01-13-2005, 03:55 PM
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On 13 Jan 2005 08:22:30 -0800, "gds" <gary_jill@msn.com> wrote:
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>RonSonic wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:11:14 +0000 (UTC), caspam@doj.ca.gov (C)
>wrote:
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>> >In article <1105573235.401450.177320@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups .com>,
>> >gds <gary_jill@msn.com> wrote:
>> >>Anyway my point is simply that if you have a good fit and if there
>are
>> >>no major changes to your body- like wieght change or injuries there
>is
>> >>really no reason yor fit on the bike should change.
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>> >Most beginners should re-evaluate their fit after a year or so.
>> >They gain strength and flexibility and thus can take advantage of
>> >a more high performance fit that would have been uncomfortable when
>> >they were just starting out.
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>> That was me when I got back on the pain machine, uh, road bike, last
>year. A lot
>> of stuff comes back to you real quick, but the fit has been an
>evolutionary
>> process.
>>
>> It's a little faster for me than a complete beginner, you remember
>faster than
>> you learn. But I'm still not in final form and don't expect to be for
>another
>> year or two.
>>
>> Ron
>Note: I was never off the bike. I can imagine problems if one reenters
>the sport after a ong lay off which probably changed the body a bit.
>But I have ridden pretty constantly over the decade and am the ame
>weight, etc.
>Still lots of folks reccommended a refit simply because of lapsed time.
>It seems to me that time is not the relevant variable but certainly
>body changes are.
Then you've done well to stay in good shape.
Keep on...
Ron
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