I guess I can come in here now
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I guess I can come in here now
I just turned 50 last month. Guess I qualify for old fart status. The sad thing is that I've already received my first piece of junk mail from AARP. Even sadder is the realization that I'm going to have to grow up one of these days.
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I hear ya. In my head I'm not that old. Pretty soon I'm going to be eligible for the senior discounts.
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Admission is not automatic. The moderators may require videos of you shouting at clouds or chasing kids off your lawn.
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got in here 4 years ago and i still feel like a little kid sometimes. i especially like goofing around with my little kids. (little == 16 and 21.)
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We don't necessarily stop doing the stupid things, but we at least figure out how to do them safer.
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Funny - when someone mentions 'joining' the 50+ Forum, it makes me think of the 50+ year old BFers I know who never post here.
Maybe the reputation precedes us.
Tho' what our reputation is - except middle+ age - escapes me.
Maybe the reputation precedes us.
Tho' what our reputation is - except middle+ age - escapes me.
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Aging in not an option. Whether to grow up is very much an option! Just ask my wife. Been eligible here for 20 years, I don't wanna grow up, I'm a crazy old rider (I know it doesn't go like that, but you get the idea). Welcome to 50+
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Welcome to 50+, youngster.
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Welcome,"kid"! lol Don't worry I'm a kid myself at 57. Still haven't grown up though and it's fun not to!
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I’m 53 and will turn 54 at the end of the year. Last time I checked I was 47! I’m half expecting to wake up tomorrow morning and find that it’s my 60 th Birthday 🎂
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There's nothing like Bicycling to keep us all young at heart! And healthier.
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When you're 65 you'll think of 50 as young. If you make it to 80, I guess 65 will seem young.
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Has anyone ever set up a poll on what people's "internal" age is? I've been 22 for quite some time now
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Age is only a state of mind, but someone needs to talk to the body about that. Welcome to a more mature side of BF.
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