Cycling with the menopause

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People with no particular interest are advised to skip this bit altogether.

For some illogical reason i presumed that this biological phenomenon would pass me by relatively lightly (this is Nic writing )....perhaps it is........but as i am being woken up several times a night at the moment by my body going into thermal overdrive i am not that pleased with it. İ am very happy about the no more periods bit ( though am still carrying unnecessary extra weight in the form of unused tampons that i feel should not be just thrown away nor do they make an easy gift to give away.....so i am keeping them for fitness training and possible useful first aid .İ have also an idea that soaked in petrol they would make excellent firelighters ).
As for the hot flush bit......i have tried mind over matter,thinking of lying in cold snow,for example,or under a freezing waterfall....but it is not working. Nor yet are the very wonderful herbal supplements that phil and clare have got for me. İt is a shame that my mind is.nt more in control as i can see that a "hot flush" to order would actually be very useful. Instead of cold hands and feet on the bike ,say ,on a long descent , you could actually summon up a flush and Bingo........Why, you,d be quids in, would.nt you ?
So,there you go....thats a current status report. Hopefully there will be no need for any further updates on this strange phenomenon.