Originally Posted by krispysteve

67 in 3 months but I don't think of that as particularly defining. I finished grad school when I was 57 and was hang gliding on my 60th birthday (hang crashing, actually.) Seems like I started most of the good stuff later than most. Most of my recumbents are home-builts, and for long periods of time hanging out in my shop cutting, filing and welding...and dreaming of long tours have been my fuel. We bought my mom her very first bicycle for her 89th birthday, an EZ-3 recumbent trike. Now at 93 she still rides 5+ miles most days. What's funny is that she considers derailleurs as an unnecessary complication, and even though the trike has 27 speeds, she has NEVER shifted the bike even once.