I'm now 75 and have been trying to ride more after not riding for a few years. I switched to Mt Bikes back in the 80s when I lived in Marin County, Calif near lots of dirt fire roads on Mt Tamalpais. I'm still riding my '85 Fisher Mt Tam that I bought from Gary Fisher at his little bike shop in San Anselmo.
I stopped most of my riding for several years when I moved to an area that didn't have good bike trails nearby, and was also very hot most of the summer. But now I try to go for a ride early mornings, or when it's cool. I got rid of my toe clips, but went to the plastic half clips mainly to keep my foot from slipping around on the pedals. I can sympathize with ol' Joe; I've had a couple of minor falls myself due to age, I'm sure. I don't feel nearly as stable as I used to, so I'm more careful. Still enjoy riding, though, I just avoid crossing rocky creek beds, etc. Not to mention tight turns onto bike trails.
