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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-02-22, 06:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,583
Posted By RVwriter

Luck and good fortune

Doug64, you are, indeed, one lucky guy. Having a life companion who participates in rides and travels with you -- or, to be more factual -- you with HER! I miss the rides my wife and I enjoyed...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-24-22, 11:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,583
Posted By RVwriter

Replies to Starting Over Again at 83

Computer failed, wouldn't let me reply appropriately to those who commented about my earlier post.

PeteHski: thanks for your best wishes.



boozergut: I’ve considered the trike as a future...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-18-22, 05:17 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 33,136
Posted By RVwriter

I've given specific instructions: Hire a small,...

I've given specific instructions: Hire a small, family-size gathering place; no prepared services or clergy. About 15 minutes of music-- first, "Deborah's Theme" from Once Upon a Time in America,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-09-22, 08:39 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,583
Posted By RVwriter

Starting over again at 83

When you get to be a geezer like I am, you can expect crazy things to go wrong with your body that will set back bike-riding to a degree you never expected.
Over the last five years, I've had to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-25-21, 07:40 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,448
Posted By RVwriter

Freeranger, I'm of the same mind, but I carry my...

Freeranger, I'm of the same mind, but I carry my justification for riding to another level. I tell myself, "You're 82, dumbass. If you don't ride today, it's a beautiful day lost that you'll never...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-25-21, 04:29 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,448
Posted By RVwriter

Hey, Shp4mn, I’m 82 and still work a 60-hour...

Hey, Shp4mn, I’m 82 and still work a 60-hour week. After the pandemic, the recent death of my only biking buddy and four trips to the hospital, I need motivation too! When I was a young man (at 75),...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-01-18, 02:41 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,235
Posted By RVwriter

10-speed? Neither I nor any of my buddies had...

10-speed? Neither I nor any of my buddies had 10-speeds. We had one gear. My first bike in 1948 was a Dayton Twinflex built by Huffman Manufacturing Co. of nearby Dayton, OH. It was the bike that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-31-18, 01:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,204
Posted By RVwriter

Mentoring the newbies

I came aboard BikeForums around 2012 shortly after I bought a new bike and returned to riding after a 25-year lay-off. During those 25 years, everything had changed, including bike comfort & gearing,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-31-18, 01:32 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,402
Posted By RVwriter

Responses

Thanks to everyone for the excellent replies. As I write below, we’ve changed our plans to make our trip safer. Also, no one mentioned this, but: We recently made new wills and assigned our power of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-25-18, 10:31 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,402
Posted By RVwriter

Our kids are upset...

...because at ages 74 (for Pam) and 79 (for Don), we just told them we’re getting out of Dodge (actually, northern Indiana). Not forever. Just for a week or two…or three. We’re heading to Florida to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-21-18, 12:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Jppe: Clermont, west of Winter Garden & Orlando;...

Jppe: Clermont, west of Winter Garden & Orlando; Venice, south of Sarasota look like two good options. Been to Venice, not to Clermont

Rutan74: Wonderful looking beach. My wife would love it....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-20-18, 01:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Scott967: Much thanks for the observation. That...

Scott967: Much thanks for the observation. That give me a good mind-image of the area and doesn’t surprise me. It’s definitely not a negative for us.

Fietsbob: Money is a good green crop...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-18-18, 03:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Sun appeared today in Elkhart, Indiana, and temp...

Sun appeared today in Elkhart, Indiana, and temp got up to 45, so I made my first ride since last July. As expected, ran out of steam after 3 miles on neighborhood loop. But it sure felt good.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-17-18, 01:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Great news, DowneasTTer

DowneasTTer: Wow, we are absolutely impressed! Thanks very much for your reply. Your post raises a few questions for us. First, my wife Pam asks to what do you attribute your improved EF numbers from...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-18, 03:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Thanks, everyone

WNCGoater: Thanks for the tip on the cold weather at Pawley Island. I just talked with my wife about that, since she's been to Charleston several times, and she knows Pawley Island and agrees with...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-18, 10:27 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Good suggestions

RonH: Your area of central Florida is something we've not considered, but your mention of the trails there has definitely sparked our interest. I use a rail trail (the Pumpkinvine between...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-18, 05:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,259
Posted By RVwriter

Gotta escape the cold

Wife is 74 with second-stage kidney failure & 20% heart activity backed by a defibrillator. I'm79 with a wide range of hurts. She can't ride anymore, and I'm ready to do my second start-over as soon...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-15-18, 01:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,583
Posted By RVwriter

Advice: Start VERY slowly

Been there, done that, my friend. But I'm facing a start-over again this year due to some health setbacks and a seriously ailing wife (and former riding buddy). I stopped riding in the fall of '15...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-15-18, 01:13 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,583
Posted By RVwriter

Advice: Start VERY slowly

Been there, done that, my friend. But I'm facing a start-over again this year due to some health setbacks and a seriously ailing wife (and former riding buddy). I stopped riding in the fall of '15...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-14-18, 08:44 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 11,673
Posted By RVwriter

Just ride

My 2018 goal is simple -- just ride as often as I can and rebuild my strength & skill. Now 79 with a few health problems behind me, I'm basically starting over in cold, windy northern Indiana. Second...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-14-18, 08:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,630
Posted By RVwriter

Dann, before you got to Tucson next year, if...

Dann, before you got to Tucson next year, if you'll send me an e-mail, I'll give you the phone number & e-mail of my biking buddy who goes to that area every year and ends up not riding because he...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
06-17-14, 12:38 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,051
Posted By RVwriter

Oh, the ironies. Carbonfiberboy makes lots of...

Oh, the ironies. Carbonfiberboy makes lots of good points, all of which I should find discouraging, but I don’t. I just have to remember where I was when I started and then look at where I am now....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-14, 06:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,793
Posted By RVwriter

I've been married for 55 years to a fix-it lady...

I've been married for 55 years to a fix-it lady who provided me with the perfect tool last year in case I have a break-down on a ride. She gave me my first-ever cell phone with her own cell number,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-09-14, 07:52 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,938
Posted By RVwriter

Riding with the wind?

Does anybody else do it?

I ride for only two reasons: enjoyment and to stay healthy. Take away one or the other reason, and I’d probably be a slug, content to spend all my time behind my computer...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-08-14, 01:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,202
Posted By RVwriter

rdtompki, I find myself in a similar situation,...

rdtompki, I find myself in a similar situation, and it certainly is a good feeling!

Although I cheated with the weight loss routine and had bariatric surgery in 2009, I lost exactly 120 pounds and...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-14, 04:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,453
Posted By RVwriter

JohnDThompson: I am, in fact, taking the...

JohnDThompson: I am, in fact, taking the Beta-blocker Carvedilol for cardiac arrythemia (irregular heartbeat).

I appreciate your concern regarding this issue, but it’s an area with which I am...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-14, 02:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,453
Posted By RVwriter

Baboo, not only is your comment very funny, but...

Baboo, not only is your comment very funny, but it is also quite profound, accurate, insightful and great advice to any young man who is contemplating the institution of matrimony.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-14, 12:55 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,453
Posted By RVwriter

Well, I’m back in the saddle! After a week...

Well, I’m back in the saddle!

After a week off and reading the suggestions and tips from you guys, I returned to the bike path today, fired up and raring to ride. First, I had to convince my bride...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-14, 10:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,453
Posted By RVwriter

Thanks to everyone for the really great input....

Thanks to everyone for the really great input. FbinNY makes some excellent points. As a (former) diabetic, I do have some difficulty maintaining blood sugar levels on rides, and I’ve learned to keep...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-05-14, 09:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,453
Posted By RVwriter

Your ideas on my collapse?

First some background. I'm 75 and have been riding nearly daily (except in winter) for four-plus years following bariatric surgery and a long history of diabetes, high blood pressure, high...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-06-12, 11:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 640
Posted By RVwriter

Post-bariatrics riders?

I posted this question on the 50-plus section of the forum and was advised to come here. Didn't know about this section and thought it was about something involving horses. lol

I joined the forum...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-06-12, 10:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 716
Posted By RVwriter

Jim: Wow! Congratulations on the results of your...

Jim: Wow! Congratulations on the results of your RNY and for your decision to make it happen. No one who hasn't gone through it can know how hard it is to make such a life-changing decision, and the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-05-12, 02:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 716
Posted By RVwriter

Post-bariatric riders?

I just read with interest the posting by Durockrolly, "Question for my fellow diabetics." He attracted some very good input. I was diabetic for more than 15 years and had all the side-issues that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-22-12, 12:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 804
Posted By RVwriter

I don't know why there's so much preoccupation...

I don't know why there's so much preoccupation with biking addiction.

I'm not addicted!

I'll confess I ride every chance I get, but I can quit any time I want!

Don
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-18-12, 04:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,888
Posted By RVwriter

My 73rd birthday is in 8 days (March 26), and I...

My 73rd birthday is in 8 days (March 26), and I celebrated early last week by giving myself a new Giant Cypress 21-speed to replace my 1980 Huffy (regeared) 12-speed. Rode 14 miles today in northern...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-12-12, 04:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 460
Posted By RVwriter

Homage to Catweazle

I'm a 50+ newbie (actually 73 in two weeks) in that I started riding my old 1980-era bike again two years ago and have gradually increased my daily distance to 20 miles. I introduced myself yesterday...
Forum: Introductions
03-11-12, 01:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 378
Posted By RVwriter

Reborn old timer

I'm two weeks away from being 73, but I am riding with the firm conviction that I'm really just 37, having a new lease on life and a strong commitment to becoming even healthier and adventuresome.
...
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