I am not a fast rider, never have been (well, I didn't start serious cyclling until I was 58, so perhaps I might have been??) and likely never will be. But, come to think of it, about 2.5 years ago I went on a ride with a local recreational type bike club, and of the 20 persons (in their 20's, 30's and 40's) there I was by far the fastest, and absolutely no one could keep up with me, no matter how hard they tried!! Made me feel really good.

But, if I go on a ride with one of the local "seriously into riding" type of bike club, no way can I keep up. These guys are into doing Denver-Aspen non-stop (10's of thousand of feet in elevation change, about 150-200 miles) in one day, and do things like the "triple by-pass" (3 10-12,000 feet mtn passes, 120 miles in one day).

I just am not able to do that. (At least not yet )

So I just plug along, trying to ride daily, use my trainer, power walk and weight lift!!

As to retirement, I am extremely fortunate to be a teacher in a traditional school, and I have 2.5 months in the summer to ride all I want!!