The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

I'm a bimbler when I'm out with MrsD, but I'm Jason Kenny when out on my own.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Oh my good Lord above. Just eyeballing last weeks ride data, and on Thursday s ride my average was just 15.2MPH - I'd have potentially been quicker on a pedelec. Time to buy a rocking chair and some Werthers Originals.

Thats a lot quicker than my 13 - 14 mph, so you're not doing bad.

 

[Drago]

I'm slightly younger than you Dave, though my aerodynamics probably aren't as good as yours. Held it in the high 15s, low 16s on most road rides this last decade. It'll inevitably slip eventually though.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm slightly younger than you Dave, though my aerodynamics probably aren't as good as yours. Held it in the high 15s, low 16s on most road rides this last decade. It'll inevitably slip eventually though.

Mine started slipping about 2008, after my close encounter with angina, and has continued since, though I managed to keep it in the 14 - 15 mph area for a while

 

[pawl]

Thats a lot quicker than my 13 - 14 mph, so you're not doing bad.

And that’s better than 12.5 13mph Am I allowed to blame advancing yearsHope that once I can get rid of all the winter clothing I might get up to 13 mph I don’t really care I just like cycling.🚲🚲🚲🚲

 

[Poacher]

Off topic, have you tried Fat Boys in Arnold, proper cafe food.

Have you seen my "gravitationally challenged" id? There's a blummin' great hill between here and Arnold, and since Arnold is at a similar although very slightly higher elevation, a blummin' great hill on the way back. From here, the choice is Westdale Lane, which is reasonably benign but with a final kick up which has never yet defeated me, but is ill advised when the GP not far from the top has called me in for a BP test, and Arnold Lane, which is an exhilarating switchback on descent, but a debilitating switchback the other way, and bears an unfortunate nominal similarity to a Pink Floyd track, which in itself is sufficient grounds to avoid it. This isn't Lincolnshire, you know. OK, it's not Derbyshire either, but there's a very good reason I limit my rides to a generally southerly or easterly direction: the lack of mountains in the way. Furthermore, can you imagine the reputational damage that might be caused if I was recorded entering an establishment called "Fat Boys"? I'm thinking of the damage to theirs, not mine; I have no reputation to defend, but they might have some difficulty in appealing to irony in their choice of name when confronted with evidence of a waddling barrage balloon in front of their nameplate.
OK, I'll give it a try when circumstances allow.

 

[pawl]

WHAT!!!! How did 4,866 people fit in one bathtub? Amazing.

Perhaps some went head first into the toilet

 

[pawl]

I read somewhere this morning that the head of the motoring association? advised everyone not to cycle in case they fell off and hurt themselves and needed medical treatment. what an idiot.

I think I read the same article Wasn’t it the group who objected to 20mph speed limits in some built up areas.

 

[welsh dragon]

I think I read the same article Wasn’t it the group who objected to 20mph speed limits in some built up areas.

Probably. Professional complainers I think.

 

[classic33]

Perhaps some went head first into the toilet

"Bathroom-related injuries cause 234,000 ER visits per year. ... mostly while getting in and out of the tub or shower."

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And that’s better than 12.5 13mph Am I allowed to blame advancing yearsHope that once I can get rid of all the winter clothing I might get up to 13 mph I don’t really care I just like cycling.🚲🚲🚲🚲

Yes you're allowed to blame advancing years, old father time catches up with all of us eventually.

 

[Dirk]

Just stood outside and watched the ISS and Starlink go over at the same time.
Both very bright and visible to the naked eye.

 

[Dirk]

Night John Boy.

 

[classic33]

Night John Boy.

Night Mary Ellen