Originally Posted by
roccobike
Steve,
What works for me is cutting back on riding with young fast guys and increasing your rides with young fast women/girls. More motivation. They smell better too.
I will leave this one alone, suffice to say
CCFs
Originally Posted by
BobLoblaw
While at 42 I'm not exactly in the twilight of my cycling career, IMO the best way to deal with getting older as a cyclist is to ignore it. It's worked pretty well for me so far. And it's ALWAYS time for wily tactics!
BL
Yeah, I generally ignore my greying hair, (since my 20s), my weather beaten skin, sinewy legs......
What I do find is that the young guys are now beating me in the sprints, but they don't do a lot of hard work on the road, particularly when the real pressure is on.