Comments on: I want to ride my bicycle

By: jonty pritchard

jonty pritchard — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:03:40 +0000

you think you have knee problems , i woke up this morning felt a pain in my right knee
it got progressively worse as the day wore on strange thing !!! i had not done any riding
or anything strenous to aggravate the knee ( still got the pain after 2 days ) OH THE ECCENTRICITIES OF GROWING OLD jonty

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:28:04 +0000

I understand, 2 big mechanicals and a torn back muscle aren’t conducive to cycling always when you actually to start training, never during Cakemas.

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:23:07 +0000

> few battered old mountain bike riders

don’t know – a bit like – eats shoots and leaves

By: John Gallagher

John Gallagher — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:13:35 +0000

I see the 0.2% budget spend has been totally negated by selfish parking from the white-van man – double yellow lines and blocking the cycle lane.

Also, much amused by your comment “… I can still beat a few battered old mountain bike riders …” – was it the riders who were battered and old?

Keep up the blog – it’s a great read and I enjoy dipping into it a couple of times a week.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:22:45 +0000

Yes, I’m doing some Nordics and hamstring stabilising exercises to help strengthen them.

My 1 hour turbo/roller sessions are kept mainly for intervals, threshold work etc. Similar to your posts about threshold training on rollers. Only problem is you end up in a sweaty mess!

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:32:54 +0000

excellent, it gets better

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:32:40 +0000

are you doing exercises to strengthen hamstrings? good luck with 1 hour on turbo sessions!

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:41:40 +0000

It’s a shame to hear that your knee problems have re-appeared. I too have been experiencing pain in my left knee for quite a few months, on and off, but has recently got quite bad.

So I went to see a specialist and was told that I’ve stretched my cruciate ligament which is causing my leg to overextend and this is causing the pain. I also have weak hamstrings (compared to quads) and a slight imbalance between my two legs…so not dissimilar to your problems.

It’s frustrating because it means my longer rides are having to be cut short. Thankfully I can withstand 1 hour of high intensity on the turbo/rollers!

By: Hortoris

Hortoris — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:10:30 +0000

‘Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like’

A fuller quote from the Queen song to send the mercury soaring

By: pj

pj — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:53:25 +0000

next sunday, 17th.

it will go away fairly soon i’m sure. cod liver oil. or the vegetarian equivalent, quorn liver oil.