Give it 10 years and you'll find out what he means
Struggle on Hills on Road Bike
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bigjim
Legendary Member
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- Manchester. UK
I can't work out who you are replying to. I need stronger tablets.I can't work out if you're agreeing, disagreeing, or just joking....sorry..
S-Express
Guest
Alternatively, you could try explaining it now?
My tactics for hills is generally to sit in a gear I'm comfortable in and spin up it as much as I can.
Hitting the hills with a lower initial heart rate also seems to help me compared to a year or so ago. I guess it's just a larger amount it can go up before I hit the limit.
Only really reached that max hr toward the top of Crawleyside Bank last year...I was breathing so heavily, it was audible 50 yards away! :-) Can reach it with lots of short, sharp hills though.
Hitting the hills with a lower initial heart rate also seems to help me compared to a year or so ago. I guess it's just a larger amount it can go up before I hit the limit.
Only really reached that max hr toward the top of Crawleyside Bank last year...I was breathing so heavily, it was audible 50 yards away! :-) Can reach it with lots of short, sharp hills though.
Lee_M
Guru
err as I said - weight, heart rate, % fat: weight down 2 stone, heart rate - resting heart rate down significantly , fat % down.
But I'm also 55 not 25, so I may not be fitter in absolute terms than I was at 25, but taking age into account I am.
By your reckoning cyclists wouldn't need to retire as age doesnt have anything to do with fitness, so chris boardman should be able to beat chris froome?
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
^^ actual lol
And
Fun sponge
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- DE4, Derbyshire
Nibor has it nailed. Don't compare yourself with those around you at the moment. I also live in Derbyshire, and when I cycle with my wife she can't keep up on the hills; when I ride with my (very fit) 18 year old son, I can't keep up with him. Pace yourself, try not to compare yourself with anyone else.
S-Express
Guest
Not sure how you arrived at that conclusion/strawman, but there's no particular reason that someone of Boardman's age could not cycle at a higher performance level than someone of Froome's age.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I'm sorry, run that past me again.... Are you saying that to practice (i.e. to train) is contrary to all scientific thought on exercise and training?
Lee_M
Guru
so no need for youth, masters and veterans then as age is irrelevant?
I want what you're smoking
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Pretty sure you don't, actually. Look at some of his other posts in other threads.
He's not saying age is irrelevant; he's saying that an old person can be fitter or just as fit as a younger person (I think), which I guess you'd agree with. Have a look at some running results for veterans (ie over 40). Are those guys/girls not fitter than the relative youngsters they compete directly against. Veteran categories are there so old blokes can beat others and 'feel the win' (or at least compare themselves with others of similar age) as opposed to be down the field behind lots of bright young things.
Many things affect fitness. Age is just one. And anyway do cyclists "need to retire"? Did Wiggins 'need to retire'? Was his hour record just so good? Is/was he 'fitter' than young Steven Burke?
chrisb1357
Über Member
Well last night I had my bike fit done with Andy Bishop in Worksop as I had booked one due to getting a little lower back pain during longer rides and not feeling that the bike was setup correct by myself. Andy made many changes to the bike setup as my original setup I did myself was not correct so I just need to get out this week for a ride to see how the bike now feels.
