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Old 01-07-18, 07:50 PM
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So I turn 56 in April and weigh 290, which forum?
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So I turn 56 in April and weigh 290, which forum?
Both?
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Both?
Only problem is there are more health problems in the over 50
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Only problem is there are more health problems in the over 50
Not saying I dont have my problems, at least I have a good attitude towards life
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Both. Or even several.
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Master-racing is there as well if you are so inclined to pin on a number
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Only problem is there are more health problems in the over 50
Multiple forums - says the 30 year old who is 7 and a half weeks out of his 5th orthopedic surgery.
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Originally Posted by wvridgerider
So I turn 56 in April and weigh 290, which forum?
I hang out in both. Stayed here even when I got below 200 (181 to brag) now I fit back in 250-260 (not to brag!!). As others have said you can do more than one or two or five!!
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Pick and choose! Breaking spokes, Type 2 diabetes, kit that's not in the "fatties fit fine" category, pick Clyde. Mental lapse, ED, how fast you were BITD, choose 50+. "Why don't bikes come with easier gearing" could swing either way!
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I'm over 50, over 200, have C&V bikes, a modern road bike, a hybrid, a 3-speed, a cruiser, working on a single-speed, and mostly hang out in Foo....I'm so conflicted
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I'm over 50 and over 300lbs, I watch both. But my biggest issues are my size and the bike handling it not so much be being over 50.
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