Did she make a wrong turn?

I have a 1000/3000 oilstone out in the woodshop that does a nice job on the current one.

I remember seeing ol' Grumpy at Maple Grove Raceway BITD.

Are you drinking enough water? Acclimated?

I saw a new cardiologist last week. He started me on a new blood pressure med, carvedilol. A beta blocker, I think. Felt like crap all week and decided I HAD to try and ride today. I was planning a 15 mile ride. Got about 3 miles out and my heart slowed down to low 70's in a headwind. As low as 56 one time. I turned around, got home and got rid of the pills and back to my old med. Gonna try again this weekend.
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This is why one should always own a number of knives.

Which reminds me - I need to take mine to be sharpened.

According to garmin, I am not acclimated. I guess early mornings don’t count.

Quoting to see the attached pic.

I started a ride yesterday when it was 104F. Didn't even last 10 miles.

Too old for that nonsense.

I worked at independent shops back in the days of Pintos and Vegas. I thought the Pinto was a much better engine once they went to the OHC.
Plenty of V-8 Vegas running around as daily drivers and at the drags.
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Since I no longer work in the heat I try to take my time acclimating. It actually cooled down a bit here which makes me think next time it goes back up over 100 it's going to suck.
One thing I do is drink a lot of water. Couple weeks ago I did about 50 miles with climbing and I drank 6 large bottles during the ride. Still wanted more when I got home but had no cramps or nausea or other problems.

I drank 6 bottles on my ride last weekend that was a not so climby 53 miles. It was super humid and I still didn’t have enough water.

Sometimes you just have to drink more than usual, more than you might think you need.

I have a few routes planned for next week and this weekend that give me water /food about every 20 miles. Will be perfect

A beta blocker will really reduce your max HR and thus lower your top end on the bike. It might be medically necessary, but you may wish to discuss with him/her.

I sometimes joke that the best way to beat your friends on a ride is not to take a PED, but rather, slip a little beta blocker into their water bottles.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

I was talking with my PCP about hypertension drugs, and particularly about beta blockers. She told me nobody would prescribe me those, since my RHR is in the low 40s.

And what heart rates were necessary to produce those power numbers? That’s what to watch in the heat, in my opinion.

God, just saw that! This race is more dangerous than any Cat III-IV squirrelfest I ever rode in and a whole lot faster!

I do wonder, when you see the TdF guys (and gals)climbing at ridiculous speeds in 40C temps, how it doesn't kill them. I mean, they're probably hydrating as fast as the domestiques can ferry bottles to them from the team car, but still.

Another monster sprint, too.

If dehydration drives the heart rate up that must affect power?

News just announced no new mask mandate for L.A. County. They had planned it but cases dropped enough to put it off.

agree - Pinto engine did appear to perform better - and did not appear to burn as much oil ... not certain - but the Vega engine block might have been aluminum without cast liners (?)

of course the Pinto was known for fires when involved in collisions to the rear (early Mustang actually had similar problem . lack of true / substantial trunk floor

good friend's neighbor had a Cosworth Vega - neat car

this guy was a GM / Chevrolet service rep ... he had a bunch of neat cars and access to a lot of parts and accessories ...typically drove a Corvette or Camaro during the summer months and a 4wd Blazer (or whatever) during the winter months ... at the time I considered his job to be my fav job

and he took care of us - he got us complete Chevy 4-bolt main truck short blocks (for next to nothing) - we then added the rest of the parts and we had great running cars

I suspect the Public Health folks were relived not to have to impose it. Everyone who's willing to wear a mask is probably already doing so, and a lot of the ones who won't are prone to violent fantasy. Nothing like death threats from the troglodytes for trying to keep people from dying.