Originally Posted by
oddjob2

Luckily, at 61 my back is so far fine. Being single, I shall soon meet a substantially younger woman who teaches yoga while floating on a standup paddleboard and is also a brand ambassador for fitness wear. I wonder if I will have back difficulties afterwards?

I'm 46 and can say the same thing

Although at my age, she doesn't need to be substantially younger necessarily, --- but these days i'll take what I can get
JK - my heart still pines for my ex, but I am trying to keep my eyes and heart open in case new opportunity arises
--- my back feels healthy doing the ol day to day grind, and recreational cycling is not an issue, but after a trip to the mountains for some downhill riding , enough different muscles were activated that I felt as if I had been hit with a sack of hammers
Been thinking about a similar conversion to an old entry level Bridgestone MB-6 I have (mustache bars, racks, bags, dirt drop stem ) --- be a great cruiser again - but too many irons in the fire now to even think about it too seriously