Just turned 76 a week ago. Been riding (again) since late spring of '23. Mild heart attack spring of '06 put a dent in what riding I'd been doing, but that was confined to bike path stuff & only in warmer weather months May - Sept. Rehab got me back onto the bike I'd owned and ridden since Easter '72, then we moved late in 2013 to an area that offered much greater terrain challenges to bike riding so I just stopped.

Wasn't until two years ago I decided it was either ride it or sell it so I started in once again, then discovered how much I'd been missing. I'm still unwilling to endure cold, wet rides so I limit myself to April - November outdoor miles, leaving the rest of the year for using my Wahoo trainer. That's been a game-changer, being able to ride (usually to Rouvy) pretty much anytime I want regardless of outdoor weather.

Never did any group rides; there's a no-drop group here that does 20-30 miles on Thursday afternoons I'm going to start with once my work schedule changes next month, so I have Thursday afternoons off. Limitations on time windows for extended rides has kept me under 25 miles so far. I'm curious if opportunities for drafting might increase that w/o too much additional time to do maybe 30-35 miles in a couple or three hours. We'll see....