Post-ride shivers
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Globalti
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You rode 74 miles on a freezing day and are surprised that you bonked a couple of hours later? The best time to refuel is in the half hour after finishing a ride so you should have sat down an eaten an unashamedly nutritious meal of fats, carbs and protein, something like scrambled eggs (made with butter) on buttered wholemeal toast, perhaps with some grilled bacon or even smoked salmon slices or ham. I once met a German doctor who was sitting outside the cafe in Chipping and tucking into seven fried eggs with toast; he said eggs are the best nutrition possible and the cheapest too.
Oh no, it wasn't bonk. I ate loads before, during, and immediately after the ride, and I felt full of energy all day.
Globalti
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Oh. Well I do believe the body has a thermostat, which it resets quite quickly. I notice that when I return home in winter after a trip to Africa I feel cold until I go out for a brisk walk or ride and generate muscular warmth, which seems to re-start the muscle tone that you need for keeping warm. Perhaps in your case the effect went the other way.
Kajjal
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It can be your body has run out of easier energy stores and is burning fat. The solution in this case is eat something suitable shortly after your ride.
I had a huge bowl of chili con carne with rice immediately after returning. (Thai rice - high glycemic index).
Yeah, I suspect it might be some sort of thermostat malfunction.
Another ride in the cold today, and everything was very similar to recent rides. Today's was 42 miles (recent ones have been between 30 and 74 miles and I got the shivers every time).
The only difference was that near the end there's a pub I've passed a few times but never been in. I was only a few miles from the station for home and it was all on a disused railway cycle path, and my pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord went down very nicely.
And this evening, no shivers - so I think I have the solution
The only difference was that near the end there's a pub I've passed a few times but never been in. I was only a few miles from the station for home and it was all on a disused railway cycle path, and my pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord went down very nicely.
And this evening, no shivers - so I think I have the solution
Ming the Merciless
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What clothing were you wearing whilst moving and what were you wearing whilst stopped? Did you stop to eat hot food at any point?
Just various thin layers, added and removed as necessary. And no, no hot food - I carry my own food and pretty much only ever stop for cake.
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And no, I'm not wearing lycra - nothing against those who do, but it's definitely not for me at my age on my vintage touring bike (not even as a base layer)
Just another thought about cotton - decades ago, before everyone wore lycra and other cycling-specific clothing, I seem to remember cotton being recommended as an ideal layering fabric and being comfortable and easy to wash. It's certainly the most comfortable material I've ever worn against my skin.
I prefer bamboo for base layer's, very comfortable and nice against the skin. It sounds like your temperature continued to drop after you got in the house, you probably were a little hyporermic when you got in and might need to dress a bit warmer
vickster
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But it would take him until the end of time and beyond to do 74 miles as you don’t actually go anywhere on an exercise bike computer game
But it would take him until the end of time and beyond to do 74 miles as you don’t actually go anywhere on an exercise bike computer game
If you're after keeping/building fitness over the cold, dark, wet winter then a smart turbo offers far better physical workout.
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May be, but it's not as much fun
