Yikes, I知 in the 50+ group. How did I get here so quickly?
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Yikes, I知 in the 50+ group. How did I get here so quickly?
How is everyone? I know they say age is only a number of but I知 57 and my kids make me feel ancient! At least I can still ride faster than them, going to enjoy it while it lasts! Feeling good, getting through this pandemic with lots of bike rides! Stay strong and ride on!
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Don't sweat it. I'm posting in the 65+ thread.How the heck did that happen? I just got out of high school.
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yep, 57 seems like yesterday, and it was ONLY 13 years ago. Feel much younger than my chronological age. A good friend (with a knee replacement) is 83 and still riding some hills I've seem people looking 30-40 yrs younger walk! It's mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter!!
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The comment I hear from others, and what I hear is, ‘you look far younger than your age’. I certainly feel younger than my age. Cycling does have its benefits. Age is just a number - until you hit 80, then it gets real.
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However fast your previous years seem to have passed, the ones coming up are going to go even faster.
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I wish I was 50. Of course, then I would have to go to work, and that would suck.
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Were you growing up in the 70s and 80s? It took you half a century to get here. Do you not remember it??
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Yup I wake up in shock every morning when it hits me that I’m over 50 How I did I get here so fast? I decided not to worry about it there is nothing that can be done to stop aging. I roll with it still rock out and go to concerts and party but with wisdom a benefit for being over 50.
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Last night we were talking about this and a friend said, "The days go slow, but the years go fast."
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Earlier this year my son complained that I was too slow. I told him he was riding with a guy who is almost 60 years old. Now I'm 60. I never rode with my Dad. I just did 78kms the other day. It seemed like just yesterday when ten years ago, we were celebrating my 50th birthday. A lot has happened in those ten years including my early retirement halfway in between and my father's passing a few years after that.
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How is everyone? I know they say age is only a number of but I知 57 and my kids make me feel ancient! At least I can still ride faster than them, going to enjoy it while it lasts! Feeling good, getting through this pandemic with lots of bike rides! Stay strong and ride on!
Turn 50 (13 years ago) was my motivation to start riding regularly again. I知 a low mileage/ low speed rider compared to most of the others around here, but it keeps me going and healthy.
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Earlier this year my son complained that I was too slow. I told him he was riding with a guy who is almost 60 years old. Now I'm 60. I never rode with my Dad. I just did 78kms the other day. It seemed like just yesterday when ten years ago, we were celebrating my 50th birthday. A lot has happened in those ten years including my early retirement halfway in between and my father's passing a few years after that.
I've had so much living from 50 to 60. Wow, so many things. Got into 24 hour races, randonneuring. Did long brevets in France, Scandinavia, the US. Weeklong backpack trips. Had grandsons appear. Moved across the country.
And so much more to do.
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Old enough, hmmm?
Get a Class 2 e-bike that allows you to ride at a "good speed". Got mine last Friday, this after I tried out my equal half's the week before. Riding on our rail trail, keeping to my steady speed (avg. 24+ km/h), I occasionally get passed by some of the gravel bikers and e-bikers when riding the analog bike.. Probably won't happen when I ride my e-bike.
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Get a Class 2 e-bike that allows you to ride at a "good speed". Got mine last Friday, this after I tried out my equal half's the week before. Riding on our rail trail, keeping to my steady speed (avg. 24+ km/h), I occasionally get passed by some of the gravel bikers and e-bikers when riding the analog bike.. Probably won't happen when I ride my e-bike.
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Old enough, hmmm?
My routine is mostly in the 20 km/h and up region on the analog bike .... except on those killer hills around here. Some of them are steep (10-16%) and long, which means slowing down to 8 km/h. For me it's all about keeping up my cardio-vascular fitness to be able to hit the snow (XC) at a good speed come November.
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OK, I hear you!
My routine is mostly in the 20 km/h and up region on the analog bike .... except on those killer hills around here. Some of them are steep (10-16%) and long, which means slowing down to 8 km/h. For me it's all about keeping up my cardio-vascular fitness to be able to hit the snow (XC) at a good speed come November.
My routine is mostly in the 20 km/h and up region on the analog bike .... except on those killer hills around here. Some of them are steep (10-16%) and long, which means slowing down to 8 km/h. For me it's all about keeping up my cardio-vascular fitness to be able to hit the snow (XC) at a good speed come November.
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How is everyone? I know they say age is only a number of but I知 57 and my kids make me feel ancient! At least I can still ride faster than them, going to enjoy it while it lasts! Feeling good, getting through this pandemic with lots of bike rides! Stay strong and ride on!
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