1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?

I'm on a borrowed bike called 'Giordana'. I have no idea if this is a good or bad bike. It's blue. The gearing is odd too. It seems to be for going very fast, but not at all uphill. The small chainring is 45 and the set of sprockets in the rear (cluster??) is very small. I ride around on the small chainring always except for downhills over 25 mph.



2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as you have grown older?

No.



3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?

Here I win the prize as I'm brand new to bicycling. The longest ride I ever took in my life was yesterday. I set a PR weekly. I am in a furious competition with myself and I win always.



4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?

New. I bought a mountain bike then my buddy lent me a road bike he had as a parts bike. That got me on the road which I enjoy enormously. It was this forum that made a huge difference because folks here taught me how to fit my bike to me and to buy those odd looking tights 'racers' wear. Now I can ride as long as I care to where before I had 45 minutes & then I'm screaming in pain and unwilling to ride again for a week.

5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides, commute, tour, race?

For me, all rides are long. I enjoy getting up about 0500 to ride down by the river & see the sun come up down there. Then I ride home.


6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?

Now I'm am riding 4 days a week. I need an annual to see what my miles will be. Lately I'm averaging >100 miles a week. I doubt i can do that in winter or when my job picks up in demand.

7. Do you do any other type of physical activities - weight lifting, skiing, running, etc.?

I am a dirt bike rider, a road motorcylist and a gym rat. I am taking this time of low employment to indulge myself which for me means being on bikes or in the gym. If money was no object, this would be the rest of my days....