Please tell us your age.

I will be 54 this Friday.

1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?

I have a Cannondale T800 Touring bike that I bought a few weeks ago. I also have a couple of hybrids. A Marin that I really like and a Novara (REI).

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

Nothing at all, but am thinking of starting.

3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?

Have always been active. I am sure I have slowed down a bit. I can pretty much do the same things I used to do, it just sometimes takes me a wee bit longer.

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

All my life, but more serious now. I used to run, and just bike for something else to do. Now I just bike.

5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides, commute, tour, race?

I commute in the summer. I travel extensivley because of my job, but actually drive everywhere so I take a bike with me and ride in the evenings. Hotels are sometimes dictated by their proximity to a bike path! One tour every summer of about 800 miles or so. This year I have the entire month of September off as a sabatical of sorts so I am planning something special.


6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?

Nearly every day in the summer. Couldn't even begin to estimate the mileage.

7. Do you do any other type of physical activities - weight lifting, skiing, running, etc.?

I have an elliptical, bowflex, total gym and a bike on a trainer that I use in the winter. Nothing special.