Nicely done! Keep riding, a bit here, a bit there, and pretty soon you'll be doing that 50 and then some. There is hope!
Offered as an example (and only partly so I can get some bragging rights
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I'm 62. Today I did 57.7 miles.
The bike: '73 Raleigh Gran Sport, upgraded but still friction DT shifters w/6-speed freewheel.
Miles + rider age + bike age = 157.7.
(Of course, our heat wave broke today and the humidity started to fall.)
I'm no athlete, just a guy who's tried to stay healthy, a guy who enjoys being able to do the things he enjoys doing. If I can do it, you can too. So can all of you.
A common "feature" I see here in 50+ is people just starting out biking after 10 or more years not biking. It's great whenever anyone starts biking again. And of course you have to start by doing what is within your reach. But the goal should be to hang in there longer! Become a demon on the pedals!
Go, teachme! Go, all of you! Reach for 50. Then 60...
