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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-23, 02:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 602
Posted By peterws

If I started wearing sunglasses now, it'd put me...

If I started wearing sunglasses now, it'd put me firmly ON that list!
Nor would my eyes benefit from what I saw . . . it's dark in there, y'know.
Time to get ready otherwise I'll get a duff bike ....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-08-23, 04:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 602
Posted By peterws

Interesting. High cadence riding, out of the...

Interesting. High cadence riding, out of the seat on a road bike is a no go for me too, but I've seen, and been passed by others who do this. Then there's the crazy but unmissable TDF stage...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-08-23, 03:21 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 602
Posted By peterws

What does a guy do?

Gym instuctress directly in front of me. . . . And one to my right, sitting in. Time to Sprint, up against the best. The music starts up, about 140 bpm, loud with thumping bass "Up guys! Up on the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-01-23, 03:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,962
Posted By peterws

The best spinning instructors are not cyclists....

The best spinning instructors are not cyclists. They're aerobics instructors, who gently or otherwise, push things, encouraged by the inspired (maybe) music and party atmosphere, grunts and squeaks...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-30-22, 12:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,232
Posted By peterws

I just go for short trips, about 15miles only,...

I just go for short trips, about 15miles only, but after 4, it's uphill. Steeply, through my little city, and I can take it further by heading to Fell Top, where a monumen exists. Many cyclists use...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-16-22, 09:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,173
Posted By peterws

Had a light bulb moment. Looked at the dang...

Had a light bulb moment. Looked at the dang thing. Rejected, unwanted, still with shiny spokes and tidy paintwork. Looked at the horror handlebars I made it wear, with extension ends to add to the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-13-22, 01:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,173
Posted By peterws

A bike I cannot like!

Anybody bought one and found the same?
For some reason, I cannot make that connection with one of these bikes. I just bought it locally for 100 smackeroos and, considering it's probable purchase...
Forum: Pills and Ills
11-01-22, 01:23 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,106
Posted By peterws

Bet your bike shed's got loads of old stuff in it...

Bet your bike shed's got loads of old stuff in it . . . .
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-27-22, 03:06 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,665
Posted By peterws

A good, good thought! Ive just arranged to buy a...

A good, good thought! Ive just arranged to buy a used road bike similar to my own, and plan to adapt it for the shopping run.
It'll look so cool with a shopping basket at the handlebars.
I'd...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-08-22, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 397
Posted By peterws

I guess I'm fortunate in havng loads of crashes...

I guess I'm fortunate in havng loads of crashes and no serious stuff as a result. It could and does so often go the other way.
Spoke to another oldie recently who said he'd never had a prang on his...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-06-22, 09:46 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,665
Posted By peterws

Riding along the Promenade in my home time today,...

Riding along the Promenade in my home time today, I was surprised and shocked to discover the extent of camber on it!
Sounds like a barrel o' laughs coming up . . . .
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-05-21, 04:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,073
Posted By peterws

You have fun on any bike, anywhere. I get mine on...

You have fun on any bike, anywhere. I get mine on the hills leading out of town. These days, same course. Been doin' it for the last twenty years; the road's been resufaced (partially) once. Now the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-10-21, 02:16 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,494
Posted By peterws

Seems to me that you ave to take care when you...

Seems to me that you ave to take care when you get older. I loved treadmill sprinting before a gym spinning class; nice warm up, kinda gets you in the mood for the serious stuff.
Then I pulled a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-21-21, 09:30 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 87,063
Posted By peterws

Note the English weather. It sometimes refuses to...

Note the English weather. It sometimes refuses to rain. This creates confusion amongst us residents and complaints amongst our womenfolk. "It's too hot!" "keep out the sun . . " "Put yer blooody...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-19-20, 04:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,027
Posted By peterws

Cycle studios are usually in dark, confined areas...

Cycle studios are usually in dark, confined areas with dubious ventilation. The heaviest breathing takes place in them. I love these occasions but won't go until Covid's dealt with. They're still...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-18-20, 11:38 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,471
Posted By peterws

I found it otherwise too, in France. Not...

I found it otherwise too, in France. Not England. But I can't see why anybody should be ashamed. The sun's for everyone.
I do recall seeing a couple in identical swimming costume bottoms; middle...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-16-20, 04:43 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 29,846
Posted By peterws

It's all over now; Stones with Brian Jones. I'd...

It's all over now; Stones with Brian Jones. I'd be 13 or so at the time, it was a great Summer song. There have been so many geat summer songs and artists.. Still are in all probability.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-20, 11:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,820
Posted By peterws

UK-er here. The Brummie accent is lilting...

UK-er here. The Brummie accent is lilting compared to that from those good folk in Barrow in Furness . . . .
Big advantage of the UK is the Coast to Coast.
You can do it in less than a lifetime ....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-07-20, 12:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 860
Posted By peterws

You can always turn sharp left at the first...

You can always turn sharp left at the first opportunity if they look like doin' the same to you . . . .
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-04-20, 12:44 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 14,878
Posted By peterws

I just bought a cheap Bar End mirror and mount it...

I just bought a cheap Bar End mirror and mount it on my bar extensions. Doesn't stick out, and tells me if there's a car behind, when I want to turn right (we drive on the left here) and it saves my...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-04-20, 09:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 860
Posted By peterws

Unexpected training for some . . .

Love the hills where I live. Always had hills. So I now head, as do some newly unemployed worthies, for them every day insted of heading doen the cycle track to the Gym. Roads are quiet, cycle...
Forum: Pills and Ills
02-25-20, 03:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,003
Posted By peterws

Well, I been knocking back this Yerba Mate for...

Well, I been knocking back this Yerba Mate for some weeks now, and have received more. My congestion left me a few days ago, my smell's returning (have to use deodorant ha ha) and I just like...
Forum: Pills and Ills
02-01-20, 01:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,003
Posted By peterws

Well; I got my Yerpa Mate tea. Got the coffee...

Well; I got my Yerpa Mate tea. Got the coffee plunger/presser. So I made myself a quick cuppa. Large heaped teaspoonful of the stuff into the receptacle; bit o' cold water to "stabilise" it;...
Forum: Pills and Ills
01-29-20, 10:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,003
Posted By peterws

Well, I received my Yerba Mate and await the...

Well, I received my Yerba Mate and await the arrival of a coffee squeezer to utilise it.
Meanwhile, I've found a surefire cure of my own! You may or may not like it.
Work!
Hard physical or...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-23-19, 03:08 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 28,356
Posted By peterws

I thought it was time to give up a few years ago....

I thought it was time to give up a few years ago. Was talking of 3 wheelers and stuff; I'd had one or two setbacks, stiff neck, shoulder rotator cuff tear, hernia, BCC cancer removal, but worst of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-11-19, 02:08 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 51,920
Posted By peterws

Anybody got any Diastolic h.r. stories? Just...

Anybody got any Diastolic h.r. stories? Just found out there's a thing as Pulse pressure which ideally should be around 40, the difference between Systolic and Diastolic pressures. on a normal...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-18-19, 05:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,624
Posted By peterws

The mistake is to think you can't push yourself...

The mistake is to think you can't push yourself when you're older. I have arthritis in most joints except knees/hips. Weights and gym machines helped my elbows, piano keeps the fingers going. I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-19, 12:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,148
Posted By peterws

Cringe-worthy Handlebars. . .

Purists, avert your beadies.

Long have I desired the Perfect Handlebars. Two decent positions, one up, one down. You know something's wrong, 'cos with the "up" bars, iIride downhill, and wi the...
Forum: Pills and Ills
06-01-19, 05:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 11,511
Posted By peterws

I had an umbilical one done about 11years ago. A...

I had an umbilical one done about 11years ago. A student surgeon did it; I couldn't resist the smile on her face. No problems since, but I go easy on the lifting. I also had a LH side hernia which...
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