Wildwood 

Forgetting the riding as a kid, the paper route delivery and the sporadic riding from age 16 thru early 30's - I bought a roadie in 1985 (my first new bicycle) and been at it regularly every year since. That would be 34 years as an active adult cyclist. A couple of skiing friends loaned me bikes before 1985 - but you can't call yourself a cyclist with 'loaned' bikes. It is also easy to forget those early kid years, as the only thing to ride was the family clunker - single speed something, balloon tires, wire basket on front. It barely qualified as basic transport, but made the paper route possible at age 14&15.