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Old 09-13-18, 11:28 PM
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Bahnzo
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Originally Posted by johnspack
Haven't biked in 30 years. I'm 56, and someone gave me an old 12 speed mountain bike. Now, I did smoke for 40 years, and am now smoke free for 4 years, so I am much more active now than I have been in years.
Not a 50+ (I'm almost there) but this caught my eye.

I'm a 20+ year heavy smoker. 9+ free for me now. 8 now on a bike. Love every minute of it. I grew up in out in the country, so a bike was the only way to get here and there. It's now one of the best parts of my life. Glad to see you here.

Ride what you have, but I can say if you like it, you won't have that orange thing for long. I started off with something pretty much the same. Learned to fix it and change things, and then bought a better one when I could afford it. Learned to fix that, and etc etc etc. There's a lot of good resources out there, and YouTube almost always has something related to what you need. Watch and learn and ask questions.
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