I’ll be 72 next week and my mantra now is “Another day above the ground. Another day I can still ride drop bars. Another day I don’t need an e-bike.”

I still really like the choices drop bars give me but I’ve had neck trouble too. Flexibility is the key for me. Regular neck rolls and other upper body stretches help ALOT. Help with cycling, driving (head checks out the side windows), yard work, climbing trees, etc. And I, too, generally have a visor cap to block sun glare on my glasses. In the drops I can still look up to see well down the road/trail. In the drops I can still turn well left or right to see behind me. My back does not hurt, even with a damage disc I’ve had for 60 years.

With winter now here, regular indoor stretching and strength work and indoor cycling is part of life. Neck rolls and other stretches can be done any other time too: on the stationary trainer, on the rollers, even watching TV, brushing teeth, waiting in line (creeps people out), while cycling in the drops. Progress is slow but worth the effort.