i am a 50 male rider, living in Napa, California.
1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?
i mainly ride mountain bikes. i have 3. 1 for around town, 1 for racing and 1 for fun. 1 is a hardtail, the race bike is a 3" travel full-susp. and the fun is a 5" travel full-susp.
i do have a scott road bike that i ride for fitness and some century rides
2. Do you take any special supplements/vitamins/minerals as you have grown older?
i take a product called "overdrive" when i exercise for long periods.
3. How much do you feel you have "slowed down" if any?
i have BAD knees, (6 surgeries) and have slowed down quite a bit since turning 45.
metabolism has really slowed down also.
4. How long have you been biking? New, around a while, biked all your life?
all my life, but seriously since i was 30, after my first knee surgery, for rehab.
5. What type of biking do you do? Long rides, touring, short rec rides.
i mainly do 2 hour mountain bike rides. if i ride road, i ride 40-50 miles, unless i am training for a century.
6. How often do you bike? Your approximate annual mileage?
i probably average 2000 miles a year.