Let's be boring and talk bicycles!

[SimonP]

It’s a balance. Personally, I tend to go flat out when I’m on my own but my wife is introducing me to the slippery slope of *gulp* coffee stops! Also, taking time to “enjoy the ride”. She just doesn’t understand the enjoyment starts when the pain stops! Or is that just me? 🙂

lol, I find I'm always in a hurry these days - I need to slow down and enjoy the ride more. I think the fact that I've mainly been riding to work or to reduce BG (so trying to fit an energetic ride into a small window) this year has probably caused me to do this. Bring on some pleasant weather and I will try to revert to nice slow(er) long rides 🙂

Hmmm…sounds like biting off more than anyone could reasonably chew!

This year I planned better - I did the same transfers and only the 50km Sportive and stopped for beer + chips at half way, then headed back (for a 100 miles, without a lift this time). I'm not sure beer at 50 miles helped with the hills in Bath on the way back mind you, but it was all fine 🙂

I know, I know…just need to stop prevaricating. Re T1D, if low eat, if high pedal harder - that’s how I’m trying to think of it.

I take some emergency snacks (including Kendal mintcake which is palatable when feeling icky if you've really overdone it) and now understand that hypos while riding are generally unlike normal ones (where you really need to fix it ASAP as there's usually too much IoB so BG will keep going down no matter what unless you eat), my riding hypos tend to stop when I stop and also any massive drops I see in progress on the CGM can be slowed down if I just start pedalling more gently. This doesn't solve the problem of getting home if you do have to stop (or eliminate the other problem of then getting cold/wet while stopped) but does at least mean there's time to consider the situation, which in the absence of food on the bike is always to keep pedalling slowly towards food, little point in standing around getting cold while feeling confused about what to do (in the dark on a Sunday night, with a BG of 3.5mmol/l and 10km and some hills to go, not that I've done that before, recently at least).

I’d be happy to travel and meet at a convenient spot. Yes, work provides some challenges but should be able to get a weekend pass. No rush and no stress, I’m sure we can work something out in the fullness of time. 🙂

Sounds good, even if we start with something shorter which might have wider appeal too.

 

[MikeyBikey]

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[The_Bowlii]

lol, I find I'm always in a hurry these days - I need to slow down and enjoy the ride more. I think the fact that I've mainly been riding to work or to reduce BG (so trying to fit an energetic ride into a small window) this year has probably caused me to do this. Bring on some pleasant weather and I will try to revert to nice slow(er) long rides 🙂

I use Zwift pretty often both to get / keep fit but also to control BG. Outside is obviously best but not always possible.

This year I planned better - I did the same transfers and only the 50km Sportive and stopped for beer + chips at half way, then headed back (for a 100 miles, without a lift this time). I'm not sure beer at 50 miles helped with the hills in Bath on the way back mind you, but it was all fine 🙂

Sounds good! Was thinking of doing similar at next week’s Humber Bridge sportive but need to address the issue with Mrs B first… ;-)

I take some emergency snacks (including Kendal mintcake which is palatable when feeling icky if you've really overdone it) and now understand that hypos while riding are generally unlike normal ones (where you really need to fix it ASAP as there's usually too much IoB so BG will keep going down no matter what unless you eat), my riding hypos tend to stop when I stop and also any massive drops I see in progress on the CGM can be slowed down if I just start pedalling more gently. This doesn't solve the problem of getting home if you do have to stop (or eliminate the other problem of then getting cold/wet while stopped) but does at least mean there's time to consider the situation, which in the absence of food on the bike is always to keep pedalling slowly towards food, little point in standing around getting cold while feeling confused about what to do (in the dark on a Sunday night, with a BG of 3.5mmol/l and 10km and some hills to go, not that I've done that before, recently at least).

Not happened to me yet as I’m like a mobile sweetshop at the moment. Definitely see BG dropping once I stop pedalling but now learned not to panic as it almost always comes back up if its own accord. Also need to rethink how much food I take on a ride although my teeth hurt when I think of Kendal mint cake!

Sounds good, even if we start with something shorter which might have wider appeal too.

Definitely open to ideas. Might be easier to join an organised event so no one has to worry about organising.

 

[RichardA]

I was going to do the Southampton Naked Bike Ride, done it a few times before, but again it has been cancelled, we need a new organiser as this one thinks the ride belongs to "him" and no one else can do it.

 

[Carlos]

I was going to do the Southampton Naked Bike Ride, done it a few times before, but again it has been cancelled, we need a new organiser as this one thinks the ride belongs to "him" and no one else can do it.

How comfortable is it riding without clothes? Is it any better in a recumbent?

BTW, I think I recognise that avatar from cyclechat, small world

 

[RichardA]

How comfortable is it riding without clothes? Is it any better in a recumbent?

BTW, I think I recognise that avatar from cyclechat, small world

Hi yes I'm on CC, riding without clothes is fine even on a bike, on the trike it is even better that photo was in the local paper me in the red helmet on the left

 

[SimonP]

I managed to not put any sunscreen on the gap between my watch and (fingerless) glove on my ride (otherwise fully clothed I hasten to add) on Saturday Thursday (oops, feels like Sunday to me now having had the last two days off!) It was a lovely sunny day, though by the end I would have quite liked some more shade!

Looking at the red mark that's resulted (at an interesting jaunty angle) I hate to think what cycling in the sunshine with no clothes on would be like!

 

[MikeyBikey]

I managed to not put any sunscreen on the gap between my watch and (fingerless) glove on my ride (otherwise fully clothed I hasten to add) on Saturday. It was a lovely sunny day, though by the end I would have quite liked some more shade!

Looking at the red mark that's resulted (at an interesting jaunty angle) I hate to think what cycling in the sunshine with no clothes on would be like!

I once got badly burnt across my shoulders in Dorset about 50;years ago. It was absolute agony! (in pain emoji)

 

[Carlos]

I managed to not put any sunscreen on the gap between my watch and (fingerless) glove on my ride (otherwise fully clothed I hasten to add) on Saturday. It was a lovely sunny day, though by the end I would have quite liked some more shade!

Looking at the red mark that's resulted (at an interesting jaunty angle) I hate to think what cycling in the sunshine with no clothes on would be like!

I always end the summer with quite stark tan lines, riding without clothes would be a way to address that, but would probably need a few tubs of sun cream.