I have been riding some type of bike continuously since I was a kid, and road bikes continuously since I was 13, and I have never stopped. At times I have ridden for fitness or to challenge myself, and at other times it was to compete with others, but now at 55 years old I just ride for fun. I do mix it up with several different styles of road bikes and mountain bikes including geared, SS, and FG and I don't see any chance of that changing. I tell people that I intend to ride my bike to my own funeral.....