PaulSB
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If you're riding an e-bike I don't understand why you're concerned by heart issues. Why raise the topic?
Is cycling bad for the heart??
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If you're riding an e-bike I don't understand why you're concerned by heart issues. Why raise the topic?
I didn't realise so many forum members on here don't understand the appeal of 'free speech' isn't it a core part of the PREVENT legal legislation
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
I didn't realise so many forum members on here don't understand the appeal of 'free speech' isn't it a core part of the PREVENT legal legislation
Stop worrying, you are far more likely to get hit by a car, or those pesky tree stumps that jump out on trails. If you are doing it right, your body will be well worn out by the time AF is an issue !
Ajax Bay
Guru
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I applaud free speech. And just because, as a medical person, @gzoom references a GCN video, doesn't mean they agrees with the clickbait title (but it'd be interesting to know especially after one might infer that they thinks that). @PaulSB please don't stereotype what e-bike riders shouldn't be concerned about: you don't know how young they is and what challenges they face.
Link please - maybe 'Online Safety Bill' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57569336
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PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
I didn't realise so many forum members on here don't understand the appeal of 'free speech' isn't it a core part of the PREVENT legal legislation
What does this mean? I'm afraid I just don't understand your reply.
Slick
Guru
PREVENT is counter terrorism legislation.
vickster
Legendary Member
Which has what to do with cycling and AF?
Or are GCN terrorists as well as conspiracy theorists?
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
I wouldn't stereotype anyone. I'm very much in favour of e-bikes and the key benefits they offer to people; fresh air, an opportunity to explore areas that might otherwise be difficult to access and get out of the car.
I've ridden with e-bikers and regularly ride with a friend who uses an e-MTB when he's on that type of ride. I've some practical experience which suggests e-biking would have little or any impact on the heart. I've one friend who bought an e-bike to aid his recovery and return to cycling after serious heart issues.
To my mind the poster implies there are potential heart issues for cyclists, something I would disagree with. I'm simply interested to know why he's concerned by this, though I don't expect a straight answer.
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
Ah, I see. Nothing to do with cycling then.
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- Inside my skull
Is there decent published research which supports that assertion - give links please?
This page gives a good summary
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/...h-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-age
The book referenced well worth getting, if you want to know more.
Amazon product ASIN B00OF2A8IIView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorian-Book-Dead-Ghosts-Past-ebook/dp/B00OF2A8II
Ajax Bay
Guru
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- East Devon
I suggest that there are potential heart issues for cyclists, indeed for everyone. The schwerpunkt is whether those are issues of any concerning magnitude, whether there's a differential between the great unwashed and cyclists (and within that sub-sets of cyclists) and whether any change in cycling behaviour (in this context) might or should be considered. Like @fossyant , the OP and you, I suspect, I'll aim to mitigate as many of the key risks cyclists face (to ALARP), which are . . . . . off topic.
Slick
Guru
Slick
Guru
Based on understanding core UK values, which I think some on here may not quite agree with!
An elderly great-aunt lived in a cottage in our farmyard when I was growing up. In her 80s but sprightly. She was always up early.
One morning there was no sign of life and the curtains were still pulled. Come the evening with still no sign of life, my Dad broke in and met her coming down the stairs. She had taken an extra sleeping pill by mistake the night before and had just woken up!
