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I'm on 10mg Amlodipine. When i first started taking it last year, i felt awful. Really odd. Struggle to describe how I felt, but included dizziness and nausea. I seem to have a lot of back ache and a touch of sciatica and think it's party weight gain but do wonder if it's exacerbated by the Amlodipi...

I'm always late with replies, sorry. I now take Amlodipine and Ramipril and my BP at the GP's surgery was 138/80 this morning which is ok but probably not as good as it could be. I don't seem to cycle much if at all. A bout of depression has made it feel hard to get on a bike and a move to Bromsgrov...

I fell down the stairs a few years ago and occasionally have coccyx pain. I find it comes back with a vengeance when I haven't been exercising much. Squats and lunges really help.

I've really cut down on coffee.
My cholesterol is 4.5, blood sugar was 4.5 when tested. I am a stress head and overweight
I've just come back from an A&E visit for my partner's boy (broken finger) and my BP is 200/110 medicated.

My BP has come down and when I am relaxed it is about 135/75 in the evenings. I took my daughter's friend home by bike today. I did the 1.5 mile return trip pretty briskly this morning and took my BP as soon as I got in - 175/107 with a pulse of 101. Should this be a concern-online stuff suggests th...

I understand the ban is until my BP is more normal. The information posted is very useful, thanks. I am quite stressed at the moment as I am about to move home to a different area and my job finishes this week. I suspect that the cycling ban is self defeating as it seems to have been the main thing ...

I'm currently being treated for hypertension. I'm 46, maybe a couple of stone overweight. Morning BP is typically C. 200/100 and 190/90 in the evening. Highest I have seen on a home monitor is 260/160! I am currently banned from cycling by the GP and she wants me to keep my heart to maximum 60bpm (r...

I bought a new Brompton last weekend. Je James had a small number in stock with only one reduced IIRC.
Brompton seem to be pushing towards built to order. My S6L in white with extended seat post and firm suspension block was a lucky find. I didn't fancy a six week wait

Sounds like you did the Dunwich Dynamo

I have had a Morris Minor. The 1956 (I think) onwards models are very useable and are cheap to run as long as you keep on top of maintenance. Bags of period charm, lots of spares available.

I recently trashed the 5700 (105 10 speed) medium cage derailleur on my road bike and it cost me £22.50 to replace. I think a Di2 Dura Ace rear derailleur is £360...

All my bikes are appropriate for me
I had never envisaged riding 64 miles on an inexpensive bike and having a reasonable time

I understand that the frame is a Merida one. It will take mudguards and a rack. The groupset is Claris 8 speed. A bit clunky after Ultegra and 105 but good enough. Stable at 60kmh downhill yesterday with a pannier and a bar bag and the 38mm tyres handled the ridiculously gravelly bit of NCN 4 closec...

My other half lives in Bristol and so I bought a new Carrera Crixus (a Halfords cyclo-cross bike that cost me £225) to keep there. As a spur of the moment thing we cycled to Cardiff yesterday. A 64 mile trip including getting lost. It was definitely a different experience to using my Croix de Fer or...

Bonefishblues wrote:Can I ask whereabouts you are based?

Near Cardiff but am often in Bristol.