The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Riding in a group when I was a youngster anything up to a 19mph average, though the most I could manage at that pace was about an hour, on my own I used to manage 16-17mph, the memory of that is what makes my current lack of pace annoying, what makes it even more annoying is mates who have never slowed down, most of them are in their 60's and 70's now, some are older, and they are as quick as they've always been.

When I was younger I just cycled for pleasure so mph didn't bother me.
Its only in recent years that I got back into cycling and got myself a basic garmin. I would expect to do a 20 miler at 12, maybe 13 mph. Still very much for pleasure.

 

[oldwheels]

Minus 1.7C when I got up but nice and sunny and temperature rising. Forecast is for dry all day but very windy and some boats cancelled.
Too dodgy to go to Colonsay today so our Monday afternoon boat is back on.
Not going out on the trike tho' as the northerly wind is just too strong to be a pleasure.
The council have been casting covetous eyes on our free parking and are going to start charging and introducing all sorts of restrictions. The beginning of the end for some shops I think. The hairdressers on the Main St will have no parking anywhere near and will certainly lose business. As soon as possible I will have to start my shopping trips to Oban again where there is free supermarket parking.
This used to be a nice place to live but is becoming impossible.

 

[BoldonLad]

Looking out of the window, it is a bright sunny day, but..... very windy, -2C, water feature frozen, and, a dusting of snow on the lawn.....

 

[Dave7]

Sounds like you're finding out what your good lady needs and getting a routine .sorted, just be careful you don't cut the care too far back.

Yes.....I imagine that's an easy mistake to make.
Carer No 1 today helped her get dressed and washed her back.
She will ask No 2 carer to help wash her hair.
Everything else we can manage between us.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning all. Should be a busy day ahead helping my stepson to lay down decking and it is blowing a cold wind too!
I phoned the dog groomer on Saturday to book Molly for a haircut and he can't do it until May 20th ! It must be a very lucrative business.
I will try the Pet shop and see if I can have her done before I go back to potholes county possibly next week.

 

[Juan Kog]

Riding in a group when I was a youngster anything up to a 19mph average, though the most I could manage at that pace was about an hour, on my own I used to manage 16-17mph, the memory of that is what makes my current lack of pace annoying, what makes it even more annoying is mates who have never slowed down, most of them are in their 60's and 70's now, some are older, and they are as quick as they've always been.

Same here Dave , life got in the way of my cycling. A house move in the late 90’s ageing parents and Mrs JK going back to college. For about 5 years in the early 2000’s my cycling was reduced to 2 miles to the station or 5 miles to the main shopping centre. This was a cyclist who a few years earlier had no problems with 150 mile sometimes longer rides in summer ..

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Same here Dave , life got in the way of my cycling. A house move in the late 90’s ageing parents and Mrs JK going back to college. For about 5 years in the early 2000’s my cycling was reduced to 2 miles to the station or 5 miles to the main shopping centre. This was a cyclist who a few years earlier had no problems with 150 mile sometimes longer rides in summer ..

Yes, this year my cyclings gone from around a 100 mile a week to around 80 - 100 mile a month, one 20 - 25 mile ride most weeks, made possible by a neighbor who'll keep an eye on my Good Lady while I'm out. Sometimes life gets in the way of cycling, and theres nowt we can do about it.

 

[PaulSB]

Riding in a group when I was a youngster anything up to a 19mph average, though the most I could manage at that pace was about an hour, on my own I used to manage 16-17mph, the memory of that is what makes my current lack of pace annoying, what makes it even more annoying is mates who have never slowed down, most of them are in their 60's and 70's now, some are older, and they are as quick as they've always been.

An average of 19 would be a very good day. I can do it but I am, as the say, blowing out my a*** ........I can only hold this if I'm with a good group and tucked in. I remember one great ride, 2019, when three of us managed 19.6 over 100 miles....it was just a very, very good day.

Yesterday we were five, three taking turns and two sitting in. I was comfortable doing my turn but ask me to push it to get an average of say 18.5 and my eyeballs start to fall out.

 

[welsh dragon]

The sun keeps disappearing here and when it does the temp drops like a stone, and I can hear the wind kicking up a bit as well.

 

[Mo1959]

The sun keeps disappearing here and when it does the temp drops like a stone, and I can hear the wind kicking up a bit as well.

Yep. It's clouded over slightly here too and every so often the wind picks up. Hopefully keep the grockles away!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

An average of 19 would be a very good day. I can do it but I am, as the say, blowing out my a*** ........I can only hold this if I'm with a good group and tucked in. I remember one great ride, 2019, when three of us managed 19.6 over 100 miles....it was just a very, very good day.

Yesterday we were five, three taking turns and two sitting in. I was comfortable doing my turn but ask me to push it to get an average of say 18.5 and my eyeballs start to fall out.

Yes, been there done that, I remember a ride to a place called Saddington that was unusually fast, late summer and most of the lads had been racing regualarly since the spring, by mid morning I was going off the back on the hills and by the time I got back on we were approaching another hill and I'd go off the back again, so I gave up and settled at a comfortable pace, I knew where I was going, I got to a junction and one of my mates was waiting so we waited for a few others who were behind me and formed a small group of our own, we rolled into the cafe about fifteen minutes after the main group and I looked at my computer and we'd averaged 18mph, after the cafe stop we rode home together and left the others to do their own ride home.

 

[welsh dragon]

My daughter has a sore arm after having her jab yesterday and my SIL woke during the night shivering and aching all over. He woke this mornng with a pounding headache.

 

[Juan Kog]

Weather report from South Hertfordshire. I thought is was my neighbours magnolia blossom blowing across my garden , oh-no it’s sleet . .

 

[gavroche]

Change of plans. Stepson phoned up and cancelled decking as he doesn't want to work in artic winds conditions. Suits me.
I have some new cleats that need fitting so will do that. Should take all of 10 minutes really, after that, trip to Lidl and a lazy day ahead.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We're getting sleet showers and sunny intervals, and its bitter cold.