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I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman
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On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only
had one nice ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with
fresh snow and didn't ride today.
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Andrew Muzi
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On 1/18/2026 10:06 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only had one nice
ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with fresh snow and didn't ride today.

Nasty cold here but riding indoors did 33 in 2 hours 3 minutes. The
power meter had me at 121 watts normalized power and peak once at 269.

I take my blood pressure meds after riding in early morning. The beta
blocker keeps max HR down from where I could go but otherwise the
losartan I take does not effect output at least much. the think is about
2 hours after riding and the meds it drops to 90/55 which is low but not horrible and I don't have any dizziness or lightheaded. Then as the day
goes on it gets higher.

Right now I tell you after the crash I can say I would like to ride
outside again. I feel ok and stable but I also know going down no matter
what would not be good. I got to work on this I really don't want to do
to a trike I have too many great road bikes. i don't want to ride inside
when the weather gets nice but I have to carefully think this through.

Catrike you are doing great for your age keep riding for sure.
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Deacon Mark
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Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

On 1/18/2026 10:06 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only had one nice
ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with fresh snow and didn't ride
today.

Nasty cold here but riding indoors did 33 in 2 hours 3 minutes. The
power meter had me at 121 watts normalized power and peak once at 269.

I take my blood pressure meds after riding in early morning. The beta blocker keeps max HR down from where I could go but otherwise the
losartan I take does not effect output at least much. the think is about
2 hours after riding and the meds it drops to 90/55 which is low but not horrible and I don't have any dizziness or lightheaded. Then as the day
goes on it gets higher.

Right now I tell you after the crash I can say I would like to ride
outside again. I feel ok and stable but I also know going down no matter what would not be good. I got to work on this I really don't want to do
to a trike I have too many great road bikes. i don't want to ride inside when the weather gets nice but I have to carefully think this through.

Riding on ice at least unless you have studded tyres is essentially a bit
of lottery! Its generally fine off road or at least less problematic as
your traveling slower donrCOt have fast multi ton vehicles and even frozen ground is less prone to ice sheets.

If itrCOs just wet a slippery a road bike with 28/32mm will be lot more surefooted some tyres even winter tyres such as Gatorskins are best avoided
as they have hard compounds for durability but have low grip levels hence
they have gained the rCLSkaterskinsrCY name!

And lowered pressures, and generally not pushing through the corners! My
roadie commuter has 28mm tyres and rim brakes while I donrCOt generally
intend to ride in the rain or wet roads does happen, so I just take it
easy, is the MTB commuter with its much bigger footprint better at this? Absolutely can just ignore the weather as the tyres due to the extra
volume, similar level of chemical grip, and thus grip and indeed braking
are essentially non events, though for that bike wind most definitely is!

Catrike you are doing great for your age keep riding for sure.

He is, as ever use it or loose it and all that.

Roger Merriman

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On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:06:45 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only
had one nice ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with
fresh snow and didn't ride today.

I'm strictly a warm weather rider.

--
C'est bon
Soloman
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:06:45 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only
had one nice ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with
fresh snow and didn't ride today.

I'm thinking of backing off on the 40 mile rides. I still finish
strong, but I'm half dead for the next 24 hours and muscles too sore
to ride again for several days. Next ride will be 30 miles.

--
C'est bon
Soloman
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:28:18 -0600, Mark J cleary
<mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

On 1/18/2026 10:06 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/17/2026 6:23 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

I note that my heart rate is pretty much the same as before, but I
seem to pedal more consistantly with less pedaling gaps (coasting).

Supposedly, the blood pressure meds relaxes and opens the blood
vessels.

I feel the one month lapse in riding. At my age muscle loss happens
more when you don't use them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

+1
My standards for 'rideable weather' have changed too. Only had one nice
ride all last week. Woke up to minus 5F with fresh snow and didn't ride
today.

Nasty cold here but riding indoors did 33 in 2 hours 3 minutes. The
power meter had me at 121 watts normalized power and peak once at 269.

I take my blood pressure meds after riding in early morning. The beta >blocker keeps max HR down from where I could go but otherwise the
losartan I take does not effect output at least much. the think is about
2 hours after riding and the meds it drops to 90/55 which is low but not >horrible and I don't have any dizziness or lightheaded. Then as the day
goes on it gets higher.

Right now I tell you after the crash I can say I would like to ride
outside again. I feel ok and stable but I also know going down no matter >what would not be good. I got to work on this I really don't want to do
to a trike I have too many great road bikes. i don't want to ride inside >when the weather gets nice but I have to carefully think this through.

Catrike you are doing great for your age keep riding for sure.

MY BP was 112/58 right after the ride, but rose to 125/70 a few hour
later. I've been taking the BP meds when I go to bed along with my low
dose asperin and One_A_Days, otherwise I'd forget them. Those are all
my meds so far. Up until a few days ago with the BP meds, I wasn't
taking any prescriptions. I do take an Aleve every now and then for my
back, but since I built a device to load and unload the Catrike from
the truck and workstand, I'm taking less of them. I haven't had to
lift and carry the Catrike for months now.

--
C'est bon
Soloman
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