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Bsteel

It seems a shame to moderate a post that was trying to offer useful advice.
That is assuming it was moderated and that Colin didn't decide to delete it himself.

Bsteel

Sparky56 wrote: ↑7 Jun 2023, 10:38am Great that you have made a decision.

It will be better than mine - see attached -- this was on the day we did 80 miles along the canal du midi in france. bumpy bumpy bumpy.

also used this on MTB tracks in cairngorms.

looking forwards to some photographs of your adventures

IMG_8597.jpeg

A great looking ride, custom Super U luggage as well.

Bsteel

Jdsk wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 12:15pm You're very wise to supplement.

But vitamin D deficiency was common in Nordic countries. They now have policies on supplementation and fortification. (Which are interestingly different and may not be adequate.)

There are differences between native-born and immigrant residents of Nordic countries. I wouldn't assume that they are genetic.

Jonathan

Something to do with the MC1R gene, the same gene associated with red hair.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07691-z

Bsteel

jackt wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 10:13pm Some great suggestions - many thanks all !

Nobody's yet mentioned army surplus. I've used thick wool (boiled wool?) mitts to keep the cold out on very wintry days. Often as little as a couple of quid. My recollection of the camping gear is that it's all a bit heavy. Any gems out there?

I've used Army surplus Gore-Tex, over trousers and mitten covers. Especially good value if it's just surplus and unissued stock.

Bsteel

hoogerbooger wrote: ↑5 Jan 2023, 7:48pm I was googling on sarcopenia last week. Because it's happening.....Seem to recommend up to 1.25 g protein a day per kg body mass...rather than the general recommendation of 0.75g per kg.

Seemed to be that the sort of protein sypplements that many weight trainers use ( whey powder and loadsa eggs) have generally not proved useful on sarcopenia trials. However I haven't read through any of the papers...

Items I found seem to say that protein as part of recovery after exercise helped....But when taken with carbohydrate it helped less......so carbo-loading for an event or on a strenuous tour..may undermine muscle maintenance ? Not sure how much carbohydrate for muscle recovery after exercise is OK.

Omega 3 and vitamin D help + plus generally healthy diet with lots of fruit and veg, little red meat ...plenty of anti- oxidants.

More checking and cross- checking to do.. for me... but I suggest that it is very sensible for othersto read up on.....preferably before they get to 45/50

Caveating the whole of this with it's only internet discussions and I have nothing scientific to substantiate it.

I have seen protein recomendations now as high as 1g / lb, I know previously there had been concern about a diet too high in protein causing health problems. Achieved using whole foods with Whey protein to make up the total.
As to timing, that last 'research' I came across suggested there was little difference between pre and post workout but more a case of just consuming enough during the day. If you want to dissapear down a rabbit hole then the role that protein plays in triggering mTOR via Leucine is an interesting one to try.
Trying to add a little formal science to back up the discussion.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257597/

Bsteel

Jdsk wrote: ↑5 Jan 2023, 11:06am But which hormone(s) would that be?
And what does "ability to utilise protein efficiently" mean?
Jonathan

Without looking for papers to cite a couple of hormones I would have suggested would be Testosterone and Human Growth, I'm sure there's others and the whole mechanism seems to be a bit of a cascade. I am also thinking from a male bias.
For protein my comment is along the lines of it's harder to break protein apart into amino acids and then utilise those amino acids to rebuild muscle. Not very eloquent I know but hopefully correct.
I can't see the full paper but this may give a fuller explanation.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11915910/

Bsteel

william33 wrote: ↑2 Jan 2023, 11:01am Anything that adds some muscular reserves would seem to be beneficial given how slowly muscle increases with age but how fast they might decrease due to forced inactivity.

I believe that, unfortunately muscle decreases with age even when staying active due to the bodies changes in hormone levels and decreasing ability to utilise protein efficiently. So you need to work harder to just maintain.
Inactivity can see big changes in a matter of weeks.

Bsteel

Cowsham wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 8:09pm Best keeping turnover below 85k ( I think that's much too low a threshold for a small business nowadays --- 23 years ago I remember it being about 65k - scale that by inflation I think it should be at least twice that by now )

But what is the cost to the business of registering that outweighs having to limit your potential turnover and often reducing your market to those who can't reclaim VAT ?

Bsteel

PH wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 3:56pm Yes, but unless they're trading at a loss, the amount of VAT they can reclaim will always be less than the VAT their customer will have to pay.
It isn't a simple calculation, the expenses of a non registered business include the VAT paid, therefore reducing the profit taxed.
In reality, the threshold is quite low, if a business handles any volume of materials it's likely to exceed it.

Thanks, my thought was that the only business benefit I could see for the jobbing plumber not being registered, is that he can keep his labour rate lower if he wants.

Bsteel

Cowsham wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 3:02pm If you are selling new tractors to farmers I see the point in being vat registered but in the case of a jobbing plumber no.

Would the plumber be elegible if VAT registered to also claim back the VAT on his tools, computer or a new van ?

Bsteel

Having watched the rise and fall of several hobby fora it seems that a forum follows a life cycle. Initially the forum forms around a small number of members wishing to discuss a single interest. This attracts specialists and soon the forum develops a reputation as a solid knowledge base. That quality knowledge base then attracts a larger audience who initially come for the information and then stay, but in doing so often widen the discussion and sub groups form. What happens at this point seems to then vary but frequently seems to involve a migration of the original core to a new home. This is triggered by items such as technical issues around the forum software, ownership of the forum changing or just the general nature of the discussion moving to far from the original concept,
I wonder if there has been any studies on forums and the membership data over time analysed ?

Bsteel

geocycle wrote: ↑22 Dec 2022, 9:09am Does anyone have any data on how many cycle thefts are by tooled up looking to steal? I’d imagine a good proportion are opportunistic?

From the BBC News July 2020.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53567919

"According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, there were 84,545 bike thefts recorded by police from April 2019 to March 2020.
But charity Cycling UK - which aims to "protect the interests of existing and would-be cyclists" - says the figures are likely much higher because it's an underreported crime."

That raises another question, where do they all go. Are they used by the thieve, sold on or stripped and sold as spares.

Bsteel

Bmblbzzz wrote: ↑12 Dec 2022, 5:51pm It looks like the chain stay mount comes as stock on this bike:
https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/bi ... n-payment/

A mere $14,000.

That was a shame I missed the 10 day window for ordering. I see that shipping wasn't included in the price

Bsteel

I can't see a mention of where to buy the chain stay braze on mount. It doesn't seem to be in the list of parts

Bsteel

Jdsk wrote: ↑12 Dec 2022, 12:56pm
How much vitamin D is too much?
The oral doses recommended by the NHSs and similar do not produce toxicity.

Toxicity sometimes occurs with much higher doses of over the counter preparations, but is still rare unless large amounts of calcium are also consumed.

(The risks with the particular form of vitamin D used in chronic kidney disease are much greater.)

Jonathan

I believe the serum level of Vitamin K also has a part to play ?

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