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Bike Hack: Pannier Bags & Polymer Clay
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For the last couple of years I’ve been using a pair of Dawes pannier bags
on my Pashley. The trouble is that they’re not really designed for the
chunkiness...
18 hours ago
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The Gentleman looks very Fit,probably Cycling all his Life. No Obesity there,keeps all the Joints Supple and Free from Arthritis by keeping Active.
It's certainly never too late!! I have started cycling to work at the grand old age of 34!!! (feels late enough to me!) From a fellow Wiltshirian - would that be the right term?!
Only 34? A mere slip of a lass!
Age - know your limits. They can be better than you realise.
I decided to have a go at the AUDAX UK LEL event this July. It's 1,400km in 120hrs. Possible now as my youngest is now eight and pretty autonomous.
Concerned I might not be up to the training (400 & 600km rides) I decided to get the GP to check me out. Super fit, but I knew that was relative to the sedentary majority, so I went to the CRY Institute for an ultrasound of my heart and advice from Olympic medical instructors.
No problems except body fat needs to come down (19 percent) and flexibility (ROM) needed to improve. I'm 42 years old.
In June's Triathlete's World magazine the article 'Never Stop Training' has features on triathletes Frances Greenwell (started in 1999), Don Hutchinson (local to me), Daphne Belt (six times world long distance champion), Les Humprey (triple heart bypass in 1992)and Helen James.
Their ages respectively, are; 55, 63,69,69, and 74. Yes 74. She does what most teenagers in the UK currently couldn't.
In a country with child obesity levels exploding, these examples prove out what is possible. Sadly our culture in the UK - certainly towards cyclists - is so geared towards sedentary behaviour it is not easy to go against the tide of car-is-king mindset, fatty/sugary foods in bulk and an outlook on society formed on the settee infront of the TV.
The path of a happy long life can start by switching off the TV and going out on your bike.
Other views on this at www.polaine.com/matt
Thanks for a most interesting comment, Matt.
You run an excellent blog, too.
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