Please tell us your age.

62

1. What type of bikes ?

Fuji Club, Fuji Del Rey hybrid, Hercules 3-speed

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

None

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

Urbanization has changed the local riding environment from rural roads into busy suburbian routes. However, there are now more greenways and trails than before. My riding has been affected by these changes as well by advancing age. I'm sure age has slowed me down some, but how much is hard to say.

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

Biked as a kid and then in the military and college. Then had a 20-year slowdown when it was mostly around the neighborhood rides with my daughter. A group of us even bought bikes in Bien Hoa, Vietnam in early 1966 and explored the countryside until curfews restricted us to the air base there.

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

Mostly commuting, shopping and exploring local greenways and trails. I usually take a bike on extended car trips to explore local areas. Lancaster County, PA, is a favorite riding area. My wife and I have also done a couple of bike and barge trips to the Netherlands and a couple of Vermont Bike Tour rides. All of which we thoroughly enjoyed.

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

Almost daily, weather permitting. Raleigh, NC doesn't have a significant off season for outdoor activities. I don't use bike computers any longer as mileage isn't as much of a factor as time in the saddle for greenways and trails. My twice weekly commute to downtown Raleigh is 40 minutes one way and hilly.

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

Walking an hour each morning and still water Kayaking occasionally. My volunteer work in the paleontology section of a state museum often involves heavy labor with shovels, picks, rock hammers, etc.