I think you will find as many and varied reasons for and types of bicycling in the 65+ thread as you would find in the 50+ forum.

At almost 72, I am interested in all 'round fitness. I swim, do a variety of resistance exercises, stretch, walk, ride,etc. My current situation is that my wife has a chronic syndrome - terrible post-herpetic-neuralgia, which requires my physical presence a lot. I do not do long rides, nor do I have any interest whatsoever in speed, competition, etc.

Tomorrow I plan on:

1. At about 5:30 am, - stretching - a variety of things I do that I learned in recovering from my L-4; L-5 fusion this last October.

2. A variety of resistance exercises - planks, bridges, pushups (I have a goal of 72 pushups in a row by my 72nd birthday and am now at 66), bar bell work, squats, etc. I have a complete gym in my basement, and vary the exercises from day-to-day and also take rest days.

3. A 20 mile ride - tomorrow I will go on my hilly ride. I go at my own speed, and like to hear the birds sing and "smell the roses." I have wonderful MUPS - hundreds of miles without any cars or crossings.

4. A swim - I do about 40 minutes of lap swimming doing the crawl, breast and back strokes. 4-5 times per week.

5. I try to walk several miles during the week.

I will finish about 10:00 am, about the time my wife finishes her aquaerobics. Her PHN gets much worse in the pms, and that is when I am needed.

I am very, very pleased with my current exercise program. I have a lot of muscle, good endurance, etc.

In the past I have done such things as "Ride the Rockies" - but that is no longer anywhere in my desires. I have never ridden in a pace line, and have absolutely no desire to do so. I ride solo and love it.

I think you will find others having very different goals and activities than I do.

It's all good.