to spin today.
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RIP Charlie Spainhour. He was doing his usual Tuesday bike ride and suffered a massive heart attack. 67 years old. I don’t think he posted in 50+ but fits this forum for sure. He also enjoyed playing golf like yours truly. Good guy.
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RIP Charlie Spainhour. He was doing his usual Tuesday bike ride and suffered a massive heart attack. 67 years old. I don’t think he posted in 50+ but fits this forum for sure. He also enjoyed playing golf like yours truly. Good guy.
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I'll be 70 in a couple weeks and will be doing a 70 miler to celebrate. Also, recently bought a new Colnago road bike so I'm still youthful enough for quick bikes with drop bars.
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How large a rear tire does a new Colnago accommodate these days? ... 25 is the max on my '15 Felt.