Fifty Plus (50+) - After 1.5 years here, I finally belong.

I've been posting to this forum since August, 2009, but today I'm finally legit, as I am turning 50. I have the membership offer from AARP to prove it.

There's no opportunity to ride my age today, or to ride at all. Too many other obligations. But yesterday I rode 82 blissful miles (with 5000 feet of climbing) in the driftless region of Wisconsin, so I think I'm covered.

When I arrived on this forum, I had never ridden more than 25 miles. Even though I was technically too young, this seemed to be a tolerant place for beginners with low skills. And it was. Thanks, everybody.

OMG an interloper! Happy B'day - I turned 56 today.

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Congrats on the last long ride of your 40s. Looking forward to hearing about your birthday ride when you get a chance. :thumb:

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Congrats on the last long ride of your 40s. Looking forward to hearing about your birthday ride when you get a chance. :thumb:
With a pie report, of course.

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Congrats on the last long ride of your 40s. Looking forward to hearing about your birthday ride when you get a chance. :thumb:

Oh rats, you mean yesterday's ride doesn't count? I'm not going to have the opportunity to top 50 miles again until next weekend. That seems like bending the rules pretty far.

Was there an "amnesty day" recently? I don't remember one, you should probably buy a new bike as punishment for your indiscretion.

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Welcome to the 50+ group....one of the best around.

Young whipper-snapper.
HBD.

OK, I guess if the rider of the Amgen ToC get a day off because of snow, we can allow a birthday ride to occur later. Congrats on making it this far in life!

just 50 happy birthday.

Happy birthday. They used to say life begins at 40, but, like they say, 50 is the new 40.

OK with me if the youngster hangs around.....hasn't caused any trouble, has he?

Got any BD cake for us?

I am nearly 62, and I still don't feel that I belong here!

Feliz Cumpleanos - I am in Mexico; so, I am giving you their greeting.

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You are not legit until you have that colonoscopy. We don't need pictures of that though :lol:

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You are not legit until you have that colonoscopy. We don't need pictures of that though :lol:

Yeah, I've already got the referral, but somehow I haven't got around to making the appointment. Sometime this summer, I suppose.

I've been posting to this forum since August, 2009, but today I'm finally legit, as I am turning 50.

How many posts?

We occasionally tolerate postings from illegal ageians, but there's a pie assessment, per post, that's levied.

Was there an "amnesty day" recently? I don't remember one, you should probably buy a new bike as punishment for your indiscretion.

I just might do that. Today before my regular Tuesday hill-climbing ride, a riding buddy gently suggested that my regular ride (A 2010 Trek 2010) was really best suited for a rain bike and that my riding accomplishment was sufficient so that I should upgrade to something a little sportier. He suggested an Orbea Orca. Not that i'm susceptible to peer pressure or anything, but he seems like a sensible man.

I've been posting to this forum since August, 2009, but today I'm finally legit, as I am turning 50. I have the membership offer from AARP to prove it.

There's no opportunity to ride my age today, or to ride at all. Too many other obligations. But yesterday I rode 82 blissful miles (with 5000 feet of climbing) in the driftless region of Wisconsin, so I think I'm covered.

When I arrived on this forum, I had never ridden more than 25 miles. Even though I was technically too young, this seemed to be a tolerant place for beginners with low skills. And it was. Thanks, everybody.


OMG an interloper! Happy B'day - I turned 56 today.

OMG, OMG! May 16th was MY birthday, too! (I've been legit here for five years :eek:)

OMG, OMG! May 16th was MY birthday, too! (I've been legit here for five years :eek:)
Well, happy belated birthday!

Well, happy belated birthday!

Yes. :bday: to Miss K!

A belated Happy Birthday and a warm welcome to 50+, as said, the best forum around. Looking forward to more posts from you and some ride reports, and don't forget the pie!

And a Happy Birthday to Mrs. K, too.

Bill

OMG, OMG! May 16th was MY birthday, too! (I've been legit here for five years :eek:)

You say it's your birthday....
Well it's my birthday too, yeah.

May 16 is a great day for a birthday, no? - the perfect time of year.

You say it's your birthday....
Well it's my birthday too, yeah.

May 16 is a great day for a birthday, no? - the perfect time of year.

I agree! Just when the weather turns nice and the flowers begin to bloom, we have a birthday, as if Mother Nature is celebrating our births!:lol:

Happy Birthday 16ers!

If I'm not mistaken, May 16th is Hermes birthday, too!

Happy birthday and welcome to the 50's club. This is my last year. Next year I get to join the 60's club. Woot!

I just might do that. Today before my regular Tuesday hill-climbing ride, a riding buddy gently suggested that my regular ride (A 2010 Trek 2010) was really best suited for a rain bike and that my riding accomplishment was sufficient so that I should upgrade to something a little sportier. He suggested an Orbea Orca. Not that i'm susceptible to peer pressure or anything, but he seems like a sensible man.

Problem is that WHEN you upgrade to the Orbea- The trek will not be of a similar enough quality and will not give a good enough ride so it will be two bikes.

I upgraded from the OCR3 after a year in july 2007 and got a pretty good bike. Then 5 months later used the OCR on a wet and windy day as my foul weather bike to ride to the LBS and the owner mentioned that he had a Giant Mountain bike he could do at a good price to me. I just mentioned that if I was going to get a new bike- it would be a road bike and two weeks later collected the custon build on a TCR-C frame.

So your mate has a good suggestion in the Orbea- but either sell the Trek or lose the credit card for a couple of years after you have bought it.

He suggested an Orbea Orca. Not that i'm susceptible to peer pressure or anything, but he seems like a sensible man.

You go ahead and try that and let us all know how it goes. You are married, right?

You go ahead and try that and let us all know how it goes. You are married, right?

You have a point there. But then again, my wife is a gadget-head: kindle, ipad, iphone, i-this, digi-that. If you count her monthly subscription costs, buying an expensive bike might make us even. Or, I guess, we might just go broke.

(111 lb lost, 28.5 lb to go? That's outstanding! Good for you!)

Welcome Minnman, and I think most would say that by good cheer and vicarious Orbea viewing you're already fitting well in

However, the custodians of the forum might opine that by sneaking around for 18 monhs unqualified. you might be exiled to the outer circle for double the interlopery - till you're 53

Unless pie and IPA is sent to all who have an opinion, in quantities sufficient to change that opinion

Scoundrel. Cad! It would be better had you not confessed your sin, choosing simply live in shame, cycling everywhere as a suitable pennance for such grevious fraud.

But what ever you do, post a picture of the new bike when you get it. Against a white garage door, of course.:50:

But what ever you do, post a picture of the new bike when you get it. Against a white garage door, of course.:50:
:rolleyes:And make sure the chain is on the big ring for the crank and the smallest rear cog or the picture gods will get you! Be prepared for someone to say "Flip the stem.":p

Bill