Fifty Plus (50+) - New to the 50 club

Turned 50 yesterday so I have finally reached the point of wisdom and maturity;)
The good news is I found this waiting in the garage from my wife:D

http://Blanchje.smugmug.com/photos/261409660_kFUDM-M.jpg

:bday::bday:

I never found anything like that in my garage unless I put it there:(


Turned 50 yesterday so I have finally reached the point of wisdom and maturity;)
The good news is I found this waiting in the garage from my wife:D

http://Blanchje.smugmug.com/photos/261409660_kFUDM-M.jpg

Welcome to the group! Not a bad b'day present either.

BTW, where in west MI are you located?

Looks like you made a pretty wise choice in choosing a wife. :)
...or maybe it was just dumb luck. Either way, nice bike! :bday:

Welcome to the group! Not a bad b'day present either.

BTW, where in west MI are you located?

Rockford. Now if we can just the ice off the roads:mad:

Looks like you made a pretty wise choice in choosing a wife. :)
...or maybe it was just dunb luck. Either way, nice bike! :bday:


I married WAY over my head.

sweet

Nice looking bike, even if it doesn't have pedals. Perhaps she will give them to you on father's Day; the snow should be gone by then.

Welcome to the club but be prepared for the occasional ribbing and smart-ass remarks. Most of us smart-assers are snowbound and a bit ornery, though there may be one in San Diego who has no such excuse. Its good that you bike is only half white, because white bikes are denigrated, for some unjust reason.

Nice looking bike, even if it doesn't have pedals. Perhaps she will give them to you on father's Day; the snow should be gone by then.

Welcome to the club but be prepared for the occasional ribbing and smart-ass remarks. Most of us smart-assers are snowbound and a bit ornery, though there may be one in San Diego who has no such excuse. Its good that you bike is only half white, because white bikes are denigrated, for some unjust reason.

Yeah, I was just gonna say, GREAT white color scheme with just that hint of yellowish-orange. It sets off the white quite nicely.

And what a birthday present!!! Maybe I'll turn fifty again. :D

Nice looking bike, even if it doesn't have pedals. Perhaps she will give them to you on father's Day; the snow should be gone by then.

Welcome to the club but be prepared for the occasional ribbing and smart-ass remarks. Most of us smart-assers are snowbound and a bit ornery, though there may be one in San Diego who has no such excuse. Its good that you bike is only half white, because white bikes are denigrated, for some unjust reason.

No problem. I have thick skin:D

I saw that bike at the LBS on Saturday. I remember thinking it was handsome. Many happy miles!

You, sir, are a lucky man. Happy Birthday and welcome.

Congrats on the birthday and the present. Nice bike!

Since she got all the fun of choosing it, though, you owe yourself a summer of hanging out in bike shops looking for your N+1 bike, and then next Fall you'll need a beater to ride during the winter, and then next spring....

Welcome to the group. Be sure to post pictures of you ON the bike.

Congrats on the birthday and the present. Nice bike!

Since she got all the fun of choosing it, though, you owe yourself a summer of hanging out in bike shops looking for your N+1 bike, and then next Fall you'll need a beater to ride during the winter, and then next spring....

I got to choose it. She did a good job of telling me the budget had to wait until summer:)

Yes we want to see how you also contrast with the white.
great bike

Yes we want to see how you also contrast with the white.
great bike

:roflmao: It ain't pretty. From last year when I was still young.

http://Blanchje.smugmug.com/photos/175139925_UFEyb-M.jpg

:roflmao: It ain't pretty. From last year when I was still young.

http://Blanchje.smugmug.com/photos/175139925_UFEyb-M.jpg

Worried Now. A Probable OCP in our midst. Silver bike helmet shorts and hair.Or Is that a silver aura round the pate.

Ocp?

Ocp?

Obsessive Compulsive Poseur. Just one of the terms you will learn- Sush as "Fred" and "What Pie"?

Besides that- Wecome.

Obsessive Compulsive Poseur. Just one of the terms you will learn- Sush as "Fred" and "What Pie"?

Besides that- Wecome.


Ah. looked it up using the search function. Beats me? I'm just an old guy that likes to ride on two wheels.

I'm not sure if you are luckier to have a new bike, a wife that would buy you a new bike or just the fact that you are only Fifty!! Welcome!! Many happy returns!!:beer:

I can't see the pic from work (firewall issues) but congratulations on the bike anyway... I trust the judgement of the other members!

:D

And welcome to 50+

I can't see the pic from work (firewall issues) but congratulations on the bike anyway... I trust the judgement of the other members!

:D

And welcome to 50+

Trust us- Its a nice bike.

And Blanchje

You will used to us on here- You will get just as many insults as Praise so hope you have a thick skin

So--Is this the first road bike? What sort of riding do you do and What pie do you like?

Happy Birthday and welcome to the madness. :D

Nice bike and nice wife to give it. Welcome aboard as well. And always remember, try though you might, you'll NEVER be as old as me, so keep it polite there son!

Turned 50 yesterday so I have finally reached the point of wisdom and maturity;)
The good news is I found this waiting in the garage from my wife:D

http://Blanchje.smugmug.com/photos/261409660_kFUDM-M.jpg

Really? Wisdom and maturity? I'm 55; when do *I* reach that point, I wonder?

Nice bike... even if it does look like a 50-50 Bar :lol:

No, seriously... nice bike.

edit: Oh, and I almost forgot, Happy Birthday. How rude of me.

Happy Birthday and welcome to the club. Great looking present, ride in good health!

Welcome to "The" Club. Enjoy the fine ride.

Newbies are supposed to pass around any new bikes they receive so we can all take a test ride. You should immediately ride it to the nearest 50-plus'er (go west) and hand it over. It should return in a year or so.

;-)

Trust us- Its a nice bike.

And Blanchje

You will used to us on here- You will get just as many insults as Praise so hope you have a thick skin

So--Is this the first road bike? What sort of riding do you do and What pie do you like?

Never fear, I have skin like a rhino. Sadly I have the good looks of one as well. It is my first road bike. I lived on my bike as a kid and it's always been my excercise of choice. I despise running. My riding is country roads mostly. It used to be 70/30 gravel pavement but has become 90/10 pavement. I got interested in pushing my mileage last year and realized the fat tires and upright position of my Giant gave me the aerodynamics of a barn door. I wanted something that would let me push past the 45 mile mark, hopefully to do a century, but also allow me to take off down the gravel. We'll see. It will be fun. Pie? Pecan please:)

Pie? Pecan please:)

With disgustingly large amounts of whipped cream on top. :D

Oh, yeah...nice bike too.

Pie? Pecan

Good choice. No whipped cream needed, just a really big glass of really cold milk. And only top quality homemade fresh pie (made with hand picked smallish pecans from the northern areas of the pecan's natural range -thus more flavorful) that has not been refrigerated, served at room temperature so the crust is still nice and flaky. Now that is a proper pie.

What a bike, no, What a Wife. Congratulations on both and welcome to the forum.

I married WAY over my head.

a good measure of wisdom

Have a piece of birthday pie...........
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z284/JanMM/bdpie.jpg

That is, indeed, a very hot bike. But, don't you think you're old enough to start thinking about a recumbent bike?

Welcome to the forum! Happy Birthday! Great-looking bike! From what I'm reading, you fit right in. ;)

:bday:

Great bike, Great wife, and welcome sir.

:bday::bday::bday:

Welcome, Happy Birthday, Congratulations...... and nice bike! The 6th decade has been my best, so far!

Hi Blanchje - Happy Birthday and welcome to the forum. That is a nice bike - and I hope your road bike riding addicts you to this whole thing as soon as possible, and that you let us all know how good you're getting at it. Oh, and by the way, those dark shapes you see ghosting around you and snarling once in a while are just Envy Coyotes. Stamp your foot on the ground hard a few times and they will scatter ~