Originally Posted by
Krashdragon
"What the heck does age have to do with speed? "
If you go slower, when you fall down go boom it doesn't hurt so much!
Gave my bike to my kid, I just could not get comfortable on it.
Oh, and I am completely out of shape. Well, I do do have a shape. Round is a shape...<G>
Maybe now that's it's cooled off a bit here in Texas, I can find a different style bike.
Take care and ride safe.
mary
I hope you find a bike you like and that fits you. My wife is 74 next month and rides a hybrid. Lots of us 70+'rs like to ride FAST, especially downhill - by fast - for me, that is up to 40 mph, for others, 50 and 60 mph. Generally we don't fall down and go boom at these speeds. It is more liekly that we will fall down and go boom while standing still and failing to clip out of our shoe clipins on the bike.
I have ridden about 40,000 miles in the past 13 years, and never have fallen down and gone boom shile going fast.
Good luck and thanks for posting.