Interesting conversation. I truly expect that one reason my knees are still fine is that I ride shorter distances at a time and cumulatively than many of the rest of you.
My knees were fine on todays minimally extended 40 miler. On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Phil Bickford <phi...@sonic.net> wrote: > Yup, I'm up here in Sonoma County "Getting Mellow," too Beth. > > I've got Osteoarthritis in my right knee and to a lesser degree in the > left, but I used to enjoy fairly good knee health. There would be the > occasional need for icing, but I used to joke that a little bit of > swelling would keep things in place. > > My riding ranged from 200 to 300 miles a week in 40-50 mile bites. > One or two of those rides were fixed gear. I never could hack the > offroad single speed thing although the few times I did ride fixed > offroad were a blast. > > My mom has had both her knees replaced and I have spent 25+ years > working on the floor. If anything my bike riding helped my knees - > even the fixed stuff - I never used an outrageously big gear. > > My riding now consists of getting around town, and a close-to-daily > recreation/therapeutic ride of about 1.5-2 hours on flat ground. > Though initially it was on my singlespeed, I've now got a Sturmey > Archer B2C kickback hub that seems just right for me. 48/68 gear > inches provides enough low to get me moving, and enough high to make > it feel exciting. > > I think once I sell off a good portion of my bikes and gear I'll be > looking forward to getting a Riv Simpleone, or whatever the present > generation is, provided they build some my size. > > Phil B > > On Apr 9, 8:00 pm, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Apr 9, 11:29 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I'm curious to hear from oldsters (ie, older than young-uns like >> > myself at a just-turned-57) who ride fixed or ss: how's y'all's knees? >> > > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Ranier Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.
