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Originally Posted by DigitalGee
Hi all,

I'm DigitalGee, and I haven't ridden a bike in two years.

Not proud of that! I'm posting to see if anyone still remembers me from wayback when. I was a regular on the forum from about 2005 to perhaps 2012, mostlyin the 50+ forum. Somehow, all my old posts are gone and I'm considered a Newbie once again. (Wish I could have a Newbie body to go with that!)...

When the weather breaks this spring, I hope to start riding again.Not like I used to ride, that's for sure. No more "ride your age" rides for me, at least to start up again. Feel almost like a beginner after all this lost time!

Anyway, if anyone remembers me, give me a holler!
I joined Bike Forums in 2008, and I quickly gravitated to the Fifty-Plus Forum. I do recall you, though I don’t recall any exchanges between us in public forums, or via PM’s, and you are part of the “good old days.”

I recently posted to the now-closed thread on Fifty-Plus, “How do we know when it’s time to stop?.”
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
I was amused that some of the replies thought it meant to stop cycling, and some thought it meant to stop posting to BF, or stop drinking…I still read my favorite sub forums daily, particularly posts by my many favored subscribers, as well as those I consider grumps.

For me the heady days on the Forums were from about 2008 to 2016, in particular participating in the Fifty-Plus Annual Rides, which have since disappeared.
Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
50+ used to be like the bar on "Cheers". There was a cast of characters like the Deege and Denver who had distinct personalities. Topics were generally related to bicycling or ageing but not always. It was it's own place.

 Some people didn't like that. They said they felt like they had wandered into a bar where they didn't belong. Their solution was to change the bar and they did.

Know what? 50+ is coming back. The nay-sayers have drifted away and 50+ is everso slowly returning to the way that it used to be. I like that.

I still miss Denver and the Deege.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
What has captivated me most about Fifty-Plus beside the general milieu are (were) the Annual rides begun in 2010 up though last year. I have ridden in five of them,and have compiled the personal narratives of all the Rides on the thread,"A Chronicle of the 50+ Annual Rides".

 I myself think this so-called "way it used to be" ended with the Fourth Annual Ride in Tennessee. BTW, billydonn was on that one.

Another change IMO is the seeming disappearance of self-identified females from those good old days. Miss Kenton, Miss Jean, and Beverly come immediately to mind as the Women of Fifty-Plus, since I have met them all in person.

 I considered Miss K the doyenne of the Forum with her savvy and witty posts.
Were you, @digitalG, also known as the Deege?
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