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Old Guys and Descending
At 77 I can't get up to the same speeds I used to hit. I regularly get over 40 on group rides and used to hit over 60 mph on the "Markleyville Death Ride". 40 seems pretty tame after 60+. My eyes were pretty big at 60 for several minutes. It makes it a lot easier to compete on Strava on downhills as the comfort zone is pretty high. Also to develop skills in hitting apexes you have to ride pretty fast.