Originally Posted by DnvrFox

UPDATED 10/18/04

Please tell us your age.
57

1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?
LITESPEED ARENBERG (90%)
TREK 5500
****CALFEE TETRA TRI (BARELY RIDDEN) - - SOLD THIS.
Bought a Lemond BA
Also bought Schwinn Le Tour 100th anniversery model

MY FAITHFUL SCHWINN VARSITY I No Londer Ride.

2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as you have grown older?
YEP - VITAMIN E, & B1 (FOR NERVE DAMAGE REPAIR), glucosomine and chondroitin, 400mg 2x/day ,
SR 'ONE A DAY' AND FIBER METAMUCIL (SP?) in TABLET form.


3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?
ACTUALLY FASTER, RACED 20 MILES IN 73, AVGED 21.7 MOH, HAVE ACTUALLY HIT 24.4 SAME DISTANCE LAST YEAR (HAD A TAILWIND).
BUT HILLS ARE QUITE A BIT HARDER.


4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?
WAS ON AIR FORCE SQUADRON RACING TEAM. (FUN)


5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides, commute, tour, race?

STRICTLY ROAD, CALFEE TETRA TRI WAS TOO HARD ON BACK AND LEGS, TREID MOUNTAIN BIKE BUT HURTS SHOULDER (SURGERY FOR LABRAL TEAR 2 YEARS AGO- DIDN'T HELP MUCH)

6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?
I'M AT 2205, TRY TO RIDE 75/WEEK

7. Do you do any other type of physical activities - weight lifting, skiing, running, etc.?
RUNNING TOO HARD ON KNEES, SOME WEIGHTS, BUT WALK ALOT!!!!! HUNT HARD - ARCHERY AND GUN.


Perhaps you might indicate your age on your reply?? - AGAIN PHYSICALLY = 57, MENTALLY FEEL BETTER THAN I DID AT 35.