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Old 10-22-22, 11:22 AM
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Danhedonia
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M, 56, NM

1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride? Ones with wheels. Lots of Freds on 'nice' road bikes; e-bikes; hybrids. Gravel.


2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as you have grown older?
Blood thinner and statins.


3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?
Had a major stroke this past April. It has cut speed and endurance; there were other challenges the first 90 days (balance; risk of what would happen if I fell).


4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?
51 years.


5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides.
Now I am 'rehabbing,' so 1-1.5 hour rides between 15-20 mph.


6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?.
5-6x/week; typically 6k miles. This year closer to 4k.


Bottom line: glad I'm not a "performance" person at this point in life. I just try to keep fit, and enjoy the use of my body. I was told by my stroke team that my relatively high level of cardio fitness may have saved my life during my stroke, as the circulatory system apparently compensated really well for the lack of function where the infarction was.

My dad is 88, dealing with Stage 4 metastisized cancer, is still riding several times a week. His chemo is going well. I know of many physical (esp orthogenetic) risks associated with cycling, but a reminder: it really can make a huge difference as you age.
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