1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?
My wife and I ride Diamondback comfort bikes. Santa is bringing me my first road bike, a Trek Pilot 2.1 w/clipless pedals (Look A5.1) and Road shoes (Shimano R098).
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?
I feel better. I lost 32 lbs this last year and now weigh 150 lbs.
4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?
New, been riding 6 months.
5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides, commute, tour, race?
We have a "rails to trials" here (Chief Ladiga Trail), only 1.5 miles from my house. It is flat and paved for 50 miles. I live in North East Alabama, and soon it will connect to the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia. Then I can ride 100 miles one-way to Symrna, Ga. northeast of Atlanta. I normally ride the entire 50 miles on weekends and half of the trail severals times a week.
6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?
During DST, maybe 4-5 times a week. Annual mileage is about 2500 miles.
7. Do you do any other type of physical activities - weight lifting, skiing, running, etc.?
No.
Perhaps you might indicate your age on your reply??
I will be 54 on January 8 (Elvis Birthday). BTW, I found out last year, Elvis is my 6th cousin, no kidding, same birthday. Strange.
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