Thread: For 70+ Riders, Compare yourself to the general population
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Old 01-30-25 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve B.
29% of the U.S. general population rides bikes. Anybody here 70 and up still riding is way ahead fitness wise, then most of the population. I count myself, even though I won’t be 70 till May. I know very few folks, even among those 29% are out on a day like today as I was, 35 degrees, winds strong from the NW, 1-1/2 on the bike,
I’m 72 and ride nearly every day. Mtb mostly, these days. Pancake flat terrain. And rarely more than 12-15 km.
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