--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00001 Date: 10/19/97 From: VERN FAULKNER Time: 01:24am \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: Ickghy weather - suggestions? JC> 1) Build lean muscles mass - muscle mass uses up more calories even JC> at rest than does blubber. Helps aid loss of excess body fat. I have had a lot of people say this, so I suppose that there's a merit to the whole idea. My main goal is to be in shape for racing in six-seven months - a tall order, but I know I can do it. The other is to be able to do camping off the bike next summer: from a physical standpoint, I'm getting quite close to that already. Its the racing shape I need to work on - and hence I don't mind some work on the legs for that explosive acceleration and hill climbing power. I'm a big lad, and we big lads need to work on hill climbing yhow.... JC> 3) Gives you something to fill all that loose skin that you'll have JC> following loss of excess body fat. Unless, perhaps you enjoy Well, there is a little of the loose stuff, I gotta admit. I figure it'll do what it's supposed to do in time. :) JC> looking like a bag of bones in loose fitting turkey skin. Gobble? JC> 4) Strong muscle helps support and protect joints, spine, etc., This much I've already had some success in. In May of '96, I blew out my knee - anything squooshy was basically wrecked. Took six or more months for it to get to where I didn't limp. I've noticed it once in the last six, and that was fourtwo days ago when I turned on it wierd at work. Freak accident, and its better now, after a little rest. All from building up the knee from cycling. JC> In addition to a little weight lifting, you may want to JC> take up indoor swimming during the winter season. I _REALLY_ don't swim well. Although, for what its worth, I went to the gyn tonight, and did a three-set rotation of three exercises each for lower and upper body. Didn't kill myself or anything, but did put some pressure on the old system. BTW: I also weighed myself, and found that despite the fact I've only been able to get out for one long ride (80km/50mi) in the last two weeks, (plus 40k today) I've still lost 5 Lbs in that time, so I suppose I haven't been doing too poorly. However, I think that loss comes from adjustment in diet to an extent - just eating better. Still I'm 193 now, still carrying flab, and what interests me is that in the loss of weight, I've put on some good leg muscle. I wonder how much mass of muscle I've gained? Oh well, guess it doesn't matter... Still, I think I'm going to try and incorporate strength work of _some_ nature at least twice a week for the next while, and see what happens. After all, I survived tonight, eh? :) Question, though: what kind of stuff can be done indoors, in one's own home, without having to go get a weight set? --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Warm Fire, Hearty Helpings - Fox n' Dragon Inn (1:340/44) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00002 Date: 10/19/97 From: VERN FAULKNER Time: 01:18am \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: Crotches attacked by bicycles VF> "5. Stand up and pedal every ten minutes." (yeah, right) JC> Since hearing this news, I've been standing up on the JC> pedals about 95% of the time, except for the past two Well, I think they mean stand up for 30 seconds every ten minutes. I get out of the saddle for hill climbs a lot, so I'm not too worried about that. JC> What happened to #2, #4, #6, #7, #9, and #10????????? They were basic things like get a recumbent, adjust seat height properly, get a comfy saddle, common-sense stuff that any reasonably sentient cycling buff will know already. VF> "1: Level your saddle. Or point a few degrees JC> I have my saddle pointed upward a bit because if I JC> level it, I will slide off it. :-( Why? Maybe you need to get a better saddle? --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Warm Fire, Hearty Helpings - Fox n' Dragon Inn (1:340/44) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00003 Date: 10/19/97 From: VERN FAULKNER Time: 01:25am \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: Holy Bike Weight Batman! JC> Here's how to weigh your bike: JC> 1) Using an ordinary bathroom scale, weight yourself (this would be JC> your curb weight, with shoes and clothes, etc.) Write this Well, I figured that part out - save that I don't have a bathroom scale. Taking my bike into the gym might get me some strange looks. :) Then again, why bother? The thing weighs a ton, and in a month, I won't have to ride it anymore.... --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Warm Fire, Hearty Helpings - Fox n' Dragon Inn (1:340/44) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00004 Date: 10/19/97 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 12:38pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 2 times) Subj: Helmets once again I know a lot of folks are fed up with this helmet issue, but it did bring in a good deal of dialogue. So if this is tiring just skip this message. In Montreal we have a mountain in the center called Mount Royal. Many venture here for exercise as well as sight see. The area is patrolled by police on horse back. In recent years the officers have been wearing helmets. On inquiring why they did so, the answer I got was that it made it safer. Basically helmets were not being worn to curb head injury, but too be more politically correct and to give a message. Even though statistics did not merit the officers to need a helmet. They wore them anyways. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00005 Date: 10/19/97 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 12:47pm \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: Bike Paths If your having trouble on info to start a league in your area, write to leagues in other cities. They will gladly help you out i'm sure. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00006 Date: 10/19/97 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 12:49pm \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: Brakes on a budget The double pivot brake is a side pull type and the v-brake is more like a cantilever. They are simple to adjust and probably more so then center pull. I remember the centers would jam sometimes. I found the v-brake on a $500 (Canadian) mountain bike. They use to sell on bikes $1000 and up. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00007 Date: 10/19/97 From: J CLEVENGER Time: 11:14am \/To: DEWEY THIESSEN (Read 2 times) Subj: Mcdonalds kills more than DT> Maybe he's bright enough to realize that the fact that the majority DT> of head injuries are from auto accidents, isn't It is germane to the discussion of a law that REQUIRES bicycle operators to wear helmets. DT> be that the reason this is a fact is there are DT> significantly more people riding around in DT> automobiles at significantly higher speeds? Exactly my point. More people are at greater risk because they are moving at a much higher rate of speed and their vehicle has much greater mass. And yet, there is no law requiring NASCAR approved helmets for automobile operators. The crux of his argument is that it is immoral for people to put themselves at risk and cost society money. This cannot be true for bicycle operators but not true for automobile operators. My belief is that the much more necessary helmet law for auto passengers is not enacted because it would be inconvenient for auto operators to comply, and that there would be massive public outcry by people who don't want their hair style ruined by a helmet. The government has little to fear in this regard from bicycle operators, simply because we are in the minority. The majority finds it very easy to push around a minority. And if it reinforces the view of a bicycle as a toy or recreational activity and not a means of alternative transportation, so much the better from the view of the oil companies. DT> can't stand it anymore. Actually, you have far more DT> government regulation to contend with while DT> operating an automobile as compared to a bicycle. Correct, as you should. An automobile is inherently more dangerous than a bicycle. The point is not that bicycles should be free of regulation, or which mode of transportation has more onerous laws. My point is that laws restricting personal freedom should be applied very cautiously, if at all, and must be applied fairly and logically; not used to single out a particular minority because it makes trauma surgeons "feel good". DT> Ah, but now I'm trying to teach a pig to sing. I Oink oink. La la la laaaaaa! --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Outdoor Focus - University Place, WA (206)565-7730 (1:138/123) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEP00008 Date: 10/16/97 From: BENJAMIN COHEN Time: 11:05am \/To: J CLEVENGER (Read 2 times) Subj: BICYCLING AND YOUR PROSTATE Yes, I ran the EZ-Seat for about a month before I got the DABS, which I like a lot more. It spreads the load over a larger area and has better cushioning. It came with a 60 day return option; I didn't return it. I've got a spare EZ-Seat (with lambs wool covers) if you want to try it! Ben Cohen ben@twty.chi.il.us --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: 20/20 TBBS * Chicago * 312-769-2020 (1:115/769) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEQ00000 Date: 10/19/97 From: BARRY AUSTERN Time: 07:12pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 2 times) Subj: Men, genital problems whi VF> Well, first off, from _Men's Health_, September 1997, quoting Dr VF> Goldstein, a urologist with the Boston University Medical Center: VF> VF> "'Fifty percent of the penis is actually inside the body. Whose? --- * Freddie 1.2.5 * .. Free Sex is all I can afford after taxes! * Origin: Access! Information Services (1:108/155) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: EEQ00001 Date: 10/20/97 From: DEWEY THIESSEN Time: 05:51am \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 2 times) Subj: Mcdonalds kills more than VF> It is, when the use of massive medical costs due to head VF> injuries is made as a key point in favour of their use. No, this simply isn't true. Motor vehicles are a mode of transportation that is absolutely necessary for survival in our society and bicycling is a chosen form of recreation. (I realize there are exceptions, but this generally is the rule.) Despite your experience, there's no way a rational person can argue that riding a vehicle at 10 to 30 mph without a helmet makes more sense than riding without one. I don't like the government telling me what to do any more than the next guy, but your arguments do not hold water. VF> Next? Last. Dewey --- timEd-B11 * Origin: The Dew Line, Flower Mound TX, Metro 972-724-0938 (1:130/24)