[Closed] Heart disease so e bike or small ring and slow down?

Are email bikes the latest version of post bikes? 😆

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smaller ring not e bike as it gives you more exercise and will make your heart and the rest of you stronger. This will help to delay further angina. Maybe consider what caused the angina and also focus on changing that. I have pacemaker. Not the same I know.

I'm sure your aware of the British Heart foundation web page. Coronary heart disease is brought on by a number of factors many of which are controllable.

Over to you

I'd say ebike, it's not a motorbike, it's e-assist. You can set the assist alongside what you can manage, then you can continue to ride with mates and keep the social aspects.

Yes, further exercise to strengthen your malfunctioning equipment is important, you can still do that by turning the assist down progressively.

It depends what degree of exertion you are capable of. If it's really limited, I'd get an eBike I reckon - it's basically the only valid excuse to own one IMHO.

I guess this will depend on what speed you want to end up doing ? An ebike's going to take the hard work out of the climbs and allow you to nail the decents. I've seen an electric fatbike in action at Glenlivet (Haibike) I have to say it was a really nice bike, quiet and it flew up the hills. Treat yourself ! Come the day, I'm having one of these things 😀

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E bike, some stuff is just too steep to take it easy even with a tiny gear. E bike will give you the freedom to tackle a wider range of terrain.

I recently bought a e bike, fat bike.

Been struggling for a few years on climbs, strength ( lack of) causing stalling and the occasional tumble ( losing balance).

At the end of say riding about 25 miles and 3,000 feet my left thigh would ache all day.

Get the ebike and enjoy some pain free riding. It has made climbing enjoyable.

My average pulse per ride is only down about ten beats compared to riding without assistance ( 135bpm vs 125bpm), so I'm still getting some valuable exercise.

Riding more frequently as well.

Pawsy it's micro vascular heart disease so not a lifestyle issue just unlucky, going to try life on the little ring until they get my drugs sorted going to try and get a demo on a good full suspension ebike

I chatted with an e-bike rider. Thinking I might need one someday, I asked him quite a lot about it. He explained its performance, and was happy to be out again riding the routes he knew so well, using the assist on hills mostly. Though it was a heavy beast, I think he had some low level of help on the flat.

Yes I'd get one.

Think its probably inevitable as I am not likley to improve, it also means I am getting some excercise

Exercise, fresh air, sunlight, wider horizons, the company of friends: we rode together chatting for a while. I could keep up with him when he wellied it up a hill, but had no breath to spare for talking then.

It was a heavy machine I'd suggest you avoid running out of gas.

(edit) Are there places you can hire one? FoD, Tissington, places that attract the public?

I have an ebike, im not ill, or very old, but im so heavy i cant ride up hills.
The interesting thing about ebikes is you will still be out of breath when you ride one, they're not motorbikes.
But ive been out more on it this summer than i have for the last five years, its great.
I go out riding with a group from my lbs occasionally, and i can ride along with them without being immediately dropped on the first slight gradient.
Range on mine goes from 90 miles on eco/flat terrain to 21on turbo/steep forest terrain.
Cube stereo hybrid, uses the bosch nyon system.
I love mine, but if I could ride a normal mtb, I'd rather do that tbh.

It's got to be the ebike.
Never had one but I believe you can still exercise as hard or easy as you want. But if you take it easy you can still go very fast with the assistance.
Unlike a pedal bike where if your taking it easy, it's going to be very slow uphill. That would be demotivating for me.

But ive been out more on it this summer than i have for the last five years, its great.

Ebike could be good for your heart problems as it will allow you to adjust the level of assist within a manageable heart/exertion rate whilst maintaining a decent level of upper body fitness, they are quite heavy to throw/manuvre around so I've found I've layed on a pleasing amount of upper body muscle definition and strength over the past 6months since I've owned my Scott e-genius 710+

When the ebikes come down in price and battery range increases I think they're going to become very popular,perhaps the norm in mountain biking. The sport might even get a lot more popular, as there are a lot at the moment who are put off by the uphills.

The E-Bikes a no Brainer. Ignore the anti's if it gets you out & riding when you otherwise couldn't then go for it. Bumped into an elderly lady (60+) riding a full sus E-Bike at Coylumbridge last year, she was giving it welly, thoroughly enjoying her riding.

I think ebike is the right choice here. Knowing why you are experiencing angina from a previous post - this will reduce strain on the heart whilst letting you get out and enjoy it. Very gutted for you - wasn't sure what to say when you originally posted about it but all the very best!

Oi, dahedd, 60+ [i]is not elderly[/i].

Out riding in a touristy location recently, I chatted briefly with a Dutch couple on a hybrid e-assist tandem, It had suss both ends and folded in the middle.

There's a lot of development going on.

I'd heartily (no pun intended) recommend Specialized Levo eBikes. You can tune the amount of assistance you get using an app so can make the ride as hard or easy as you want.

Ebike is a good suggestion the issue is you'd have to chose tour bike well. I had a nosey around one, it has a climb assist function if the trail is too steep but it just span it's wheels so the rider told me often he has to lumber/lift it's 40lb of weight. In addition what if you come off entangled with it? I think with your heart issue you'd have to restrict yourself to less techy routes for safety, to protect your heart. I would. Ive nothing against ebikes, its when able bodied people with no health issues ride them that I object.

There's lot of evidence to suggest that a plant based diet can halt/reverse angina. Worth a look: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cric/2015/978906/

Ive nothing against ebikes, its when able bodied people with no health issues ride them that I object.

Not a dig at all but why does it upset you what other people choose to ride?

Ive nothing against ebikes, its when able bodied people with no health issues ride them that I object.

If you've nothing against them, why object at all? What 'rules' are they breaking, other than the one made up in your (and others) head? I have three friend now riding with me because they have e-bikes, two would never have been able to keep up on rides if they hadn't had them, and suggesting that they have to get cycle fit before they can come out on a normal ride is ridiculous. The third is keen but with family commitments cannot ride regularly enough to increase his fitness, but as per Martymack, he has never ridden as much as he does now with an e-bike. E-bike are ace but they still aren't as much fun as my normal bike in the dry (except uphill) but come the mud I will be looking to get one, and am happy to ignore your judgement

oldmanmtb go demo a good e-bike, they're great fun, and that to me is what cycling is about

The whole point of a bicycle is that. It's a bicycle. Bicycle is exercise, get you out, enjoy nature. Health, fitness. Someone who is able bodied shouldnt seek assistance.

I'm known as being lazy but even I wouldn't get one. Who wants something that is very heavy, when I can have something light and nimble? If I had a health issue though and I was faced with a dreary afternoon shopping or a e-bike? No brainer.

Sorry the whole point of cycling is fun (well for me anyway).. but as an aside ebike are happy to deliver "exercise, get you out, enjoy nature. Health, fitness". Any fool who believes you get no fitness or exercise from assisted e-bike have never tried one. Try opening your eyes and actually demo-ing one instead of sitting in the corner throwing muck with no actually experience

Who wants something that is very heavy, when I can have something light and nimble?

I'd agree there heavy and no where near as much fun on the down as a normal bike (I said as much above), but that does not mean they are no fun, being able to cycle to the top of 10 hills instead of 2, means you can get 8 more downhills. Are you going to suggest those extra 8 dh's will be no fun at all?
If you don't want one that great for you, I'm not going to force an e-bike on you, but don't come along judging everyone else, saying they're no fun, no exercise, not getting ppl out in to the countryside when it's patently not true.

48lb won't be poppy, flickable, etc etc. It's just too much.

One day battery tech will be lighter and lighter. I was limping for two weeks and during that time I mulled over 'what if'? My thoughts turned to motorbikes and karting. Everyone's different but I remember the days of heavy bikes. Plus anything vaguely techy/hill climb and your off and pushing like everyone else.

This is turning into a thread hijack, so can we agree to disagree 🙂

48lb won't be poppy, flickable, etc etc. It's just too much.

Nope it won't be, but that still doesn't mean they can't be fun.
I'm happy to agree to disagree, were all different, with different goals/idea's, but other than the bike handling, the standard 'against' arguments are invalid, and need to be addressed when raised time and time again.

this http://www.vivax-assist.com/en/produkte/vivax-assist-4-0/vivax-assist_4-0.php pops in the seat tube of many bikes battery in your pack or a frame bag and away you go. It's 3 grand fitted though!

A big advantage for me is the way the bike climbs.

Mine is a Felt Lebowsk e fat bike, hardtail, sometimes fitted with the Lauf fork, or a Wren 100mm suspension fork.

Obviously the bike weighs a lot, about 20 kilos, and isn't nimble.
But climbing on it is like having a whole new world of rideable Singletrack.

The climb out of Glyncorrwg , the Whites Level climb, is now something that adds a lot of fun to the ride, as opposed to the slog it used to be for me.

Descending is just as much fun, but a little bit more planning is required, the bike does take a little bit of stopping though.

Good fun in my book.

[b]oldmanmtb[/b]

I am sorry to hear about your health issues. I too have a chronic disease and have really struggled to maintain riding. I now have a Scott E-genius 910 which has gave me a new lease of life. You can vary the level of assistance, which means I can still work, but the bike take more strain as needed. The bike is heavy, which is compensated to a degree by the assistance, but of course you can't flick it around like a lightweight. I would of course still love to ride without assistance, but I've had to accept my condition. For me it's given my mountain bike life a resurrection, and I am very grateful for the technology.

Generally my friends have been accepting and very supportive of me riding with them. As always you just need to remember and respect that they're riding with out assistance and so ride with due consideration. You'll have to accept some jokes and jibes about mechanical doping and motorbikes. Just ignore some of the bigotted ignorant and stupid comments, like the one or two posted here.

I only regret I didn't get an ebike earlier.

oldmanmtb

I am sorry to hear about your health issues. I have wrecked my ankle and have really struggled to maintain riding. I now have a Scott E-genius 710 Plus which has gave me a new lease of life. You can vary the level of assistance, which means I can still work, but the bike take more strain as needed. The bike is heavy, which is compensated to a degree by the assistance, but of course you can't flick it around like a lightweight. I would of course still love to ride without assistance, but I've had to accept my condition. For me it's given my mountain bike life a resurrection, and I am very grateful for the technology.

Generally my friends have been accepting and very supportive of me riding with them. As always you just need to remember and respect that they're riding with out assistance and so ride with due consideration. You'll have to accept some jokes and jibes about mechanical doping and motorbikes. Just ignore some of the bigotted ignorant and stupid comments, like the one or two posted here.

I only regret I didn't get an ebike earlier.

I copied some of the above but it exactly describes my situation too. Did 36 miles yesterday and felt knackered at the end of it but the bike still had 2 out of 5 bars showing on battery charge. Okay, it wasn't a hilly ride but no range anxiety.

Forgot to say - if you are near Southampton and want one to try then just email me.

Sounds like Having an ebike, being healthy and relatively fit just to wind up people is worth it on its own! I'm not even going to ride it today. Just look at it there in the hall , annoying people on the Internet

On my ride yesterday I managed to tag on the end of a roadie group. When the guy at the back saw me behind he sped up and the whole group started riding faster.

I switched from Eco to Turbo and road past them taking the time to say hello and smile to each of them chatting about the nice weather etc while they were heads down and puffing well.

I have no idea why this wound them up as I had turned off the road before they caught back up.

Whoops! My humble apologies Slowoldgit. I meant an older lady.