Trying to start a thread with older cyclist, who may want to exchange idea's and other stuff stuff. Who knows, maybe a world wide club for the over the hill types.
Over the hill gang
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I think a good measure of a "mature" I won't say "old" cyclist
is when you are on a blazing descent and you think about how ridiculous you will feel trying to explain what happened to you if you crash, as opposed to wearing the injury like a badge of honor Feanor
Originally posted by rockytopthunder
Trying to start a thread with older cyclist, who may want to exchange idea's and other stuff stuff. Who knows, maybe a world wide club for the over the hill types.
Hi, As you say who knows where an "over the hill gang" might lead.
I'm a late comer to cycling. Started 4 years ago at 51, then joined a Veterans' Cycling Club (Road Racing) and now I wish I'd got into the sport when I was 20. What a great passtime and what great people you meet!
We are hosting the Masters games here in Canberra in November so we should get to meet many who do that circuit. I believe some even follow the series as it moves internationally.
We have some incredibly fit people in the Vets Club, including a World Champion Track cyclist (73yo) who rides comp with us. I'm regularly getting blown into the weeds by riders 10-15 years my senior. Our road races are usually 40-50 km over some fairly hilly terrain. We then mix this with those blasted Individual Time Trials that everyone except the A graders seem to hate. The odd Criterium helps us learn to stay upright.
Keep pedalling
Tezza
Should try the 'Etape de Tour' very popular in the 40 -50 year range, maybe see you there next year. And yes I thought I was a pretty fit 47 year old cycling on/off road a hundred miles a week when low and behold pedalling up a hill in Germany at what I thought was a respectable 10 mph (mtb) when a guy with 10 years on me sails by (also on an mtb) and could I catch him like ....
Oh well shall have to add an extra hundred
Sean
Oh well shall have to add an extra hundred
Sean
I think we should think of getting together for a ride next year. Somewhere's in the US. If This sounds like something you would like to do, let me know. I have a web site, but I don't use it for anything. So this may be a good reason to use it. So what you guy's and ladies think???Originally posted by rockytopthunder
Trying to start a thread with older cyclist, who may want to exchange idea's and other stuff stuff. Who knows, maybe a world wide club for the over the hill types.
Got to start somewheres
The hardest part is getting in the saddle. Keep at it. Hopefully we all can ride a 100 miler together next year, that is if there are enough interested.
At 62 I think I qualify. I bought a WallMart bike this spring on a whim and find I very much enjoy cycling. I'm trying to do 30 km per day and some days I get up to 50 km before various parts start to hurt too much. I'm not much interested in speed or distance and I usually stop to read the historic markers just to watch the ducks. I just bought a digital camera and have a great time recording interesting sights. Much of the history of Canada is written on the face of this area (Kingston, Ontario).
