Re: Learning To Ride at Age 50

Nice work Hector. Congratulations on your perseverence. I think once
you get that N36 you'll really get the distance bug. With semi-regular
practice, being able to complete a 58 mile ride 15 months from now is
very achievable. Work your way up slowly, increasing your distance over
time. You should get to the point that you can ride two-thirds of the
distance comfortably, i.e. make sure your training gets up to 40 miles
by the month before the event. From there, the extra push and adrenalin
will get you through the event.

Good luck!

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Keep at it Hector! You can and *will* improve! I re-learned how to ride
*just* a month prior to my 50th b-day, after about a 35 year layoff!:p
It has been the just about best thing I have ever done, and has
literally changed my life in so many ways...all for the better!😄 I
would recommend it to ANYONE, especially us old farts!

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hectorqlucero said:

...I can't thank you enough for your help. Believe it or not, your
words were the ones that gave me confidence to continue with something
I really like, which is riding a unicycle long distance. I almost gave
up.... Thanks!!!!

I am humbled by your response and happy I was of assistance.

Learning to ride unicycles has been a life changing event for me. I
would rather be out riding than sitting around watching television or
spending vast amounts of time on my computer. I spend most of my riding
time on my 29er and off-road on my 26" MUni. I ride almost every day,
limited only by such things as the weather and yard work (and the
number of pants that I am wearing out. I threw away another pair of
shorts yesterday because I had worn a hole on the inside of the
thigh).

Good luck on your 36". Your goals are absolutely greater than mine. I
am happy to plod around for 6 to 8 miles in the evenings before it gets
dark.

Hang in there!!

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Wheel Rider said:

I ride almost every day, limited only by such things as the weather and
yard work (and the number of pants that I am wearing out. I threw away
another pair of shorts yesterday because I had worn a hole on the
inside of the thigh).

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For distance rides, they're all I use. With biking shorts on the
inside and more traditional shorts on the outside the pockets allow me
to carry house/car keys, etc. We only have a few remaining pairs in
stock. The coupon is good through the 31st.

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