Anyone else addicted to cycling?

curt wrote:
:: I just re-started cycling this season. It has been a
:: while. I am wanting to do triathlons, but have discovered
:: that I really like cycling the best. I rode 55 miles
:: Saturday and 30 today and it was just great. I find
:: myself not wanting to get off my bicycle. I am reading a
:: local fitness magazine to see what rides are coming up.
:: Signed up for Peddle Pittsburgh (60 miles) and the MS 150
:: in June. I am so glad I rediscoved cycling and love to
:: explore on a bicycle. I have not ridden in a group for
:: years and am looking forward to riding in a pack. Hope
:: people are friendly.
::
:: Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their
:: bicycle all the time? Curt

When I'm not on my bike, I'm thinking about the next time I
will be....

Good progress, Curt....are you doing all that in LC?

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Good progress, Curt....are you doing all that in LC?

Hey Roger. I took a 40 mile ride which was very hilly on low
carb a while back and found that it wasn't a good idea to be
honest. I add some carbs when I take a longer ride. Eat a
banana or some wheat based something. I had a piece of pizza
and mid way a Cliff bar on the 55 mile ride. I may try a
ride or two low carb when I get stronger on the bike. I run
on LC and it isn't a problem, but I am only running 3 miles
and maybe a swim or lift. Taking longer ride on my bicycle
seems to take more out of me and I hit a wall. I got dizzy
on the 40 mile and felt that was over-the-top.

Enjoy, Curt

curt wrote:
::: Good progress, Curt....are you doing all that in LC?
::
:: Hey Roger. I took a 40 mile ride which was very hilly on
:: low carb a while back and found that it wasn't a good
:: idea to be honest. I add some carbs when I take a longer
:: ride. Eat a banana or some wheat based something. I had a
:: piece of pizza and mid way a Cliff bar on the 55 mile
:: ride. I may try a ride or two low carb when I get
:: stronger on the bike. I run on LC and it isn't a problem,
:: but I am only running 3 miles and maybe a swim or lift.
:: Taking longer ride on my bicycle seems to take more out
:: of me and I hit a wall. I got dizzy on the 40 mile and
:: felt that was over-the-top.

All of my long rides seem to take a lot out of me if I don't
add carbs before had. However, luckily, I don't get strange
until AFTER the rides, not during like you're reporting.
That would really scare me -- to be 20+ plus out and then to
get dizzy or weak. I don't carry food with me on my rides --
yet. I've only done 42 miles max so far...

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Signed up for Peddle Pittsburgh

Sounds like a hard sell.

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I have not ridden in a group for years

Me neither, and I don't miss it a bit.

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Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their
bicycle all the time? Curt

Put me in that category. I feel pretty awkward on my feet,
and can't stand sitting in a chair for very long. But put me
on a bicycle and life suddenly works the way it ought to.
Isn't it amazing that a skinny little bike seat can be so
much more comfortable than a high-quality desk chair?

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Originally posted by Curt
Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their bicycle
all the time? Curt

I feel the same way, always looking for the next chance to get out and ride. I honestly feel that it must be some type of addiction because I often ride to the point of exhaustion but I just can't wait to get back on the bike again for the next ride. I suspect that this is an addiction to Endorphin's (runners high) but I'm not entirely sure if it can technically be considered an addiction since I can still function normally when I'm not riding.

Dan. 😄

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Signed up for Peddle Pittsburgh

Sounds like a hard sell.

I am not into selling anything, just looking forward to a
ride with some other people. If I was selling it, I would
have put up a web site or something.

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I have not ridden in a group for years

Me neither, and I don't miss it a bit.

I am by myself all the time. This will be a nice
change for me.

Curt

curt said:

I just re-started cycling this season. It has been a while.
I am wanting to do triathlons, but have discovered that I
really like cycling the best. I rode 55 miles Saturday and
30 today and it was just great. I find myself not wanting
to get off my bicycle.

I've been following the thread, but it's still not clear to
me. Are you saying you don't want to get off the bike b/c of
the way it makes you feel to be in an aerobic state, or just
that it's too much fun to stop?

What does the state feel like to you?

In my jogging days, after about 2 years of fairly regular,
but still intermittent running, I reached this state where I
liked being in the 'zone' so much that I just started
feeling I wanted to live life at 7min/mile. ;-)

The problem with doing that is usually overuse injuries.

Thankfully biking has less of this, but is not
entirely free.

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Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their bicycle
all the time?

I go through phases. I like being on the bike, but at times
I think 'can't wait until this (ride) is over'. Then later
'gee, that went by quickly'.

But I'm trying to get into a zone where I do want to be on
the bike all the time, and I work towards this feeling. I
watch adventure racing vids, think about riding when I'm
not. And lately I've been experimenting with night riding.

Only problem I'm having now is with numb-butt-itis, which
I get at about the 10 mile point, despite all the
shifting around in the saddle. My longest ride so far has
only been about 15 miles, and it's distressing, since my
legs are still ready to go. I'm trying to get it into my
head that it's ok to stop for five minutes and let the
circulation repair and then go again, but for some reason
when I stop, that's it until the next ride of the day
(usually in about 4 hours).

On a positive note, this is my fourth week of 100 miles plus
for the week, and I've been routinely getting in two and three-a-
day rides.

-B

curt said:

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Signed up for Peddle Pittsburgh

Sounds like a hard sell.

I am not into selling anything, just looking forward to a
ride with some other people. If I was selling it, I would
have put up a web site or something.

WHOOSH!

Bill "here's a hint, Curt: it's PEDAL Pittsburgh" S.

Badger_South wrote:
:: Only problem I'm having now is with numb-butt-itis, which
:: I get at about the 10 mile point, despite all the
:: shifting around in the saddle. My longest ride so far has
:: only been about 15 miles, and it's distressing, since my
:: legs are still ready to go. I'm trying to get it into my
:: head that it's ok to stop for five minutes and let the
:: circulation repair and then go again, but for some reason
:: when I stop, that's it until the next ride of the day
:: (usually in about 4 hours).

Easy solution: just ride more than 15 miles from where you
start. Then get off for 5 minutes. You'll have no choice but
to ride at least 15 miles to get back 🙂

::
:: On a positive note, this is my fourth week of 100 miles
:: plus for the week, and I've been routinely getting in two
:: and three-a-day rides.
::

Good...how do you manage to get on some much? I find it easy
to do one ride per day at 2.5 to 3 hours.

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curt said:

I just re-started cycling this season. It has been a
while. I am wanting to do triathlons, but have discovered
that I really like cycling the best. I rode 55 miles
Saturday and 30 today and it was just great. I find
myself not wanting to get off my bicycle.

I've been following the thread, but it's still not clear
to me. Are you saying you don't want to get off the bike
b/c of the way it makes you feel to be in an aerobic
state, or just that it's too much fun to stop?

What does the state feel like to you?

In my jogging days, after about 2 years of fairly regular,
but still intermittent running, I reached this state where
I liked being in the 'zone' so much that I just started
feeling I wanted to live life at 7min/mile. ;-)

The problem with doing that is usually overuse injuries.

Thankfully biking has less of this, but is not
entirely free.

Quoted message said:

Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their
bicycle all the time?

I go through phases. I like being on the bike, but at
times I think 'can't wait until this (ride) is over'. Then
later 'gee, that went by quickly'.

But I'm trying to get into a zone where I do want to be on
the bike all the time, and I work towards this feeling. I
watch adventure racing vids, think about riding when I'm
not. And lately I've been experimenting with night riding.

Only problem I'm having now is with numb-butt-itis, which
I get at about the 10 mile point, despite all the shifting
around in the saddle. My longest ride so far has only been
about 15 miles, and it's distressing, since my legs are
still ready to go. I'm trying to get it into my head that
it's ok to stop for five minutes and let the circulation
repair and then go again, but for some reason when I stop,
that's it until the next ride of the day (usually in about
4 hours).

Do you occasionally stand to pedal? I've found that even
just a few strokes of standing pedaling every few minutes
makes a big difference on this. If your route had lots of
small hills, just stand to climb a few of them, instead of
spinning up all of them can do this for you as well.

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Quoted message said:

I just re-started cycling this season. It has been a
while. I am wanting to do triathlons, but have discovered
that I really like cycling the best. I rode 55 miles
Saturday and 30 today and it was just great. I find

myself

Quoted message said:

not wanting to get off my bicycle. I am reading a local
fitness magazine

to

Quoted message said:

see what rides are coming up. Signed up for Peddle
Pittsburgh (60 miles) and the MS 150 in June. I am so glad
I rediscoved cycling and love to explore on a bicycle. I
have not ridden in a group for years and am

looking

Quoted message said:

forward to riding in a pack. Hope people are friendly.

Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their
bicycle all the time? Curt

Addiction? I have done
1.600 km on the mtb
2.500 km on the road racer 400 km spinning (converted hours
to distance) 300 km on the Tacx Since Jan 1.

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On Mon, 10 May 2004 12:55:55 -0400, "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]>

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Badger_South wrote:
:: Only problem I'm having now is with numb-butt-itis,
:: which I get at about the 10 mile point, despite all the
:: shifting around in the saddle. My longest ride so far
:: has only been about 15 miles, and it's distressing,
:: since my legs are still ready to go. I'm trying to get
:: it into my head that it's ok to stop for five minutes
:: and let the circulation repair and then go again, but
:: for some reason when I stop, that's it until the next
:: ride of the day (usually in about 4 hours).

Easy solution: just ride more than 15 miles from where you
start. Then get off for 5 minutes. You'll have no choice
but to ride at least 15 miles to get back 🙂

Um, yeah. For some reason I guess I think it's not a 'valid'
ride if you stop or something. Workin' on it,
psychologically, though, heh. ;-) Unfortunately my route is
only a three mile oval. I'm not able to ride on the street
(minor hip injury).

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::
:: On a positive note, this is my fourth week of 100 miles
:: plus for the week, and I've been routinely getting in
:: two and three-a-day rides.
::

Good...how do you manage to get on some much? I find it
easy to do one ride per day at 2.5 to 3 hours.

I'd love to be able to do that much time, and I'm not in bad
shape, but at one hour I start seeing stars/spots, and my
triceps is starting to shake/spasm, the the butt is aching.
The legs are fine and ready to continue, and the lungs are
great. Believe me I push myself, and each ride I try and
'top' the previous, either increasing speed, or distance.

Might be my best solution to get off the MTN bike and
knobbies and get a hybrid, and a better 'fit'.

-B

On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:38:23 -0400, David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net>

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the day (usually in about 4 hours).

Do you occasionally stand to pedal? I've found that even
just a few strokes of standing pedaling every few minutes
makes a big difference on this. If your route had lots of
small hills, just stand to climb a few of them, instead of
spinning up all of them can do this for you as well.

OK, I'll try that. In the past, yeah, I've purposely
remained seated thinking of standing to pedal as 'cheating'
*(using bodyweight and not muscle power), but if short bouts
would fix the numbness/pain, it's worth a shot - there are
lots of small hills.

Thx.

-B

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On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:38:23 -0400, David Kerber

ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

the day (usually in about 4 hours).

Do you occasionally stand to pedal? I've found that even
just a few strokes of standing pedaling every few minutes
makes a big difference on this. If your route had lots of
small hills, just stand to climb a few of them, instead
of spinning up all of them can do this for you as well.

OK, I'll try that. In the past, yeah, I've purposely
remained seated thinking of standing to pedal as
'cheating' *(using bodyweight and not muscle power), but
if short bouts would fix the numbness/pain, it's worth a
shot - there are lots of small hills.

If you watch the pro's you'll see that they do the same
thing: stand for a few seconds at a time as they power over
a small hill, or just to get the kinks out of their legs.

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Just wondered if anyone else wants to stay on their bicycle
all the time?

Addicted? Not me. I can give it up any time I want. Just
like that.

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Badger_South wrote:
:: On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:38:23 -0400, David Kerber
:: <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
::
::: the day (usually in about 4 hours).
:::
::: Do you occasionally stand to pedal? I've found that even
::: just a few strokes of standing pedaling every few
::: minutes makes a big difference on this. If your route
::: had lots of small hills, just stand to climb a few of
::: them, instead of spinning up all of them can do this for
::: you as well.
::
:: OK, I'll try that. In the past, yeah, I've purposely
:: remained seated thinking of standing to pedal as
:: 'cheating' *(using bodyweight and not muscle power), but
:: if short bouts would fix the numbness/pain, it's worth a
:: shot - there are lots of small hills.

Keep in mind that for butt soreness, just standing from time
to time will help. You don't need to pedal -- just stand
while coasting....I do this on flat ground, down hill (not
going too fast) and even uphill (though I find standing to
pedal uphill to be harder -- but I weigh 235 lbs).

And standing to pedal is definitely not cheating in my book.

Badger_South wrote:
:: On Mon, 10 May 2004 12:55:55 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: Badger_South wrote:
::::: Only problem I'm having now is with numb-butt-itis,
::::: which I get at about the 10 mile point, despite all
::::: the shifting around in the saddle. My longest ride so
::::: far has only been about 15 miles, and it's
::::: distressing, since my legs are still ready to go. I'm
::::: trying to get it into my head that it's ok to stop for
::::: five minutes and let the circulation repair and then
::::: go again, but for some reason when I stop, that's it
::::: until the next ride of the day (usually in about 4
::::: hours).
:::
::: Easy solution: just ride more than 15 miles from where
::: you start. Then get off for 5 minutes. You'll have no
::: choice but to ride at least 15 miles to get back 🙂
::
:: Um, yeah. For some reason I guess I think it's not a
:: 'valid' ride if you stop or something. Workin' on it,
:: psychologically, though, heh. ;-) Unfortunately my route
:: is only a three mile oval. I'm not able to ride on the
:: street (minor hip injury).

I find stopping for just a minute makes a huge difference. I
like to stop once per hour or so....

::
:::::
::::: On a positive note, this is my fourth week of 100
::::: miles plus for the week, and I've been routinely
::::: getting in two and three-a-day rides.
:::::
:::
::: Good...how do you manage to get on some much? I find it
::: easy to do one ride per day at 2.5 to 3 hours.
::
:: I'd love to be able to do that much time, and I'm not in
:: bad shape, but at one hour I start seeing stars/spots,
:: and my triceps is starting to shake/spasm, the the butt
:: is aching.

The butt problem can be addressed easily. Learn to shift
positions on the saddle and stand occasionally.

As for seeing stars/spots, and triceps shaking/spasming, I
don't have an idea about that. I seem to recall you stating
a while ago that you weight train....so I don't know why
you'd be having problems with your triceps, unless you're
sore from gym work. I'd see a doctor about seeing stars and
spots, honestly.

The legs are fine
:: and ready to continue, and the lungs are great. Believe
:: me I push myself, and each ride I try and 'top' the
:: previous, either increasing speed, or distance.
::
:: Might be my best solution to get off the MTN bike and
:: knobbies and get a hybrid, and a better 'fit'.

A roadie would be better (since you already have a mtn bike)
and getting fit correctly is a must, imo (not based on a
whole lot of experience, mind you).

Just zis Guy said:

Addicted? Not me. I can give it up any time I want. Just
like that.

Same here.

Bill "I'll quit tomorrow" S.