I was at a gathering recently where there were people I didn't know, but others of us were talking about riding, duathlons, etc. So one guy who I had not met before, and who was a non-cyclist, asked me how long I'd been riding. I guess he meant how long have I been doing serious distances and so forth, but without thinking I said "Oh, about 65 years or so."

Well, a few people around us laughed a bit at that and I could tell by the look on the guy's face that he thought it was pretty much a smart-ass answer and was a bit offended by it. But what else could I answer? I started riding a tricycle at age 2 or 3 and I'm still riding at 67.

Anyone else ever think about this? Many of us have been cycling in some form literally almost all our lives!