Some questions:
Please tell us your age. 56
1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?
Merckx MX Leader
Santana Elan Tandem - 1987 - Our "The most fun you can have with your clothes on" bike
Schwinn 18 speed comfort - circa 1984
Trek Singletrack 800
An elderly Bianchi I loaned to my son-in-law to get him some cardio exercise so he can keep up with my new grandson.
2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as you have grown older?
B complex+C and one aspirin
3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?
I'm getting to where I can at least keep up with the kids for two or three hours. I started riding to lose some of the 245+ lbs that I was carrying. I'm down to 215 and hills are a lot easier today than they were two years ago. I'm working toward 200 and being able to keep up with the 30 somethings for 5-6 hours.
I'm probably in better cardio health than I have been in 25 years. I take kids to the gym and work them on the recombent exercycles. I have yet had a 14-18 yearold keep up with me for the half hour I make them stay on. Then I will do another half hour @ 200+ watts average.
4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?
Left the bike when I was 26. I got back on four years ago. Faithfully for the past three.
5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides, commute, tour, race?
No commutes or races. No tours as of today. Plans are in the making... hopefully down the Natchez Trace with my lovely wife of 36 years. Long ride was 75+ miles. Average is 25 to 30 miles. It's not really a ride unless I get 20 miles in. Normally an hour to an hour and a half on Tennessee hills.
6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?
1 to 6 times a week. I was off for close to three weeks recently. That will never happen again. Over 2000 miles annually. Some of the bikes don't have computers....
7. Do you do any other type of physical activities - weight lifting, skiing, running, etc.?
Some weights. Running....baaaad. My knees hate it. I often do etc.
