"I've lost a lot of power and speed, and this year feel a drop in endurance, but as long as I don't look at a bike computer too much, my happiness per mile hasn't trailed off."
Yep, I had a computer on all six of my bikes but when I reached 65 years of age all the computers were remove. I enjoy cycling as much as ever. On Jun 6, 4:37 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I took about a ten year break from cycling in my forties when life > demanded I focus exclusively on other things. When I started back, I > set two rules for myself which proved very useful. First I went on a > (Atkins) diet and lost 40 lbs. Second, as I recommitted myself I > decided to avoid riding so much on any day that I wouldn't want to > ride again tomorrow. Both of those proved to be very useful > decisions. About the same time I discovered Rivendell and I raised my > bars. Setting them about 2 cm below my saddle provided great relieve > to my back and especially my neck muscles. > > Drop bars provide the most variety for hand positions, which relieve > stress on the wrist & shoulders. I found putting them higher than > the saddle prevented me from standing up, and Vt has lots of short > steep rollers to get over, which are often easiest if you stand up and > give some push. > > I'm in my mid-late 60's now and continue to ride with drop bars about > 2 cm below the seat. I do some yoga after every ride now. I've lost > a lot of power and speed, and this year feel a drop in endurance, but > as long as I don't look at a bike computer too much, my happiness per > mile hasn't trailed off. > > Drop bars also offer the least stress on the buns and maybe the feet > too, which have been a problem for me. > > michael > just back from a happy, hilly 20 mile ride. > > On Jun 6, 11:55 am, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the > > mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into > > shape) > > > OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as > > comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff > > jones h loop bars or the north road bars. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
