Aspirin and stroke/heart attack

: According to this study, aspirin appears to be more beneficial for men
: than women.
:
: --
: Bob in CT

I am still wondering why they used a dosage that is not available....100 mg.
We can buy 81 mg aspirins and 325 mg aspirins, but to my knowledge, you
can't find a 100 mg dosage OTC. Why would someone design a study with a
problem like that? They would have to know that people would be likely to
go out and try to start on the regimen.

Pat in TX (rode 22 miles yesterday in a pretty stiff wind. The wind is your
friend. Hah!)

Pat said:

: According to this study, aspirin appears to be more beneficial for men
: than women.
:
: --
: Bob in CT

I am still wondering why they used a dosage that is not available....100
mg.
We can buy 81 mg aspirins and 325 mg aspirins, but to my knowledge, you
can't find a 100 mg dosage OTC. Why would someone design a study with a
problem like that? They would have to know that people would be likely
to
go out and try to start on the regimen.

Good point.

Quoted message said:

Pat in TX (rode 22 miles yesterday in a pretty stiff wind. The wind is
your
friend. Hah!)

I haven't ridden in a while, due to snow, sickness, and vacation. I was
going to ride tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to rain, then ice, then
snow, then blow. I can't wait for spring!

--
Bob in CT

Pat wrote:
::: According to this study, aspirin appears to be more beneficial for
::: men than women.
:::
::: --
::: Bob in CT
::
:: I am still wondering why they used a dosage that is not
:: available....100 mg. We can buy 81 mg aspirins and 325 mg aspirins,
:: but to my knowledge, you can't find a 100 mg dosage OTC. Why would
:: someone design a study with a problem like that? They would have to
:: know that people would be likely to go out and try to start on the
:: regimen.

I must have missed the link to the detailed study, as I find no mention of
the dosage other than "low dosage." I don't suppose there is a huge
difference between 81 mg and 100 mg, especially compared to 325 mg aspirin.

Quoted message said:

Pat in TX (rode 22 miles yesterday in a pretty stiff wind. The wind is

: > your
: > friend. Hah!)
: >
: >
:
: I haven't ridden in a while, due to snow, sickness, and vacation. I was
: going to ride tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to rain, then ice, then
: snow, then blow. I can't wait for spring!
:
: --
: Bob in CT

It is spring here in north Texas. The daffodils are blooming, the trees are
leafing out, the grass is green. I saw some wild Mexican Plum trees blooming
yesterday. And, the wind is blowing and it's around 48-58 degrees during
the daytime and we're getting rainstorms all of the time. That last part is
unusual. I grudgingly got out the leg warmers and put them on. I am too
cheap to buy long pants and I don't like the leg warmers because they kind
of bunch up on the backs of my knees (knee pits?). But when you're all
covered up, you can forget the weather for awhile and just enjoy the
ride....

Pat

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Pat in TX (rode 22 miles yesterday in a pretty stiff wind. The wind is

: > your
: > friend. Hah!)
: >
: >
:
: I haven't ridden in a while, due to snow, sickness, and vacation. I
was
: going to ride tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to rain, then ice,
then
: snow, then blow. I can't wait for spring!
:
: --
: Bob in CT

It is spring here in north Texas. The daffodils are blooming, the trees
are
leafing out, the grass is green. I saw some wild Mexican Plum trees
blooming
yesterday. And, the wind is blowing and it's around 48-58 degrees during
the daytime and we're getting rainstorms all of the time. That last
part is
unusual. I grudgingly got out the leg warmers and put them on. I am too
cheap to buy long pants and I don't like the leg warmers because they
kind
of bunch up on the backs of my knees (knee pits?). But when you're all
covered up, you can forget the weather for awhile and just enjoy the
ride....

Pat

I went to Arizona, and I couldn't believe how many bicyclists I saw -- I
saw more in two days there than I see all year here. Here, it was bad
yesterday, then the wind was incredible. I'm going to the gym today, as
it's 8 degrees plus wind today. They have snow forcase all weekend!
Ugh! For me, if it's near/above freezing, it's not bad; but when it's 8
or 10, that's darn cold. I can ride, but it take me hours to warm up
after that.

--
Bob M
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Bob M wrote:
:: On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 21:14:06 -0600, Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
:::
::: > Pat in TX (rode 22 miles yesterday in a pretty stiff wind. The
::: wind is
::::: your
::::: friend. Hah!)
:::::
:::::
::::
:::: I haven't ridden in a while, due to snow, sickness, and vacation.
:::: I was going to ride tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to rain,
:::: then ice, then snow, then blow. I can't wait for spring!
::::
:::: --
:::: Bob in CT
:::
::: It is spring here in north Texas. The daffodils are blooming, the
::: trees are
::: leafing out, the grass is green. I saw some wild Mexican Plum trees
::: blooming
::: yesterday. And, the wind is blowing and it's around 48-58 degrees
::: during the daytime and we're getting rainstorms all of the time.
::: That last part is
::: unusual. I grudgingly got out the leg warmers and put them on. I am
::: too cheap to buy long pants and I don't like the leg warmers
::: because they kind
::: of bunch up on the backs of my knees (knee pits?). But when you're
::: all covered up, you can forget the weather for awhile and just
::: enjoy the ride....
:::
::: Pat
:::
:::
::
:: I went to Arizona, and I couldn't believe how many bicyclists I saw
:: -- I saw more in two days there than I see all year here. Here, it
:: was bad yesterday, then the wind was incredible. I'm going to the
:: gym today, as it's 8 degrees plus wind today. They have snow
:: forcase all weekend! Ugh! For me, if it's near/above freezing, it's
:: not bad; but when it's 8 or 10, that's darn cold. I can ride, but
:: it take me hours to warm up after that.

Go to the gym. I ain't riding in 10degree weather.

I don't know about y'all, but when I go out to ride in the cold, I get an
earache from the cold wind. I get tired of taking a lot of time to just get
dressed! So, I learned last year not to complain about the summer heat. At
least, I can just wear the minimum and don't have to worry about my fingers
not working right because they're too cold, or icy blasts getting inside my
jacket (Monday, I forgot to cinch down the wristbands tight enough), or my
legs turning to ice.

And, adding to all of that, I get sweaty! Bah! The hell with it!

Pat in TX

Pat said:

I don't know about y'all, but when I go out to ride in the cold, I get an
earache from the cold wind. I get tired of taking a lot of time to just
get
dressed! So, I learned last year not to complain about the summer heat.
At
least, I can just wear the minimum and don't have to worry about my
fingers
not working right because they're too cold, or icy blasts getting inside
my
jacket (Monday, I forgot to cinch down the wristbands tight enough), or
my
legs turning to ice.

And, adding to all of that, I get sweaty! Bah! The hell with it!

Pat in TX

It is weird to be cold yet sweaty at the same time. I can't wait for
Spring, as this Winter is seemingly lasting forever. If I go to Arizona
next year, I'm taking my bike with me, so that I can get some riding in.
South Mountain would be fun to ride up.

--
Bob in CT

Bob M wrote:
:: On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:47:49 -0600, Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: I don't know about y'all, but when I go out to ride in the cold, I
::: get an earache from the cold wind. I get tired of taking a lot of
::: time to just get
::: dressed! So, I learned last year not to complain about the summer
::: heat. At
::: least, I can just wear the minimum and don't have to worry about my
::: fingers
::: not working right because they're too cold, or icy blasts getting
::: inside my
::: jacket (Monday, I forgot to cinch down the wristbands tight
::: enough), or my
::: legs turning to ice.
:::
::: And, adding to all of that, I get sweaty! Bah! The hell with it!
:::
::: Pat in TX
:::
:::
::
:: It is weird to be cold yet sweaty at the same time. I can't wait for
:: Spring, as this Winter is seemingly lasting forever. If I go to
:: Arizona next year, I'm taking my bike with me, so that I can get
:: some riding in. South Mountain would be fun to ride up.

Well, I went out this past Sunday and I think it was in the high 30s. I had
on my tights, special socks, a t-max tee, a long-sleeve jersey, and a light
jacket, and isotoners on my hands. That was plenty for that weather. I'm
going out again this Saturday and this Sunday. I've got to see where I
stand relative to my right knee. It has been feeling much better since
riding on Sunday, BTW. Curious.

Spring and fall I'm in heaven on a bike. Summer ain't really my style,
though. I'll start having those issues with "hot-foot" again.

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:47:46 -0500, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Bob M wrote:
:: On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:47:49 -0600, Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: I don't know about y'all, but when I go out to ride in the cold, I
::: get an earache from the cold wind. I get tired of taking a lot of
::: time to just get
::: dressed! So, I learned last year not to complain about the summer
::: heat. At
::: least, I can just wear the minimum and don't have to worry about my
::: fingers
::: not working right because they're too cold, or icy blasts getting
::: inside my
::: jacket (Monday, I forgot to cinch down the wristbands tight
::: enough), or my
::: legs turning to ice.
:::
::: And, adding to all of that, I get sweaty! Bah! The hell with it!
:::
::: Pat in TX
:::
:::
::
:: It is weird to be cold yet sweaty at the same time. I can't wait for
:: Spring, as this Winter is seemingly lasting forever. If I go to
:: Arizona next year, I'm taking my bike with me, so that I can get
:: some riding in. South Mountain would be fun to ride up.

Well, I went out this past Sunday and I think it was in the high 30s. I
had
on my tights, special socks, a t-max tee, a long-sleeve jersey, and a
light
jacket, and isotoners on my hands. That was plenty for that weather.
I'm
going out again this Saturday and this Sunday. I've got to see where I
stand relative to my right knee. It has been feeling much better since
riding on Sunday, BTW. Curious.

Spring and fall I'm in heaven on a bike. Summer ain't really my style,
though. I'll start having those issues with "hot-foot" again.

My knees (my left knee) goes in and out of pain. If I put on too many
miles too quickly, it'll have pain. When I transfer bikes, I'll sometimes
also get pain. About your hot foot, there doesn't seem like there's much
to do for that. In CT, it really doesn't get too hot, so I don't have to
worry too much. We'll see what this summer is like, though.

--
Bob in CT

: Well, I went out this past Sunday and I think it was in the high 30s. I
had
: on my tights, special socks, a t-max tee, a long-sleeve jersey, and a
light
: jacket, and isotoners on my hands. That was plenty for that weather. I'm
: going out again this Saturday and this Sunday. I've got to see where I
: stand relative to my right knee. It has been feeling much better since
: riding on Sunday, BTW. Curious.
:
: Spring and fall I'm in heaven on a bike. Summer ain't really my style,
: though. I'll start having those issues with "hot-foot" again.

I changed from Shimano SPD-515 to Look pedals and the hotfoot went away.
Over the winter, I changed again, to Speedplay Zero pedals. So far, no knee
problems and no hot-foot problems (but then, I have only ridden 22 miles at
a time, partly because of the weather and partly because I am so weak
still). My left foot likes to track straight ahead, but my right likes to
toe out, and the Speedplay float is perfect for that difference.

Pat in TX
:
:

Pat said:

: Well, I went out this past Sunday and I think it was in the high 30s.
I
had
: on my tights, special socks, a t-max tee, a long-sleeve jersey, and a
light
: jacket, and isotoners on my hands. That was plenty for that weather.
I'm
: going out again this Saturday and this Sunday. I've got to see where I
: stand relative to my right knee. It has been feeling much better since
: riding on Sunday, BTW. Curious.
:
: Spring and fall I'm in heaven on a bike. Summer ain't really my style,
: though. I'll start having those issues with "hot-foot" again.

I changed from Shimano SPD-515 to Look pedals and the hotfoot went away.
Over the winter, I changed again, to Speedplay Zero pedals. So far, no
knee
problems and no hot-foot problems (but then, I have only ridden 22 miles
at
a time, partly because of the weather and partly because I am so weak
still). My left foot likes to track straight ahead, but my right likes to
toe out, and the Speedplay float is perfect for that difference.

Pat in TX
:
:

I had Speedplay and changed to Time. Speedplay is susceptible to dirt
(think bathroom break in the woods) and the cleats don't seem to last
long. The float was, however, better than Times. I also bought the Times
and matching shoes on closeout, both for less then I payed for the
Speedplays alone. In Arizona (or Texas), the Speedplays would be great,
but I couldn't take having to clean them every time I took a bathroom
break.

--
Bob in CT

: I had Speedplay and changed to Time. Speedplay is susceptible to dirt
: (think bathroom break in the woods) and the cleats don't seem to last
: long. The float was, however, better than Times. I also bought the Times
: and matching shoes on closeout, both for less then I payed for the
: Speedplays alone. In Arizona (or Texas), the Speedplays would be great,
: but I couldn't take having to clean them every time I took a bathroom
: break.
:
: --
: Bob in CT

I had trained myself to use the rubber covers for the Look pedals, so when I
got the Speedplays, I just got the "coffee cup lids" with them. So far, no
problem. I put the covers over the cleats whenever I get off of the bike.

Pat in TX

Pat said:

: I had Speedplay and changed to Time. Speedplay is susceptible to dirt
: (think bathroom break in the woods) and the cleats don't seem to last
: long. The float was, however, better than Times. I also bought the
Times
: and matching shoes on closeout, both for less then I payed for the
: Speedplays alone. In Arizona (or Texas), the Speedplays would be
great,
: but I couldn't take having to clean them every time I took a bathroom
: break.
:
: --
: Bob in CT

I had trained myself to use the rubber covers for the Look pedals, so
when I
got the Speedplays, I just got the "coffee cup lids" with them. So far,
no
problem. I put the covers over the cleats whenever I get off of the bike.

Pat in TX

Hmmm...I still have two versions of Speedplays (I bought the cheaper
version for my bike that I use inside). Maybe I'll use the covers if I
tire of my Times.

--
Bob in CT