Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
Ha! I was the same way for 28 years. Then two things happened. 1. My city got bike lanes and greenways everywhere so i no longer feel compelled to keep up with inner city traffic for safety reasons, and 2. I got rid of all the road bikes. I still crack 20+ mph here and there but waaaaaay more chill for the most part. Part of getting old I think. Turned 60 in April. New outlook on life!
Why slow down at 60? I'm 63 and riding as hard as ever, harder actually. It is only in the on street bike lanes where I slow down, mostly because in NYC you are always avoiding pedestrians and turning cars. Otherwise I still push hard. I'm usually twice the age of everyone else commuting out there, and faster than them all.