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ls01 07-05-20 04:14 PM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21570981)
Look at you go. :thumb:

He's a big boy now!

datlas 07-05-20 04:15 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21570965)
So blood pressure medicine prevents your heart from beating faster?

Certain ones do, most don't.

ls01 07-05-20 04:15 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21570965)
So blood pressure medicine prevents your heart from beating faster?

I'm guessing, not a dr. Just a victim.:lol:

gnome 07-05-20 04:15 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21570965)
So blood pressure medicine prevents your heart from beating faster?

Beta Blockers, yes. Other types not so much.

datlas 07-05-20 04:17 PM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 21570988)
Yeah, its the only thing I can think of. I've done the back to back with the meds before but never before a ride with a gaggle of hamers heads. I felt ok just unable to do,, if that makes sense..
meds are Atorvastatin , Atenelol, asprin and omeprazole

It's the Atenolol. That's a beta blocker. It does SEVERAL things but slowing down your HR is one of them.

Talk to your doctor and ask if it's REALLY necessary to be on that class of medicine, or could they switch you to a different one that won't drop your HR.

It's possible you could go faster if that's allowed, but don't do it on your own.

ls01 07-05-20 04:20 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21570996)
It's the Atenolol. That's a beta blocker. It does SEVERAL things but slowing down your HR is one of them.

Talk to your doctor and ask if it's REALLY necessary to be on that class of medicine, or could they switch you to a different one that won't drop your HR.

It's possible you could go faster if that's allowed, but don't do it on your own.

awesome. I see him in August. I'll ask him he is very supportive of my athletic endeavors. And amazed by my seasonal weight fluctuation .lol
I love the double take when he reads my chart, its comical.

MoAlpha 07-05-20 04:23 PM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21570733)
I got three Strava notifications while I was out on a ride today, all of them to tell me that I'd lost KOMs. Now, keep in mind that I'm a big boy, so the only KOMs I'm getting are short, high output kinds of affairs. Yeah, no - no one just beat me in a flying half mile by 11 seconds. Not anyone around here, at least. Likewise, no one beat my time on a flat, 1.2 mile stretch by 55 seconds. Damn people and their phones that they forget to pause. :notamused:

I doubt I have ever come within the top 100 for a segment around here. Too many very fast people.

WhyFi 07-05-20 04:36 PM


Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21571005)
I doubt I have ever come within the top 100 for a segment around here. Too many very fast people.

If it's over 3 minutes and a pretty well travelled segment, top 5-10% is probably the best that I can expect - between group rides and a handful of guys hammering segments on tri rigs, it's tough sledding. If it's a drag race, my odds are a little better.

Trsnrtr 07-05-20 05:04 PM


Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21570819)
on my bike?

Yes. My saddle doesn’t hurt my testicles.

Trsnrtr 07-05-20 05:06 PM


Originally Posted by Pirkaus (Post 21570914)
Name it Audrey, aka Little Shop of Horrors, feed me!

Kudos for quality content. :thumb:

datlas 07-05-20 05:08 PM

On today's ride, one of the cyclists I know has that fancy new Specialized saddle that is 3-D printed. It looks like it's made from some type of flexible crabon fiber lattice.

He did say it's comfy. If you have to ask the price, it's too much but I think it's $450.

kissTheApex 07-05-20 05:16 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21570885)
You may have missed it, I said a few days ago that serious sourdough bakers name their starter. Mine is nameless so far but open to suggestions.

Ged? :rolleyes:

kissTheApex 07-05-20 05:19 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21571100)
On today's ride, one of the cyclists I know has that fancy new Specialized saddle that is 3-D printed. It looks like it's made from some type of flexible crabon fiber lattice.

He did say it's comfy. If you have to ask the price, it's too much but I think it's $450.

I think it’s the highest high end Power saddle. The basic model, which I ride can be had for under $100 from scam bay. It’s one of those saddles performs the best with a 1-2 degree downward angle.

WhyFi 07-05-20 05:19 PM


Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21571122)
Ged? :rolleyes:

My boy has a stuffed animal named Ged; I got him in to Le Guin's Earthsea series. :D

rjones28 07-05-20 05:47 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21571100)
On today's ride, one of the cyclists I know has that fancy new Specialized saddle that is 3-D printed. It looks like it's made from some type of flexible crabon fiber lattice.

He did say it's comfy. If you have to ask the price, it's too much but I think it's $450.

S-Works Power with Mirror. Very fancy.

datlas 07-05-20 05:53 PM

The guy with the fancy S-Works Power Mirror saddle (I checked, that's it) is actually a fairly nice guy and quite mellow. But he did have an IT company that he founded many years ago and apparently sold it to Wall Street a few years ago and now is more-or-less retired, serves on a few boards, plays golf, and rides bikes. He has some fancy new Porsche that is all-electric that he is getting later this month. He also passed me once on some fancy MacLaren convertible that looked sporty.

So he does okay. My younger daughter wants him to adopt her so he can help with USC tuition. Not gonna happen.

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:05 PM


Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569106)
A close friend tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, and today he lost taste/smell.

We did a few rides together last week, and had beers after(outside). I'm not freaking out, but I'm self-quarantining until next Friday..

oy

BillyD 07-05-20 06:16 PM


Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21570276)
Hot! I want that mug! Correction, I NEEEEEEEEEEED that mug.

There's a bunch of knockoffs out there now, don't know where my wife got mine. Just google 'prescription coffee mug'.

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:17 PM


Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21569644)
my mind is baffled by this. Does the tail wind help you up the hill at all?

sure a little

but the effect of being miserably hot trumps the help from the tail wind

I actually prefer headwind (within reason) climbing ‘cause I hate to be hot

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21569662)
bag of nopes, I’ll take my sea level.

although sucking it up and just doing the climbing does put you in a state of mind where you wonder “what’s the fuss?” re: an 8 mile 8% climb

BillyD 07-05-20 06:24 PM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 21570865)
That just reads wrong on all levels

Yes. Reported.

BillyD 07-05-20 06:26 PM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 21570989)
He's a big boy now!

Reported.

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:31 PM

datlas

English Muffins are my COVID jam


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1a66e5125.jpeg

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:32 PM

PS Maple Blueberry Scones in the background

I’m now Alarmingly Fat

Heathpack 07-05-20 06:36 PM

Friday wee MTB ride with a friend

Sat dog Nosework session. In which Baby Ash did very well but was completely taken aback by a curious mini donkey. Hard to concentrate near something like that.

Today climbing ride with a friend.

Now watermelon margarita on the veranda while dinner finishes cooking. Homemade shake n bake style chicken, roasted carrots and broccoli. Cooking the giblets and back for the Dogz and roasting the breast to slice for sandwiches for the Yosemite trip.


@LAJ where are the Lotus pics?

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...69aef0f74.jpeg


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