A Hard Lesson For 50+ Cyclists!
10-04-19, 07:48 PM
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When I was in my teens I used to be able to ride my Schwinn Varsity down the street on the back wheel, AKA "Wheelie". I then thought it would be cool to shift gears while riding on the back wheel. That was not a good plan and it was the last time I did a wheelie on a ten speed! Now mountain bikes , well , that's another story. Joe joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress
Let's just say, Evel Knievel I was not. Although, the whole mess did end up a little like a minor reinterpretation of the ill-fated Caesar's Palace jump, luckily I didn't break anything...and of course the Varsity was completely fine...
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10-05-19, 09:08 AM
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10-05-19, 03:54 PM
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What was meant as a light hearted post has been taken WAY, Way too seriously by a few. To try and reduce disagreements I’ve edited it to NOT reflect age. I also edited it to attempt to remove any reflection on gender before anyone took a shot at that. Hopefully everyone will find it more enjoyable post with the edits.
I know what you were trying to do.
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Like a few others mention above, I used to do wheelies on my old Schwinn Stingray, but can't do them on my roadie or single speed. FTW if you're 50+: Swerving skid across the finish line on your fixie that ends in a track stand. Really impresses the ladies and the youngsters.
10-07-19, 11:24 AM
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Do as you wish, and enjoy your life fully. Do as others desire, and you wont. Listen to others, and thus continuously have to tell them to screw off. Thats their choice, for trying to make your choice, screw those guys.
10-07-19, 11:27 AM
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Wheelies for Oldsters
Maybe if you're over 60 & can't get it up easily, that could cause you to end up flat on your back. 
10-07-19, 11:56 AM
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When I was in my teens I used to be able to ride my Schwinn Varsity down the street on the back wheel, AKA "Wheelie". I then thought it would be cool to shift gears while riding on the back wheel. That was not a good plan and it was the last time I did a wheelie on a ten speed! Now mountain bikes , well , that's another story.
10-07-19, 12:22 PM
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It came from automotive and motorcycle drag racing. It was the inevitable result when to much horsepower and torque were applied too quickly. Especially when you had not tuned the tires and or gearing/weight distribution properly. With top fuel drag cars, it was magnified if air gathered under the body and held the car up or flipped it. Wheelie bars behind the cars or bikes were used to control it.
10-07-19, 12:57 PM
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It came from automotive and motorcycle drag racing. It was the inevitable result when to much horsepower and torque were applied too quickly. Especially when you had not tuned the tires and or gearing/weight distribution properly. With top fuel drag cars, it was magnified if air gathered under the body and held the car up or flipped it. Wheelie bars behind the cars or bikes were used to control it.
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10-07-19, 01:16 PM
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That's would be true at any age. Although it might hurt more as you get older.
Old people are suppose to know better. But everybody falls. The only sad part was he couldn't get up...again.
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"A Hard Lesson For 50+ Cyclists!"
"As a 50+ rider "
If it's not about age why is it a hard lesson for 50+ riders?
If it's not about age then why mention the rider's age?
I get that you're trying to walk back your post but all you're doing at this point is stumbling.
"A Hard Lesson For 50+ Cyclists!"
"As a 50+ rider "
If it's not about age why is it a hard lesson for 50+ riders?
If it's not about age then why mention the rider's age?
I get that you're trying to walk back your post but all you're doing at this point is stumbling.
Old people are suppose to know better. But everybody falls. The only sad part was he couldn't get up...again.
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10-07-19, 02:00 PM
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For some serious braggadocio, read about the life of Dolemite.
Excerpt
"At the age of one he was drinkin' whiskey and gin.
At the age of two he was eating the bottles it came in.
Now Dolemite had an Uncle called "Sudden Death".
Killed a dozen bad men from the smell of his breath."
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"I've swimmed across muddy rivers and ain't never got wet,
Mountains has fell on me and I ain't dead yet."
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At the age of two he was eating the bottles it came in.
Now Dolemite had an Uncle called "Sudden Death".
Killed a dozen bad men from the smell of his breath."
...
"I've swimmed across muddy rivers and ain't never got wet,
Mountains has fell on me and I ain't dead yet."
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What was meant as a light hearted post has been taken WAY, Way too seriously by a few. To try and reduce disagreements I’ve edited it to NOT reflect age. I also edited it to attempt to remove any reflection on gender before anyone took a shot at that. Hopefully everyone will find it more enjoyable post with the edits.
Manuals however, just cant do them. Arms are way too short. Maybe if one of the young mountain bikers coach me I can do new tricks.
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10-14-19, 07:37 AM
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This guy is pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cwFumnmO00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cwFumnmO00
10-14-19, 03:37 PM
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01-03-20, 03:46 PM
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Late to the party...but Wow, never saw anything like this. Somebody buy this guy a wheel!!
