Re: [CR]Exercise

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PX-10LE)

Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:51:22 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Exercise
References: <BA58A938.165B%mail@woodworkingboy.com>


Dennis Young wrote:
>
> > and
> > a well-known racer and promoter, also 'dropped from the pack' at a tender age
> > not long ago.
>
> Not long go I was speaking with a physician schooled in 'Asian' medicine.
> Learning that I was interested in training on a bike, and putting in a lot
> of miles per week, he said that I could anticipate shortening my life by
> frequent 'hard' exercise. When I asked him what he meant by 'hard', he said
> that I should know that without asking....? It frightened me a bit,
> especially since this person has a thriveing practice with many people
> relying on his knowledge. I'm thinking that I should try and get my hands
> on that Cinelli pista as soon as possible now.

Maybe 'Asian' medicine Doc was of the same mind as H.G. Wells when it came to bicycles:

"I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine than I go hammer and tongsĀ…" --H.G. Wells

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California