View Poll Results: How old are you??
<20
18
8.65%
20-29
54
25.96%
30-39
40
19.23%
40-49
52
25.00%
50-59
35
16.83%
60+
9
4.33%
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So, how old are you, mountain biker??
09-07-10, 08:47 AM
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So, how old are you, mountain biker??
I picked up mountain biking in what is almost entirely a college town, so I never really thought about it but just assumed that most mountain bikers were younger. I recently moved to a much bigger town and have had my ass kicked by several people decades older than me, and generally just see that a lot of riders are older. So, how old are you??
09-07-10, 09:39 AM
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Here in boise there is a huge difference in ages you head up into the foot hills and you'll see everybody from teens to this one guy i ride with every once in a while thats 72 (that old guy can climb) I think you r poll will probably show the same.
09-07-10, 02:42 PM
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What is with with 40-something-year-olds & being n ridiculously good shape? Both of my parents just hit 51 & they're starting to calm down a little, but in their late 40's they were both in incredibly good shape & they can both still out-ride & out-run me.
09-07-10, 03:02 PM
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for my size i am pretty fast and have a fair bit of endurance. i am the fastest person i know on a mountain bike. the only people that seem to be able to keep up or pass me are the people on road bike with those super narrow tires.
09-07-10, 03:31 PM
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60... just turned. Lot of the stronger riders I know are in their 60's and 70's. I just hope to keep riding by 70... 
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09-07-10, 03:43 PM
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55. Want to go back and compete in the UCI Masters Worlds as a 60+er.
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09-07-10, 03:48 PM
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09-07-10, 03:49 PM
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09-07-10, 04:00 PM
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55 also, started riding MTB in the late 1980s, been hooked ever since.
09-07-10, 04:01 PM
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i'm 41. there are some late 40's, early 50's guys around here that i can't keep up with.
09-07-10, 04:20 PM
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Pretty good share of FAST riders around these trails that are older than I,.....at my 47 years.
I didn't do any MTB till I was 40.
I didn't do any MTB till I was 40.
09-07-10, 05:16 PM
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43 and while I am slower (due to 15+ years of not riding), my friends who are still riding are faster now than in their 20's.
09-07-10, 05:36 PM
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I'm 47..gonna be 48 on 9/25.. fat and slow, being away from the sport for 13 years.. Getting back into it.. It's in my blood!
09-07-10, 07:14 PM
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09-07-10, 08:07 PM
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I'm 21
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09-07-10, 08:24 PM
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I don't get it. Is it experience in taking lines and just knowing exactly what to do and when? Is it some type of amped up old-man strength phemomenon?? I find it equally fascinating and depressing all at the same time. I'm 24, btw.
09-07-10, 08:34 PM
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09-07-10, 08:38 PM
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I'm 40 and consistently suck.
09-07-10, 10:05 PM
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46 and have been riding off road since 1984. This year I joined a team and started racing again.
09-07-10, 11:15 PM
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With age comes experience, but it doesn't always equal increased speed.
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09-07-10, 11:40 PM
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^^ True. Although I am faster and go bigger than I did five years ago (I think anyway). I'm afraid of the day when I stop progressing and begin to slow down and don't tackle bigger stuff.
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