Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Maybe leave the retirement village?
Walk or ride a steep hill
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ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Steep: Where singlespeeders have spun out and those with dinnerplate cassettes, non weight weenie knobblys and their ass on the seat keep going.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
I have done it a few times which means I can count them all on one hand. I dabbed last time on the apex of the 2nd switchback.
It is the ultimate long slog in the mountains. A granny gear feat but keeping traction on the sharp loose turns is the difficult part when your lungs are hanging out of your chest.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Steep for me is where you have to push down hard on the handlebars just to keep the front wheel from wandering
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Ass on the saddle trying to keep traction and big face kissing the bars trying to keep the front down
Sounds familiar.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
That's the one. While your knackers seem to try to make their way up to your stomach. Just not a feel you could ever call 'right' is it?Ass on the saddle trying to keep traction and big face kissing the bars trying to keep the front down
Daniel Hale
She fid, he fid, I fidn't
Ezkaton
Eats Squid
I feel this. Last time I rode, everything was fine for hours... As soon as I got off the bike and bent forward a little, everything in my back locked up.
That was a painful drive home... I could hardly bend enough to get into the car, let alone find a comfortable way to sit.
MARKL
Eats Squid
I struggle on the straights as you come to the waterbars and it steepens up the front wonders...more weight to the rear and then break traction, cleaned it on the fatbike though
Ackland
chats d'élevage
Hopefully this sets off some alarms and you've thrown in some other non cycling strengthening
Jpez
Down on the left!
Sounds like you’ve got something going in there that needs addressing.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Have to agree. You have to find any sources of pain whorl riding and fix or risk getting some ugly longer term injury.
Can take time to sort out and might be a combination of a stretched out riding position and seat angle or bar height etc.
Getting a cramp after a ride or big climb is a different thing though and mega pain.
Ezkaton
Eats Squid
I obliterated my back doing farm work in Tasmania, to the point where I was forced to quit after their HR/'safety guy' couldn't suggest a safer method of completing the workload... Hasn't been the same since.
I know I need to do some strengthening work, it's just a matter of finding the time and motivation.
Though on the thread topic... Being a more shuttle focused/descending rider, I give up pretty easily when climbing gets tough. Had some pretty sweet cramping last time I was out on a pedal ride, too.
Jpez
Down on the left!
With you on that. I started building as a youngster with cowboys. The idea of safe working practices was for pussies. I can sneeze and put my neck out which takes weeks of yoga/stretching to sort out. I paid a dear price for my young ignorance.
Bulged discs, degenerative arthritis. Doc said DONT ride mountain bikes.
FUCK that! It’s the best thing for me. I don’t ride for a couple weeks and I’m a cripple again.
I’m also a descender and would give up pretty easily until I started riding regularly with a much fitter stronger and faster rider.
he pushed me to keep pushing up those hills and it’s paid off big time on the downs. Stronger, fitter =faster =funner!
Jpez
Down on the left!
Maybe he needs a longer bikeCan take time to sort out and might be a combination of a stretched out riding position and seat angle or bar height etc.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Did you mean eBike?
Ezkaton
Eats Squid
Will gladly accept a Nicolai eboxx gofundme.