I think the first bike I got was for Christmas and it was a banana-seat bike with a 5 speed stick shift on the top tube. Over the years I've gone through a few bikes usually getting one in the $500 range from the local bike shop.
At age 49 I had a few life changes and got back into biking. I started with a recumbant bike but that didn't last too long because on the bike trail I could not run as fast as most of the riders I saw regularly. I got a Giant OCR2 and now have put in over 1000 miles in about six months. This isn't remarkable in itself, except that I travel and was on the road half that time so I was only really able to ride two or three times a week for about a 3 month total time.
I am also very fortunate to have a wife who also has just gotten back into biking and is passionate about it as I am now. She got a Giant OCR1 (the LBS told her to get better than me so she might have a slight better advantage over me)
I am going on 51 in a couple of months. I hope to continue to be able to ride for the rest of my life.
At age 49 I had a few life changes and got back into biking. I started with a recumbant bike but that didn't last too long because on the bike trail I could not run as fast as most of the riders I saw regularly. I got a Giant OCR2 and now have put in over 1000 miles in about six months. This isn't remarkable in itself, except that I travel and was on the road half that time so I was only really able to ride two or three times a week for about a 3 month total time.
I am also very fortunate to have a wife who also has just gotten back into biking and is passionate about it as I am now. She got a Giant OCR1 (the LBS told her to get better than me so she might have a slight better advantage over me)
I am going on 51 in a couple of months. I hope to continue to be able to ride for the rest of my life.